๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿฅ”

Two potatoes.
Plenty of crispy ideas.

Elio & Gaia: a technical + creative duo

He builds the product โ€” apps, websites, automations and secure platforms. She gives it a voice โ€” strategy, content and community. Simple ingredients, lots of substance, zero fluff.

What we do ๐ŸŸ Let's talk โœ‰๏ธ
๐Ÿ‘‹

About us

Two heads, one sack (of potatoes). He builds, she gives it a voice.

Elio Meriggi

Elio Meriggi

The technical potato

ICT manager and cybersecurity consultant (CyberArk): he builds apps, websites, automations and platforms that work โ€” and that nobody can break into. He builds with AI: vibe coding plus IT management and cybersecurity experience, to ship in days what usually takes months.

๐Ÿ“ Molfetta (BA), Italy
See Elio's CV โ†—
Gaia Sciancalepore

Gaia Sciancalepore

The brilliant potato

Creative digital marketer: content strategy, content creation, community management and analytics. Her brand is Koe ๅฃฐ, "voice": she gives brands a voice.

๐Ÿ“ Molfetta (BA), Italy
See Gaia's CV โ†—
๐ŸŒฑ

What we do

Six areas of expertise, plenty of projects grown with care. Every card shows who did the work.

Who does what: Elio Gaia Elio + Gaia
๐Ÿ“ฑ

Mobile apps

Apps that solve a real need, from travel to festivals.

โœˆ๏ธLiveElio

Dora Travels โ†—

The travel companion: 250 countries with climate, costs, safety and visas, a travel copilot, events, flights, hotels and eSIMs, plus a 3D globe of the countries you've visited. Website live, app coming to iOS and Android.

๐ŸบComing soonElio

Stappa Birra

A filterable craft-beer catalog, brewery map and tasting journal with label scanning.

๐Ÿ’žBetaElio

Meet-ACT

A dating and networking app for the international Rotaract community: discovery by area and events, with your location always protected.

๐ŸŽปIn developmentElio

Montelago Companion

The app for a Celtic festival in the mountains that works with no signal: offline map, schedule, proximity chat and collectible cards.

๐ŸฆทDeliveredElio + Gaia

Order app for a B2B dental-industry company

Catalog and order entry for the sales network, straight from the phone. Elio built the app; Gaia runs the client's social media communication (see the Social area).

๐ŸŒธOngoingElio

Company app for a fragrance-manufacturing company

An internal app replacing a Telegram bot: document approvals and business processes straight from the phone.

๐ŸŒ

Websites & landing pages

Fast, secure and clear websites that run themselves.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นLiveElio

Bonus Facile โ†—

A free aggregator of Italian public benefits and incentives, with a privacy-first eligibility quiz. Updated daily.

๐ŸŒLiveElio

doratravels.app โ†—

The Dora Travels product website: it presents the app and supports the launch on iOS and Android.

โ˜๏ธDeliveredElio

"Cloud & Cybersecurity Voucher" landing page

For an IT consulting firm: a landing page with a calculator and FAQ to promote the Italian MIMIT voucher to SMEs.

๐Ÿฅ”LiveElio + Gaia

The 2 Potatoes websites

This site, elio.2-potatoes.com and gaia.2-potatoes.com: a consistent, lightweight ecosystem with no trackers or third-party libraries.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธComing soonGaia

koe.pink

Gaia's personal website, home of the Koe ๅฃฐ brand.

๐Ÿ“ฃ

Social media, content & brand

Strategy, content and community: giving brands a voice.

Content strategy Content creation Community management Analytics & reporting

A 4-step method: Let's analyse it! โ†’ I have a plan. โ†’ Creativity time! โ†’ What's the lesson?

Case studies
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿš€Case studyGaia

International marketing agency (3 countries)

8 pieces of content a month, each adapted for Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, a dedicated tone of voice per channel, and TikTok trends run with the teams in all three countries.

+1,500organic IG followers in one year
+8,000organic LinkedIn followers in one year
~60,000TikTok followers, organic growth
๐ŸฆทCase studyGaia

B2B dental-industry company

From static-only content to videos with industry professionals, Instagram broadcasts and a WhatsApp channel.

+100organic IG followers in 3 months
+10%LinkedIn audience
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บCase studyGaia

International non-profit organisation

An international non-profit channel run by a team of 3: from static to video for a 25-35 audience, consistent community management and a broadcast channel.

+2,500organic followers in 1 year
+110organic likes on average
๐Ÿ™๏ธCase studyGaia

Local non-profit organisation

Awareness and lead generation in a small town: official colours with a fresh tone, from static content to video.

+200followers in 6 months
2.6%engagement rate
4 + 4new members + prospects
๐ŸŽจElio + Gaia

Identity & brand

Name, tone and visual identity of 2 Potatoes, Koe ๅฃฐ and HypeTeam.

๐Ÿ”

Cybersecurity & IT

Infrastructure and privileged access under control.

๐Ÿ”‘Elio

Privileged Access Management consulting

CyberArk delivery, hardening and compliance for large organisations, with NIS2 and DORA requirements in mind. Certified CDE-PAM, PAM-DEF and PAM-SEN.

๐Ÿ—„๏ธElio

Infrastructure & networking

Virtualisation, Active Directory and identity, VPN, network segmentation and disaster recovery.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธElio

Managed services (MSP) for SMEs

HypeTeam: security, backup, networking and support for small businesses and professionals, since 2020.

โš™๏ธ

Automations & bots

Repetitive work is for machines.

๐Ÿ“ˆElio

Trading Bot

An autonomous assistant on crypto markets: it trades by preset rules with built-in risk containment.

๐Ÿฅ—Elio

Telegram bot for meal plans

Pre-meal notifications, meal and pantry tracking. Runs as a 24/7 service.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธElio

Festival ticket monitor

A Telegram bot that alerts you the moment ticket sales open.

โœ…Elio

Document approval bot

For a manufacturing company: approvals from the phone, integrated with the ERP.

๐ŸญElio

Industrial integrations

Production process automation, document OCR, PLCs and industrial scales connected to the ERP (Industry 4.0).

๐Ÿข

Management platforms & community

Systems that hold thousands of people together.

๐ŸŒ†In developmentElio

Vesper

The management platform for Rotaract Europe: service projects, members, training and calendars of thousands of clubs in one open system. Pilot in 2027.

๐ŸงฉOngoingElio

Workflow-based company platform

For a manufacturing company: data-driven processes and a mobile app that updates from the server, with no new releases.

๐ŸƒRunningElio + Gaia

CR Impact Challenge

A collectible card game for Rotaract Europe: every international day is a service mission with points and difficulty levels, and events become badges. Illustrated cards (Gaia) and game mechanics (Elio).

๐Ÿณ

How we work

Our recipe has three ingredients.

๐Ÿก

Homemade

We design and build everything ourselves, from idea to launch, from code to content. No shortcuts, no recycled templates.

๐Ÿ”’

Secure by default

Security isn't an add-on: it's baked into the dough from day one, on every project.

๐Ÿฅ”

Simple & hearty

Just like potatoes: no frills, lots of substance. Useful products you understand at a glance.

๐Ÿฅ”

Got an idea worth growing?

Tell us about it โ€” the best collaborations start with a chat.

โœ‰๏ธ Write to Elio โœ‰๏ธ Write to Gaia

Apps, websites, security and automations โ†’ Elio ยท Social, content and brand โ†’ Gaia