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Monthly Event: FireSide Evening with our PWG Founders
March 17, 2020 6:30 pm
To celebrate this year's International Women's Day we want to hear about the achievements of our PWG founders/Honorary Members with in mind the general theme for International Women's Day this…
Our partners and sponsors
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
We’d like to recognize and thank our wonderful sponsors and partners. Together we share the success of developing the professional careers of women in the Zurich region.
What our members say
I joined PWG about a year ago and I’ve been quite active within the network despite how busy I am lately. However, I really enjoy the sense of belonging and understanding I receive every time I go to their events or workshops. I’ve had many meaningful conversations with some members, which have nothing to do with the sole purpose to hand your biz card and move on. Another thing I really like about PWG is that here I find exactly my kind of crowd: purpose-driven, dynamic, forward thinking, open-minded women, who genuinely celebrate and support each other. I am also grateful for the constant support I get from the women within the network, who have encouraged me to speak and share my expertise and journey as a mumpreneur several times. As much as I like being on the stage speaking, I enjoy being in the audience too, because every topic the network chooses for their events feels close to my heart and life at the moment. You can tell that everything they doing reflects what is going on in our lives today as modern women, biz owners, career women and mums. Including the fun events I’ve been to! I can feel this network is listening to their members and whatever they organize or do resonates deeply with the women living here, but also outside of Switzreland!
Tsitaliya Mircheva, Brand Strategist and Creative Director
Founder of Mums in Heels https://mums-in-heels.com/
Being a member of PWG opened a lot of new doors for me. I always meet very interesting women and make new connections. I still remember the first time I attended a monthly event, I came back home so energized and had so many ideas to start my project faster than expected! Attending the Think Tanks helped me as well a lot to develop my business and get constructive feedbacks from other members. I am now an active volunteer for the organization of the yearly PWG Conference and love to support the club whenever I can. I would recommend PWG to any business woman who wants to boost her current carrier or explore new opportunities.
Aurelie Litynski, Chief Happiness Officer and Founder of Happitude at work.
www.happitudeatwork.com
I’ve joined the PWG after I moved to Zürich to create my new professional network. PWG is a place where you can connect and meet women with so many different stories. You will find Corporations passionate, brave entrepreneurs, women willing to make a career change. The atmosphere is always welcoming and stimulating at the same time. I would suggest everyone to join the Club!
Giada Varvello,
www.giadavarvello.com/en/
What I really value about the PWG, and have since its creation in 1983, is this: the group may be about business, but it isn’t a business. That may sound trite yet it is also what keeps the group grounded: every woman in the PWG is welcome and can engage with anyone in the group. That is no small achievement in the world of business. It further allows and encourages individuals to express their own ideas to create events that enrich the group and themselves as they create. Short term it can be a bit unpredictable, perhaps even scary, but long term it keeps the group flexible and resilient and has so for the past 35 years. A toast to the women of the PWG!
Lisa Belser
The exchange of knowledge and experiences with other women had a strong impact on my business environment and career. PWG was decisive for me, finding more inspiration, self-confidence and capacity to succeed in my business. Women respond different to the business world !
Maria Mazza
Why join PWG? Because it is a group of amazing and motivated women that are driven to create an environment of collaboration between professional women. After each event, I leave with awareness of a new subject, having learnt a new skill or with a newly acquired curiosity to know more. This group of wonderful women inspires me to be the best version of myself. The members of the group are generous at exchanging ideas, motivation and it is an environment rich with opportunities and possibilities. I love the connections I have made along the way.
Monste Mendez
Joining PWG Zurich in 2015 has been such a great decision! I have been pleasantly surprised to find a group of women, who are so supportive and kind to one another. The group feels like family to me and I always look forward to the events. Every event is very interesting and I have learned so much through the Think Tanks and special monthly events! From creative events at Google to charity events, we always have so much fun with the group! I also really like the mix between both corporate / entrepreneurial women in the group. Personally, I have also been very lucky to have won a brand make-over from PWG that included consultancy from a wonderful brand strategist (Tsitaliya Mircheva-Petrova) and a full photoshoot with the talented photographer (Natalie von Harscher) at the Schminkbar at Modissa in Zurich! This experience was one of a kind and so much fun! I am grateful to PWG and all of its members for the many memories we have created and I cherish! I am excited to be part of such a lovely club and highly recommend other women in / around Zurich to join this fun and empowering club!
