Stefano Lodola

SpeakTwice is the evolution of Think in Italian, the Italian-learning website Stefano founded in 2018. The project began with audio courses designed to help learners understand and speak Italian through listening and repetition. It has since grown into a broader learning platform that combines that established teaching method with spaced repetition, personalized learning, and AI conversation practice.

With a master's degree in industrial engineering and an MBA, and 12 languages under his belt, he combines a passion for languages with a strong background in business and technology.

The goal: effective, engaging learning materials that get you speaking, not just studying.

“We all master languages by listening and mimicking.”

That principle drives everything Stefano builds: from audio-first Italian lessons to the AI tutor inside SpeakTwice.

After nearly a decade teaching Italian online and translating from East-Asian languages, he launched SpeakTwice to bring the same listen-and-mimic method to anyone learning Italian.