Inspiring Women SUMMER 2020

Creating Calm with an App in Colombia
I grew up in Bogotá, Colombia, as the older sister of two
brothers. During my childhood I enjoyed dancing, which I
used to practice for hours alone in my living room. I was also
a girl scout, which I deeply enjoyed because I had the
chance to go camping, make fires and build tents – and,
last but not least, because I loved to help others.
When I was 19 years old my family moved to Costa Rica. I
stayed in Colombia to finish my studies in international
relations. I worked for the university as a teaching assistant
for different professors, and on Saturdays I was an art
teacher for a children’s English language institute. During
that time, I was taking care of my own expenses, and when I
graduated from university, I began to work to take care of my student loans.
All my jobs have let me explore the world in different ways. I began to travel to the US when I
was 24 years old as an international events coordinator. Over a period of 13 years, I had the
opportunity to lead the sales, marketing, communications and curation teams of the biggest ICT
(Information and communication technologies), telecommunications and international paid TV
events in Colombia and Central America, which led to me travelling all over the world. In each
of my trips I made the effort to connect locally with the perspective reality of the places and
peoples that I was visiting.
At 24 I met my husband, who came into my life to make it beautiful, funny, daring and full of
love. Giancarlo is a hardworking Colombian-Italian man who travels even more than I do. He
exports and imports coffee all around the world, and we share constant stories and reflections
about what he experiences on his work trips.
In September 2011, we welcomed
Rebecca (now 8 years old) into our
lives ,and in April 2013 came Luca (now
7). Being a mom is one of the best gifts I
have received in life. I enjoy every second
of it, even if there are hard times.
Rebecca and Luca study in a bilingual
school. We love watching them grow in
open spaces and surrounded by different
cultures. We deeply value family times
and the opportunities we have to
experience life together.
CAROLINA GHIRETTI-GAMBOA
Member: American Women’s Club of Bogotá
From: Bogotá, Colombia
Lives: Juan de Acosta, Colombia
In 2016, I resigned to my corporate job
and set up an independent consultancy
firm advising companies on complex sales
management and strategic marketing. I
was lucky to have good clients when I
began, but there was something missing.
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In my kitchen