A podcast for entrepreneurial women: founders, builders, changemakers shaping the world we live in.

Female founders, investors and startup ecosystem enablers share their stories, knowledge, fears and failures, moments of growth and pieces of advice.
With these conversations, we want to inspire more women to build their own businesses.

#34: Out of natural habitat as a founder - Alina Bassi
Darya Kamkalova Darya Kamkalova

#34: Out of natural habitat as a founder - Alina Bassi

How do you launch an innovative business in uncharted territories? Alina Bassi realised she could apply principles of coffee waste management to recycle textiles into… plastics. A chemical engineer, she launched Kleiderly in a foreign country, with no language skills, and out of network. She masterfully addresses challenges of two industries simultaneously: cloth waste management and manufacturing plastics.

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#31: What is your weapon of choice to drive change? - Jacqueline van den Ende
Darya Kamkalova Darya Kamkalova

#31: What is your weapon of choice to drive change? - Jacqueline van den Ende

#31: What is your weapon of choice to drive change? - Jacqueline van den Ende

‘Be the change you want to see in the world’ sounds like a fulfilling life motto. But how do you put it into practice? How do you leave a positive mark in the world *and* enjoy the ride along the way? Ultimately, we all have just one life to experiment with.

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#5: Social entrepreneurship, self-discovery, and measuring impact –</a> Alexandra Pastollnigg
Darya Kamkalova Darya Kamkalova

#5: Social entrepreneurship, self-discovery, and measuring impact – Alexandra Pastollnigg

The story of Alexandra Pastollnigg sounds like a movie plot. An established banking and wealth management professional, she went on holiday to Africa to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and write a book. This trip marked the beginning of her journey to social entrepreneurship.

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