Leonardo Piantanida

International Growth @ Google | Ex Accenture Strategy | Northeastern & Lancaster University | Expert Solo Traveler |

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

About

Now at Google focusing on International Growth for Retail and Finance Industries. Former Strategy Consultant at Accenture with over 3 years of experience advising global clients across multiple industries including: ๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—™๐— ๐—–๐—š, ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€, and ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด and ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€. Contributed to ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ, and ๐—ด๐—ผ-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ by collaborating with senior stakeholders to drive commercial transformations and optimize retail and customer strategies. Worked on designing sales and marketing capabilities and launching new business initiatives to deliver measurable business impact. Possessing expertise in ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, and ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, I bring a focused approach to empowering organizations in the Fashion and Retail industries. Dedicated to fostering collaborative solutions and actionable insights, my professional journey reflects a commitment to driving meaningful outcomes in dynamic markets.

Experience

  • International Growth Consultant at Google
    Jan 2026 - Present ยท 6 mos

    Unlocking international growth for global clients in the Banking, Finance, Insurance and Tech industries

  • Independent Consultant - Freelance Projects at Independent Consultant
    Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 ยท 4 mos

    Advising small and medium-sized businesses in Milan on brand positioning, go-to-market strategy, and digital marketing, supporting clients in strengthening their online presence through targeted campaigns and customer segmentation

  • Gap year at Career Break
    Jun 2024 - May 2025 ยท 1 yr

    Countries visited: Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Japan, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala. Traveled across 15 countries through slow and meaningful exploration, volunteering in local businesses and hostels to gain experience in hospitality and community-building. Documented the journey through visual storytelling and daily travel writing, strengthening content creation and audience engagement skills. This journey was a pause to realign, reconnect, and reflect returning re-energized and ready for the next challenge.

  • Accenture (Milan, Lombardy, Italy)
    • Strategy Consultant
      Jun 2023 - Jun 2024 ยท 1 yr 1 mo

      Advised global clients across ๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—™๐— ๐—–๐—š, ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ and ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ on ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ, and ๐—ด๐—ผ-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€. Partnered with senior stakeholders to drive ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, optimize ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น and ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, design future-fit ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ and ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, and launch ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, delivering actionable insights and measurable business impact.

    • Strategy Analyst
      Jan 2021 - Jun 2023 ยท 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Coordinator Center of Milan at Azione
    Sep 2022 - Jul 2023 ยท 11 mos

    I led a network of over 200 activists, managing communications, logistics, and operations while organizing large-scale political events and strengthening the partyโ€™s presence across the city center.