Angela Nardiello

My Sicilian grandfather left his small town, young wife and two kids to work in Belgium as a miner. An explosion in the mine left him injured but alive, and that was his wake up call to uproot his family and immigrate to Canada in the 50s. That was my mom's immigrant story, at least the beginning of it. My father's was a little more tumultuous but involved leaving home at 10 years old and riding a stolen bike from Naples to Germany, eventually ending up in Canada where he met my mom. They were both entrepreneurs in Canada and you could say that I lived a rag to "riches" American dream, having witnessed first had what you can do as an entrepreneur when you decide to succeed. This is who I am: A daughter to Italian immigrant entrepreneurs who lived the "American Dream" in Canada A University Graduate. University of Toronto Management and Art History double major. Graduated With honors. Left my job as a manager in Canada at the age of 26 to move to Italy, discover myself and learn Italian. At the time I was working an a Manager for an Affiliate Marketing company, at the beginning of the Web 2.0 revolution. Learned Italian, Worked in the luxury sectors in Italy for Ferrari, fashion and food. Got married, had a son and met my current business partner. I am passionate about Italy, about Italian food, technology, people and telling stories.