From Professional Athlete to International Business Manager

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Born in 1990, He dropped his foot on a Windsurfing board for the very first time in 1998 at the N.S.T, an Italian windsurfing school managed by the Olympic Coach Paolo Ghione.

He started competing in the Aloha class entering the Official Italian National Pre-Olympic Team in 2003.

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Yet something was missing, he needed more adrenaline.

 

In 2006 left the Olympic competitions to blast into the most extreme discipline of this sport: Wave riding.

Born among on-shore wind and shore break, Fede starts riding foreigner waves all around the World collecting amazing results and starting to create worldwide contacts for his future.

Meanwhile he was battling for the Italian title, he was called in for the Biggest Mediterranean Wave Contest among only 16 others invited riders across the world.

 

Very soon after, he was selected by the Professional Windsurfing Association and he started to build up his muscles on the World Cup Tour. 

His 2012 was over the top with 1° place at the International Contest: Fuerte Wave Classic.

He followed the American Tour in Hawaii Islands and decided to get involved in Australia where achieved an epic 3° place.

 

Being a Professional Athlete helped him to improve his skills including leadership and a competitive mindset.

Fede was able to manage his ability and proving himself working for International Business from a very young age. 

 

He started with his Italian Family Company specialized in Tree Climbing and Landscaping creation, to follow he studied in a Nautical School receiving the Diploma as Deck Cadet;
He Founded in 2015 his own International Business of Marketing, Video Editing, and Graphic Design with Elisa Mariani based in Australia, called ELII DESIGN STUDIO upgrading it reaching the next level establishing

UNLEASH MEDIA HOUSE in 2020.

 

Fede combined his athlete's vision with the business side achieved impressive goals for Locals and International Business becoming Marketing Manager for Worldwide Brands such as Gath Sports.

 

Along the years he was involved in projects with over 30 different International Brands and Companies, working in various industrial sectors such as Graphics, Video Editing, Sports Brands, Restaurants, Wineries, Hi-Tec, R&D  all around the World including big giants like GoPro, Quiksilver, Nixon, Goya Windsurfing, Gath Sports, Swings & Roundabouts and more.

 

He realized his first Movie during the 2017 "That's Surf West", being the Production Manager and one of the main Starring, with Worldwide Premieres in Italy, Hawaii, Sydney, Western Australia and Los Angeles.

 

Thank you to his connection with his home town Bordighera, Australia, and the love for the Ocean,
he was Awarded multiple times for his successful contribution to the International Tourism Growth Association becoming the Official Ambassador for The Ocean Lovers Festival, the genuine Australian response to the global plight of the oceans, and the Official International Ambassador for Bordighera City and Italy.

 

Coming from the Italian Culinary Culture, Fede was also involved in Managing the Restaurant & Pizzeria of one of the most famous Wineries in the Margaret River Region WA "Swings & Roundabouts" where he built and drove a very strong Team that achieved massive goals and Australians Rewards;

improving quality day by day he succeeds in being part of the Management Team for the 

Grand Opening of the new Swings & Roundabouts millions dollars venue in Western Australia and becoming Project Manager of massive future companies' businesses investment.

 

He is also involved in the Worldwide Windsurfing Research and Development projects with his Sponsors and International Water Sports Brands.

  

Professional Windsurfer, CEO, Film Maker, Videographer, Team Manager, Marketing Manager, Hospitality Manager, Pizza Chef, Deck Cadet there are no words to describe Federico's skills.