Eynat Guez on Building a Billion Dollar Empire and the Balance of Motherhood
Eynat Guez is the co-founder and CEO of Papaya Global, a global payroll and workforce management platform valued at $3.7 billion. Raised in Israel, she started her career in HR and technology, holding key roles in Africa and China before founding Papaya Global in 2016. Eynat champions diversity, maintaining a 50% female workforce and advocating for Israeli-Palestinian economic cooperation. She has been recognized among Forbes Israel's Power Women and Fortune’s most powerful women in startups. Eynat holds a BA in Political Science and Business Administration from the Open University of Israel.
In this episode, Ilana and Eynat will discuss:
- The hardest parts of being an entrepreneur
- The best way to deal with negative feedback
- The loneliness of the CEO role
- Eynat’s struggle to raise capital while pregnant
- Strategies for dealing with rejection
- The importance of client-centricity
- Balancing motherhood with a demanding career
- The differences between building and scaling a company
- How to stay motivated through setbacks
- The significance of humility in leadership
- The importance of a supportive network
- And other topics…
Connect with Eynat:
Eynat’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eynatguez/
Resources Mentioned:
Papaya Global: https://www.papayaglobal.com/
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