STRATEGIES,
STORIES &
LIFELONG LEARNING
FOR GLOBAL COMPANIES AND DIGITAL CITIZENS
WHO WE ARE
OUR
DREAM TEAM
We work on global projects from places we love, and we are always there when clients and colleagues need us. We believe that a balanced lifestyle makes us more creative, more productive and happier people.
Nicolò is a global economist with a passion for strategy, marketing, and leadership development, shaping corporate strategy, public policies, and educational programs to maximise disruptive technologies' socio-economic benefits. After starting his career at the United Nations and the Inter-American Development Bank, Nicolò worked as a consultant for McKinsey in London and AlphaBeta in Singapore, with global clients like Google, Uber, and Netflix in Asia.
He has authored papers for the McKinsey Global Institute in Europe and the US, which were featured in the Harvard Business Review. He has also carried out research for Netflix about cultural affinity, the World Economic Forum about geospatial technologies in Africa, and Green Technologies for Chinese cities, and advised the French Government to rethink its workforce development.
He is deeply involved in lifelong learning as the Scientific Director of a Master in Digital Entrepreneurship at H-Farm, and visiting lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nanyang Business School in Singapore, and IE Business School in Madrid. He also conducts training programs for Amazon, Ferrari, JLL, and UniCredit.
Gaia is a marketing and digital advertising expert with a passion for sustainability, diversity, and inclusion. She holds a master’s degree from the Polytechnic University of Turin and a certification in Business Sustainability Management from Cambridge University. She worked as a product and marketing manager with start-ups and global companies operating in the digital industry, such as Vodafone and Amazon.
At Vodafone Italy, Gaia was responsible for the whole P&L, go-to-market, and go-to-sales strategies of the mobile and digital solutions for business customers. She then strengthened her digital marketing expertise at Amazon, working with global companies in the consumer packaged goods industry such as P&G, L’Oréal, Philips, and Reckitt Benckiser.
Gaia teaches courses on digital marketing and the metaverse at H-Farm. She supports companies in developing their e-commerce strategy on Amazon and mentors start-ups at the certified incubator Sprint Factory. She is also the president of Puglia Women Lead, an association promoting entrepreneurial and digital skills among women in the south of Italy.
Mario is a strategy consultant with an expertise in public policy and communication. He holds a degree in International Economics and Management from Bocconi University in Milan and attended courses at the London School of Economics and Cambridge University.
He has served a wide range of clients including the World Economic Forum (measuring the impact of geospatial services on African agriculture and mining sectors), INSEAD (research paper “Talent on the Move” for the French Government), Netflix, Geoscience Australia, as well as startups in the bioenergy and fashion industry.
Mario worked on executive education projects for Amazon, JLL, and Poste Italiane. He was also a guest lecturer at Nanyang Business School, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Yale-NUS and IE Business School and collaborated to design H-Farm’s Master in the Digital Entrepreneurship.
Mario was the Vice Curator of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Hub in Bari and was included in the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Naomy is a project manager and strategy consultant with expertise in communications and public policy. She has worked with industry leaders, national governments, and international firms, challenging the status quo and helping companies survive and thrive in the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Upon completing her MBA in Strategy & Innovation at Nanyang Business School, Singapore, Naomy pivoted to the world of consulting, leveraging her brand storytelling skills for business strategy success. She has authored several papers, including a ground-breaking report for Netflix and the World Tourism Organization on ways to reimagine screen tourism and sustainability, sharing her insights at global conferences such as FITUR in Madrid and MEKST in Novi Sad.
Naomy is currently working with pioneers in the circular economy, challenging the fashion and textile industries through revolutionary thinking. She is also an editorial contributor to the ECONYL Magazine, an online fashion and design publication addressing today's hot-button issues on sustainability-driven strategies for the future.
Laura is a Social Media Strategist and Office Manager.
Proudly from Bari, she has lived in Madrid and Milan, first starting out in hospitality management, then working in the culture and entertainment sector, and eventually channeling her knowledge and storytelling experiences into marketing and communications.
