PAOLA COLOMBO. Stakeholder of HerStory, a woman of Lecco present. Paola is mayor of the town where she lives, Monte Marenzo, where she has been serving the community for about 9 years. She enjoys gaining new experiences; at the age of 16 she spent some time studying abroad, in the United States. She likes dealing with people, building something new, she gets excited about ideas where she counts. She believes in the importance of travel, experiences and studies. She has many ideas, but she also likes to observe the ideas of others and see what can be useful in her own area. It is important for her to have people she trusts to advise her, but when she is convinced of what she believes in, she goes all the way. What does she suggest to young women? To be determined, to never stop but, at the same time, not to be in a hurry; to know how to seize opportunities, to try because you can go back and, if you don’t succeed, it’s not a failure, but you can always start again from there.