The MACE Podcast - Hosted by Marco Macente

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! My new guest comes from the USA: Kelly Smith! I met Kelly at SCOPE 2026, in Orlando and since then, we kept in touch and we are making great initiatives together! Stay on the line to learn more an upcoming one that will get you to SAN DIEGO!Kelly has spent more than 20 years at the intersection of clinical operations, strategic contracting, and orga...

Welcome to this new episode of the MACEPODCAST! This episode is special and recorded LIVE from Brussels, Belgium from the BTUA workshop room hosted by UCB I was invited to BTUA by Bonnie Low Kramen, global speaker and trainer, to speak about the #ADMINEXCELLENCE, when Office and Admin professionals wnat to get to be effective in their work. Bonnie and Vickie are delivering the BTUA Legacy tour 202...

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! This episode is very special, recorded live from Brussels, in Belgium, where I am attending and speaking at BTUA workshop, hosted by UCB with Bonnie Low Kramen and Vickie Sokol Evans. Thanks for the availability of the local admin team to make this possible, as we were able to record the episode live with an amazing guest coming from the USA: Vickie...

Welcome to the new episode of the MACE PODCAST! My new guest comes from the USA: Cynthia Yoshimura. This is a special episode as we deep dive into Site Contracting/Legal things and I look forward to sharing more insights and things in this episode! Cynthia has over two decades of experience providing business-minded consulting. Cynthia supports the biotech development spectrum - from preclinical t...

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! My new guest comes from the United States: Amy Nguyen! I met Amy when attending SCOPE in Orlando last February and I was inspired by her leadership and human skills she uses in her daily work. Amy Nguyen is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of global experience in business and corporate development across clinical research, biopharma and the i...

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! My new guest comes from the USA: Rich M. Smith. Rich M. Smith helps leaders decode why marketing works by translating behavioral science into strategy CEOs can trust and communicate. With 30+ years as a CMO and executive, driving billions in revenue, major turnarounds, and high-impact growth across financial services, tech, healthcare, and consumer...

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! I am so thrilled to have my new guest from the USA: Radhika Dutt. Radhika Dutt is a globally recognized keynote speaker and the author of Radical Product Thinking. Her upcoming book, The Performance Illusion: Why OKRs Fail and What Actually Works (2026), challenges conventional goal-setting methods and introduces a transformative new approach to mea...

Welcome to this FIRST Episode of 2026 of the MACE PODCAST! Still in the season 2, getting to the seaon 3 soon, I am excited to kick off 2026 with a special episode and speacial guest coming from the USA:George Essex - SVP at Branded. Born and raised in the U.K, George moved to Miami in Jan 2023 as SVP (age 26), a city where he knew absolutely no one. Filled with ideas, aspirations, and nerves, he...

Welcome to the new episode of the MACE PODCAST! This new episode is very special, as I welcome my new guest from the United States: Minyang Jiang (MJ). Minyang Jiang (MJ) is the Chief Strategy Officer at  Credibly , a fintech lending company, where she is responsible for leading and implementing the company’s growth strategy, as well as overseeing Marketing and Sales. Her scope of responsibilities...

Welcome to the new episode of the MACE PODCAST! This episode is a special one, the first ever done in Italian with an Italian guest: Irene Linguari. Irene Linguari is the Trainer and Inspirer of Italian Executive Assistants, having served as a Trainer, Speaker, and Mentor since 2011.In 2015, she created AssistenteDallaAallaZeta, the first Professional Training School in Italy dedicated to Executiv...

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! My new guest is Jim Martin, from the United States Jim Martin is a nationally recognized t turnaround and growth strategist, best known as the "International Turnaround Guru." As the founder and CEO of ACM Capital Partners, Jim specializes in helping companies navigate operational and financial distress, unlock hidden value, and return to...

Welcome to the new episode of the MACE PODCAST! I am so thrilled to welcome back Bonnie Low Kramen from the United States! Bonnie is a leader instructor in the admin profession and she runs her workshop, "Be the ultimate assistant" workshop where she brings her insights and experience to help people level up and be the strategic business partners they aim to be. Bonnie is not only a trai...

