Fifteen years ago, Mario Moretti Polegato was doing what was expected of eldest sons in Italy. He was running his family's wine business, nurturing its Villa Sandi wine label and turning it into a ...

If style and function aren't supposed to mix, Mario Moretti Polegato didn't get the memo.Polegato is founder and president of the Edison-based Geox company -- the international brand featuring ...

From espresso and pizza to ice-cream and pasta, menus across the world owe a great deal to Italian ingenuity. "But very few Italian businessmen make any money from their innovations," says Mario ...

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WHAT does it take to break into a mature business in a saturated market already awash with brands? For Mario Moretti Polegato it was drive, determination and an infatuation with sweaty feet. Geox ...

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Mario Moretti Polegato, the man behind the 'breathable shoes' brand, says innovation is key to succeed in the global economy, but it has to be clearly defined MANILA, Philippines – Italian winemaker ...

Mario Moretti Polegato wasn't supposed to run a footwear and clothing company. He wasn't even supposed to set up his own business. When he was a baby, his mother has told him, his father wetted his ...

France 24's Markus Karlsson meets the founder and chairman of GEOX, Mario Moretti Polegato. The Italian billionaire has successfully mixed fashion and technology to build his Geox footwear empire.