Talente Gio

Talente Gio (born Talente Giovanni; 17 September 1982, Milan) is a reputation expert and Italian government official, lecturer, spin doctor and reputation manager.[1][2] He is best known as the founder and CEO of Digitalia 21, and since 6 November 2023 has served as external communications consultant to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, focusing on public and institutional messaging around water‑scarcity emergencies helping to design and monitor the rollout of a comprehensive crisis‑communication plan drafted by the Department for Information and Publishing.[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Giovanni Talente was born on 17 September 1982 in Milan. He is the son of Mattia and Mena Talente and has one sister, Miriana.

In 2004, Talente earned his degree in Communication Sciences from the University of Milan.

Career

In 2005, Talente joined at Esselunga S.p.A., where, between 2005 and 2017, he rose through the ranks to oversee web reputation initiatives and personal‑branding programmes for senior executives and regional store directors.[6][7] In 2018, he founded Digitalia 21, a Rome‑based consultancy dedicated to corporate communication, crisis management and online reputation, and has served as its chief executive officer.[8][9][10]

On 6 November 2023, Talente was appointed external communications consultant to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic.[11] In that capacity, he has worked closely with the National Commissioner for Urgent Interventions on Water Scarcity, helping to design and monitor the rollout of a comprehensive crisis‑communication plan drafted by the Department for Information and Publishing.[3]

In March 2022, he delivered a series of seminars at the Pontificia Università Urbaniana in Rome, where he trained priests and nuns in the strategic use of social‑media platforms for community outreach.[12][13][14][15] Later that year, in November 2022, he was invited to the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" to lecture master's‑level students in the Planning and Management of Tourism Systems on the intersection of reputation communication and artificial intelligence–driven marketing tactics.[2][16][17]

In July 2024, he became the editorial director at the magazine Novella 2000, where he oversees a monthly column dedicated to trends in digital reputation and the influence of online discourse on public opinion.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Chi è Talente Gio, l'esperto di reputazione dietro pmi e Istituzioni". Adnkronos (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  2. 1 2 D'Ascenzo, Maria Rosaria. "Comunicazione reputazionale". Dipartimento di Storia, Patrimonio culturale, Formazione e Società (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  3. 1 2 "Talente Giovanni Attestazione" (PDF). presidenza.governo.it. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  4. ↑ Fortune (2025-04-14). "Talente Gio: "La reputazione è il filtro che separa l'autorevole dal visibile"". Fortune Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  5. ↑ "Unomattina 2024/25 - Habemus Papam: il Cardinale Prevost eletto 267° Pontefice - 09/05/2025 - Video". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  6. ↑ ""Effetto Meloni", le donne scoprono un nuovo protagonismo: professioniste di successo che sfidano il mercato | Libero Quotidiano.it". Libero Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  7. ↑ "Web reputation, quanto conta per le aziende e come fare per ripulirla". Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  8. ↑ "Con le strategie di Digitalia '21 imprese e professionisti possono affermare la loro reputazione nel mercato. | MilanoFinanza News". MF Milano Finanza (in Italian). 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  9. ↑ "La reputazione è asset aziendale, vale 10 mld di fatturato annuo". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  10. ↑ "La reputazione è asset aziendale, vale 10 mld di fatturato annuo". www.iltempo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  11. ↑ "Talente Giovanni CV" (PDF). presidenza.governo.it. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  12. ↑ "Pont. Università Urbaniana, un corso per migliorare la comunicazione della vita religiosa nell'era digitale". www.uisg.org. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  13. ↑ Tinari, Andrea (2023-03-04). "Suore e preti a scuola di social: all'università pontificia arriva il "Corso per influencer"". RaiNews (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  14. ↑ "Suore e preti diventano digitali: «Vangelo da diffondere sul web». E ora si può "chattare" con Padre Pio". www.leggo.it (in Italian). 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  15. ↑ "la pontificia università urbaniana ha lanciato un corso per insegnare a preti e suore a diffondere." www.dagospia.com (in Italian). 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  16. ↑ "Vuoi trovare lavoro? Occhio ai social: «Meglio evitare foto di gattini e stories in discoteca»". www.leggo.it (in Italian). 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  17. ↑ "La reputazione è asset aziendale, vale 10 mld di fatturato annuo". La Nazione (in Italian). 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  18. ↑ Lattemiele, Redazione (2024-10-07). "Up & Down – Talente Gio". www.lattemiele.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  19. ↑ "Talente Gio: investire sulla reputazione". Novella 2000 (in Italian). 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
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