Ep #35: Career Transformation: From Banking to the Frontier of Femtech & Sextech

Maaike Steinebach believes that technology can democratise the financial, physical, mental and sexual wellbeing of everyone and can help women in particular. After 25 rewarding years in financial services and tech, most recently as CEO of Visa Hong Kong & Macau, she founded FemTechFuture in 2023 to focus on advisory and impact investment in women’s sexual, financial, physical and mental wellbeing, female founders and Web3. In 2023 she joined Lindsay Davis, Founder of Femtech Association Asia, as co-CEO to help her build the first membership-based Femtech industry network and advisory in Asia Pacific. She advises several amazing start-ups (Luuna, Sextech School, Mixcare Health, Hello Nancy). This are the topics we spoke about: (01:35) Maike’s corporate career explained in 5 min. (07:42) What was the career she was dreaming about? (08:45) Planning career moves and helping other women on the way. (13:35) How to get promoted. (16:33) What to do if you are starting your career now (18:32) How to be future compatible in mid-career (22:00) Developing interest in Femtech and Sextech and leaving her corporate career. (30:54) The financial side of a career change (34:34) Leaving a corporate job and starting anew - what are the steps and pitfalls? (39:00) Top 3 pieces of advice for a successful career change LISTEN ON: Podcast site: https://changeispossible.site/ Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dHKNfkkY Apple: https://lnkd.in/dQ_Fpi5f Google: https://lnkd.in/dFz3cXpA WATCH THE PODCAST ON YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1aeNZ-2lqnp9l1VJu2FOQ FOLLOW THE HOST ON: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anifilipova Personal site: https://anifilipova.me/