From $50 in His Bank Account to a 140-Key Hotel in Italy | Emanuele Pani E83

From $50 in His Bank Account to a 140-Key Hotel in Italy | Emanuele Pani E83

May 26, 2026 · 34 min

About this episode

Emanuele Pani shares his journey from financial struggle to owning a hotel in Italy, highlighting lessons on risk and business management.

What happens when you find a deal that could change everything, but you've drained your bank account just to close it? In this episode, you'll hear exactly how one operator went from cleaning parking lots to owning the building, and what that journey taught him about risk, focus, and building a business that doesn't need you in it every day. A vertically integrated hospitality operator who built an 84-door portfolio across two countries and is now pursuing a 140-key historic hotel in Sardinia...

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Host: Michael Russell

Guest: Emanuele Pani

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Places: Italy, Sardinia

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