Business & Technology Insights from Capgemini Capgemini

"Sometimes it’s important to take a pause and take some time off to bring your best self."

- Sophie Weersink-Thirion, Vice President and Head of Market Unit Manufacturing Life Science Tech Media Telecomms

Although Sophie finds skating fascinating, her comfort space is in her attic, where one can find her creating graffitis and oil paintings. At Capgemini, she leads the Manufacturing, Health, and Technology domain. She began her career at Philips, becoming the first woman in sales and later on, the first woman head in the sales department. One remarkable thing about Sophie is that she dislikes the word “issue”; for her, it’s always about “solutions” and exploring possibilities. She believes that a crucial quality that every leader needs to have is modesty, and she emphasizes that great achievements are never accomplished alone – it’s always about teamwork. Currently, she is taking Dutch classes at a renowned institution and believes in the importance of taking a pause and dedicating time to bring out one's best self.

About the series:

That’s How We Lead is an inspirational monthly podcast series that brings you real-life stories of some of the remarkable female role models in Capgemini Netherlands. With this series, we want to encourage women to be inspired by these stories of successes, challenges, and vulnerabilities, and also realize the possibilities that they can explore in Capgemini.

"Be yourself, be flexible, ask for help when needed, and have an opinion because that contributes to something."
-Liesbeth Bout, EVP & Managing Director, Capgemini Invent Netherlands

Liesbeth started her career journey as a Young Professional at Capgemini almost two decades ago, and has always been into business consulting. A mother of two, she has had an active student life and is very passionate about horseback riding, running, and investing time in creative hobbies with her daughter. In this episode, she talks about her love for being dynamic at work – trying out different facets of working like sales, delivery, managerial, and how she always tries to be involved in client projects. She believes that a data-driven journey should be embraced by all organizations, and that digital transformation can help treat the planet in a better way, sparking inspirations of our clients and also asking the right questions about our sustainability objectives.

About the series:

That’s How We Lead is an inspirational monthly podcast series that brings you real-life stories of some of the remarkable female role models in Capgemini Netherlands. With this series, we want to encourage women to be inspired by these stories of successes, challenges, and vulnerabilities, and also realize the possibilities that they can explore in Capgemini.

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“I believe that you can learn and get inspired from everyone, whether it is within your office, personal space, or outside. Inspiration is omnipresent provided you keep your ears, eyes and most importantly, your mind open.” – Anita Agarwal, Vice President and India Head of NL BU.

Anita started her career journey more than two decades ago and went through an extraordinary career graph—from a young girl joining the corporate sector to being the Head of a Business Unit. In this episode, Anita shares in a candid conversation with Kajri Mathur what it’s like to be in this multi-faceted role, leading the India NL BU that now has 1700 colleagues. She discusses the significance of leveraging the power of “One Team” across borders, the importance of mutual trust in achieving optimal collaborative results, the unique blend of capability, competitiveness, and scalability that our India team exhibits, and the imperative need to empower women leaders to ensure their success in the workplace.

About the series:

That’s How We Lead is an inspirational monthly podcast series that brings you real-life stories of some of the remarkable female role models in Capgemini Netherlands. With this series, we want to encourage women to be inspired by these stories of successes, challenges, and vulnerabilities, and also realize the possibilities that they can explore in Capgemini.

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“If everything goes right, go left because that’s the moment you realize your abilities to change your life.” – Annet Harmsen, Head of Application Services.

Annet joined Capgemini 25 years ago – from implementing emails for a client to being the Head of Application Services that now comprises of 2500 colleagues, she has had a spectacular career graph.

In this episode, in a candid conversation with Coco, Annet shares how she stepped out of her comfort zone to bring a difference to her career, about the ever-evolving nature of the IT world, her passion for cross-country biking, who she is as a mother of two young children, and how being the master of one’s own destiny is all about staying relevant.

Tune in now to hear her speak on the topic “Celebrating Women in Tech.”

About the series:

That’s How We Lead is an inspirational monthly podcast series that brings you real-life stories of some of the remarkable female role models in Capgemini Netherlands. With this series, we want to encourage women to be inspired by these stories of successes, challenges, and vulnerabilities, and also realize the possibilities that they can explore in Capgemini.

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“I am led by curiosity—I like to find out how people think or clients work, how the HR profession is developing, about technology, innovation, and what’s going on in an organizational culture.” – Tineke Meints, Head of HR

In this episode, Tineke takes our listeners through her inspiring career journey, tells us who she is outside of her role as a CHRO: as a mother of three young girls, how she discovered her love for talent management, how we are aiming for 30% female workforce in Capgemini, and why we need to overcome our biases to steadfast our commitment in being one of the most diverse organizations.

Tune in now to hear her speak on the topic “Equal chances, equal opportunities - the importance of diversity at the workplace”

About the series:

That’s How We Lead is an inspirational monthly podcast series that brings you real-life stories of some of the remarkable female role models in Capgemini Netherlands. With this series, we want to encourage women to be inspired by these stories of successes, challenges, and vulnerabilities, and also realize the possibilities that they can explore in Capgemini.

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“There’s not a better time to be in IT, than there’s now.”– Jeannine Peek, Managing Director, Capgemini Netherlands

In this episode, Jeannine Peek takes our listeners through her exciting career graph, shares a slice-of-life perspective on the changing world of IT, her inspirations, her role as a hockey coach, her alma-mater, and why she believes that being authentic can bring out the best version of yourself!

Tune in now to hear her speak on the topic “Female leaders in the world of Innovation”

About the series:

That’s How We Lead is an inspirational monthly podcast series that brings you real-life stories of some of the remarkable female role models in Capgemini Netherlands. With this series, we want to encourage women to be inspired by these stories of successes, challenges, and vulnerabilities, and also realize the possibilities that they can explore in Capgemini.