Austrian-born Petra Schweiger has made it her mission to make Asia plastic-straw-free. Her business Lily FLD supplies fully sustainable, biodegradable drinking straws. I met Petra when we both were invited to speak at a…
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Art Women to WatchCurating in the Digital Age – Interview with Alexandra Schantl, Head of Collections for Art after 1960 of the Cultural Department of Lower Austria
Digitalization has become more than just a “buzzword” in the art industry. It has transformed the work of artists, the curating of exhibitions and has disrupted the whole art market. Alexandra Schantl, curator, author…
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Women to WatchFrom Sales to Having an Impact – How Natalie Pringle and The New Savvy Help Our Financial Literacy
Natalie Pringle made her move not only regionally across two continents but also industry-wise. In her interview with The Pink Lookbook, Natalie shares the reasons for this drastic career change and her secret recipe…
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Women to WatchWhy Lists and Finding Partners Go Together – Interview with Author, Actress and Social Influencer Elena Murzello
I was single for most of my twenties – I did not want to just date anyone for the sake of dating, I wanted to only date the “right one”. Moving across the world…
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Until the 1960s, cherry farming was a big source of income for a lot of people in Eastern Austria. However, when the government started to heavily subsidize wine production, more and more cherry trees…
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This new video series is about all the inspiring women I meet. I ask them about their careers, their lives, what keeps them going and how they define success. In this first episode, I am…
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It had been some time since I last saw Nadine. We were sitting next to each other in Spanish class at university and later on we were classmates at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna.…
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It is funny how you just connect and “click” with some people. Even if you have not met them too often. It happened to me with Amelie Gross, an Austrian entrepreneur and head of…
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Art Women to WatchThe Business of Culture – Interview with Agnes Wiesbauer-Lenz, Managing Director of Steirischer Herbst
The Steirischer Herbst, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has become a cornerstone festival of avant-garde art in Europe. Every autumn, the city of Graz is host to a vast program of…
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Art Women to WatchThe Art of Curating and Networking – Interview with Julia Hartmann of SALOON Vienna
I am always amazed how I happen to cross paths again with people I have not seen for some time. In the most recent case it actually was 13 years. During my stay at home…
