In 2017 I realised the dream of consulting, learning and travelling full time, living as a digital nomad and connecting with the community.
Alessandro Longoni
Management, Innovation, Fintech
About Me
Hello! I’m Alessandro Longoni.
A relationship builder and digital enthusiast involved into the most innovative areas in the digital world: a pioneer in digital wallet solutions and mobile advertising in both local (IT) and global (UK) teams.
I connect easily with people who talk of new technologies, relationships, imagine how the world is changing and keep challenging the status quo.
Why this website? To use it as a platform for experiments, to share the best pictures I took, personal thoughts on life, business and to connect with people.
What I enjoy doing for business
Getting to yes
Through conversation
PowerPoint & Keynote
Presentations & storytelling
Visual analysis
Data and P&L management
Multimedia Content
Photography and video editing
What I enjoy doing in my freetime
Mentoring and coaching
Give back to the community, knowledge sharing with students, entrepreneurs, start-ups
Bookmarking
Way too many articles, essays, videos, TV series and books I will not be able to read or watch
D&I advocate
Supporter for neuro-diversity, inclusion and equal roles for men and women in society
Fine Dining
Interested in good dining experiences and spirits (especially whiskeys)
Fun Facts
Organised rocknroll concerts
Wannabe soccer player
Aficionado chess alumnus
40+ countries visited
Something uncommon I did
IN 2017:
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Rebalanced personal priorities and purpose
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Travelled on a budget in 8 countries for 7 months
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Consulted remotely with Wikistrats (crowdsource consultancy)
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Acted as CCO for a San Francisco tech ID startup
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Sold family business and managed family's investments
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Learned basic web development (WordPress)
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Tested drone photography and video editing
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Explored opportunities in cryptocurrencies
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Improved Spanish language
QUOTE
Per aspera ad astra
Seneca
Philosopher
Photos
Milan
Architecture
Iceland Geyser
Image
The Big Trip
Items
Bali Temple
Drone
Lombok
Drone
China
Drone
This page includes some of the pictures I took during my travels and connects them with travel stories, experiences, blog posts or just maps.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Resume
Experience
2022 - Present
Apple Wallet
Apple Inc.
Develop Apple Wallet and Apple Pay in Italy
2018 - 2022
Fintech District
Fabrick S.p.A.
Led a team of 10 to create the Italian fintech ecosystem
2015 - 2017
Samsung Pay
Samsung
Coordinated launch activities in selected EU markets
2008 - 2014
Various roles
Vodafone
Initial wallet pilots, mobile and web ads at Global level
Education
Continous learning while working
Udemy, Coursera, Youtube
Online
WordPress, Lightroom, Final Cut, Tableau, Keynote, Private Equity, Dropshipping, E-commerce, Amazon FBA.
2000 - 2005
M.Sc Business
Università Cattolica
Degree in private university in Milan
1995 - 2000
Maturità Classica
Liceo Classico Berchet
Humanistic studies covering a broad range of 14 different subjects
SKILLS
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Tech Partnerships & Biz Dev
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Digital Strategy & Marketing
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Digital Products & Content
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Brand & Communication
Languages
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Italian
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English
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Spanish
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French
Software & TEch
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Office, iWork,
Android, iOS80%
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Lightroom,
Photoshop,
FinalCut60%
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Wordpress,
Tableau40%
Blog
January 6, 2023
My initial attempts at using DALL·E 2
DALL·E 2 is a new AI system that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language…
January 5, 2023
Old Man’s Journey: a heartwarming puzzle game with breathtaking artwork
During this Christmas break, I had the chance to spend some time playing the mobile app game Old Man’s Journey:…
July 1, 2018
8 + 2 values that I rediscovered during my gap year and what I am doing now
As probably most of you reading, I always valued my career and dedicated the last 12 years to grow and…