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Fabrizio Gamberini: Leading with Curiosity, Hiring for Attitude (Vibram, Marcolin, Nike, HP)
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Fabrizio Gamberini is a seasoned executive with nearly three decades of strategic leadership expertise and global brand management across a wide variety of business sectors. He currently serves as Vibram Corporation’s President and Global Chief Brand Officer. Prior to his time at Vibram, Fabrizio led large-scale marketing and retail management efforts for major brands like HP and Nike. He also led brand redevelopment, evolution, and acquisition for eyewear companies like Marcolin and Geox before landing at Vibram. Fabrizio joins Roy to discuss how his foundational leadership skills were honed at HP, the importance of getting out from behind the desk to engage the consumer, how truth and trust are key to effective teambuilding, and much more.
Highlights from our conversation include:
- Core leadership lessons learned in his early career (3:19)
- Key values and beliefs instilled during Fabrizio’s tenure at Nike (6:05)
- Navigating and leading through cycles of massive consumer change (10:07)
- The role that talent has played across his many executive positions (11:21)
- The efficacy of leadership coaching in developing teams (17:06)
- Attracting mission and purpose-aligned candidates (19:01)
- Hiring in large companies vs. smaller, scrappier organizations (22:47)
Visit HowIHire.com for transcripts and more on this episode.
Follow Roy Notowitz and Noto Group Executive Search on LinkedIn for updates and featured career opportunities.
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Manage episode 505188233 series 3239918
Fabrizio Gamberini is a seasoned executive with nearly three decades of strategic leadership expertise and global brand management across a wide variety of business sectors. He currently serves as Vibram Corporation’s President and Global Chief Brand Officer. Prior to his time at Vibram, Fabrizio led large-scale marketing and retail management efforts for major brands like HP and Nike. He also led brand redevelopment, evolution, and acquisition for eyewear companies like Marcolin and Geox before landing at Vibram. Fabrizio joins Roy to discuss how his foundational leadership skills were honed at HP, the importance of getting out from behind the desk to engage the consumer, how truth and trust are key to effective teambuilding, and much more.
Highlights from our conversation include:
- Core leadership lessons learned in his early career (3:19)
- Key values and beliefs instilled during Fabrizio’s tenure at Nike (6:05)
- Navigating and leading through cycles of massive consumer change (10:07)
- The role that talent has played across his many executive positions (11:21)
- The efficacy of leadership coaching in developing teams (17:06)
- Attracting mission and purpose-aligned candidates (19:01)
- Hiring in large companies vs. smaller, scrappier organizations (22:47)
Visit HowIHire.com for transcripts and more on this episode.
Follow Roy Notowitz and Noto Group Executive Search on LinkedIn for updates and featured career opportunities.
Subscribe to How I Hire:
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