Michaela Krajíčková is one of those mentees who reminds us exactly why we do what we do. She went from seven years in legal practice to managing luxury glass installations across European markets. In this mentee spotlight, she shares how joining the Femme Palette mentoring program helped her move beyond execution and into a more strategic, confident version of herself. From salary raise to a clearer sense of direction, her story is proof that sometimes you do not need to reinvent yourself. You just need the right person in your corner to help you see what was already there.
In order to stay on top of the competition in today’s job market, it is crucial to continue your pursuit to grow both personally and professionally. In June, we hosted a career conference in Berlin covering various topics on growing one’s career. One of our panels was on ‘How to boost your career and mistakes to avoid,’ with Krista Casey (Creative Director at Wayfair EU), Ashley Sigmon (Sr. Career Specialist at CareerFoundry), and Maria Margarita Gutierrez Reyes (Engineering Manager at Blinkist). We heard directly from women who has committed themselves to both personal and professional development. We put together some key-takeaways from the panel to make their insights accessible to those who were not able to join us.
Join me as we unravel common fallacies about investing, homeownership, retirement planning, debt management, and the stock market. Together, let’s wave goodbye to these misconceptions and navigate the financial landscape with confidence and clarity.
How can you turn your dreams into reality when the clock ticks the same 24 hours for everyone, and your inherent talents are already set in stone? The answer lies in the often underestimated, yet infinitely malleable, variable of motivation. Understanding and amplifying motivation is key to unlocking your full potential, especially in the realm of career development. This article delves into the dynamic world of motivation, exploring strategies to harness it despite the constraints of time and individual dispositions.
Would you like to start or grow your business by working with a mentor? Our Entrepreneurship mentors help their mentees by providing the support they need in building their businesses.With a global mentor community from different backgrounds, our mentors have different experiences to share with their mentees making every mentoring experience unique. To give you a glimpse of our diverse mentor community, we introduce to you some entrepreneurs in our mentor community.
The year of 2023 has been full of new and exciting things! We welcomed 6 new team members, and grew the team to 14 people. Our founding team also expanded by a baby of my co-founder Klara who left on maternity leave this year. I am super proud of the team for helping with the transition and stepping up into leadership roles, especially Petra, our Head of Program Operations, and Ellen, our Marketing Manager and Martina, our Tech Queen. The shoutout goes to the rest of the team as well, who were able to make all these things happen in 2023. Here are some of our achievements this year!
Arisa Khan was a Femme Palette mentee, who has finished her Mentoring program. She is a corporate trainer and learning coordinator at OSL Retail Services. In this spotlight interview, we asked Arisa about her journey towards becoming a corporate trainer, the biggest challenges she faced and lessons she learned along the way, and so much more!
Thinking of how to reward high-potential employees? Allow them to grow further in their roles and provide them with a fresh perspective of a mentor! This is exactly the approach adopted by Merkle. We spoke with their Regional Talent Manager, Eliška Horáková, about Merkle’s experience with employee mentoring and how it benefited the company.
Starting a business can be incredibly rewarding. Successful entrepreneurs experience financial freedom, set their own schedules and realize their dreams. However, getting there can lead to stress that triggers distressing symptoms. These five tips can benefit your mental health on the journey.
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