Saara Särmä is a feminist, activist, artist and researcher and she has a doctorate of social sciences.
Särmä is the founder and director of the feminist think tank Hattu.
She has become known in Finland and around the world from the "Congrats, you have an all male panel!" Tumblr page, where more than 2000 pictures of male panels have been published.
Särmä has worked as a researcher at the Finnish National Defence University and the University of Tampere.
Saara Särmä, yhteiskuntatieteiden tohtori
Saara Särmä...
Introducing Crush Event Speaker
Fadumo Ali is the founder of healthcare staffing company Hoiwa Oy.
She is one of the top 100 influencers in healthcare in 2021 (Mediuutiset) and the Espoo Entrepreneur of the Year 2022.
The Nordic Business Forum selected her as one of the 35 most influential entrepreneurs under the age of 35 in Northern Europe. Fadumo is a nurse by profession and has worked in the health care industry since 2008. Fadumo wants to promote the diversity and inclusiveness at workplace through her own activities. Hoiwa currently employs more than 7,500 people in...
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Heli Kurjanen founded Lunette when she was 25 years old.
The company started out of necessity, because Kurjanen couldn't find a decent menstrual cup so she decided to develop one.
It turned out to be a global success.
Now Lunette menstrual cups are sold in more than a hundred countries.
Heli Kurjanen sold a majority stake of her company to Swedish Peptonic Medical for an undisclosed sum in 2020. After the acquisition, Heli continues to work at the head of Peptonic Medical's new unit as the CEO of Lunette.
Heli Kurjanen, toimitusjohtaja ja...
Introducing Crush Event Speaker
Anna Juusela is an entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience in the retail industry as a coach and consultant.
Her vision and wish is to prevent violence against women, forced marriages and empower women led her to found her startup company, We Encourage.
We Encourage uses technology to help women. The artificial intelligence-based AinoAid™ service and the chatbot AINO offer victims of domestic violence psychosocial help, long-term support and guidance around the clock, 24/7. AINO has been piloted in Finland and Tanzania, and it has...
Annaleena Hakola is the CEO and creative director of Hakola, a boardmember of Kalevala Jewelry and an advocate of bold design and color.
Annaleena represents the third generation as the head of Hakola and managed to uplift the company, which was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, to a whole new kind of glory with bold changes in direction and with a strong belief in her own vision.
Annaleena Hakola, Hakola Huonekalun luova toimitusjohtaja
Annaleena Hakola on Hakola Huonekalun luova toimitusjohtaja, Kalevala Korun hallituksen jäsen sekä rohkean muotoilun ja...
RELEX Solutions raised the largest funding in Finnish history, 500 million euros, at the beginning of 2022.
RELEX Solutions refines retail data into information that guides the supply chains of consumer products, makes them more efficient, and reduces, among other things, food waste. Anna Pyykkö sat down with Johanna Småroos, one of the three founders of RELEX.
How was such funding negotiated? What tips would Johanna give to other entrepreneurs for growth? In Johanna's opinion, how could female founders get more funding than they currently do?
Johanna Småros...
Taru Saxelin is the CEO of the marketing technology company Tumplate. The company is rare in that most of the team are women and the companies are also women. Does gender matter in Taru's opinion?
Interview with Taru Saxelin
Taru is an art director turned content marketing innovator in the multi-channel communications and B2B marketing industry. She is a world-known Roller Derby player and coach and professional athlete years have transformed her as a truly inclusive leader.
Roller Derby is a full-contact sport where you can tackle harder than in hockey. The sport is tough, but...
We are so excited to announce that the Crush Event will be hosted at Innovation Home Kamppi's Dustin Event Arena.
Innovation Home is of business home and a co-working space concept for private equity investors, companies and startups. Their goal is to create a workplace of the future, where the environment supports well-being at work, networking and renewal. Currently, Innovation Home provides a community for more than 2,000 members, and they have locations in Helsinki, Tampere, Espoo, Levi, Singapore and Santa Monica.
Innovation Home Kamppi...
Women who wear hijabs are not victims, instead, they are change-makers. How does one woman with an immigrant background manage to solve the healthcare worker shortage, pay above-average salaries to their employees, and challenge the recruiters of their biases?
Our guest, Fadumo Ali, is the founder of the healthcare staffing agency Hoiwa Ltd. She is one of the 100 influencers in the healthcare business in 2021 (Mediuutiset) and the Entrepreneur of the Year of city of Espoo in 2022. Nordic Business Forum chose her to the list of the top 35 most influential North European...
In this Talk Show, we talk with interesting guests about entrepreneurship, leadership, and feminine values, and also crush old myths.
But first, let's talk about who we are and why we became entrepreneurs.
Katja, how did you become an entrepreneur?
Katja: I’m from Finland, and I moved to the USA over twenty years ago.
And at some point I realized I was a stay-at-home mom, I had three small children and all of my work experience and education were from Finland.
I thought, I will never get a job, and I decided to start my first company.
Luckily there...
Did you know that Finland is the second most dangerous country in Europe for women?
Girls disappear from school benches when families sell them abroad for forced marriages, also in Finland. How did a documentary about an Afghan girl change the direction of Anna Juusela's life and how did she become the CEO of We Encourage, which runs the Aino AI chatbot, helping victims of domestic violence?
Our guest Anna Juusela is an entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in the retail sector as a consultant. Her vision and determination to prevent forced marriages and empower women led her to...
Talk show by Anna Pyykkö and Katja Presnal for rebel leaders coming soon.
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