About this episode

Daniel interviews Sophia Lafkas and Carolina Montanez about their experiences as women in traditionally male-dominated industries.

In this International Women's Day special, Daniel is catching up with Sophia Lafkas, Founder of The Perfect Recruit, and Carolina Montanez, Co-Founder of Plane 2 Sea - two leaders building nationwide transport and logistics businesses in traditionally male-dominated industries. They share the reality behind women in business: the motherhood juggle, resilience through failure, evolving family dynamics, and why strong partnerships - at home and at work - drive long-term success. Your Free CUB Subscription Subscribe to CUB for monthly invites to Australia's best business events, full access to Mark Bouris' private CUB interview, and practical lessons from leading Aussie entrepreneurs at cub.club/subscribe .

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Hakim

Guests: Sophia Lafkas, Carolina Montanez

Topics covered

• women in business
• transport and logistics
• resilience
• motherhood
• partnerships
• International Women's Day

Keywords

• women entrepreneurs
• business success
• family dynamics
• logistics
• transportation
• partnerships
• International Women's Day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Perfect Recruit, Plane 2 Sea

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