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ABOUT US – OUR STRENGTHS

SCOA is a consulting and services firm for organizations and individuals:

  • Italy’s pioneer and leader in Executive Coaching for entrepreneurs and managers
  • a premier School for professionals to become Executive Coaches or for managers to learn coaching practices to apply in their company
  • a foster partner for corporate human resources development through programs that improve both people performance and business results. We provide tailor-made solutions that include coaching, training and consulting to meet specific needs.

SCOA’s team of professionals have worked as Executive Coaches for many years, being among the first coaches in Italy. Their understanding and effectiveness is based on experience in business management, change management and human resources development, parallel to a path of personal growth.

SCOA’s targets are concrete programs, measurable individual and group performances, with evident impact on the business bottom line.

SCOA PARTNERS

SCOA partners have professional, managerial or entrepreneurial backgrounds in a variety of industries.  We are a strong team with complementary skills that enable SCOA to achieve its mission and serve the needs of any type of project.

Gian Franco Goeta, MS Harvard, is SCOA’s founder and president. He has been a  Professor of Organisational Analysis at Bocconi University and a consultant for the development of organisations and human resources. Since 1997, he has focused on Executive Coaching in Italy - founding SCOA in 2002 - and  establishing high professional standards within the community of Italian coaches. He has coached more than 300 entrepreneurs and managers.

Sergio Balzani, engineer and founding partner of DiES, partner in ODI and  Arthur D. Little, consultant in Organizational Development and Change Management.

Valter Bianchini is the founder, manager and shareholder of a mobile phone distribution company that he developed and is now a leader in Italy.

Alberto Camuri is the Director of the ValYou Farm Business Unit.  A graduate in Economics from the Catholic University of Milan he collected important  experiences as Senior Executive in several US companies.

Cesare Caterisano has a philosophy degree from the University of Venice. He is highly regarded as trainer, coach to senior managers and executives and key leader of SCOA’s courses and Master in Executive Coaching Program.

Guido Faraggiana, engineer and professor of Business Policy at Turin Polytechnic. He is in charge of the Turin SCOA office and has coached hundreds of managers during career transitions.

Giuseppe Giolitti, BA in Philosophy and officer at the Milan City Council. He has been working for many years on several city projects.  

Guido Mastropaolo had important international responsibilities working for Gruppo l’Espresso and Walt Disney. Currently he is General Manager of Editions ATLAS, De Agostini Group.

Lucia Polo has been working, for more than twenty years in Italy and abroad, dealing with coordination, organization and customer care. In SCOA she works as Operations Manager.

Guido Sicurella, BA in Philosophy. He began practicing as a trainer and coach in 2000 after a remarkable career as top manager in national and multinational companies.