international women's day Archives | Blog | EU Business School EU Blog Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:39:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Woman Trained Man – An Open Letter From EU’s Head of Academic Administration https://www.euruni.edu/blog/the-woman-trained-man/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:33:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30570 On this year’s International Women’s Day, I reflected upon the important women in my life and what I learned from them. I was fortunate to grow up in a household comprised of strong women – my grandmother, mother, and two sisters. Each of them had their individual strengths from cooking and knitting to architecture and mathematics. What they all had in common was a strong sense of their individual value and an unwavering belief that they could do and be whatever they wanted, regardless of their gender. Each of them entered fields predominantly run and controlled by men. My grandmother […]

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]]> Finding Confidence and Overcoming Fear https://www.euruni.edu/blog/finding-confidence-overcoming-fear/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 08:01:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30561 Pauliina Jamsa is the Global Senior Online Marketing Manager for Siemens. Although she addressed EU Business School students via livestream from London, she is originally from Finland. Pauliina is passionate about diversity and bringing out the best in people. She is a public speaker who has presented in 16 countries, and she is the author of an e-book called “From Anxious to Unstoppable”.  Pauliina began by sharing that she was so badly bullied as a child that she couldn’t even order in a restaurant without worrying people would laugh at her. Although she had the highest grades in school, people believed she was stupid because she didn’t have the confidence to convey her […]

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]]> Mindfulness, Leadership and Strategic Thinking With Rosa Navarro https://www.euruni.edu/blog/mindfulness-leadership-strategic-thinking/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 07:36:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30551 Mindfulness is a hot topic and it’s showing no signs of declining in popularity. Businesses worldwide are seeing the benefits that simple, mindfulness-based practices can have on their employees’ wellbeing, and the ways it can improve workplace culture. To discuss how business and individuals can benefit from mindfulness, we invited EU alumna Rosa Navarro to talk to students. Rosa graduated from EU Business School with a BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) in 1993. She is the founder of Mindfulness Barcelona, a company that offers tailored mindfulness training to corporate clients. She is also a partner of “BforB Spain”, an international […]

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]]> Meet the Women of EU Business School (III) https://www.euruni.edu/blog/women-of-eu-business-school-3/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:01:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30441 Women in Business month has provided a fantastic opportunity to learn more about our fellow female staff members at EU. We are proud to work with such an international and diverse team of women, who specialize in everything from finance and management to communication and design. We would like to celebrate their careers and share their valuable tips on life, business and being a woman! The following EU staff are part of our extensive expat community. They share what they have learned from their experiences of living abroad and reflect on the proudest moments of their international careers. Rebecca Tollefson […]

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]]> EU Alumna Riya Kalra, Co-Founder of Candyskin https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eu-alumna-riya-kalra-candyskin/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:15:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30519 Riya Kalra is from Mumbai, India. She lived in the U.K. and Spain for seven years while studying and speaks English, Hindi, some Spanish and Marathi, one of India’s local languages. Having completed her Bachelor of Business Administration at EU Business School in 2013, she returned to Mumbai to live and work. As an entrepreneur, she has very little time for hobbies, but loves to swim when she can. We spoke to Riya about her entrepreneurial journey and how her BBA has impacted her career. How did you come to found Candyskin? I’ve been working with my dad since I […]

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]]> Is Agile the Future of HR? – Fabiola Eyholzer https://www.euruni.edu/blog/agile-future-of-hr/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:08:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30463 Despite what many people think, the COVID-19 pandemic has not been responsible for the radical transformation of work that has occurred over the past several months.   Human resources (HR) departments were under significant strain well before the outbreak. COVID-19 has merely accelerated trends that were gaining pace and already disrupting the corporate space.   The future success of economies right across the globe depends on the ability of HR departments, which are responsible for finding, hiring, onboarding and training employees, to adapt to the unprecedented situation in which they find themselves. And Agile, an approach that leverages collaboration and responsiveness to […]

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]]> Why Customer Experience Is Crucial With Marta Pique https://www.euruni.edu/blog/customer-experience/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 06:57:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30488 Marta Pique drew upon her 20 years of varied business experience when she presented to EU Business School students. Her focus was the importance of customer experience. Marta began her career by working in the field of marketing, and she spent four years with multinational food corporation, Danone. She then moved to work in Renit Benckiser, her first experience working in the pharmaceutical industry. Marta spent 11 years in total working in the marketing and trade department. This led to another pharmaceutical position with Alliance Healthcare. In 2019, her career path took a new direction as she moved into customer experience for Boehringer Ingelheim.   Five Career Lessons Marta shared five lessons from […]

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]]> Meet the Women of EU Business School (II) https://www.euruni.edu/blog/women-of-eu-2/ Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:30:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30428 Women in Business month has provided a fantastic opportunity to learn more about our fellow female staff members at EU. We are proud to work with such an international and diverse team of women, who specialize in everything from finance and management to communication and design. We would like to celebrate their careers and share their valuable tips on life, business and being a woman! This week, we meet a group of experienced professionals. They explain how their goals have changed throughout their careers and share their thoughts on the importance of personal and professional support networks. Jannyrèe Góngora Head […]

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]]> Personal Branding, a Key Communication Tool With Christina Richter https://www.euruni.edu/blog/personal-branding/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:08:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30505 Christina Richter began her career in traditional public relations; however, she has recently transitioned to work as a consultant on a freelance basis. She has over 15 years of experience in communications, public relations, content strategy, social media and personal branding. Her current job title is Communications and Personal Branding Strategist.   Christine spoke to EU Business School students about the importance of developing their personal brand and how they could use LinkedIn – the best online platform for business – to do this.   What is your Personal Brand? Christina used a Jeff Bezos quote to define personal brand: “It’s what people say about you when you’re not in […]

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]]> Female-Founded Companies Solving Women’s Issues https://www.euruni.edu/blog/female-founded-companies/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:45:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30476 March 1st marked the beginning of Women’s History Month, a period of thirty-one days dedicated to celebrating the achievements of courageous, pioneering and dynamic women throughout history. Despite the array of challenges still faced by women working in the corporate world, many female entrepreneurs have launched highly successful companies. And although only thirty-seven of Fortune 500 CEOs are women – 7.4% according to figures published in 2020 – that number is expected to continue growing. In this post, we’re going to look at seven inspiring examples of female CEOs and founders that have launched companies geared specifically at helping women. […]

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