Brandie Silva is a communications consultant, writer and trainer based in Milan, Italy.

An experienced print journalism reporter, Brandie has worked and written for newspapers and online news sources that include The Toronto Sun, Brant News, Guelph Tribune, English24 (Il Sole 24 Ore) and Documentarystorm.com . As a full-time observer of culture, she documents and comments on Italian and Canadian life in the areas of politics, health, relationships, dating, sex, food, wine and style on a variety of platforms: Italian radio, blogging, public speaking and short-film production.

A decade of living the Milan day-to-day and training Italian business professionals in the fine and applied art of effective global communication and persuasion, Brandie has gathered a tonne of primary research on the intricacies of contemporary ex-pat Italian life, and is currently working on a selection of short, provocative stories for publication.