Femme Lead

Send us Fan Mail Leadership Development | Executive Career Track | Career Pivot | AWS |  In this Femme Lead episode, Melanie McGrory, Director of the EMEA Tech team at Amazon Web Services, shares her unique career journey spanning cybersecurity, defense, and tech leadership.  Known for her “zig-zag” career path, Melanie discusses pivotal moments of risk-taking, overcoming challenges in male-domina...

Send us Fan Mail Rebekka Gunnarsdóttir is redefining what it means to lead in the tech industry.  As a Senior Manager in AI and Data at EY Consulting in Copenhagen, she brings a powerful blend of business insight, digital innovation, and a deep commitment to community.  In this episode, Rebekka shares her journey from finance to tech, her passion for shaping the future of AI, and how she founded K...

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of Femme Lead, host Alexandra welcomes back Sophie Jelstrup, Head of FX Trading at Nordea Markets in Copenhagen. Sophie returns to share her remarkable journey from Chief Dealer to leading the FX trading desk, offering exclusive insights into career progression, leadership, and the evolving world of finance. Whether you’re curious about what it takes to ris...

Send us Fan Mail Digital Transformation | Leadership | Pharma | Engineering & Data | HealthTech | Step into the world of digital leadership and transformation with this episode’s inspiring guest, Anja Leth Zimmer.  As the Corporate Vice President of Digital Products & Software Engineering at Novo Nordisk, Anja brings over 16 years of experience spanning Pharma, Consumer Goods, and Manageme...

Send us Fan Mail IP | Branding | Creator Economy | Unmtchd Mindset | Personal Branding | Community |  In this episode, we welcome  Oana Leonte , the founder of Unmtchd., a media and education platform dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs with the tools they need to scale their brands.  With over 20 years of experience in the entertainment, fashion, and sports industries, Oana has worked with majo...

Send us Fan Mail FemTech Founder | Clue App | Female Health Tech | Entrepreneur | Agency | Women’s Right | In this insightful interview, Ida Tin, the co-founder and CEO of the menstruation-tracking app Clue, shares her journey from a motorcycle tour entrepreneur to one of the leading voices in healthtech. Ida discusses how she coined the term "FemTech" and the vision behind creating Clue...

Send us Fan Mail Billion Dollar Company | Entrepreneur | Tech SaaS| Career Progression| Climbing Corporate Ladder |  Alina Vandenberghe is a visionary entrepreneur, tech leader, and the co-founder & co-CEO of Chili Piper, a pioneering SaaS company transforming how businesses manage meetings and customer engagement. Born and raised in Romania during communism, Alina’s journey is one of resilien...

Send us Fan Mail Tech Career | Engineering | AI Era | Managing Tech Teams | Leadership | Career Promotion | Visibility  In this episode, Angela Timofte, Trustpilot's Global Vice President of Engineering, shares her insights on navigating the fast-paced world of tech management and the growing influence of AI.  We dive into how AI and emerging technologies are transforming how tech teams are m...

Send us Fan Mail UN | Impact Career | Financial Independence | Role Models | Tech4Good | Sustainability | Creative Campaigns | Global Impact | Leadership |  Today, we’re honored to be joined by a trailblazer in global leadership, social impact, and cultural innovation, Katja Iversen , the CEO of UN Live. Katja’s remarkable career spans civil society, the United Nations, and global leadership train...

Send us Fan Mail Venture Capital | Innovation | Mobility Trends | Sustainability | Career Transition | Investment | Community | Advice  Join us for an engaging conversation with Samantha Huang, Principal at BMW i Ventures, where she focuses on early-stage investments in transformative technologies such as AI, big data, Industry 4.0, mobility innovation, and sustainability. With a passion for drivi...

Send us Fan Mail Founder Spotlight | Climate Tech | Sustainability | Carbon Accounting | ESG | Women in Tech | Innovation In this episode, we’re joined by Lubomila Jordanova, co-founder and CEO of Plan A, Europe’s leading corporate carbon accounting and decarbonization software provider. Lubomila is also the visionary behind the Greentech Alliance, a thriving community that connects over 3,500 Gre...

Send us Fan Mail Customer Experience |  Strategic Leadership | Customer Success | Well-being | Actionable Advice | Career Growth | Join us for a great conversation with Mel Simons, Global Director of Customer Experience at Dreamdata! Dreamdata is a SaaS B2B revenue attribution platform that gathers, joins, and cleans all revenue-related data to present a transparent, actionable analysis of go-to-m...

