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 s ..read more

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 ..read more

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 sh ..read more

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 e ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

On this episode of Women Leaders - a podcast series by Nova -  I met Ana Villanueva, CEO of Tiko. For a while, I wanted to know how is it the life of a young woman CEO, and I think Ana is a great example of how your different experiences can lead to doing what you really want, in her case, having her own technology startup. Ana has had experience at a law firm, working as a consultant, growing other people's startups, and founding projects. In this episode, Ana gives tells us her story of how she started not knowing what to do until she discovered what she really wanted to do, and all the ..read more

On this episode of Women Leaders - a podcast series by Nova- I had a lively conversation with Gerda Larsson, CEO of Curitas Venture and Swedish Nova member.  I would say that Gerda is definitely driving change for a better future for women, she has founded many NGOs that are in line with her passion towards gender equality, and puts her "grain of sand" praising women while working in an industry where there is a lack of them. I was able to record this episode while I was visiting my family in El Salvador and told me she has visited the country with one of her initiatives, The Case for Her ..read more

On this episode of Women Leaders -a podcast series by Nova- I had the wonderful opportunity to have a lovely conversation with Silvia Peschiera, Client Experience Leader at IBM Garage. When I e-met Silvia I was completely impressed by her positive attitude, her huge smile, and her eagerness to go the extra mile. Silvia studied Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering and thanks to a phone call after her master's dissertation (and a bit of luck) she started a journey at IBM. At her young age, she has had many roles at IBM, founded her own startup, completed studies in the USA and Italy, receiv ..read more

On this episode of Women Leaders - a podcast series by Nova -  I had a marvellous chat with Inés Bermejo Vilaplana. Inés is originally from Madrid, but has had the opportunity to live in the USA and Denmark, moreover she has visited over 50 countries! Today she is a Senior Product Manager at L'Oréal & Co-Founder at Maisha Crafts.  Inés, who is definitely a powerhouse, guided me through her teenage and university years, while illustrating how her "not knowing what to do" led her to an amazing journey in Tanzania that taught her many lessons. Inés also shared with me snippets of va ..read more