
ANNA
STELLA



FOUNDER OF BBSA, MARKETING EXPERT,
ACADEMIC RESEARCHER, AND MORE…
Multi award-winning marketing expert with over 20 years of marketing experience in a number of countries, Anna is also an academic researcher at the University of Strathclyde (UK).
Born in Venice, Anna started her career at Volkswagen AG in Germany and had worked as a marketing consultant since then for various top players in different countries, including the UK Government – Department for International Trade, Rational AG, CFA – Chartered Financial Analysts, RICS and The Insitute for Engineering and Technology, just to name a few. Anna’s experience also includes top UK marketing qualifications, having attained an Executive MBA in Marketing at Henley Business School – Univesity of Reading after receiving a scholarship for winning the Institute of Directors competition, a Masters Degree in Strategic Marketing Management at Kingston University and a BA(h) in Communications & Marketing at Nottingham Trent University.
Anna is currently completing a Doctorate in Marketing at the University of Strathclyde exploring ‘Outsourced Marketing Services for small-sized U.S. businesses”. Anna Stella is the founder of BBSA.




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