Vulnerability and authenticity go hand in hand in great leadership.

🎧 In this episode, business strategist and commercial leader Aura Botorog shares her experience moving to Denmark and how her successful career path in leadership roles intertwined with her cultural awareness journey 👉 a journey full of wisdom, carousels, compasses, and a keen eye to ignite transformational conversations.

Aura’s got 20+ years of experience in marketing with a focus on business growth strategies in companies like Mars and Kellogs. She’s a mentor and coach for young female talent in an effort to inspire and unlock a more gender-balanced leadership in business and society.

From 🇷🇴 Romania, Aura had lived abroad for about 9 years before moving to🇩🇰 Denmark 11 years ago for an exciting job position that led to her falling love with the Danish culture, now calling it her home.

Some Aura’s cultural awareness “nuggets” in this episode:

• How to cultivate curious mind
• The power of cultural self-exploration in leadership
• The key to moving forward in multicultural work environments
• And more!

00:05:00 Expatriation Carousel

00:18:00 The “anchor” to cultural connection

00:25:00 Find the North - the importance of vulnerability in your self-exploration journey

00:39:00 Moving to Denmark

00:47:00 Intercultural communication and leadership styles

01:05:00 Sense of self in multicultural work environments

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Find below the link to the book Aura mentions in this episode, and for other resources. If you’re looking for a mentor in Denmark, you can reach out to her on LinkedIn to get started!

“Together, we work on transformative mindset shifts that create long-lasting change. Through insightful conversations, we explore new perspectives, uncover hidden strengths, and cultivate empowering beliefs.”

Aura Botorog ⅼ LinkedIn

The Xenophobes’s Guide to the Danes ⅼ Book

InterNations ⅼ Website

Make a metaphor come true ⅼ Compass

🎤 Rita’s notes

🙌 Thank you to Daniela Pachecho for connecting me with Aura Botorog to invite her to share her experience on the podcast!

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