our story
I have a vision:
I am sure that as part of this change, at some point employers will also ask a 35-year-old man with a wedding ring on his finger in a job interview whether he will soon be taking parental leave.
Hi, I am Ricarda, founder of MyCollective. I set up the business during my own parental leave with our third child. It seemed to be common practice to take a year's parental leave. I simply copied my colleagues and took parental leave.
​One morning, when walking with my baby and a coffee to go through the streets of Munich, I was amazed how much human capital is walking through this city at 10am! Most parents (including me) love the time with their children, but are intellectually completely underchallenged.
​Adding the business perspective to that - companies are loosing their talents during the family creation time and face increasing pressure to have more diverse tams, also in the management levels.
This is where the idea of MyCollective was born.
our mission
"We are changing the narrative of parental leave - because we believe in the power of parenting."
our team
DR. RICARDA ENGELMEIER
CEO & Founder
JOHANNA BUSS
Operations & Program Manager
FIORELLA DANKER
Coach &
Community Program Manager
KATHARINA HEUER
CRM & Executive Assistant
NINA SCHWENDEMANN
Communication
DR. JOHANNES METZLER
Trainer
DELPHINE MOUSSEAU
Trainer
FLORIAN HÖFLING
Trainer
BRITTA VON DOBSCHÃœTZ
Trainer
REBECCA ASCHENBRENNER
Trainer
CHRISTOPHER WEBER-FÜRST
Trainer
TATJANA WITTIG
Trainer
DR. SANDRA WIELAND-DORNBACH
Trainer
JOHANNES BÃœCHS
Trainer
MELANIE VON SASS
Trainer
KATJA KREMLING
Trainer
BARBARA QUENTIN
Trainer
impact is in our DNA
We built our business in the spirit of a social business, inspired by Muhammad Yunus as we thrive to solve a disequilibrium and injustice in our society with a solution that is set up as a sustainable business. We contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals - with a special focus on #5 Gender Equality.
We contribute to ESG:
We contribute to the "S" in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Framework of our partner companies.
We contribute to SDG:
There is a lot to do - so let's start with what we can do for a better world and a better society. That's why we oriented our business towards the Sustainability Goals. Find out more here
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