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Billionaire owner of Technogym started his empire from home garage in a village of 2,000 people
In 1983, when he was 22, Nerio Alessandri built his first bodybuilding machine. He soon won over AC Milan and Michael Schumacher to become fans of his Technogym brand, Executive Editor Sumiko Tan finds out
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Just like these athletes, Nerio Alessandri, founder and CEO of high-end gym equipment, Technogym, shares why he prefers to speak about results rather than success.
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My lunch interviews usually start with some social chit-chat, but Italian billionaire Nerio Alessandri is not one for small talk.
Once introductions are done, he asks me if I live in Singapore (yes) and if I have children (no).
