In his suitcase, Andrea Cadelano had only six months. Time to learn English, "have an experience", look at the world from another angle. But as often happens in the most authentic journeys, the destination has transformed into home.
Andrea left Cagliari with the desire to measure himself against something bigger, something new. But he didn't just bring ambition and skills: he also brought with him a deep sense of belonging and a sense of duty that has roots in the values of his land.
Thus, while he was building a solid and innovative company in Miami, he was also laying the foundations for solidarity initiatives that today reach the United States and as far as Africa .
"I left Sardinia not because I didn't love it, on the contrary, my roots are deeply tied to that wonderful island, but because I felt the need to test myself in a new context, where I could grow professionally and realize some projects that, unfortunately, were difficult to develop there."
A painful personal event also marked that turning point: the loss of his father. An emptiness that Andrea transformed into a driving force. The initial idea of a short stay extended to become a new life, made of work, responsibility and also a lot of altruism.
"I left with the idea of staying six months," he says, "to improve my English and have an experience abroad. I had a student visa valid for five years and, almost without realizing it, I ended up building a new life here."
Before his American breakthrough, Andrea had already traced an important professional path in Sardinia : from finance to media, collaborating with newspapers and realities such as Sardegna 1, Videolina, Radiolina, L'Unione Sarda and the portals of the PBM group. An experience that mixed communication, creativity and civic commitment.
«It was an intense and creative period – he recalls – that left me with a lot on a human and professional level».
The flight to the United States starts thanks to a suggestion that came almost by chance, from an English teacher. Among the hypotheses on the table, London, New York and San Francisco. Then the choice of Miami, where the favorable climate and the more accessible economic conditions convince him.