Sabine van T Hart, Founder of Puricious
https://www.puricious.com/
Our Team
"Sejam bem-vindas" from Jackie Michelleto, our Marketing & Strategy Manager from Brazil. Jackie is adept in building relationships and a shared sense of purpose on everything she engages herself into. With over 12 years of experience in International Relations and Corporate Finance, she developed her career at the Kuehne-Nagel Group implementing several cross-functional international projects. She is passionate about leading multi-cultural teams and advocating for diversity. She truly believes in PWG’s philosophy and has seen the group’s values reflected in inspiring events, so promoting it just feels natural.
"Ciao!" from Valentina Piffer, our Social Media Manager. Valentina is originally from Italy but has lived a good part of her life in Austria and Canada. In Switzerland since September 2018, she is working in communication and project management. In PWG, she has found a very positive and welcoming environment, a supportive and friendly network and a great team to work with.
"Bonjour" from Valérie Cabello-Bérard, Membership Experience Manager. Valérie is originally from Sion in Valais and has been living in Zurich for the last 6 years. She has been working in wealth management for the last 8 years and has a great eye for details and maintaining fruitful relationships. At PWG, her role is to improve even more the members’ interactions in order to create new professional opportunities. She is looking forward to meeting all of you soon.
“Tere” and "Privet" from Julia Safronova, Event Manager, from Estonia. After moving to Switzerland in 2018, she decided to get knowing Zurich through meeting its citizens and continuing advocating for gender equality. PWG serves this purpose perfectly. Julia is an EMBA graduate from Business School Lausanne with thirteen years of experience in Group Financial Management and Stakeholders Relationship Management across a variety of industries, family offices and locations, such as Tallinn, Luxembourg, Geneva, London and Boston.
PWG Ambassadors & volunteers
“Mabuhay!” from Ann Michelle, PWG Storyteller Ambassador. Ann Michelle is known to spice things up. Growing up in the beautiful islands of the Philippines, the young but seasoned HR Communications expert has been working for Givaudan, a world leading flavours and fragrance company for the past 6 years. Ann Michelle is a recipient of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women™ (FWN100) Emerging Leader award, recognizing Filipina women below age 35 who are making their mark in a leadership role.
Kelly Baader is a renowned Digital Sales and Marketing Strategist, Certified Business Coach, Mentor to emerging entrepreneurs, Keynote Speaker, Host of Christian CEO Podcast, author of an Amazon Bestseller - A Little Girl Called Grace, and the founder of The Christian CEO University. Kelly has coached and consulted purpose-driven entrepreneurs and organisation leaders over 5 continents to design profitable businesses that make impactful changes over four continents since 2008. Kelly is happily married, has two lovely children, and after traveling the globe, she and her family have now settled in Switzerland.
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If you enjoy seeing photos and videos of PWG Events, that’s all thanks to Natalie - the lady behind the camera. Full of energy, creativity and an eye for detail, Natalie is a full-time photographer and her work focuses on timeless portraits (glamor, family, business), Natural Business Portraits & Personal Branding, wedding and event photography, as well as image editing.
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Giada is a project management professional, a coach, blogger, dreamer and serial laugher, committed to support expat to live a fulfilling life everywhere. As an Expat Career & Transition Coach, her mission is to help clients to have a purpose in their transition in a new country, gently rediscover their authentic self (as opposed as to who the world thinks they should be), and, based on this new awareness, to create and deeply enjoy a life and a job on their own terms. Giada has been supporting PWG with the coordination of special and complex events, such as the Charity Auction in September 2018.
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Corporate Wellbeing Officer & Founder of REAL EASE, Elodie left her career in advertising to educate companies and demonstrate why investing in Corporate Wellbeing is key to reaching business goals while reducing turnover, stress and health-related costs. Having witnessed and overcome acute phases of stress, she knows how crucial it is for professionals to develop wellbeing and stress management skills if they want to perform and succeed at work. Her vision is to make these skills accessible to every employee worldwide, directly at their desk, when and where they need it most. Elodie has shared her expertise as a speaker in previous PWG events and keeps inspiring our community with monthly tips on stress management and well being through our social media channels.
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