emma leonardi

I am a dual citizen of Italy and the US, with an American mother and Italian father. I am a native English and Italian speaker, fluent in Spanish and learning Arabic.  I presently divide my time between the Middle East, Italy and the US.

I completed primary and middle school in Italy, high school and part of college in the US, finishing in Florence with a degree in the business of fashion. From my formal education, I have developed an interest in brands, marketing, and merchandising.  I am also an adventurous spirit and avid solo traveler, having visited already over 30 countries.  I spent a good portion of covid lockdown volunteering with children in various countries in Africa. Working with children has always been a joy for me. I have a passion for fitness, health, nutrition, and wellness, and became a personal trainer with additional certificates for teaching children and nutrition.

I see myself melding all these skills and passions, to develop a career in the business of fitness/wellness or travel. I most recently worked in a global education travel corporation, organizing school trips for middle and high schools. I have strong organizational and project planning/management skills, great attention to detail, and am agile and accountable. I treasure being true to myself and others and hold myself to the highest standard of integrity. Empathy gives me insight into human frailty.

My ideal position would balance individual work with interaction with others, have clear short- and long-term goals with enough direction to be successful in fulfilling them. I am open to any version or facet of my interests and experience and consider myself an asset to any team.

I have worked in the fashion industry, doing market research for a start up, in the fitness industry, as a personal trainer and coach, in the education business, teaching English to underprivileged kids in Africa, and in the travel industry, selling and organizing international trips for schools. 

I graduated in ”Business of Fashion” from Polimoda, one of the leading fashion institutes in the world. Then I studied to become a personal trainer with certifications in youth fitness and nutrition as well. I have traveled to more than 30 countries by myself, and this has been an education in it of itself.