Episode 86: Giovanni Benini, Co-Founder at Global Telco Consult (GTC)

"Founding GTC with Jose Garcia was the best professional decision of my life! Every client gives me a new lens through which to see this industry!" — Giovanni Benini, Co-Founder at GTC, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal

From dreaming of becoming the next Einstein in Bologna...

to building SIP prototypes at Siemens in the year 2000...

to co-founding one of the most respected consulting firms in the global telecom ecosystem...

Giovanni's journey is one of curiosity, reinvention, and remarkable depth!

And then - right in the middle of this podcast - he did something nobody saw coming.

He proposed to his wife. Live. On air. After 27 years!

Only on Humans of Telecom!

In this episode of Humans of Telecom, Giovanni opens up about:

🔭 The physics student who wanted to be Einstein - until he realised research meant spending a lifetime on something only three people in the world cared about

🚀 The father-son rocket project that won a national competition at the National Physical Laboratories in the UK - three years of perfecting, one year of winning

🌍 Five countries, one identity - in Italy he's the German, in Germany he's the Italian. He calls himself simply European

⛪ The odd one out in the family - both his brothers became Catholic priests, which at least explains why his parents have grandchildren

👨‍💻 A son who has just founded helmit.org - an AI-powered platform protecting children from cyber bullying on social media - and a father who couldn't be more proud

🌱 Gardening between Zoom calls, rollerblading through Munich on Monday nights with 10,000 others, and table tennis three times a week - Giovanni's antidotes to the telecom grind

💍 And the moment that made this episode truly unforgettable - a live, heartfelt, long overdue proposal to his wife Connie, 27 years in the making, right here on this podcast!

From Bologna to Boston to London to Munich -

Giovanni is proof that the best careers are built on genuine curiosity, the best partnerships on mutual trust, and the best love stories - well, sometimes they just need a little more time!

🎧 Listen now on your favorite podcast platform, and follow Humans of Telecom for more extraordinary voices shaping the industry and inspiring the human spirit!

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“Life is an Adventure. Jump out of a Plane. Live your Ikigai. Find your Happy Place!” — Veni Folta, Chief Happiness Officer at The Inspired Action Group, in conversation with Anurag AggarwalFrom Portu...

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"I would tell my younger self – stop playing it safe. Be braver. Be bolder. And believe, really believe, that you are capable of more than you think!" – Mike Mills, Managing Director (Service Provider...

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Episode 79: Stephanie Lashley, VP Messaging at Bandwidth

"I have never once walked into a room and thought — I wonder if I belong here. And I want every woman in this industry to feel exactly the same way!" — Stephanie Lashley, VP Messaging Strategic Allian...

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