Your host in this episode - Anastassia Hätttich from DWS In this episode Astrid and Anastassia discuss getting out of comfort zones. They share their experiences about new perspectives after changing jobs or positions and challenges that might occur. Astrid and Anastassia also speak about the reasons why women very often don’t take enough time for networking and what strategies can be used to change this. In addition they discuss women’s approach to investing. About Astrid: Astrid Hermann, born in 1973, graduated with a Master of Business Administration at New York University Stern School of Business. She started her career as a Financial Analyst at Alcatel SEL AG in Stuttgart. In 1997, she joined the Clorox Company in Oakland, USA, as Senior Financial Analyst in Forecasting & Budgeting. After becoming Sales Finance Manager at Clorox Company, she moved to New York and started working for Colgate Palmolive, where she held various roles from Finance Manager, to Associate Finance Director, Finance Director and VP of Finance. After seventeen years at Colgate Palmolive, she took up her position as Chief Financial Officer at Beiersdorf AG in January 2021. She is responsible for Finance, Controlling, IT, Law & Compliance and tesa SE. About Anastassia: Anastassia Hättich, born in 1988, received a bachelor’s degree in Corporate Communications from the University of Hohenheim, and a master’s degree in Public Relations from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. She has over a decade of experience working in social media in the finance industry, covering areas like editorial work and content production, digital marketing and advertising, as well as strategy development, analytics and reporting. After eight years at Commerzbank, where her last role was Head of Social Media Strategy & Analytics, Anastassia joined DWS as Global Head of Social Media in October 2021. About the Female CFO Network: The Germany-based Female CFO Network was founded by Maria Ferraro, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer at Siemens Energy. 9 CFOs from DAX, MDAX and other German companies have joined forces, and are open to more leaders joining their group. These inspirational leaders aspire to use their influence and drive positive change for women in Finance. They want to build valuable connections, a support system for each other, and utilize the power of exchange to learn from one another. Giving women a strong voice and addressing inclusion and diversity-related issues unites these leaders as a passion. They are paving the way for women in middle management positions with the clear goal of supporting tomorrow’s leaders. The Female CFO Network was founded by Maria Ferraro, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer at Siemens Energy. We want to use our influence to drive positive change for women in Finance. We want to build valuable connections and a support system for one another. We want to utilize the power of exchange and learn from one another. We want to give women a strong voice and address inclusion and diversity-related issues. And we want to develop and empower women in financial middle management positions, because they are also leaders of tomorrow.