"Life is not a race. There is always time to grow, and always a chance to start again." 💫

— Simona Maga, Head of Sales and Operations at Sparkle, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal

From a small Italian town near the French border…

To Brazil, Switzerland, the U.S., and back to Rome...

From dreams of being a painter…

To leading global telecom strategy at one of the most respected names in the business…

This is the story of Simona Maga — and it's anything but ordinary.

In this deeply personal episode of Humans of Telecom, Simona opens up about her journey across continents, cultures, and career pivots. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 “𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱,” 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲. 💪❤

🎨 From brushstrokes to business strategy

🏋‍♀ From the gym to the global stage

🌍 From Rome with curiosity and courage

Simona’s story is a beautiful blend of strength, creativity, and self-kindness — a reminder that being human means being strong yet soft, driven yet gentle, and above all, true to yourself.

🎧 Tune in to this unforgettable episode on your favorite podcast platform, and follow Humans of Telecom for more extraordinary voices that move the industry forward and remind us what it means to be human!