How do you build up a competitive start up in the world of bionics and human augmentation? And how do you do all this at times of war? Anna Believantseva, the award winning Ukrainian co-founder of innovative tech company, Esper Bionics, is on a mission to pioneering prosthetics and taking their aesthetics to a whole new level. Her bionic hand, was not only awarded with RedDot Design Award in 2022 and made it on the cover of Time Magazine in the same year, it showed Anna and her dedicated, growing team in Kiev, when used for the first time by a young woman, born with only one hand, how impactful and life changing their work is: to witness this test person experiencing life with two hands, empowers the Esper Bionics family and helps them through the ordeal of work life in a war zone.

How to have impact and purpose in life: Claudia is in Conversation with Tanvi Girotra

In SHIFT HAPPENS, host Claudia Mahler is curious about how women made it through turning points in their lives, and how they reflect back on them. SHIFT HAPPENS creates a space for women to pause for a moment and to share, to listen and to feel heard. A space where we connect and talk about life and its pivotal moments. About the highs and lows, the challenges and the joys. About what has been gained, and about how enriching change can be. Some things we hear are heavy, some are funny; they all put me in awe, as they are honest and raw testimonies of life.

Too often, women just get on with it — the everyday, the duties, the expectations. Too often, life-altering events are being swept under the rug, as the day must go on. 

This podcast is a little window into the world. I invited women from all walks of life, and various counties, countries, and continents. I am in conversation with authors, business owners, artists, life coaches, and change-makers in the areas of academia, wellness, the arts, HR, beauty.
All these women have their individual life stories, and much wisdom to share. Lots to learn from all of them.