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ANDREA PAOLO MAINARDI

Evaluator · DISC type DCS
Senior Business Advisor in Sports at CDI Global M&A
📍 Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Andrea Paolo Mainardi is a seasoned executive with over 30 years in the sports industry, currently serving as a Senior Business Advisor at CDI Global M&A and as CEO of the Strategic Advisors Group he co-founded. He specializes in brand-led growth, disruptive product development, and has unique expertise in the Padel business. Colleagues describe him as energetic, visionary, and tenacious.

His professional focus is deeply intertwined with his passions, centering on innovation and excellence within the world of sport. He has a keen interest in applying neuro-scientific principles to leadership and management, having completed a Neuroleadership program and helped develop a related management course. This suggests a dedication to understanding the human element of business and performance.

He helped develop a management program based on the latest neuro-scientific findings called SYNAGO.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
Senior Business Advisor in Sports
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Personality Overview

How ANDREA shows up

Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics ANDREA cares about

Padel Business Growth
Possesses specific international expertise in the Padel business and is actively involved in launching the sport and related concepts in the United States and Canada.
Sports Sponsorship
He actively shares and follows industry analysis on the significant and continued growth of the sports sponsorship market, highlighting its importance for brand building.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Senior Business Advisor in Sports
CDI Global M&A
1-2007
CEO - Co-Founder of Strategic Advisors Group
STRATEGIC ADVISORS GROUP
9-2007 - 12-2018
Managing Director - Strategic Management Advisory aimed at creating outstanding Value Generation
STRATEGIC ADVISORS GROUP
1-2020
President & Co-Founder - Management Advisory (SAG owned since June 2023)
New Dimension in Sport®
12-2018 - 12-2019
Executive Vice President of Global Business Development
KINEXON
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2011 - 2012
CIMBA MBA Neuroleadership Program
CIMBA
2011 - 2011
LIFE Management Course
CIMBA
1983 - 1986
BA
Hope College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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