Former UNCW Men’s Soccer student-athlete and highly motivated, multi-lingual, and multi-faceted, international young professional with experience studying and working in the United States, Australia, Italy, and Germany for over 10 years. I grew up in two hometown environments plagued by poverty and high crime rates: Naples, in the poverty-stricken south of Italy, and Bremen, in northern Germany. Looking back, I feel proud of my accomplishments in making it out of there and how far I have come. The combination of a healthy family foundation, core values, hard work, discipline, dedication, determination, and exposure to teamwork while playing professional youth soccer at the highest level kept me off the streets. I exceeded everyone in my immediate and extended family in attending university and ultimately earned an international double bachelor's degree. My next accomplishment will be a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management in the summer of 2023. The long-term, post-MBA goal I have set for myself to accomplish is a senior management executive position focusing on strategic decision-making, high-tech marketing practices, and business development. I can also imagine transitioning to management consulting at a well-known firm such as BCG or McKinsey to spark change and help organizations succeed. My favorite motivational speaker, Eric Thomas, once said, “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful.” I bring this mindset and work ethic with me in whatever I do.