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July 16, 2024
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Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls
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Get to know the Make Space for Growth Podcast

Nova SBE Alumna Sara Vicente Barreto, Corporate Strategist, Social Entrepreneur, Writer, Mum of 2 and passionate for growth launched a Podcast series focused on getting to know successful women leaders around the world, how they run their businesses and how they manage themselves. Get inspired by their stories!

Sara Vicente Barreto has already talked to Joana Dias da Cunha, another Nova SBE Alumna; Khyati Sundaram, Jenna Stein, Kerstin Robinson, Jessica Postiglione, Catarina Gorgulho and many more. Find the videos on her youtube channel, in her blog or listen in any podcast app.

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Nova SBE Alumna, Harvard Business School Alumni, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, CEO of Um Pequeno Gesto and A Little Gesture UK. Early stage investor and mentor to growth businesses, with a focus on women-owned ones. Creator of the Make Space for Growth women-focused blog and community.
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