Hi, thanks for being here. I’m Iolanda!

9 to 5 I’m a Program Manager at PayPal, and in the remaining time I’m a late Millennial who enjoys creating content to celebrate women’s sports at the intersection of tech, business, & entertainment.

I was born and raised in South of Italy.

10 years ago I moved to Portugal and after an internship in a law firm in Lisbon I realized that becoming the next Ally McBeal was not my journey.

I then moved to a small city in South of Spain and learnt Spanish!

In 2016 I started my life from scratch in France, where I moved to work at Interpol.

I stayed there until December 2021, when I decided to move to Dublin, Ireland, pivot into another industry and join PayPal.

Unexhaustive list, in no particular order, of what I’m currently curious about:

  • Sports, in particular basketball, tennis, soccer, boxing and F1

  • Googling stuff

  • Writing and Creating Digital Content

  • Gender Gap in Tech and Sports

  • The Office & Friends

  • Having conversation on WhatsApp using only memes (1000+ memes saved on my phone)

  • Mindfulness-based breathing and how it affects brain plasticity (I have a scattered mind and it helps me grounding)