Send us a text 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 KATLA, an Icelandic women’s network to help others visualize and reach their career goals. We also discus...
Jun 04, 2025•31 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Send us a text 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 rise in the financial sector or want to learn how leaders like Sophie navigate market trends, innovation,...
May 21, 2025•36 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Send us a text 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 Management Consulting. Her career journey includes pivotal roles at Deloitte and Carlsberg, and today, she lead...
May 07, 2025•37 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Send us a text 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 major brands like Disney, Puma, and Warner Bros., mastering the art of brand building, intellectual property ...
Apr 17, 2025•42 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Send us a text 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 as a tool for empowering women to track their health. She also delves into the importance of setting healthy bo...
Apr 03, 2025•42 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Send us a text 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 resilience, adaptability, and a relentless drive for innovation. In this episode, Alina Vandenberghe shares her...
Mar 31, 2025•41 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Send us a text 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 managed and how they drive efficiency and performance within her team. Angela also discusses the delicate bala...
Mar 31, 2025•43 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Send us a text 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 training for Fortune 500 executives. She works at the intersection of arts, culture, and the world’s most pr...
Dec 11, 2024•52 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Send us a text 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 driving progress, Samantha dives deep into the trends shaping the future of transportation, the next generat...
Nov 20, 2024•48 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Send us a text 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 Greentech startups with 500+ advisors from venture capital, media, and business. Her expertise extends be...
Oct 25, 2024•44 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Send us a text 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-market data. This empowers you to easily see a 360° customer journey view, understand ROI, reveal buying...
Jun 16, 2024•55 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Send us a text 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 and Board Member, Ann co-founded the UN SDG Ambition and has dedicated her life to driving impact through...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Send us a text 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 well as engagements with the World Bank and COWI, focusing on sustainable development. Beyond her profe...
Apr 16, 2024•49 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Send us a text 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 ensuring that customers triumph in their automation endeavors. With a career steeped in the synergy of peopl...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Send us a text 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, she spent five years at one of the largest marketing & communication companies - Publicis Groupe - ...
Feb 21, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Send us a text 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 development at Telefonica, has culminated in her current role at Dexory. Her passion lies in bringing robots t...
Feb 03, 2024•44 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Send us a text 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 Dealfront. Dealfront, a dynamic go-to-market platform, equips sales and marketing teams with crucial data, applic...
Jan 23, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Send us a text 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 Andra's incredible journey from dreaming big in Romania to becoming a pivotal engineer at the forefron...
Jan 10, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Send us a text 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 her clients find true prosperity in every area of their lives. In our interview, we discuss insights on h...
Dec 12, 2023•48 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Send us a text 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 challenges women face. To overcome these challenges, she designed the «𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪...
Nov 29, 2023•57 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Send us a text 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 has just been honored with the prestigious title of "Diversity Leader of the Year" at the Nordic Women...
Nov 13, 2023•44 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Send us a text 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 serving as a manager, Simone leads a team of world-class engineers in the automotive engineering sector. S...
Nov 01, 2023•49 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Send us a text 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 modern slavery) in Central and Eastern Europe. Emma was born in Bolton and studied at St. Clement Danes Compre...
Oct 08, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Send us a text 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 applying human insights to technology development. With an advanced degree in linguistics and 15 years work...
Jun 21, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Send us a text Product Management | Product at Heart | Product Teams | Product Coach | Strong Product People | Coaching | Author | Community Building | In today's episode, we have the pleasure of hosting Petra Wille, an independent product leadership coach and author with a passion for empowering product teams. With over eight years of experience in the field, Petra has been instrumental in helping product teams enhance their skill sets and elevate their performance. In recent years, Petra's foc...
Jun 14, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Send us a text Inclusive Leadership | Leader | Career Growth | Career Perspectives | Digital, IT & Data | Novo Nordisk | Research & Development | Role Model | Future Skills | In today's episode, we have the pleasure of hosting Kathrine Hee Nielsen, a leader in Digital, Data, and IT at Novo Nordisk. With a remarkable career spanning 11 years within the company, Kathrine has held various positions in finance, quality, and clinical development. She is currently leading software development ...
Jun 07, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Send us a text Equal IT | Co-founder | Equality in IT | Recruitment Services | DEI Partner | Interview Preparation | Entrepreneurship | Career Lessons | Reflection | Voices of Women | Representation | Women in Tech | STEM | Ellie King, the Co-Founder of Equal IT is joining us today. Ellie and her team are on a mission to support organizations worldwide in recruiting inclusive teams and building equitable cultures through their coaching and support services. At Equal IT, diversity, equity, and in...
May 24, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Send us a text CEO | Co-Founder | Start-up | Investment | Board Member | Fundraising | Global Expansion | Partners for Growth | Social Entrepreneurship | Women Empowerment | Arya Women Investment Platform | Welcome to today's episode of Femme Lead podcast, where we have the pleasure of introducing our guest, Esra Talu. Esra is not only an extraordinary businesswoman but also a renowned writer, keynote speaker, and the Founding Partner & former CEO of Deppo, the first e-commerce company in Tu...
May 10, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Send us a text CEO | Leadership | Personal Reflection | Motherhood | M&A | Crisis Management | Team Leader | Business Development | Women’s Business Association | Dovilė Končak is the CEO of RAIT Group, in Lithuania, a market research company, and an active representative of key women's business associations in Lithuania. Her leadership approach is balanced and holistic, combining empathy with directness enabling businesses and teams to align and find their rhythm in a busy market place whic...
Apr 26, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Send us a text Entrepreneurship | Hooves | Start-up | Founder | Business Closure | Venture Architecture | Strategic Partnerships | Meta | Lessons | Business Development Manager | Role Model | In this episode of the Femme Lead Podcast, we have a special guest speaker, Alina Engel, who is not only a source of inspiration but also a close friend of the show. Alina's entrepreneurial journey started with the co-founding of Hooves, an app that revolutionized the expensive sport of horse riding and bro...
Apr 12, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 19
