In her interview she talks about her career path and finding the braveness to believe in herself and what she is capable of. She is focussing on being bold and how important it is to stay curious during work and also in her personal life.

Annette Opalka’s career is outstanding. She started in the IBM Laboratory developing the first text mining tools which later became the Watson core fundamentals and since then achieved so many more great things and also being the Diversity Executive Sponsor for People with Diverse Abilities in DACH.

Get inspired on how she manages her role as one of the few female technical executive managers and how important it is for her to be authentic to yourself and everybody else. Get to know more about Annette’s off-work distractions and how she likes being in nature and in control of the moment.

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Andrea Martin was fascinated by numbers from the beginning of her career. Starting with being a student in Applied Mathematics all the way up of becoming a Distinguished Engineer, one of IBM’s highest technical ranks, and being the Leader of the Watson IoT Center in Munich.

In her interview she focusses on the differences of her perfectionism in her work and private life. As well as how important it is to keep talking actively about mistakes and the impact they have on the growth of a person.

Watch the interview and get inspired by her advice on how to find a fitting job by staying true to yourself.