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Calling on all GirlBosses - this is the Hot Girls Code episode for you! This week, we have the always-inspiring Alexia Hilbertidou on the show, the founder and CEO of Girlboss NZ, NZ's largest network for young women. Founded by Alexia when she was just 16, Girlboss NZ is all about getting more women into STEM and empowering young women to lead and change the world. Tune in to hear Alexia share some wonderful pearls of wisdom, talk about why it's so important that we get more young women into tech, and share some of the coolest things she has experienced through her journey with Girlboss (including making the queen laugh!). Click here for Girlboss NZ's Website Follow Alexia on Instagram New episodes come out fortnightly on Wednesday morning (NZT). Follow us on Instagram, Threads & Tik Tok @hot_girls_code to keep up to date with the podcast & learn more about being a women in tech!
It's 98 days and counting until the FIFA Women's World Cup and work is underway to make sure the social and economic benefits of co-hosting the games has a lasting legacy. Government agencies have set up a 10 million dollar FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 leverage and legacy programme, which aims to raise the profile of women and girls in sport and wider society. One of those benefiting from the initiative is GirlBoss NZ's 'Make Your Move' programme. Charlotte Ryan speaks with Alexia Hilbertidou, Founder and CEO of GirlBoss NZ.
Alexia Hilbertidou is a sought-after speaker who has spoken to more than 80,000 people in corporate offices, government agencies and schools. Alexia's passion for Science Technology, Engineering, Maths leadership and entrepreneurship led her to create GirlBoss New Zealand when she was just 16 years old. GirlBoss NZ has now become a 13,500 strong network for ambitious, young New Zealand women. With over 33 Honours and Awards to her name, Alexia was named the most influential New Zealand woman under 25 at the Westpac Women of Influence Awards and the 2020 Pacific Young Entrepreneur of the Year. She was selected from over 20,000 nominations to be named a Queen's Young Leader and receive a medal for Services to the Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace from Her Majesty The Queen, the youngest Commonwealth citizen to ever receive this honour. Alexia joins us on the line to talk about Girl Boss NZ and the GirlBoss Awards and nationwide search for trailblazing young women. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alexia Hilbertidou founded GirlBoss New Zealand to empower young women in leadership and STEM fields. Just over three years later, it’s a 13,000-strong network. We sat down with Alexia to talk about her generation, what Gen Z candidates value when it comes to careers, and what this means for employers.
Alexia is the founder and CEO of GirlBoss NZ - an 11,000 strong army of young women who are determined to achieve gender equality in their lifetimes.Dismayed by the under representation of women in leadership roles Alexia founded GirlBoss when she was just 16. Encouraging young women to embrace STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), leadership and entrepreneurship, GirlBoss is now New Zealand’s largest organisation for young women. It’s members are shrugging off the statistics and preparing themselves to take their seats at the table - the boardroom table that is.At 17, Alexia was the youngest person to lead a research project at the New Zealand Treasury - and at 18 - she was selected to seek new stars and planets on the NASA SOFIA mission.She was named the most influential young leader under the age of 25 at the Westpac Women of Influence awards and recently returned from Buckingham Palace where she received the Queen’s Young Leader medal for services to the commonwealth. She is the youngest Commonwealth citizen to ever receive this honour.Alexia proves that you are never too young (or too short) to be an agitator for change
Welcome to another episode of Ground Breaking podcast.Did you know Only 4% of NZX 50 CEOs are women, that’s crazy and Alexia Hilbertidou is on mission to get more women to the boardroom table.Alexia founded GirlBoss New Zealand, an organisation that empowers the next generation of female changemakers. In just a few years, Girl Boss has over 10,500 members and programmes have been implemented in 55 schools across New Zealand, Australia and the Cook Islands.I walked away from this interview inspired and excited for the future of young New Zealanders and I hope you do to.If you enjoy this interview be sure to subscribe and share this podcast with your network. Stay awesome Eli SmitFounder & HostGround Breaking Podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Penny chats with 19 year-old Alexia Hilbertidou, founder of GirlBoss New Zealand - its mission: to close the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, Entrepreneurship and Leadership - and to empower confident, resilient, future-ready, young women to lead and change the world.
Welcome back to Ctrl Alt Delete Podcast – this is a very special one! I got to record a very special episode at the Queen’s Young Leaders Ceremony from Buckingham Palace…(and I got meet the Queen!)I was there to celebrate the Queen’s Young Leaders Award. It’s a real honour to be there for the final ever Queen’s Young Leader Award ceremony and celebrate the amazing work these young people are doing all over the Commonwealth. Collectively, they’re tackling a huge range of issues, from climate change, to mental health stigma, to gender based violence. These guys really show just how important young people are to tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems.I chatted to Siposetu Sethu Mbuli from South Africa. Siposetu is developing new ways to end the stigma of albinism in South Africa. Growing up with albinism herself, and mindful of the misconceptions that still exist around it, Siposetu co-founded Love, This Skin. I also chatted to Harry Phinda, who promotes the rights of women and girls through education. He is the co-founder of Youth for Change (YFC), which is a global youth led organisation that works in partnership with organisations and governments to tackle gender-based violence and to create positive change. You will also be inspired by Alexia Hilbertidou, who is inspiring young women in New Zealand to become leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths (also known as STEM), leadership and entrepreneurship.In the Green Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, I chatted with YouTuber Caspar Lee, Nicola Adams OBE and some more of the Queens Young Leaders themselves.The young people dedicated to changing the world received a Queen’s Young Leader Award from Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace. This year’s group of Award winners are from 38 Commonwealth countries and work across a wide range of issues and are finding solutions to global issues such as climate change, food scarcity, gender-based violence, mental health, and access to education.Now in its fourth and final year, the Programme has created a powerful network of 240 Award winners who have incredible leadership potential and passion to make the world a better place.The now complete Queen’s Young Leaders network is a lasting legacy to Her Majesty The Queen, as they connect, collaborate and continue to change lives for years to come. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
At 16 Alexia Hilbertidou looked around and saw that she was the only girl in her IT and physics class, then the next year the only young women in advanced physics.What was going on? How did women go from the forefront of coding to underrepresentation at a time when it is meant to be more accessible than ever? Well, to change the ratio you have to change the structure. So Alexia decided to take the message to young women while still choosing what subjects they would take, and so founded GirlBoss NZ, an organisation which encourages young women to embrace STEM, Entrepreneurship and higher leadership. In just 18 months, GirlBoss NZ is New Zealand’s second largest network of women with nearly 8000 members. At 18-years-old, just finished high-school, Alexia has spoken to nearly 20,000 young people, teachers and business professionals about gender equity, STEM, and the future of work. This passion for future-focussed education has seen her named a Top 30 Global Teen Leader, a Top 5 Young Leader by the Ministry of Youth Development, and the most influential New Zealand woman under the age of 25 at the 2016 Westpac Women of Influence Awards. A serial entrepreneur Alexia also was the National Winner of the Unitec Coding App Competition, at 16, receiving a $30,000 prize for KaiShare - an online food redistribution platform. …To talk changing the ratio, and her work, Alexia joins us now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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