Hello Everyone and welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

I am excited to share this epsiode that we recorded live from Milan at the Italian - German Chamber of Commerce (AHK) having Diana Brandl as a special guest, with the collaboration of Irene Linguari (Assistenti dalla A alla Z) and Carla Stefanut who collaborated with me to organize this amazing initiative.

Diana is an author, a coach and an international speakerthat helps EA and Admin professionals to grow in their careers and master critical skills in the Admin role.

Diana has a strong background in Communications and is a dynamic networker. She continuously supports the role of the management assistant by speaking at internationalevents and publishing various articles in Germany and abroad focussing on Digital Transformation, Personal Branding, Strategic Networking, Mentoring,Diversity and Social Media. Diana writes her own blog The Socialista Projects and is influencing the industry with her creative initiatives such as launching the hashtag #WeAreInThisTogether.

In this episode we are going to focus on Goal Settings, Performance and Career management, with Diana sharing tip and tricks that can help us set up strategic goals and connect them with our career.

- How can we connect strategic goals with career progression? Where is the intersection to let our goals help us move on in our career?

- What are some practical KPIs that we can measure to make sure our goals are aligned and set up well?

- How can EAs and Admin Professionals be successful in setting up strategic goals with Leaders that are not valuing the role as we expect?

Enjoy our conversation and stay tuned!

MM

Welcome to the new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

Today's episode is special as I have a special guest joining me from the United States: Victoria Hill

Victoria has 15+ years of experience in the human resources marketplace. She is skilled in all aspects of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), Leadership Development and HumanResources Management. Her focus is the human experience and building inclusive relationships. Victoria is currently working as the Sr. Director of Global Diversityand Social Impact for Advanced Group.

Victoria also facilitates Neurodiversity, Conscious Inclusion, Interview Bias, Bystander Intervention, Building Inclusive Relationships, and many other DE&I trainings for her organization as well as external partners. Victoria and her team develop diversity programs to promote unbiased decision-making while creating a safe space for employees to thrive.

We are going to speak about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion broadly, from strategy to leadership.

- Where is the Intersection with Mental Health and DE&I?

- Why thousands of professional are speaking about Mental Health and why do we have an entire month dedicated to it?

- Which is the new leadership reacting to the challenges DE&I has in the new workplace?

- Why speaking about Mental Health is more than a simple conversation?

Enjoy our conversation and stay tuned!

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!

Our stop is Italy and my new guest is Cinzia Zanin.

In 2015 Cinzia landed her job at Fondazione Fiera Milano, and today she is Coordinator of Accademia Fiera Milano, educational centre for the exhibition and event industry.

Cinzia has worked with more than 300 millennial and gen z students that enrolled in Accademia Fiera Milano courses to become one day Exhibition and Event managers. She supports their path since the very beginning and follows their first steps into their new careers. Her job gives her the unique opportunity to observe all the changes next gen talents are going through from a privileged position.

I met Cinzia when I coordinated with her and my friend Carla Stefanut the event in Accademia Fiera Milano with Bonnie Low Kramen, in October 2024. You can find the recording of this event/episode in the MACE PODCAST library, but I was invited again by Cinzia to speak to the master PROGEA, organized and hosted by Accademia Fiera Milano, where I shared my experience, my background and my insights to almost 20 students attending the master.

It has been a great experience and the room was LIVE!

I invited Cinzia then to share more about the master PROGEA, which are the pillars and goals of the Master programme and what is this all about in the exhibitions and events' world?

Which are the things that students can now take on in order to develop their curiosity and shape their careers as professionals?

Which are the takeways from Bonnie Low Kramen's event and how this can have an impact on the future of these students?

Enjoy our conversation and stay tuned!