Conny - Her WoW Club

My name is Conny and I am the founder of Her WoW Club and co-founder of The Healthy Startup.

With the Her WoW Club, I founded Munich's first wine club for women and organize networking events with wine tastings to make it easier for women to get started in networking and to give women and winemakers a stage to present themselves at the events.

At The Healthy Startup, we care about the mental health of startup founders to empower them and support them in building healthy companies.

Two different projects that are both very close to my heart and are fun.

What does a typical working day look like for you?

There is no such thing :-). However, I try not to start work before 10 a.m. as long as possible and then I sit down and work on my tasks and appointments that are pending.

What does women supporting women mean to you?

I try to actively support through networked thinking and action, such as establishing contacts or making recommendations. And I try to speak consciously about other women, not to gossip or judge.

What did you learn from your first startup?

It's been a few years since I founded my first company and I could write a book with all the lessons I've learned. One very important thing I've learned is that I am not my startup. I took everything very personally and was emotionally one with it. That was unhealthy and really brought down my self-esteem.

Would you like to give some advice to founders?

Take care of yourself and not just the business. Only when you are doing well can your business do well.

In your opinion, how can Germany become more startup-friendly?

Better and easier access to funding in the early stages and also for social startups.