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MERRIT KRAUS, LEYLA PIEDAYESH, SISSI HARDENBERG & LUCAS KOHLMANN
In the new episode of the Viewsletter, it’s all about female leadership. We talk to Merrit Kraus, CEO of the WELT Group, Leyla Piedayesh, founder and creative director of the fashion label lala Berlin and serial entrepreneur Sissi Hardenberg about their success and their way to the top. What motivates these successful women in their careers, who are their role models and what tips can they share with us on leadership? We also take a look at the German business landscape and ask: how are companies like Henkel doing in terms of female leadership? Lucas Kohlmann, CVP Global Head of HR Strategy, Leadership, Talent Management and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion shares insights into the Group’s gender equality initiative.
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Our guests!
Merrit Kraus
At just the age of 32, she is Managing Director of the WELT Group. She was previously publishing director at WELT and WELT AM SONNTAG, and before that worked for BILD as general manager for BILD Ost and B.Z. Among other things, she was named a Top 25 newcomer in the publishing business in 2020.
Leyla Piedayesh
The founder and creative director of the fashion label lala Berlin was born in Iran and emigrated with her family to Germany in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution. She successfully founded her label lala Berlin in her new home country with a collection of knitwear pieces. Since then she has become a force in the international fashion business and is one of Berlin's most successful designers.
Sissi Hardenberg
Franziska von Hardenberg is a serial founder. In 2019, she founded her third company The SISS BLISS (formerly HOLY GOLDY), which is growing strongly without outside capital and is digitally revolutionizing the jewelry industry. She also founded the management consultancy "Franziska von Hardenberg" in early 2018. Here she advises large corporations on the path to digitalization, general change and shows ways in which employees can learn to think more entrepreneurially. She is also a frequent speaker and brand ambassador.
Lucas Kohlmann
With a 40% quota of women in management positions, Henkel is a pioneer in terms of female leadership. However, the Group has not yet reached its target, which is soon to be 50 percent. Lucas has been with Henkel since 2008. He is now CVP Global Head of HR Strategy, Leadership, Talent Management and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and drives digitalization issues.
