My American Dream

PechaKucha, June 21st 2010, OfficinaStrategia. Brescia, Italy

Leonardo Ratti

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Don't ever let

somebody tell you...

You can't do something

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My passions

Sport challenges Business

InnovationSoccer, BresciaPlanes

Travels

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Pre- American Dream

• Degree in law, Brescia

• 5 years as employee @ my family Company Business

• Good salary, but not innovation, not delegation and moreover not accountability and prospectives

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Vacations in USA

Grand Canyon 04 L.A. 04 New Orleans 05

NYC 06 Miami 06 Hawaii 07

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Passion is growing up• Visiting places

• Talking with people

• Learning language and cultures

• Hearing stories and experiences

• Absorbing a new mindset

• Observing cases of success

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Yes, I wanna change my life following these principles!

• Learn from anybody and be considered by anybody

• Innovation and meritocracy

• Open to diversity

• Priority in education and excellence

• High professionalism

• Failure is an option, giving up is not

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First goals achieved:NYC Marathons 2005-2006

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New York CityJan.-May. 2008

• TOEFL Test

• GMAT

• English, English, English.....

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Getting admitted in an MBA program

• Hult International Business School, Boston

• International University of Geneva, Switzerland

• University of Nice and San Francisco State

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Boston 08-09

• The Hub

• BeanTown

• Athens of America

• Capital of New England

• Harvard, Mit, BU, Northeastern, Hult, Babson

• Boston Celtics

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Working days 12

Party hard, too....13

The challenges

• 18 hours a day of study/work

• No week-ends, just half a day free per week

• Multitasks assignments and tests

• Team work with students from 35 countries worldwide

• Language and different cultures

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The goal and the world ahead

• August 23rd 2009

• Graduated in Master in Business Administration

• Dean’s List of the 20% best student of the business school

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Back @ the old mentality

• We don’t care about your MBA

• Pursue what others do not what your dream is

• You are too young to be considered

• Failure is a shame

• We have always done in this way

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I was targeting passions

AirlinesManagement &

Innovation

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

SoccerInnovation

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• Business Plan Competition Coordinator @ Mind the Bridge Foundation

• On Line Sales Manager @ Lufthansa ItaliaWhere I’m nowWhere I’m now

- Business Plan competition coordinator @ Mind the Bridge Foundation

- Web Marketing Manager @ Lufthansa Italia

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-Officina Strategia’s Friend

Looking ahead to improve

• Just targeting dreams and passions

• Open to learn, learn, learn.....

• Looking to execute always at my best

• Respect others opinions

• Delegate and recognize others’ talents

• Failure is fine, just learn from it!

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Thanks America!

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