Women With Impact

𝐎𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 It was an honour for Clara Richter to interview H.E. Rosalía Arteaga Serrano, former President of Ecuador. She is a social activist, writer, and the first woman to hold the President and Vice President positions in her country. Rosalía paves the way for countless women in Ecuador, in South America and globally. She experienced first-hand how male chauvinism can have horrendous consequences for an individual’s trajectory, women rights, and ideals: When she became President in 1997, the National Congress rewrote the constitution resulting in her being forced to give up her position. Since then, Rosalía relentlessly pursues the equality of women, social justice, and inclusion, for instance through Fundación FIDAL. The one advice she would like to give to other women who are seeking to make an impact is to “𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵.” Read the whole conversation with H.E. Rosalía Arteaga Serrano by clicking the link in the comment section below. ↓ ↓ ↓ Let us know: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬? #WomenWithImpact #CelebratingNewFacesofLeadership

𝗢𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 The next Women With Impact feature covers the story of Franzisca Gartenmann, Co-Founder of KEEN Wellbeing. Franzisca is a University of St.Gallen graduate, and brings experience from the insurance and biotech industries. In 2023, she founded KEEN Wellbeing, a recovery studio in Zurich specialising in active recovery through breath, heat and cold protocols. KEEN offers immersive experiences through group classes, solo journeys or community events. In our conversation, Frankie shares how the idea about the studio came about, recent successes as well as current challenges. She says: “My entrepreneurial journey is more than building a business - it's been a path of personal growth, revealing my fears, limiting beliefs, and valuable life lessons." Frankie reflects on her time at her alma mater University of St Gallen and encourages current students not to fear the entrepreneurial arena and get exposure early on. ↓ ↓ ↓ Learn more about Franzisca by clicking the link in the comments. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆? #WomenWithImpact

𝗢𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 At Women With Impact, we believe in showcasing the power of women’s actions in shaping a better world.   The #RiseUpSummit at Google last week was a large celebration doing exactly that.   During this inspiration-filled day, it was a great pleasure for our Founder Clara Zoé Richter to speak on a panel with -  Sabina Gasser, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of ethical body wear brand Moya Kala AG -  Alex Plaza, Founder and CEO of pioneering fem-tech startup Moonchy   The topic of the session was about entrepreneurship for social good and how to build impactful ventures. Key insights from the discussion included: 💡 Scaling a business while not compromising one’s core values 💡 Closing the information gap with regards to female health 💡 Being vision-driven vs. monetarily-driven as an entrepreneur 💡 Fundraising while staying independent 💡 And of course, revealing what’s next for Moonchy and Moya Kala   Thank you for sharing your founder journeys with us and the questions from the engaged audience! ↓ ↓ ↓ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆? Find the full takeaways in the latest Women With Impact edition (see comments below).   #WomenWithImpact Female Founders Initiative Switzerland STARTUP CAMPUS Switzerland Impact Hub Zürich

𝗢𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 It was a great pleasure to sit down with Zhenya Lindgardt for Women With Impact. She is the President, CEO and Board Director of Sera Prognostics, a company improving maternal and neonatal health by providing innovative pregnancy biomarker information to doctors and patients. Zhenya serves as CEO and President at The Commons Project Foundation, a global tech nonprofit building solutions that empower people to access, manage, and share their data. Previously, she was part of the Executive Team at Uber as well as Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). During our conversation, we learned about Zhenya’s key takeaways when it comes to managing personal data in the 21st century – especially one’s health data – including knowing where it resides and who has access to it. In addition, she highlights the importance of enabling safe pregnancies globally and shares her vision at Sera Prognostics. Zhenya is convinced that “anything is possible with hard work and perseverance”. She continues, that anyone can make an enormous difference, yet a precondition to achieve such, is one’s outlook in life. ↓ ↓ ↓ Learn more about Zhenya by clicking the link in the comments. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲? #WomenWithImpact

𝗢𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗭 Erifili Gounari is a true powerhouse. At just 24, she built The Z Link – a social marketing firm connecting brands with Gen Z – where she leads a team of 25 across 12 countries. As a Forbes 30 Under 30 lister, she provides the creative direction, executes the social media strategy, and crafts the artefacts for her clients. Some of her recent clients include IKEA and Deloitte. Erifili also established a community of 20k+ individuals from Gen Z, with which she regularly undertakes market research with. In our conversation, we spoke about her founding experience, where she gets inspired from, and her growth journey. Erifili says: “I've grown most through relationships with other people.” Connections with others can have a huge impact on your life, on who you are and essentially, who you become. Erifili is a passionate travel photographer, writer and the author of “Design your life: Your career, Your way”, which will be published later this year. ↓ ↓ ↓ Learn about Erifili by clicking the link in the comments. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗭? #WomenWithImpact

