🌟 Empowerment by networking with each other: This year's "Cheers to Her" event at Kaufland e-commerce! 🎉
With 175 listeners online and about 30 in our Cologne office, the second "Cheers to Her" event celebrating Women's Day was an absolute hit! 🚀
This year's main topic: Empowering each other by networking. 💪
After a fantastic intro by our Teamlead Product Operations & Growth Eva Bielitzer, our Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance Inken Gerick shared her secret sauce to success 🔑 - the power of a strong network and supportive community in the business world. She's living proof that you can rock a leadership position while being a mom to two kiddos! 👩👧👦
Next up was our amazing Head of Product Karina Pavanelli, joining us virtually! Coming from Brazil, she shared her journey of struggling to join male-dominated fields like the Navy, Robotics, and Physics - even while being the best in class! 📚 Despite facing stereotypes at a big corporation, she turned the tables and led a successful gender inclusion program within this company. Today, she feels confident even though she hasn’t yet gotten rid of all stereotypes. Her advice to us? Defend your own point of view and speak up to injustices! 🗣️
Last but definitely not least was Leni — Lena Janik, the founder of "DUS ist Liebe" ❤️ - a network that brings women together through everything from arts & crafts to power networking! After starting in the car industry (talk about breaking molds! 🚗) and switching to a career in communications, she eventually spotted a huge gap in networking opportunities for women. Since launching in November 2024, she's already hosted 40 incredible events with more than 400 participants! 🎯 Her golden advice? Just start - you don't need to have everything figured out! Surround yourself with awesome people, lift each other up, share those wild ideas, and never stop connecting! ✨
Thanks to our incredible speakers for bringing the inspiration! 🙌
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