meet our team

Tanja Sternbauer
co-founder & head of community
Tanja is co-founder of the female factor, being mainly responsible for the community, marketing & branding.

Carol Guarrieri
head of talent
Carol is responsible for all the HR tasks, as well as making sure our clients find the best talents for their company.

Ariel Wu
content & social media lead
Ariel is here to create awesome content for our network and to ensure that our social media channels are running smoothly.

Dorijan Dlaka
talent solutions business partner
Dorijan's tasks mainly revolve around project development and strategy implementation.

Fridtjof Petersen
data analyst
Fridtjof's area is everything related to data analysis and research-based practice.

Kathryn Rothwell
editor
Kathryn is the editor for our magazine "the lead", collecting inspiring stories.

Mahdis Gharaei
co-founder & head of partnerships
As a co-founder of the female factor, Mahdis is responsible for partnerships and business development.

Maryna Kovalyova
community lead
Maryna is our member happiness officer, being the first contact point and problem solver for members.

Iris Adrowitzer
key account lead
Iris is responsible for maintaining a good relationship with our existing partners, as well as supporting the BD team.

Megi Sklepic
talent lead
Megi is busy with hiring processes and scouting for the female factor and our clients.

Veronica Sclauzero
data support
Veronica is supporting our team with all kinds of data & research.

Sandra Egger
hr coordinator
Sandra is busy with hiring processes and scouting for the female factor.

Lisa Ambros
vp business development
Lisa makes sure that our all partner organizations are happy and presented in the best light possible.

Natashia Shukla
director of marketing
Natashia is responsible for the company's marketing and communications strategies.

Louise Gelling
mentoring lead
Louise is handling all mentoring relations, being the first contact point for mentors and mentees alike.

Olena Kondratenko
project lead
Olena runs projects smoothly by managing plans, analyzing scope and conducting market research.

Kelly Marie Brazdzionis
community coordinator
Kelly makes sure that our programs and offers for the community all run smoothly.


Hi,
we are Mahdis & Tanja, the co-founders of the female factor.
Reach out to Tanja for everything related to community, mentoring, our membership & if you would like to apply for a job.
Mahdis is eager to talk to you about partnerships or if you would like to stop by in our beautiful office in Vienna to get to know us.
