PERSPECTIVES

In this episode, I sit down with Esther Kuhnen, Coach & Organizational Developer and someone who has been part of brafe.space since its earliest days. Our conversation dives into the power of safe-enough spaces, the courage it takes to face transitions, and the unseen dynamics shaping our relationships—whether in personal growth, leadership, or the founder-investor space. We also explore how fear shapes our decisions, why people often hold on to structures that no longer serve them, and how the quiet, subtle ripples of inner work extend far beyond the individual.

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Carla Maria de Souza is a social entrepreneur, mother, friend and an inspiring force of a woman. As the founder of Project Tres, she contributes to a decolonized approach on humanitarian aid supporting women in Kenya and India building independent lives and free themselves from severe domestic violence. Carla has joined the community 2 years ago and shares her perspective of being a social entrepreneur from the global south operating from Germany. In the podcast she speaks about her (entrepreneurial) journey, the importance of being seen and recognized authentically and how the brafe.space community contributed to her development. We talk...

Lisa Jaspers does not fit in a particular box. She is an activist, an author, a social entrepreneur and founder of folkdays, a mother, a friend and a deep, complex and loving human being. Lisa has been part of brafe.space since its early beginnings and shapes this space massively in her role as a Board Member. In our conversation we dive deep into the fabric of our community and how we experience it being different to other communities we are in. We explore the crucial role of hope and connection in particular. At the end, Lisa shares how brafe.space has...

Rolf Schrömgens is a father, a friend, a founder of trivago, an investor, and a co-initiator of brafe.space. We are kicking off this podcast with his perspective on the beginnings of brafe.space, the impact of inner work on himself, entrepreneurship and leadership, the power of diverse perspectives, and why brafe.space is so dedicated to creating more space for people to evolve.