Andrea Gentile

I am Andrea, born in 1988 and I was lucky enough to grow up in my beloved Messina. Since I was a child, I have always looked at the world with different eyes than my peers, driven by an insatiable curiosity. I have never been satisfied with simple answers, I wanted to understand, explore and discover what was hidden behind everything.

In 2007, I graduated as a computer expert at the Verona Trento institute. It seemed like an important achievement, but deep down I knew that it was not my path. I had always been a dynamic, cheerful and energetic person, with the constant need to keep my mind busy with new challenges and projects. Life behind a screen was not for me.

In 2009, I decided to take a completely different path: I joined the Navy and had the honor of sailing on the Amerigo Vespucci, one of the most iconic ships in the world. But even there, while I was sailing the seas, I understood that my vocation was elsewhere. It wasn't the sea that called me, but the desire to create something of my own, something that would allow me to express my energy and creativity.

It was during the summer of 2010 that everything changed. To pass the time, we organized small parties with friends, events that, day after day, became bigger and more popular. Without realizing it, I had become the life and soul of the evening, the point of reference for those looking for fun and happiness. One day, my cousin said to me: “But do you know that you should do this for a living?” Those words remained imprinted in my mind. I didn’t have to be told twice, and in 2011 IDEAeventi was born.

IDEAeventi was the realization of a dream, but for me it was never enough. My thirst for novelty and new challenges was insatiable. In the meantime, my passion for singing grew more and more. In 2017, I showed up at the Sanremo auditions, successfully passing the first ones. This experience allowed me to come into contact with great masters, and since then I have continued to study singing to improve myself more and more.

The company continued to grow, the walls were no longer four until it was recognized in 2019 as the largest event company in Italy. An incredible achievement, the result of years of work, sacrifice and passion. But I have never been a person who stops. Every success, for me, is just the beginning of a new adventure.

Over the years I have explored many different paths. I studied and obtained the qualification of cigar sommelier, I trained as a sound engineer, and I even created two apps: Bmatch and the Event App, the latter still in development but full of promise and innovation.

Then came 2020, the year in which everything stopped due to the pandemic. Our sector, the events sector, was among the hardest hit. But I couldn't afford to get down. I decided to reinvent myself. I started producing masks and distributing them throughout Italy, and then I created a board game to help people pass the time in that difficult period: that's how LOCKDOWN BOARD GAME was born, developed in four different versions, because I always like to be generous!

During the pandemic, I also discovered a new passion: writing. I published my first book Vera and then Iside's house. And, as if that wasn't enough, in these years among the thousand things you do, don't you open a chicken shop? Yes, gentlemen, I'll tell you, I open one and that's how, together with two other partners, Sbraciamo le mani was born, and in all this, in my free time I continue to invent games just like I did for the Barberia Re di Forbici.

In the meantime, I explored the world of woodworking and plexiglass, discovering another dimension of my creativity. I started working with lasers, producing personalized objects ranging from event menus to place cards, balloon arches and complete setups. The precision of a UV printer and the versatility of the plotter opened up new horizons, allowing me to satisfy the most extravagant requests of my customers. I immersed myself completely and fell madly in love.

In these years I have deepened a passion that has always accompanied me, photography. I studied, I compared myself with the best, and today I am recognized as an international photographer by Fearless and the photographer de Boda. I am not satisfied with classic photos: I like to experiment with angles, plays of light, always trying to capture the essence of every moment. In 2023 I fulfilled another dream by opening our photography studio, which led me to travel the world, between Rome, Naples, Scotland and India, immortalizing unforgettable moments.

Of all these adventures, the role that fills my heart the most is that of a dad. I am the proud father of three wonderful children: Alessandro, Mathis and Diego. They are my greatest source of energy and inspiration, the reason why every day I wake up with the desire to do more and more. Your dad loves you so much.

Today, I look with pride at everything we have built together. And I say “together” because I would never have gotten this far without my incredible team. I don’t consider them collaborators, they are my family. Together, we have created a unique reality, made of passion, dedication and fun.

Thanks to Valentina, Anna, Antonella, Davide, Emanuele, Giulia, Mary, Nanny, Noemi, Salvo, Sanny, Ylenia and to all those who are part and have been part of this journey. Without you, IDEAeventi would not be the home it is today.

Ps. Over 120 collaborators have passed through IDEAeventi

Pss. Thanks Roberto.