Ep. 7 - Elisabetta Ghisini, Entrepreneur and President of COMITES SF
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The seventh episode of "Letters to Italy" by Sara Marinelli features  Elisabetta Ghisini, Entrepreneur and President of COMITES SF. A long time resident of the Bay Area and a very active member in the Italian community, Elisabetta shares how after the first initial moments of crisis due to the shock of the pandemic devastating her native Italian region of Lombardy, she was then able to turn this time of upheaval in opportunities for personal growth, for new professional adventures, and for a re-assessment of  COMITES'  priorities and projects that would sustain the Italian community during the Covid-19 emergency. *** Episode notes Producer/Editor: Sara Marinelli Website for Sara Marinelli: www.saramarinelli.com IG: @saramarinelli1 Website for COMITES: www.sfcomites.org Website for Elisabetta Ghisini's company: www.continuumlab.ai This series was made possible thanks to the support of COMITES of San Francisco and the Italian Consulate of San Francisco, with funding from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
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