Giovanni Battistini's guest appearances

Giovanni Battistini

Unlocking Innovation

Leaders on a Mission

Progress, Potential, and Possibilities

Dave Asprey

Joe Lieberman

George H.W. Bush

Srinivas Rao

Stephanie Smith

Nick Allen

Michael Levin

Dennis McKenna

Kraft Heinz

Judith Campisi

James Allen

Dean Radin

Eli Lilly

Johns Hopkins

John Wright

OwlTail

In this episode, I am joined by Giovanni Battistini, innovation champion and founder of Phenotap, a disruptive wellness technology company. He reflects on his career, which took him through designing military systems from the navy and into the world of nutrition and wellness, talking through some of the principles of leading innovation across different industries. Gio explained some of the challenges and innovation work he conducted in helping reduce the burden of sugar overconsumption and associated health challenges impacting society. He talks through his dreams and vision for Phenotap, a company he recently founded, and talks about how the revolutionary technology can impact consumer wellness

In this episode, I am joined by Giovanni Battistini, innovation champion and founder of Phenotap, a disruptive wellness technology company. He reflects on his career, which took him through designing military systems from the navy and into the world of nutrition and wellness, talking through some of the principles of leading innovation across different industries. Gio explained some of the challenges and innovation work he conducted in helping reduce the burden of sugar overconsumption and associated health challenges impacting society. He talks through his dreams and vision for Phenotap, a company he recently founded, and talks about how the revolutionary technology can impact consumer wellness

Leaders on a Mission - Giovanni Battistini, on innovation and solutions for a healthier world, Episode 49

Giovanni (Gio) Battistini, is Managing Director at the innovation venture company, Better Gambit LLC (https://www.bettergambit.com/). Gio is passionate about strategic and entrepreneurial innovation-driven business opportunities and has expertise in business development, strategic alliances, strategic investments, product development and commercialization, in both early stage startups and global corporations. Most recently, Gio served as Senior Vice President of the Ferrero company’s Open Innovation Science, a global organization with the mission of driving the discovery, evaluation and integration of external science, technology and entrepreneurial innovations relevant to Ferrero (the Italian manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products, and the second biggest chocolate producer and confectionery company in the world.) Prior to joining Ferrero, Gio was Global Vice President of Flavor Innovation Discovery at Firmenich, where he led the strategic discovery and commercialization of scientific innovations in the areas of taste modulation, health &amp; nutrition, natural &amp; sustainable, and breakthrough cost innovation. Prior to joining Firmenich, Gio was the co-founder and CEO of Zonebee, a spin-off from the University of Arizona, where he led a multi-disciplinary R&amp;D team to create visionary technology to support informal learning and knowledge management. Gio has more than 25 years of experience in managing and taking to market innovative technology in several industries, both in Global 500 companies and early stage startups. Gio serves also as Strategic Advisor, Enzymit; Venture Advisor, Sofinnova Partners; and Alliance Partner, Green Swan Partners. Gio started his career at ABB Ltd, the Swedish–Swiss multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating mainly in robotics, power, heavy electrical equipment, and automation technology areas. Gio has a MS in Electronic Engineering from Università di Pavia.Support the show

Giovanni (Gio) Battistini, is Managing Director at the innovation venture company, Better Gambit LLC (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0RZem1YaTJaZzhCSkIxT0k0ZGF5TjIzYmNod3xBQ3Jtc0tuU1BBeVdKQWh5bDRGUnpyUm40WmxrZkpXTFhtT0g4amxoOVdNamdrWDRILTEwSlZFSFRKZTZHSzFJU1gxdXJhRkowcnN6c1pfLU1fZjhZeGtMOFJnUDVuRXRzNnlNbFhia3IzMEozNTBVYVBSd2Zoaw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bettergambit.com%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bettergambit.com/</a>). Gio is passionate about strategic and entrepreneurial innovation-driven business opportunities and has expertise in business development, strategic alliances, strategic investments, product development and commercialization, in both early stage startups and global corporations. Most recently, Gio served as Senior Vice President of the Ferrero company’s Open Innovation Science, a global organization with the mission of driving the discovery, evaluation and integration of external science, technology and entrepreneurial innovations relevant to Ferrero (the Italian manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products, and the second biggest chocolate producer and confectionery company in the world.) Prior to joining Ferrero, Gio was Global Vice President of Flavor Innovation Discovery at Firmenich, where he led the strategic discovery and commercialization of scientific innovations in the areas of taste modulation, health &amp; nutrition, natural &amp; sustainable, and breakthrough cost innovation. Prior to joining Firmenich, Gio was the co-founder and CEO of Zonebee, a spin-off from the University of Arizona, where he led a multi-disciplinary R&amp;D team to create visionary technology to support informal learning and knowledge management. Gio has more than 25 years of experience in managing and taking to market innovative technology in several industries, both in Global 500 companies and early stage startups. Gio serves also as Strategic Advisor, Enzymit; Venture Advisor, Sofinnova Partners; and Alliance Partner, Green Swan Partners. Gio started his career at ABB Ltd, the Swedish–Swiss multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating mainly in robotics, power, heavy electrical equipment, and automation technology areas. Gio has a MS in Electronic Engineering from Università di Pavia.<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1531799/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Giovanni Battistini - Personalized & Targeted Nutrition - Managing Director - Better Gambit LLC

Ferrero- This week, Giovanni Battistini, SVP of Open Innovation at Ferrero, the multi-billion CPG company that manages global brands such as Nutella joins us by phone from New York.  We discuss “open innovation”, why his company is “a technology pushpin,” and how to invest like an entrepreneur. He also dives into the iconic candy company’s Hazelnut Computer.

Ferrero- This week, Giovanni Battistini, SVP of Open Innovation at Ferrero, the multi-billion CPG company that manages global brands such as Nutella joins us by phone from New York. We discuss “open innovation”, why his company is “a technology pushpin,” and how to invest like an entrepreneur. He also dives into the iconic candy company’s Hazelnut Computer.

Adopting an Open Innovation Mindset with Giovanni Battistini of Ferrero