Professional Roles and Achievements
Achievements
- Raised funds within MBA ’24 through an art auction to help an impacted community in a small town in Italy.
Academics
-MBA Batch of 2024
-Franklin University Switzerland, Double Major in History and Economics, 2018
What is invisible but essential about YOU? or ESADE? or Barcelona?
I’m not sure what’s unique about me or my story. Isn’t everyone unique in some particular way? Isn’t that the beauty of the human story? What distinguishes me? There’s people who are far more incredible and inspiring, trust me on that.
So maybe I can write a little bit about my transformation and some of the lessons I’ve learnt along the way since coming to this beautiful shining city. For most of my life I was very much content in my quiet ways. A small group of friends, books, paintings, work. I guess I still am content, but I was distant from the world. I watched as life swung from left to right in its infinite pendulum.
So I came here with the intention of doing business as usual. I spoke little and I had no desire to draw attention to myself. But then you meet some people who say the most profoundly absurd things you just can’t stay quiet. Be it in class (least favorite time to speak) or big social gatherings (hate those), or telling the waiter theres a fly in my soup (‘cuz the poor guy is already hating his job, why add more?). Anyways, something happened. Something that changed me forever. I learnt the power of words. Of believing what you say. In thinking things through before communicating. I learnt that language can be thought of as a mathematical formula. Words, like numbers, have to be weaved together in the most direct and yet graceful way possible to reach the correct outcome. We can always say ‘1+1×1+2=4’ but ‘doesn’t ‘2+2’ just sound and feel infinitely better. It has a juicy crispiness to it just by saying it. 2 plus 2.Words have a weight to them. They can move or destroy mountains. Words, and words alone, have lead nations to the brink of collapse, have damaged marriages beyond repair, have lead armies to mass suicides. Words are powerful. Don’t forget that. But just having the right words isn’t enough. You also have to SAY them the right way. Intonation, pauses, volume, repetition, body language, my God the list doesn’t end. But these things are necessary, because if you don’t carry these words like they’re yours, then no one is gonna listen. If you don’t sound like you believe in your own words, why should anybody else?That’s one of the lessons. Speak up any time you can. Be nervous, be shy, be anxious. It happens to everyone. Just know these things go away, little by little, every time you choose to speak up. It could be when you want a raise from your boss, or when your boyfriend does something that troubles you. Or when the waiter needs to know there’s a fly in your soup.
After learning how to communicate (because I was an ape before), I met alot more people than I hoped for. I mean you’re all very nice but there’s simply too many names…Well I met you wonderful people and got to know you very deeply and honestly. As you too got to know me (which is your problem now). And it occurred to me that there’s something lurking beneath the surface. A recent study showed that an average adult in their 20s and 30s today has the same anxiety level of a mental patient in the US in the 60s. That’s a crazy statistic. There’s pain out there. Maybe we can’t change this pandemic in a day, but we can start by being more understanding of one another. The person in front of you could have mountains of responsibility on their shoulders and yet serve you with the brightest smile on their face. I’ve always believed that treating people with respect and politeness is the cheapest skill to acquire. It literally takes nothing. Be demanding. Be challenging. Be assertive. But don’t forget you’re dealing with someone that one day might be doing you a favor and you’ll need their memory of you to be clean. So: respect and politeness. Add that to the arsenal.
Guess that’s it. This really isn’t my story because I don’t have much to say in that regard. So this is our story. Or said differently, this is what I learned from your journey that you’ve generously included me into. I hope that I’ve added some value.
Invisible but Essential 