Luigi, a guy from Apulia who succeeded in Scotland with Kazz. And other successful cases of Italians

Luigi, a young Pugliese boy who finds success and makes a fortune in Scotland with Kazz. Here is his story, but he is not alone in the events of Italians who have recently enjoyed success abroad.

Worse to consider it as vulgar because the Pugliese who made fortune in Scotland thanks to the "Kazz" have nothing moved, otherwise this pinch of irreverence all the south conquering at all latitudes. Even in the cold Scottish lands, where Luigi, who emigrated from the province of Bari, opened premises giving life to companies with very original names. If it is difficult for English speakers to understand the double meaning, it is not enough that an Italian realizes the originality of the initiative and the pleasure that underlies it. an entrepreneurial adventure. On the other hand, it is serious, very serious because he got funds from the Hsbc business bank and employs 150 people

Skbada Kazz Limited: Scotland with irreverence

Protagonist of this story – told to the media by the journalist Milena Gabanelli in his dataroom on the Corsera – is a guy from Puglia who was an accountant at 23 years old in a salami and cheese company in the province of Bari. A rather gray and repetitive work , even if paid 2,300 euros a month, only a few are not. But obviously, this job does not match his character and here he decides to try adventure in Scotland, taking his first steps as a pizzaiolier to make ends meet. This was only the first step because the next was the opening of a Brazilian bar called Boteco do Brasil.

Easier to say than to do because then one has to reckon with bureaucracy or with the creation of a business to handle this activity. Inevitable while an exuberant guy like him chose a name as indicative as Skbada Kazz Limited, regularly recorded in Glasgow. And as business is going well, he opens another club in the capital and two others in Edinburgh. Well, the contracts with which Hsbc obtained financing are named Skbada Kazz Limited, Rumba Kazz Limited and Kaka Kazz Limited. And, we repeat, this is not a joke: Boteco do Brasil has even been awarded as the best bar of Scotland in 2018, as reported by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.

The next step? A new company: here is the name

Now, the 37-year-old from Puglia plans to buy the same place where he started his last activity (the bar calls Mango) and therefore he has to create a new company. The name you are considering before activating contacts with the lender? Mango Pu Kazz, to follow a successful tradition.

Another story of an Italian

But there is an entirely Italian story that leaves hope for the future. It is the protagonist of the Italian engineer Gianni Lisini, protagonist of the creation of the eternal battery. Or almost, because the duration of 20 years is definitely remarkable. As the merit of the knowledge of the 40-year-old man from Voghera, who has made public his invention at the fair Jotto of Pisa, the merit belongs to him, his inventiveness and his wallet.

There are no big groups behind, but its super battery could be a temptation for all companies, including electric car manufacturers. As for operation, the battery is composed of a chemical accumulator flanked by a capacitor capable of accumulating up to 5,000 Farad, with the advantage of having a number almost infinite loads and discharges, unlike the hundreds of common chemical batteries. .

And still young Giovanni

Giovane is young because Giovanni De Lisi is only 32 years old. Well done is good because its Greenrail is the start of the year. But he is also creative and innovative since he has patented railway sleepers that respect the environment. And after refusing a million euros and then collected 75 shows how brave and with the flair of business. There is only one small problem: it does business everywhere, from the United States to China, from Saudi Arabia to France and Kazakhstan, but to the United States. Inside the Italian borders, it finds no place. Yet the eco-friendly railway cross made of recycled plastic and tires that has captured the interest and money of the biggest players in the sector, would also be practical in these regions. However, at least for the moment, there is nothing to do and the glory and the gains come from the other side of the border.

The story of the young De Lisi is interesting because it destroys the common imagination. The one according to which a young Italian should aim for a permanent place at any price. And obviously this opportunity could grab on the fly. At 19, he was working in the family business, but the road was rather going to work on the construction site (pushed by his father) instead of getting comfortable on a chair and behind a desk. The words referring to the newspaper La Repubblica by the young Palermo are able to best replenish those years, the effort and the bet to take a step back immediately and then do two. His shift started at midnight – he recalls – and ended at six in the morning. During the winter, he installed railway sleepers under Busto Arsizio's snow. A huge effort that was obviously also repaid

But where does this idea that now allows it to be viewed with infinite optimism and shows how the world of startups is also populated by bright minds? Well, television was decisive. Exactly a documentary about an American company that patented a type of crossbar that could be used to replace wooden bars. From this spark the fire of intuition broke out because De Lisi understood that we could do more or replace the cement. At that time, it was "only" a question of application and hard work that led him to develop a blend capable of replacing traditional concrete and minimizing the impact on the environment. All very beautiful to remember, but nothing could be taken for granted and the success was not guaranteed at all. In short, a good idea is not enough to make a boom

Who remembers his appearance on the television show Shark Tank? On this occasion, he had given up the offer of a million euros to give up his idea. How many would have dared to behave like him and say goodbye to this mountain of money at such a young age? Only those who have unlimited self-confidence. Thus, a recognition after the other came with the contract with SafePower1, an American company that cut 26 million euros to develop royalties for more than 75 million euros.