For this episode, I welcome Marco Ristano, a 28-year-old senior industrial engineering and planning specialist at machinery manufacturer Caracol.

Ristano joined Caracol after a contact in the investment sector recommended the company. After nearly four years with the company, his duties include collecting and analyzing data, interaction with a range of teams, troubleshooting analysis and digitalization and management of internal information flows.

Ristano hopes to grow into a strategic role where he not only analyzes data and suggests operational improvements, but also contributes to high-level strategic decision-making. 

In this episode, Ristano discusses:

• How large Italian companies use a startup model to attract Gen Z (1:03)
• What being valued at a job means to Gen Z (7:57)
• Why Gen Z likes the startup culture (11:55)
• How companies can keep a startup identity as they grow (14:50)

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