Women in Leadership: Lenka Hlinková

At HerSpace, we are proud to be part of a collective and necessary effort to be active participants in helping women advance in their social, personal and professional lives. We have designed the Women in Leadership series as a way to amplify the voices, stories and experiences of women.  Our featured women speakers have diverse backgrounds, have reached milestones in their careers,  and have made an impact in their industry and communities. We all benefit when stories of challenges and wins are shared. We offer their stories, knowledge and insights to help empower you in your own journey.

Women in Leadership is a recurring event that will feature an inspirational female leader every month. If you would like to nominate a woman in your network as a way to honor her work, please reach out so our collection can grow with our community.

*This event is free for HerSpace Members*

This event is co-produced by HerSpace, Africa Connect and Diversify

Lenka Hlinková

Lenka graduated from the University of Economics in Bratislava. During her studies, she started her own e-commerce project and co-founded the startup e-styler that gathered fashion and accessories from various European e-shops on one platform with a single check-out. Later, she worked in an international Telco company as a Project Manager and within her 14 years experience in Tech, she also worked as a Software Development Business Analyst, Team Leader and UX Designer. She lived 2 years in London working on digital projects for prestigious clients such as Audi and Westfield Shopping Centers.

Lenka is the author of the first Slovak motivational and educational book for women interested in Tech called Female Algorithm. Since 2018, she has been working with non-profit organizations motivating girls and women within Tech and in 2020 founded her own non-profit with the same aim, named after her book. With a team of 14 members, they help women to achieve their full career potential, provide consultancy in diversity and inclusion issues and teach women and girls technical skills. In 2019, she co-founded an IT company providing long-term internships to people willing to enter technology sector and became the national leader of the Lean In Initiative in Slovakia founded by Sheryl Sanberg (Facebook COO). Lenka cooperates with Google for the third year as a Google Certified Trainer for Online Security.