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Elisa Kitunen EEX Oy corporations startup Finland entrepreneur

“I adore everybody brave enough to be entrepreneurial in their work environment”, Elisa Kitunen, Country Manager at EEX Oy

With a background in innovative communication, Elisa Kitunen is an ambassador of entrepreneurship & open dialogue. She is currently Country Manager at EEX Oy – a startup that offers an entrepreneurship exchange program – a unique learning experience for corporate leaders and startup entrepreneurs. EEX Journey deploys corporate leaders and key talents to help startup entrepreneurs as advisors.

Sari Hurme-Mehtälä, CEO & Co-founder of Kide Science Oy

“Never feel embarrassed about your product. Just launch it!”, Sari Hurme-Mehtälä – CEO & Co-founder at Kide Science

A brave and courageous mother of two who never believes in the pursuit of perfection and is not afraid of failure; she is an optimistic person and continuously learns as she goes. Now Sari Hurme-Mehtälä – CEO & Co-founder of Kide Science Oy is ready to share her own story of entrepreneurship and her passion for delivering meaningful things to the world.

“If the idea sucks, I want to see how it works in real life, not just in my mind”, Lynn Cu – Founder at Aurabear

Despite growing up learning that entrepreneurship is regarded as a high-risk game, Lynn defied all preconceptions and difficulties as a young immigrant female entrepreneur to establish her entrepreneurial journey in a foreign land

“I get to do the things I love and don’t need anyone’s permission”, Leea Mattila – Founder at MindLink

With a love for animals and her sights set on being a vet, Leea Mattila swore against entrepreneurship as a child after seeing how hard her mother worked. Now she sees entrepreneurship as the perfect fit for her lifestyle, and her work as enjoyable as a hobby

Marketing and Entrepreneurship Coach at Profiant Oy:n and owner of BSG Marketing Oy, partner of Zinzino

“Believe in yourself and price correctly”, Heidi Ekholm-Talas – Influencer & Entrepreneur at BSG Marketing Oy

Inspired by a passion for performance Heidi Ekholm-Talas became an entrepreneur almost by accident, seizing the opportunities that would come her way. But leadership and the entrepreneurial mindset is something she has known since childhood. Now she is a “lifestyle entrepreneur” as it’s more than just a job.

“Being a mompreneur is not easy but it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made” – Anna Juusela, Founder & CEO of We Encourage

Can a movie change your life? This is the case for Anna after watching a documentary about forced marriage which made her so frustrated and angry that she decided she must do something about it! The only problem was, she did not know “how”. Anna thought until the age of 50, she might figure out some ways to help the girls and women. But then another event happened, which totally changed her plan!

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“I adore everybody brave enough to be entrepreneurial in their work environment”, Elisa Kitunen, Country Manager at EEX Oy

“Never feel embarrassed about your product. Just launch it!”, Sari Hurme-Mehtälä – CEO & Co-founder at Kide Science

“If the idea sucks, I want to see how it works in real life, not just in my mind”, Lynn Cu – Founder at Aurabear

“I get to do the things I love and don’t need anyone’s permission”, Leea Mattila – Founder at MindLink

“Believe in yourself and price correctly”, Heidi Ekholm-Talas – Influencer & Entrepreneur at BSG Marketing Oy

“Being a mompreneur is not easy but it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made” – Anna Juusela, Founder & CEO of We Encourage

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