Ready for oceans, not fishbowls.

Hi there, I'm Giuseppe Palermo, and welcome to my little corner of the internet: an attempt to explain who I am and what I do without sounding like a résumé that learned to talk. Don't worry, I've left a proper CV around here too, in case you're the type who needs bullet points and LinkedIn endorsements to feel safe. The velvet rope is down, come on in.

Italian by birth, international by habit. On paper I live in Novara, a quiet town near Milan famous for good risotto and not much else happening. In practice I live out of a suitcase. Work and curiosity have dragged me across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and most of Europe, and if there's a country I've missed, it's probably because I was busy sprinting through an airport toward the next one. Adventure has enemies, and most of them wear a boarding pass shaped face.

Travelling taught me something I didn't expect from a job that mostly involves spreadsheets and video calls: the world gets smaller every time you trade an assumption for a conversation. I'd like to think that one day curiosity beats conflict, but until that happens I'll keep collecting passport stamps, stories, and small proof that we're all more alike than our documents suggest.

As for how I ended up doing what I do: it started with a technical education, then took a philosophical detour into communication theory, because apparently mixing ethernet cables with Kant seemed like a solid plan at the time.

In 2008 someone threw me straight into the HR fishbowl, no warning, no swimming lessons. I learned to stay afloat, then realised there was an entire ocean past the glass. I've been exploring it ever since: recruitment, HR operations, employer branding, global mobility, and the occasional wave that knocks me flat. I've gone under a few times, sure. But I always come back up, shake the water off, and keep going. Still swimming. Still forward.

Never give up: keep swimming long enough and sooner or later you're bound to bump into the Little Mermaid, Ariel herself, exchange pleasantries with King Neptune, and maybe even ask Aquaman for directions, since he clearly knows these waters better than any map ever will.