Luca Leonardini

Business Innovation Architect, ExO Certified Coach Consultant, Trainer, Ambassador, Qualified Innovation Manager with an international experience working in three different languages. 10+ years of teaching in University and training for companies. 10+ years of consulting in business development.

Innovation Coach

Digital Transformation
Brescia - Livorno - Brussels
[email protected]

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My individual purpose

Accelerating business mindset change globally.

My vision & my mission

I am supporting entrepreneurs to build future-proof and purpose-driven organizations to positively impact the economy, the community and the planet. Healthier businesses mean happier entrepreneurs.

Current experiences

Purpose-Driven Academy, 2021 - Present

Founder, Innovation Coach

  • Cultural transformation services to help entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to build to build future-proof and purpose-driven organizations.

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OpenExO Italy, 2019 - Present

Co-Founder, Head of Training

  • OpenExO Italy is an OpenExO Inc. Authorized Regional Partner delivering official ExO Certification programs and spreading of the Exponential Organizations model in Italian companies, universities, and institutions.

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4Flying Srl, 2018 - Present

Temporary Innovation Manager

  • Responsible for an EU-funded consulting, innovative learning program of Digital Cultural Transformation in a leading European software company focused on labelling and artwork management solutions for packaging.

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Qualified Innovation Manager, 2019 - Present

Ministry of Economic Development

  • Qualified Innovation Manager

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TEDx Organizer, 2018 - Present

Licensed organizer and founder of TEDxLivorno. 

  • Team management, institutional and partner relations, fundraising 
  • Event design, speaker line-up management 
  • Content development, conference curation, stage management
  • Communication strategy, brand development, social media marketing strategy 
  • 2014-2016: volunteer speaker advisor at TEDxVerona

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Self-Employed Strategy Consultant, 2011 - Present

Business Innovation Architect 

  • Working at the executive level within companies and organizations to spread digital culture through innovative experiential learning formats and business coaching 
  • Events design and organization for companies, local institutions, and governments 
  • Training and consulting on project design, execution, and delivery

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Blogger, Podcaster & Self-Publisher, 2010 - Present

Publisher and curator of “Il Metodo Fionda”, the Italian version of “Slingshot. Re-Imagine Your Business - Re-Imagine Your Life” a book about creativity and innovation in business by Gabor George Burt. Podcaster "Reinvent your business".

  • Responsible of the e-book's communication strategy which led to the presentation at the Torino International Book Fair (2014), to the author’s public interventions at TEDxVerona 2015, EXPO 2015 and to the creation of a group of 6 Italian VIPs as project testimonials. 
  • Blogger and author of articles, publications for professional magazines and web sites about creativity and innovation in business. 

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Testimonials

Want to know what do they say about working with me? Visit the Testimonials page on my website.

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Previous experiences

Fondazione ITS Angelo Rizzoli, 2011 - 2017

Professor of Innovative Strategies 

  • Teaching Business Innovation at Fondazione Istituto Tecnico Superiore (ITS) Angelo Rizzoli (Milan)
  • Design of an integrated educational program to teach the method to launching new successful projects based upon ExO, Customer Experience, Lean Startup, Business Model Design, Lean Six Sigma. 
  • Promoter of an ERASMUS+ pilot project between ITEC Boisfleury in Grenoble (FR) and ITS-AR in Milan (IT).

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Co-founder & CEO, 2007/12 - 2011/12

Co-founder of censhare Italia Srl: the Italian subsidiary of censhare AG (Germany) to introduce the censhare enterprise content management solution to Italy. 

  • Educational projects for the Fondazione ITS Angelo Rizzoli in Milan and for the IUAV (Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia) in Venice.

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Flying Colors Srl, 2006/01 - 2007/11

Business Development Manager 

  • The company develops and sells cross-channel content management systems. 
  • Responsible for managing and delivering an international project of catalogue production automation for a Fortune 500 UK-based customer.

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Quark Media House Sàrl (CH), 2004/09 - 2005/10

Training specialist and consultant

  • Design and delivery of professional QuarkDMS training course to VNU Business Publications, London (UK). Provided training to 120 users in 15 sessions over one month (July-August 2005). 
  • QuarkDMS trainer and consultant: indexing and structuring 200.000 lemmas for Enciclopedia Giovanni Treccani in Rome.

