fIVE Podcast: in conversation with Aimie-Sarah Carstensen, founder and CEO of the Realtainment Group (ArtNight, PlantNight, ShakeNight)

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In this episode of fIVE, we talk with Molly Johnson-Jones, Co-Founder & CEO of flexa.careers and touch upon a variety of topics- From Molly's journey to becoming a co-founder, to her key learnings in the fundraising process, to gender stereotypes, personal bias, and how they define flexible working. This episode comes at just the right time, as the shift in the labor market is happening right now, as evidenced by a wealth of data and research. This requires employers to not only offer interesting jobs, but also to find their own position on what company culture, talent and work environment they want to offer. Molly recommends employers be authentic, transparent and honest.

fIVE is your monthly university podcast on female entrepreneurship offered by SCE and HM - Munich University of Applied Sciences. Learn more about our new podcast format and enjoy the episode here or on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app.

Aimie-Sarah Carstensen never wanted to become a founder. Influenced by her parents' entrepreneurship, her goal was to join the board of a DAX-30 company. But that changed abruptly when she attended a coaching session for female executives. During her search for inspiration to start a business, she met her former co-founder David Neisinger, who told her about painting courses in the US. The idea of ArtNight was born. Since then, Aimie's mission has been to awaken creativity in people through analog offerings where people can meet other people at the same time. In 2017, the founding team was also able to prove itself in front of a large audience for the first time on the TV format "Höhle der Löwen," which Aimie sees as a good opportunity for B2C startups in particular to gain greater reach. What she particularly appreciates about founding a company is that she is constantly learning new things and can shape her team and the way they work together. Issues like female empowerment and diversity are also close to Aimie's heart. That's why she is not only committed to this in companies, but also regularly visits schools to show students different perspectives as early as possible. For the start-up process, Aimie has the following five (fIVE) tips: Listen to your intuition, stay focused, dream big, invest time in planning, and get skills like Finance & Accounting and People & Culture in-house as soon as possible. Enjoy another exciting episode of fIVE!

fIVE is your monthly university podcast about female entrepreneurship with our hostFranziska Mattner provided bySCE andHM. Learn more about ournew podcast format here and enjoy the latest episode here or onSpotify,Apple podcast oryour favorite podcast app.

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