Aerospace to Neuroscience: Giuseppina Derudas Is Building on Her Own Timeline

<p>At nineteen, Giuseppina Derudas left Sardinia for London with an acceptance letter and English good enough to pass a test but not good enough to follow an aerospace engineering lecture. She had wanted to be an astronaut.<br /><br />Fifteen years later she is formulating a sleep supplement.<br /><br />The route between those two points runs through Lockheed Martin, a merger that dissolved the plan she had built her future on, and a question at thirty that has no engineering answer. It also runs through her mother, who could not sleep.<br /><br />She is still consulting full time, and that is deliberate. She is funding all her startup costs herself and refuses to ask a brand-new business to keep her financially afloat while it is still in its infancy.<br /><br />We talk about the years she spent stuck, the trip that unstuck everything, and why she will tell you plainly that there is no rush.<br /><br />Chapters<br />00:00 Welcome to The Scenic Route: meet Giuseppina Derudas<br />01:18 From Sardinia to London at Nineteen<br />07:55 When a Merger Dissolves Your Career Plan<br />12:00 The Identity Crisis at 30<br />13:17 Depression, a Breakup, and the Meditation That Helped<br />20:06 Going Back to University for Neuroscience<br />24:18 Her Mother, Xanax, and the Problem With Benzodiazepines<br />27:00 She Dreamt Again: the first sign it worked<br />32:36 Stuck in European Red Tape<br />33:45 The Miami Decision: launching in the US instead<br />34:59 How to Build a Company While Working Full Time<br />37:53 Why She Will Not Let the Business Pay Her Bills Yet<br />43:36 There Is No Right Path<br />45:01 Planting Seeds and Letting Them Grow</p><p></p><p>DISCLAIMER: This episode is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult a healthcare provider before starting any supplement, especially if currently taking prescription medication. Statements about dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.</p><p><br />ABOUT GIUSEPPINA DERUDAS<br />Giuseppina Derudas is a systems engineering and project management consultant with a postgraduate degree in applied neuroscience from King’s College London. She is the founder of Amreeta Health and the formulator of Sleep Magic, a sleep supplement launching in the US market in fall 2026.<br /><br />Keep up to date on Amreeta and Sleep Magic:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/amreet