This document summarizes Leonardo Ratti's journey from working for his family's company in Italy to pursuing his American Dream by earning an MBA in Boston. [1] He was passionate about travel, soccer, and innovation but his previous job lacked these. [2] Visiting the US fueled his passion and he decided to change his life. [3] He achieved his first goals of being admitted to an MBA program in Boston and graduated in 2009 despite challenges of intensive study.

1. My American Dream
PechaKucha, June 21st 2010,
OfficinaStrategia. Brescia, Italy
Leonardo Ratti
1

2. Don't ever
let
somebody
tell you...
You can't do
something
2

3. Planes Soccer, Brescia Innovation
Travels Sport challenges Business
My passions
3

4. Pre- American Dream
• Degree in law, Brescia
• 5 years as employee @ my family
Company Business (Lubrogamma)
• Good salary, but not innovation, not
delegation and moreover not
accountability and prospectives
4

5. Grand Canyon 04 L.A. 04 New Orleans 05
NYC 06 Miami 06 Hawaii 07
Vacations in USA
5

6. Passion is growing up
• Visiting places
• Talking with people
• Learning language and cultures
• Hearing stories and experiences
• Absorbing a new mindset
6

7. Yes, I wanna change my life
following these principles!
• Learn from anybody and be heard by anybody
• Innovation and meritocracy
• Open to diversity
• Priority in education and learning process
• High professionalism
• Failure is an option, give up is not
7

8. First goals achieved:
NYC Marathons 2005-2006
8

9. New York City
Jan.-May. 2008
• TOEFL Test
• GMAT
• English, English,
English.....
9

10. Getting admitted in an
MBA program
• Hult International Business School,
Boston
• International University of Geneva,
Switzerland
• University of Nice and San Francisco
State
10

11. Boston 08-09
• The Hub
• BeanTown
• Athens of America
• Capital of New England
• Harvard, Mit, BU,
Notheastern, Hult,
Babson
11

12. Working days
12

13. Party hard, too....
13

14. The challenges
• 18 hours a day of study/work
• No week end, just half a day free per
week
• Multitasks assignments and tests
• Team work with students from 35
countries worldwide
• Language and different cultures
14

15. 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
15

16. Back @ the old mentality
• We don’t care about
your MBA
• Pursue what others do
not what is your dream
• You are too young to be
heard
• Failure is a shame
• We have always done
in this way
16

17. I was targeting passions
Management &
Airlines
Innovation
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Soccer
Innovation
17

18. Coordinator @ Mind
Where I’m now
the Bridge Foundation
• On Line Sales Manager
Where I’m now
- Business Plan competition coordinator @ Mind
@ Lufthansa Italia
the Bridge Foundation
- Web Marketing Manager @ Lufthansa
18
Italia

19. 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
• Fail is fine, just learn from it!
19

20. Thanks America!
20