Mr. Furnari was featured on 60 Minutes-CBS News and Univision in 2022 with his multigenerational Panini sticker and album phenomenon.
WESTON, FL, March 31, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- FRANCESCO GAETANO FURNARI has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
As a second generation of immigrants, Francesco's family has been forced to move twice: In 1947 (after World War II), Mr. Furnari's family moved from Italy to Venezuela. In 2003, they then moved from Venezuela to the U.S., after Dictator Hugo Chavez came to power.
As an Italian, Venezuelan, and American, Francesco has faced many challenges.
After many years of hard work and determination, Francesco partnered with the prestigious PANINI GROUP (located in Modena, Italy) and created the PANINI Collectible Sticker Phenomenon in the U.S.
In fact, it all started with family, friends, and a cup of NOI Caffe.
What started as a family affair, became one of the most reliable, efficient, and innovative retail sports and entertainment collectible product distributor in America.
Mr. Furnari has found in Walgreens, CVS, and other major retailers the best partners to create this magical craze and tradition of the Panini Multi-Billion-dollar Collectible Sticker Album industry; providing exceptional service (24 hours a day, seven days a week) and always with a happy smile.
"Our secret... We always treat customers like our own family," said Francesco in an interview.
Leveraging more than two decades of excellence in entrepreneurship, Mr. Furnari has earned distinction as the Chief Executive Officer, Owner and Founder of NOI USA LLC. Since 2003, he started focusing his efforts on creating a stellar Italian coffee experience in the United States (NOI Caffe®), installing small machine coffee shops in restaurants, retail stores, and cafeterias nationwide. Additionally, he has been the president, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the Wake Up America Group, LLC and a licensed soccer coach since 2009. He also shares his expertise as a professor of economics for the South Florida campus of Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez.
Among his professional accomplishments, Mr. Furnari was featured on 60 Minutes-CBS News and Univision in 2022 with his multigenerational Panini sticker and album phenomenon. He was recognized for his hard work, achievements, meaningful impact and contribution to the United States as a Latin American entrepreneur by Debbie Wasserman Schultz and members of Congress the same year at the Library of Congress Jefferson building, Capitol Hill, Washington DC. Also, a dedicated civil advocate, he was the soccer head coach for AYSO region 644 and Weston FC and serves as a founding member of the Prospects Del Futuro, Pdf Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization that promotes sports for children in the
U.S
Prior to his current role, Mr. Furnari began his career as the president of Ciclomania in 2000 and was a project engineer for Procter and Gamble from 1991 until 1993. Before embarking on his professional journey, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Venezuela in 1992. He then attained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Hartford in 1994, in a combined program Paris-Hartford.
Within the coming years, Mr. Furnari intends to build a partnership with Sysco Food, encouraging them to incorporate his sports collectibles Panini sticker and albums program into 650,000 new retailers including restaurants, hotels, and cafeterias honoring the FIFA World Cup being held in the United States in 2026. He and his Panini magic are already present in 16,000 Walgreens, CVS, and other major retail locations in the country selling their products and expanding their business daily.
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