Women Leaders Nova Talent

On this episode of Women Leaders - a podcast series by Nova -  I had the pleasure to speak with Maria Perez Hultström, Partner and Investment Manager at Priveq, where she has worked for more than 11 years. Priveq is a Nordic Private Equity firm based in Stockholm with 131 company investments since 1983 and 28 company IPOs. The investment focus is on small and medium-sized growth companies.

Maria has been a Nova Member since almost the very beginnings of the network, she joined during her university years when the network had mostly top students (Nova 100 Sverige), so it was nice to meet someone who has seen the network grow to what it is today!

After many years of experience, Maria has much advice to give for personal and professional growth. She was open to telling me many anecdotes and how she is in peace with the Maria of the past that could have made many mistakes.

I hope you enjoy this episode, in which we explore how to find the right mentors in your professional growth, being a woman in Private Equity, and just making it in the industry.

On this episode of Women Leaders - a podcast series by Nova Talent - I met Silvia Mouronte Arcones, Quality Digital Officer Airbus Defence & Space, and The Nova 111 List winner from the Engineering & Energy vertical. When I first saw Silvia's profile on Nova Connect, I was impressed by the different positions she has had at Airbus and the growth she has had there. From an Intern to now a Quality Digital Officer. That really caught my eye, and I wanted to know more. Throughout our conversation, I discovered how her whole family is connected somehow to the Aerospace industry. So, from a young age, she has had a big love for aircraft and traveling. Her relation to that industry, also made her feel identified with Airbus' mission, vision, and values, which she considers crucial to be happy at your job. Plus we also discussed a variety of other topics and her experience as a The Nova 111 List winner. I hope you enjoy this episode and find as many learnings as I did. 

On this episode of Women Leaders -a podcast series by Nova- I met Giulia Voza, current Strategic Account Manager at Amazon Advertising and one of the first Italian Nova Members. The first impression that I had of Giulia is that she has a very bright and inviting smile, and let me tell you, through our conversation I could definitely sense her positivity and great energy. Giulia might be one of the youngest guests I have had in this program, but her professional trajectory is really impressive. She studied Applied Interlinguistic Communications at Università Degli Studi di Trieste, for which she speaks French, English, German, Russian, and of course her mother tongue Italian. After having had many international experiences, she decided to continue he education with a master’s degree in International Management from the Università di Bologna. Right after graduating, she worked at Google and then moved to her current role at Amazon. Thanks to her experience, in this episode we get to take a closer look at how the life of someone working at a tech company in an area other than engineering. 

I hope you enjoy this conversation I had with Giulia where she gives her definition of success, tips on how to learn a new language, some "must-haves" if you want to excel at a Tech company, and much more. Sit tight and let's get inspired!

On this episode of Women Leaders -a podcast series by Nova- I met Cristina Balbás Co-Founder and CEO of Escuelab. Cristina has one of the most interesting profiles I have ever seen, being the reason for my excitement to meet her. From a young age, she had a strong passion for science and story writing. She first thought she was going to combine these two by becoming a science journalist. And even though she studied a Ph D. in molecular biology and took several courses on journalism, she ended up discovering in the same lab where she was conducting her research a new calling, to bring science education to all children in a democratic way. 

In this episode, we learn the story of Escuelab, how Cristina found her true calling, and some lessons she learned by doing this. She also tells a very special and inspiring anecdote: the story of Luis (or Luisito as Cristina calls him), one of the success cases from her work. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode that reminds us that even though we might have a set plan for our future, sometimes life gives us other opportunities that you must grasp. 

On this episode of Women Leaders - a podcast series by Nova -  I had a conversation with Annette Herrera, Nova Member from our global network. Annette is a lawyer from El Salvador who can practice law in two different countries, El Salvador and in the U.S. Today, she is an International Law Clerk in a U.S. firm, but before working in the U.S. she practiced law for 6 years in her home country. Annette holds LLM in Corporate Finance, Security Regulation, Financial Institutions at Cornell University and a Master in Banking and Capital Markets from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. I hope you enjoy this episode in which I discover the role of a lawyer and speak with someone who has the best of both worlds: many years of experience and is also a fresh graduate.

On this episode of Women Leaders - a podcast series by Nova - I had a conversation with Virginia Stagni, Business Development Manager at Financial Times, CEO of Good Saints, and Forbes Under 30 Italy. Within many laughs, I got to know her views on the world, especially when it comes to creating a good combination of skills and knowledge that can lead you to excel professionally or academically. 

Within the many topics we talked about, I also got to ask her about her own company, Good Saints (https://goodsaintslondon.com/), and about her new book that will be published soon. And again, how she is combining her full-time job, her entrepreneurship, and life as an author. 

I consider that from now on, I have a new mantra, the way she defines success gave me a lot to think about, and I hope it makes you reflect too.