Send us Fan Mail Sustainable Business Transformation | Global Career | Intentional Networking | Board Member |  Empowerment | Know Your Worth |  Discover the remarkable journey of Ann Rosenberg, a Denmark native now shaping the global stage from LA with over 25 years of corporate expertise in technology, sustainability, and purpose-driven endeavors. As a Senior Sustainability and Climate Advisor a...

Send us Fan Mail Regenerative Leadership | Sustainability Strategy | Co-founder | Sustainable Development | Board Member  Annemarie Meisling is a visionary leader who stands at the forefront of sustainable business and organizational development. Her career has included influential roles at Chr. Hansen and Novo Nordisk, where she worked on integrating sustainability into their core strategies, as...

Send us Fan Mail Conscious & Intentional Leadership| Young Female Leader | Empowerment | Digital Experiences | IKEA | Women in Technology| Coaching | Parenthood |  For this episode, we’re introducing Christina Bizoumi, a trailblazer in product innovation and leadership. As the Senior Director of Product at Universal Robots, she spearheads the Digital Experience organization, dedicated to ensur...

Send us Fan Mail Chief of Staff | Management Consultant | Start-up | Strategy | Leadership | Success Mindset | Building Relationships | Sponsorship & Mentorship | Advice | Violeta Todorova is the Chief of Staff at Monta, a platform powering the entire EV charging ecosystem. Before diving into entrepreneurship, Violeta was a Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group in Copenhagen. Previously, s...

Send us Fan Mail Co-Founder | Growth | Robotics | Logistics | Leadership | Successful Career | In this episode, we dive into the world of innovation and robotics with Oana Jinga, the Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Dexory, a groundbreaking robotics and data company in Central London. 🎙️ Oana's career journey, spanning from strategic partnerships at Google to innovative product deve...

Send us Fan Mail Sales Manager | Growth | Transferrable skills | Sales leadership | Successful Career |   For this new episode, please welcome Jessica Cohen, the North America Sales Manager at Dealfront as our guest and we cannot wait to spotlight her experience!    In this episode, Jessica shares her journey from a decade as a Sales Leader in B2C to her current role as the Sales Manager at Dealfr...

Send us Fan Mail Formula 1 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | Powertrains | CFD Engineer | STEM | Career Development | Mental Health | CV Tips | Dream Job |  Meet Andra Groapa, the driving force behind innovation at Red Bull Powertrains! 🚀 In 2021, Red Bull Powertrains roared to life, supplying power units to Formula One giants Oracle Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri. 🏎️💨 Join us as we dive into...

Send us Fan Mail Financial Wellbeing | Financial Freedom | Wealth Management | Prosperity | Impact Consulting | Personal Transformation | Art of Kintsugi | Angel Investor |  Ula Caroto is a mentor, coach, thinking partner, and a trusted welllth-being (wealth + wellbeing) advisor. She combines her extensive wealth management knowledge with powerful coaching and exquisite listening skills to help he...

Send us Fan Mail Women on Stage | Founder | Immigrant Stories | Sponsoring Women | Empowerement | Success Story |  Eylem Demir Sentürk is the founder and CEO of 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, and her goal is to increase the number of female leaders within the Pharma & Life Science Industry. As a mother with 23 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry at global companies, she knows exactly which cha...

Send us Fan Mail Diversity & Inclusion | Economist |  Mental Health | Belonging | Diverse Founders | Chisom is an Economist, a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Strategist, and a 3 times founder of impact-driven companies. She has over 14 years of experience working with organizations like the European Commission, The United Nations, ExxonMobil, and The Economist Group. Chisom...

Send us Fan Mail Automotive | Engineering | McLaren | Leadership | Management Advice | Simone Gemkow is an automotive product engineer with over a decade of experience in British automotive brands. She boasts a robust academic background, including a Ph. D., and a wealth of industrial expertise, which have propelled her from an engineering professional to a proficient people manager. Currently ser...

Send us Fan Mail Ambassador | Diplomat | Human Rights | Justice | Women's Rights | Career Change |  Emma Kate Hopkins OBE took up her post as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Denmark in October 2020. Prior to this, she served as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bulgaria from 2015 to 2020. Whilst in Bulgaria she was also the senior regional lead for organised crime and rule of law projects (including mo...

Send us Fan Mail Authenticity | Agency | Transformation | Activism | Leadership | Shaping Humanity | Technology | Role Model | Consulting | Curiosity | Digital Transformation | Sarah Freiesleben is a fantastic role model and an inspiration and once you hear her speak you know you have met an extraordinary person!  Sarah helps purpose-driven organizations sustainably innovate by harnessing and appl...