#15 Transitions: From new immigrant to new CEO with Henrietta Podgorska

Henrietta discusses her early life in Hungary growing up in the post-Communist era, her decision at 20 years old to travel to and eventually settle in Australia and her move to Perth from the east coast. Throughout these experiences, the themes of the importance of community and finding your tribe shine through. Henrietta’s passion for helping other migrants, especially women, and for giving back to the community led her to become the youngest and first ever female President of the Hungarian Association of Western Australia, Chair of Multilingual Australia and in recent months, CEO of Umbrella, delivering home care services to seniors across Perth.

Henrietta shares her reflections from a program with Leadership WA in 2021, when she first realised she needed to become more vulnerable as a leader rather than always being so strong. This discovery has been instrumental in Henrietta’s transition as a new CEO, a steep learning curve, but a fulfilling one.

 

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To contact Henrietta:

Henrietta Podgorska | LinkedIn

 

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