Kundra — The career podcast for working parents and HR leaders tackling parental leave
The podcast explores the realities of gender at work through the voices of women, working moms, leaders, and changemakers.
What began as customer research for a B2B SaaS — by Theresa Gschwandtner, FinTech exec turned Founder — quickly revealed stories too powerful to keep private.
This is a public journey of product discovery, filled with honest conversations, practical takeaways, and proof that equality drives success.
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https://www.kundra.ai/
Kundra — The career podcast for working parents and HR leaders tackling parental leave
The podcast explores the realities of gender at work through the voices of women, working moms, leaders, and changemakers.
What began as customer research for a B2B SaaS — by Theresa Gschwandtner, FinTech exec turned Founder — quickly revealed stories too powerful to keep private.
This is a public journey of product discovery, filled with honest conversations, practical takeaways, and proof that equality drives success.
Sign up for the beta
https://www.kundra.ai/
How do you balance an ambitious international career with motherhood - and what happens when your company builds real support around you?
In this episode of the Kundra Podcast, Theresa speaks with Lalla Elasanty, Operations Development Manager at a global beauty company, whose career has taken her from Indonesia to China, the UK, France, and now Singapore.
Inside this conversation, you’ll discover:
Early Career Clarity: How setting bold career goals opened doors abroad
Supportive Systems: The role of HR, company doctors, and structured handovers in France
Female Role Models: Why seeing other mothers in leadership reshaped her ambitions
Motherhood & Leadership: How embracing imperfection built resilience and sharpened her management style
Parental Training Programs: How her company normalized struggles and created community for parents
Manager Advice: Practical ways leaders can support team members preparing for leave
Whether you’re a working parent, HR leader, or manager, Lalla’s story shows how motherhood can enrich a career - and how companies can turn parental leave into a moment of growth.
In this episode we cover:
About Kundra
Kundra is building the future of parental leave.
We believe ambition and parenthood can thrive together - and companies that embed equity into their foundations today will lead tomorrow.
This podcast is part of our journey: speaking with working parents, business leaders, and HR innovators to surface the truths of career and parenting and the tools that make it work.
We’re now opening up pilot programs for companies ready to rethink parental leave. If you’d like to see how Kundra can support your teams, email theresa@kundra.ai for a demo.
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