Mr. Scanu received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (cum laude) from the University of Florida and an MBA in Management from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Mr. Scanu was also a Visiting Scholar at Michigan State University under the prestigious Humphrey Fellowship with a focus on entrepreneurship, venture capital and high-growth enterprises. Mr. Scanu is a certified coach from the University of Miami.

 

Since 2009, Mr. Scanu has been leading Visa Business Plans, which specializes in writing customized, results-driven business plans used for raising capital and supporting immigration petitions.

 

Drawing from his own experience as an immigrant and recipient of an O-1 visa in entrepreneurship and management of entrepreneurial ventures, Mr. Scanu has established himself as a successful consultant and business plan writer with

international experience assisting clients across Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and the United States.

 

Mr. Scanu is a business and executive coach with a globally-based practice coaching Fortune 1000 company executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals in 4 different countries and 10 different professions. He is a results-oriented consultant concentrating on effective strategic execution and management in high-growth companies. Mr. Scanu was the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Italy (2001-2004) and is fluent in Spanish, Italian, and English, and conversationally fluent in Portuguese.

 

Mr. Scanu has also served as a judge for world renowned business plan competitions and programs such as Start-up Chile, Start-up Peru, Intel® Global Challenge, and The FIU Pino Shark Tank. Mr. Scanu has been an invited speaker in national and international events and has been a panelist at several immigration CLE events and conferences. He has also been a workshop facilitator and invited professor at four universities in the areas of franchise growth, entrepreneurship, and management of  entrepreneurial ventures. He currently serves as a Venture Coach at the University of Miami’s Launch Pad program (www.thelaunchpad.org).

 

Mr. Scanu has served on several Boards of Directors, including the Board of Directors of the International Coach Federation/South Florida chapter. He is a member of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board at The School of Hospitality Business - Michigan State University, and also served on the Board of Advisors of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center at Florida International University.

 

Mr. Scanu is also a Chevalier of La Chaine des Rotisseurs, the oldest and largest food & wine society in the world.