#7- Luciana Farina "At the end of the day, it’s my choice"

Luciana Farina grew up in a little village in Italy where working at Louis Vuitton, Dior or Celine was not an obvious career choice. She was in her 20s when she went to a recruitment agency asking for a job. That is how she got hired at her first fashion house at the HR department. At the end of her contract, there was no available position for her. She was quite upset because she would have liked to continue her career in this field, since she had developed a form of attachment to the Maison over time. But one day, the Head of Digital came to her and offered her a job. At first, Luciana couldn’t believe it, she did not know if she had what it took or if her skills would fit the job, etc. But her boss trusted her. “Luciana, I know you can be the right person” he said. That’s how she started her career in digital. Today she is International E-Commerce Director at Christian Dior Couture. She felt very grateful there was someone looking at her in a different way than she was looking at herself. And now, she is trying to be a manager that is motivating each member of her team to do things that they didn’t know they could do.

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Il y a des moments dans une carrière où tout change. Des moments qui marquent un avant et un après. Et qui resteront gravés.  Tips to the top vous emmène à la rencontre de 12 femmes du groupe LVMH. Des femmes aux parcours inspirants, aux métiers très divers, parfois inattendus.  Elles sont Directrice des Ateliers Louis Vuitton, Cheffe Pâtissière adjointe à la Grande Épicerie de Paris, Ambassadrice Métiers d’Art, Directrice internationale e-commerce chez Christian Dior Couture, ou encore Directrice de Production des Eaux-de-vie chez Hennessy. L’une s’est dépassée pour ouvrir la première boutique de sa marque au Japon, l’autre a appris qu’elle pouvait être manager grâce à une expérience formatrice au Koweït. La troisième s’est tout simplement autorisée à réfléchir à ce qu’elle voulait vraiment. Des quatre coins du monde, elles racontent ce jour qui a tout changé. Elles partagent leur vécu, leur trajectoire, leurs réussites, leurs doutes aussi.  Des histoires qui résonnent comme autant d’expériences personnelles et professionnelles où passion rime avec ambition. --- There are times in a career when everything changes. Turning points after which nothing will be the same. These moments remain carved in our memories. The podcast series Tips to the Top meets with 12 women from the LVMH group. They are women with inspiring life stories – with diverse and sometimes unexpected career paths.  They are Leather Goods Manufacturing Director at Louis Vuitton, Deputy Pastry Chef for the Grande Epicerie de Paris, Métiers d'Art Ambassador, International E-Commerce Director at Chrisitan Dior Couture or Director of Spirit Production at Hennessy. One surpassed her limits and opened a flagship store for her brand in Japan, another learned she could become a manager thanks to a formative experience in Kuwait. A third quite simply admitted to herself what she really wanted. From all over the world, they tell about the day that changed their lives. They all share their experiences, journeys, successes, and even their doubts.  These are personal and professional stories where passion and ambition go hand in hand.