Relying on her experience in personal branding, copywriting, and graphic design, she builds successful digital strategies for companies, top managers, institutional and academic profiles to expand their portfolio of customers and partners and make them the most influential voices on the main social networks. She also regularly contributes to the realization of executive training courses in storytelling and communications for digital giants – such as Amazon – and prominent institutions – such as H-Farm.
Proudly from Bari, she has lived in Madrid and Milan, first starting out in hospitality management, then working in the culture and entertainment sector, and eventually channeling her knowledge and storytelling experiences into marketing and communications.
Relying on her experience in personal branding, copywriting, and graphic design, she builds successful digital strategies for companies, top managers, institutional and academic profiles to expand their portfolio of customers and partners and make them the most influential voices on the main social networks. She also regularly contributes to the realization of executive training courses in storytelling and communications for digital giants – such as Amazon – and prominent institutions – such as H-Farm.
At the same time, her interest in business management led her to cover roles in the administrative/accounting area in the dedicated practice of several companies and finally in Disal Consulting, in which she manages the administrative office, accounting operations, and human resources since its foundation.
In her free time, she is the Curator at the Bari hub for Global Shapers – a project by the World Economic Forum – where she leads future-facing discussions on socio-economic and political projects impacting her hometown.
Ludovica De Santis è una giovane economista dal profilo internazionale e con una forte passione per la strategia d’impresa, l’innovazione e i temi ESG. Si è formata a Londra, con una laura triennale in Politics, Philosophy and Economics alla Royal Holloway University, ed un master in Economics and Strategy for Business all’Imperial College.
Dopo gli studi, ha lavorato tra la Banca Centrale Europea (Francoforte) e la Banca d’Italia (Roma) per due anni, dove ha contribuito alla vigilanza del sistema finanziario europeo.
Oggi è Project manager e consulente strategico in Disal Consulting, dove si occupa di ricerca, analisi d’impatto, strategie di comunicazione ed executive education. Recentemente, ha completato uno studio per uno Stato mediorientale sullo sviluppo industriale e la crescita guidata dall’innovazione.
She is also a visiting lecturer at IE Business School, where she supports in the delivery of the Capstone Strategy module of the Master in Strategic Management.
Federica Paolucci è una giovane esperta di comunicazione e pubbliche relazioni, con una grande passione per il digital marketing, la sostenibilità e l’innovazione.
La sua carriera è iniziata nel dipartimento di marketing e comunicazione del Pontifical Council for Culture of the Vatican, and then continued in international communication agencies, first in Lisbon and then in Berlin.
In Berlin, she worked for international organisations such as the European Commission and NATO and major aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus and ATR. In particolare, ha partecipato all’ideazione ed implementazione di campagne di comunicazione per la Commissione Europea, come l’EU Year of Rail and the Green Deal..
Nel corso delle sue esperienze all’estero ha anche completato i suoi studies in international relations presso l’Università Cattolica Portoghese and earned a master's degree in Digital Marketing at the 24ORE Business School.
Today, Federica works as communications specialist at Disal Consulting, where she helps clients achieve their goals through integrated communication strategies.
Stefania Petruzzelli, PhD., è un’esperta di altri mondi, come il Metaverso, il futuro sostenibile e il passato.
Dopo aver scritto una tesi di dottorato sull’evoluzione del concetto di morte nei romanzi italiani del Novecento, fa ricerche e consulenze per organizzazioni pubbliche e private su come aumentare il valore degli asset intangibili delle aziende e l’influenza culturale di una nazione con gli NFTs; o su come il Metaverso può essere utilizzato per comprendere e influenzare il comportamento dei consumatori e delle campagne elettorali. Ha pubblicato diversi paper sull’argomento con la Observer Research Foundation, uno dei più prestigiosi think tank asiatici.
Si occupa anche di sostenibilità ambientale e sociale, lavorando con brand internazionali del settore moda, lusso e finanza per creare e comunicare nuove value proposition a livello di prodotti, servizi ed esperienze.
She is regularly invited as speaker, moderator or delegate, to international conferences such as the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi (India), the Bay of Bengal Conversation in Dhaka (Bangladesh), the Jacopone da Todi Prize in Umbria (Italy).
