Raised by a strong matriarch and surrounded by dynamic free-thinking women her whole life she is committed to normalizing work-life balance, showing the joys of both family life and professional life and encouraging flexible working arrangements to fit all lifestyles. Janan shows that successful businesses and lives can also be collaborative, nurturing and ‘human’ and that there are other metrics to measuring success which differ from the traditional patriarchal corporate structure.
About the speaker
Janan Shakur-Kilcher is passionate about building community, supporting small businesses, empowering female entrepreneurship and curating cozy spaces.
Janan is also the mother of three daughters and the co-founder of Cospire, a coworking space in Lausanne, Switzerland where she is able to combine many of her passions while working alongside her husband and business partner, Lucio Kilcher.
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