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! My new guest comes from the United States: Steven Puri! Steven is the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company with the mission to help millions of people find their focus, achieve more and have a healthy work life. Steven's career started as a newscaster/interviewer for the #1 youth news show in theDC/Baltimore market (on WTTG-TV) and then as a jun...

Hello everyone and welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! We are focusing today on Talent Acquisition and HR with my new guest coming from the United States: Mitch McDermott. Mitch McDermott is a purpose-driven executive and Founding Partner of Talent Ascension Group, an executive search firm redefining how talent meets opportunity. Mitch brings a dynamic blend of entrepreneurial spirit,...

Welcome to the new episode of the MACE PODCAST! My new guest comes from the United States, Tara May. Tara May is a leader in the movement for neurodiversity inthe workplace. She is CEO of Aspiritech, a revolutionary tech company that employs more than 100 autistic adults representing more than 90% of its team. Tara advocates for neurodiversity and she is a speaker championing embracing neurodivers...

Hello Everyone and welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! I am excited to share this epsiode that we recorded live from Milan at the Italian - German Chamber of Commerce (AHK) having Diana Brandl as a special guest, with the collaboration of Irene Linguari (Assistenti dalla A alla Z) and Carla Stefanut who collaborated with me to organize this amazing initiative. Diana is an author, a co...

Welcome to the new episode of the MACE PODCAST! Today's episode is special as I have a special guest joining me from the United States: Victoria Hill Victoria has 15+ years of experience in the human resources marketplace. She is skilled in all aspects of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), Leadership Development and HumanResources Management. Her focus is the human experience and buil...

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! Our stop is Italy and my new guest is Cinzia Zanin. In 2015 Cinzia landed her job at Fondazione Fiera Milano, and today she is Coordinator of Accademia Fiera Milano, educational centre for the exhibition and event industry. Cinzia has worked with more than 300 millennial and gen z students that enrolled in Accademia Fiera Milano courses to become on...

Welcome to the new episode of the MACE PODCAST! Our stop are the United States with my new guest: Rob Lion! Rob Lion is a dynamic professor of human resource development at Idaho State University and the co-founder of Black River Performance Management, where his motto is "Work should fuel the spirit, not drain it." With over 20 years of experience in leadership, organizational developme...

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! This is a special episode with a special guest: Bonnie Low-Kramen from the USA. We continue the pathway started last month in the second season of the MACE PODCSAT which ethos is that thousands are the stories but there is #OneHeart beating in the MACE PODCAST. I dedicated this episode to a celebration occuring this month and that brought me two yea...

Welcome to this new episode for of the MACE PODCAST! So excited to kick off the new season with a new, fresh LOGO that the MACE PODCAST has from this year. A new LOGO but same ethos: Many stories but #OneHeart beating in the MACE PODCAST, the heart that is passionate about the stories, the experiences and the insights shared by all the guests. And how exciting starting January 2025 with this episo...

I am excited to invite for a second time Chiara Invernizzi, from Italy! Chiara holds a master degree in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. She has 16 years of experience in the CRO branch in various roles mainly related to site contracts including as a Contracts Specialist, Lead, Manager as well as Director. Prior to joining the CRO industry, Chiara worked for 3 years in pre-clinical resear...

This episode is entirely focused on Talent Acquisition and HR and I am happy to welcome, again, my guest: Mariusz Stokowacki from UK. Mariusz was born in Poland and he moved to UK where he was able to build his career as talent acquisition professional, with more than 20 years of professional work experience that includes 15 years in pharmaceutical recruitment and sales environment. He Worked with...

Welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST! This is a very special episode as I recorded this live in Milan with Bonnie Low Kramen! Bonnie is a leader training instructor of workshops for Admin Professionals and Executives and she is the author of the book titled "Staff Matters", launced in February 2023. Bonnie travels the world to share her experiences and insights and in 2024 she is visiti...

... Did you know that amazing pathways cross always TWICE? That's true, and that is why I am meeting again the wonderful Diana Brandl! Diana is an international key note speaker, she is a trainer and she spends her time teaching admin professionals to be strategic business partners when working with Managers and Leaders across companies and organizations. She has more than 15 years of experience a...