The Kyiv Post sits down with three of the Top 30 Under 30 winners of 2019 to talk about their journey up to that point. What were their successes and failures? How it has been powering through their industries as a woman? What advice can they give to those who want to succeed?

Guests include: Viktoriya Luchka, the founder of Accessible Cinema Initiative; Iryna Shyba, the CEO of the justice reform DEJURE Foundation; and Lidiya Terpel, the CEO of Tech company Skyworker.

“If you are a young man and you make 25 mistakes in a row you can still become a successful owner of a Starbucks chain. But if you are a woman and you make 25 mistakes you are just incompetent and you should not be working in the field. I decided I don’t want to follow this narrative, I want to change it. I want to change it for myself. I deserve this and I am good enough for the CEO position.” – Iryna Shyba

Produced by Elina Kent.

The Accessible Cinema Initiative: www.facebook.com/DostupneKino/

The DEJURE Foundation: dejure.foundation/

Skyworker: skyworker.com.ua/en_GB

Video by Elina Kent