𝗢𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 It was a great pleasure to interview Caroline Drischel for Women With Impact. Caroline is the Head of Customer Journey at Lufthansa Group where she oversees the entire end-to-end journey of customers of all passenger airlines. Additionally, she is a Member of the Supervisory Board at Eurowings and Lufthansa Technik. Prior to her current roles, Caroline was the Head of Corporate Responsibility at the Group. We spoke about her view on sustainability in the airline industry and her achievements to date, such as optimising flight routes, leading the way for lighter aircrafts, and building out green fare offers for passengers. According to her, everyone can contribute in making travel more conscious.   As a former professional basketball player, Caroline makes parallels to team sports in our conversation: “Being part of something bigger can give you unique perspectives about yourself.” She shares with our Founder Clara Zoé Richter, how navigating team dynamics can be learned - especially from sports. ↓ ↓ ↓ Learn more about Caroline by clicking the link in the comments. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳? #WomenWithImpact

𝗢𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 For this next Women With Impact issue, it was so wonderful to interview Jennifer Jordan, Professor for Leadership and Organisational Behaviour at IMD. Our founder Clara met Jennifer at the St. Gallen Symposium this year, where she had the great honour to speak on a panel with her. At IMD, Jennifer most recently developed a new programme called “Women on Boards”, targeted at women to step onto the board of companies and being successful in their roles. The focus of the programme is especially on the psychological dynamics and challenges that are unique for women. The first edition was a great success. During our conversation, we spoke about what life experience Jennifer has most grown from. For her, being a parent has taught her to be sincere with others, instead of always needing to feel authentic, especially when such authenticity does not serve those who need you. When asked what resource more people shall take use of, Jennifer shares that having space for quietness can be so valuable. Particularly, in this world where there is so much noise and where you can always get easily (digitally) distracted. ↓ ↓ ↓ Learn about Jennifer by clicking the link in the comments. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺? #WomenWithImpact

𝗢𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 After meeting Melanie Eckert earlier this year at St. Gallen Symposium, it is an outmost honour to publish the latest Women With Impact interview with her. Melanie is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of krisenchat, Germany's largest digital psychosocial counselling service for young people in need. The main service is a digital chat available 24/7 to help children and adolescents experiencing crises, through which 150k+ counselling sessions have been conducted to date. Clara Richter and Melanie spoke about her founding journey and how to best reach those most in need. She shares her most recent success, that krisenchat reached 1 million people through social media and gaming platforms.   When asked Melanie what for her the most thrilling element of building and leading krisenchat is, she says: “The most exciting part is to navigate a field where many contribute in making a long-lasting systemic change.” ↓ ↓ ↓ Learn about Melanie by clicking the link in the comments. 𝗜𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲? #WomenWithImpact

𝗢𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝘀 For this Women With Impact edition, it was great to interview Sofia Appelgren, Founder of Mitt Liv AB (svb) and Founder of Mitt Livs Val Foundation. Based between Sweden and Switzerland, our founder Clara Richter met Sofia at the St. Gallen Symposium this year, where she had the great honour to speak on a panel with her. With the social enterprise Mitt Liv AB, she is advocating for equal job opportunities and conditions in the labour market. As CEO, she transformed Mitt Liv into Sweden's largest mentoring programme for academics with a foreign background and a renowned Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultancy, training over 14k+ individuals annually. During our conversation, Sofia shares about Mitt Liv’s expansion to Switzerland. With well-known investors and partners on board, she is looking forward to broadening the mindset around DEI locally. When asked from what situations in her life she has most grown from, Sofia shares that one of her greatest assets in difficult times is her imagination: “My imagination is what makes me stronger”. ↓ ↓ ↓ Learn about Sofia by clicking the link in the comments. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀? #WomenWithImpact

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 Co-hosted by Women With Impact and Global Shapers Community Bern the topic of last week’s panel was 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄: 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆. We shed light on the crucial need for gender diversity in leadership roles in Switzerland. Despite substantial progress, the road to gender equality is still fraught with challenges. For instance, women hold less than one-quarter of the world’s board seats, around 8% of the world’s boards are chaired by women and 6% of CEOs are women (Deloitte, 2024). The causes of inequality are multifold and exist at the socio-cultural, the systemic and the individual level. During the panel, we touched on all three and reiterated the strengths of taking action at either level. To help reach gender equality, the following advice was shared: -      Pro-diversity choices – no matter the setting – are crucial for societal progress. If you are in a role where you can nominate others, do open the doors for those currently being underrepresented. -      In order to reduce the gender pay and pension gap, striving to work 100% is the fundament for financial independence. -      Do not listen too much to your surroundings, especially when there is a strong disbelief in your idea or dreams. -      Identify and execute on opportunities, even if they are not on your plans. -      Seek mentors which challenge you to grow and whom you can learn from. Our audience was inspired by the following quotes: Katrin Eggenberger, Ph.D.,: “Just do what you feel you love the most and are most passionate about. The passion for a topic itself is the most important in life.” Andrea Rauber Saxer: “In order to make a career, you have to be determined, you need courage.” Carolina Müller-Möhl: “Choosing a partner and an environment which fully supports you on your professional journey and career goals is crucially important.” ↓ ↓ ↓ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸’𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁? Read the full summary via the link in the comments below. Bern Economic Development Agency #FemaleLeadership #WomenWithImpact #GlobalShapers