Turning challenges into opportunities: Cecilie’s journey through loss, motherhood and entrepreneurship

09/04/2025 57 min Episodio 1
Turning challenges into opportunities: Cecilie’s journey through loss, motherhood and entrepreneurship

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Cecilie Jakobsen is the founder and CEO of Wawa Fertility and a single mother to her son and stepdaughter. In this episode, she shares how she turned personal fertility pain into purpose and how she is building a VC-backed startup while raising a child. Cecilie shares openly about her fertility challenges, how she uses her flexibility to make running a business and family work, the crucial role of family and friend support in her life and much more. Cecilie’s honesty, grit, and creativity will leave you rethinking what’s possible for career, for motherhood, and for your life overall.

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