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Sanpatrignano Grafiche Scarl, 2003/11 - 2005/12

Technical and Commercial Director

  • Responsible for a graphic industry where in 18 months, the deployment of the technical and commercial development strategy recorded a 20% increase in turnover and received the TÜV ISO 9001 quality certification.

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Quark Deutschland GmbH (DE), 1999/01 - 2002/12

Head of Training - Europe 

  • Training design and development of the official worldwide certification program of the QuarkDMS system for customers and system integrators. 
  • Training services provided in three different languages to 130 companies in Europe, Africa, USA, Asia, Australia and 35 official certification sessions. 
  • Managed the update and maintenance of the Quark European training center, oversaw daily functions and the production of multilingual teaching materials.
  • Pre-sales consultant of QuarkDMS system and Quark editorial system involved in several international projects.


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Littera Graphis SA (BE), 1989/11 - 1997/02

Managing Director and Shareholder

  • Managing Director responsible for the business development, sales, operations, and recruitment management at a Brussels-based creative agency and graphic studio
  • Helped establish current existing branch offices of Eurologos Group in Milan (Italy), Cologne (Germany) and Antwerp (Belgium). 

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European Union Commission, DGXIX Budget 1988/11 - 1989/11

EU Temporary Agent. 

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The Business Innovation Architect

The Business Innovation Architect presentation (03/2020).

Aptitudes

Growth mindset

High level of resilience

Creative

Empathic

Global mindset

Natural communicator


Driven-by-purpose

Networker

Proactive

Precise

Pragmatic

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Languages


 ITALIAN: native language

 ENGLISH: fluent conversational and public presentations skills, excellent reading and writing skills.

 FRENCH: fluent conversational and public presentations skills, excellent reading and writing skills.

 GERMAN: good conversational, reading and writing skills.

 DUTCH: basic conversational, reading and writing skills.

Education


Villanova University

  • 2009-2010: 9 months Lean Six Sigma Certificate online program at Villanova University. 
  • Certificates of Achievement Lean Six Sigma (50 PDUs), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (45 PDUs), Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (90 PDUs).


University of Pise

  • 1985-1987: Political Science coursework, University of Pisa (Italy).


Higher Education

  • 1977-1982: Higher Education.
  • Certified for the teaching profession at the Teachers’ Training School of Livorno (Italy).

Professional Training & Certifications 2013 - present

ExO Sprint Coach

OpenExO, 2021

Building Invincible Companies, Masterclass

Strategyzer, London 2020

Designing a Business

U-IDEO 2019 - online course

ExO Certified Trainer

OpenExO 2020

ExO Consultant

OpenExO, 2019

ExO Foundation

OpenExO, 2019

Happy Startup Home School

Happy Startup program, 2016

The Revolution has started, Masterclass with Seth Godin

ForumOne 2014, Vilnius, Lithuania

Professional Training & Certifications 2001 - 2011

JDF Certified Expert, 2011

Official technical certification on Job Definition Format at International Digital Enterprise Alliance.

e-Lean for the Graphic Industry, 2011

Online course of the Association of Graphic Solutions Provider on Lean strategy for the graphic and communication industry.

Mastering Project Management, 2010

3 days course in class about Project Management Methodology and Techniques in Milan, by Eureka Services Srl. 

Achieving Excellence With Project Management, 2008

Project Management with Prof. H. Kerzner (London).

Adobe Certified Expert, 2003

Official technical certification on Adobe InDesign by Adobe Italia. 

Oracle Database Operator, 2001

1 week course in class of Oracle DB operator on Windows NT, by Oracle Italia.


What I do

I prepare entrepreneurs for the future of business.


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Skills


Technology

  • Blockchain and cryptocurrency: wallets setup and crypto exchange
  • Book self-publishing and professional podcasting production
  • Web design and CMS platforms
  • Professional tools / apps for content creation, distribution, and publication on social media 
  • Digital Asset Management (DAM) and automated workflow solutions


Professional

  • Professional consulting and training
  • Training design and delivery of customized, multilingual educational programs for universities 
  • Supporting companies by defining brand and communication strategy, product innovation, merging digital, cross-cultural communication, complexity management, and global inclusion


Relational

  • Natural ability to effectively explain and help visualize complex ideas and concepts 
  • Strategic vision combined with the ability to apply it in reality 
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and relational skills at any level 
  • Team player and network builder
  • Knowledge of languages enhanced by understanding many cultural identities   

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About teaching

Teaching is not a delivery system, it's an art form. (Sir Ken Robinson)