VIP DAY in Florence
3 days, 2 nights dedicated solely to you
Why Florence?
Imagine crafting your legacy but:
→ You're at the twilight of a successful career, contemplating a transition that not only marks your retirement but also cements your influence.
So, you make 3 key changes:
- Revamp your company's board and team to mirror the diversity of the demographic you serve.
- Draft a step-by-step playbook of your diversity strategy during a VIP day with me.
- Schedule a brand photoshoot in Florence to recast your image from corporate to approachable.
The changes compound and start to:
— Open consultancy avenues based on your proven strategy.
— Attract companies with a mandate to diversify but unsure where to start.
— Offer a unique perspective on high-level strategy, audits, and long-term execution plans.
To your surprise, you also start experiencing:
— Enhanced credibility and demand for your advisory services.
— A deeper sense of fulfillment from sharing your wisdom.
— An elevated brand image, making you more relatable and sought after.
— Interest from a broader range of sectors, recognizing the value of your experience. —
Unexpected opportunities for speaking engagements and thought leadership.
Within months, your legacy gains new dimensions and:
— Becomes a blueprint for others to follow.
— Inspires a new generation of leaders to prioritize diversity.
— Establishes you as a pioneer in strategic diversity planning.
— Fosters a community of like-minded professionals and organizations.
But the most exciting part is you being able to say:
“I didn't just lead; I transformed the landscape for the better.”
How I position you for this success:
— Tailor a go-to-market strategy for your consultancy.
— Design and launch your consulting website as a showcase of your approach.
— Curate your brand imagery to align with your new narrative.
— Develop your legacy story, highlighting your journey and achievements.
— Strategize your market entry to maximize impact and reach.
If you're a retiring CEO and can't confidently say, "I have crafted my legacy."
The best part? We do this in Florence with the calendar white space and mental white space we create with a new location.
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Day 1
Morning:
CHECK INTO IL TORNABUONI AND SETTLE IN
European flights traditionally arrive in the morning hours. The car service will bring you from the airport to the stylishly elegant Il Tornabuoni. This 62 bedroom hotel is part of the Hyatt Unbound portfolio. It took Milanese architect Andrea Auletta two years to refurbish the space, with a different color palette for each floor). The Lucie Gourmet restaurant feels like eating inside an Art Deco jewelry box, with its gilded mirrors and gemlike pinks and teals. We have lunch at "Restaurant Winter Garden by Caino" and work on your branded talk for client generation.
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Afternoon:
LUNCH and FIRST 90 MINUTE COACHING SPRINT, ST REGIS FLORENCE
A 7 minute walk from your hotel, we have lunch and work on your branded talk for client generation.
We have lunch at "Restaurant Winter Garden by Caino" for our first 90 minute sprint. The space is beautiful—a large open area with vaulted painted glass ceilings and crystal chandeliers.
Evening:
What gelled for you since our coaching sprint? What new realizations bubbled up?
We go to a table at Restaurant Le Bistrot for typical Tuscan cuisine reinterpreted in a more modern way by the Executive Chef Alessandro Liberatore, which uses only seasonal products, mainly locally sourced. Its nestled in the Villa Cora, about 30 min walk from the hotel. Villa Cora dates from the 1860s when it was built by Suez Canal-backer Baron Oppenheim as a gift for his wife; it was then bought by Empress Eugenié, Napoleon III’s widow. The building became a hotel in the grand style in the 1960s, before being bought by WhytheBest who relaunched it in 2010 after a three-year overhaul.
Day 2
Morning:
BREAKFAST, SECOND 90 MINUTE SPRINT OF COACHING, THE PLACE FIRENZE
Address: Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, 7, Florence 50123
+39 055 264 5181
https://www.theplacefirenze.com/
Breakfast a 5 minute walk from our hotel. Place Firenze is Italy’s original townhouse hotel overlooking the glorious church of Santa Maria Novella.
We enjoy a fabulous breakfast and identify "the low hanging fruit in your network" that we can pitch your talk to.
Afternoon:
SPA, FOUR SEASONS FLORENCE
SPA, HELVETICA AND BRISTOL
https://www.fourseasons.com/florence/spa/
Get a signature 75 minute Tuscan treatment with the Iris Renaissance, using Iris oil, the flower symbol of Florence. The massage is followed by a hydrating facial ritual that is personalized according to your own skin’s needs.
We head to the Roman Baths at the SPA Helvetia & Bristol, located in the centre of Florence where the ancient and original Roman baths once stood. 1 Entrance to the Roman Baths + 1 personalized massage
Tel +39 055 266 5626
Evening:
DINNER
Yoga overlooking the Duomo at Sunset with a 360 ° view over the whole of Florence. After that, we will enjoy a vegetarian but very typical Tuscan dinner.
After that, we will enjoy a vegetarian but very typical Tuscan dinner and we will have the opportunity to exchange our life and travel experiences with other visitors.
DAY 3
Morning
BREAKFAST, THIRD 90 MIN COACHING SPRINT, Helvetia & Bristol Firenze
Address:
https://collezione.starhotels.com/en/our-hotels/helvetia-and-bristol-florence/
We grab breakfast from the Milanese master pastry chef Iginio Massari's pasticceria and build a 30 piece content strategy. We establish your content pillars and call to action.
The Helvetia & Bristol has been a hotel since the late 1800s when it welcomed a mix of distinguished guests from Grand Tour travelers to arty and literary types such as Gabriele d’Annunzio and Bertrand Russell. The antiques and paintings that are still in the hotel date from that era. It was bought by the dynamic, Florence-based Starhotels group (who have 30 hotels throughout Italy as well as in London and New York) in 2016, and in 2021 the hotel expanded into the imposing 19th century building next door – once the headquarters of the Banca di Roma – adding 25 new rooms plus the largest spa in central Florence.
Lunch
DAVID STATUE AND PONTEVECCHIO BRIDGE
Address: Gallery of the Academy of Florence
Via Ricasoli, 58/60 50122 Florence
+39 055 0987100 ga-afi.info@cultura.gov.it
We learn the story of Michelangelo. His key to greatness? He removed everything that wasn't "DAVID" from the marble. We think less is more, but great editing comes from removing.
https://www.galleriaaccademiafirenze.it/opere/david-michelangelo/
We also talk about every 10X leap Michelangelo took in his career as we walk the Pontevecchio bridge.
Built very close to the Roman crossing, the Ponte Vecchio, or Old Bridge, was the only bridge across the Arno in Florence until 1218. The current bridge was rebuilt after a flood in 1345. During World War II it was the only bridge across the Arno that the fleeing Germans did not destroy. Instead they blocked access by demolishing the medieval buildings on each side. On November 4, 1966, the bridge miraculously withstood the tremendous weight of water and silt when the Arno once again burst its banks.