From Paris with love: Why Djouher left the magical city for her internship and eventually her full-time job at ECON in Essen. What three questions she usually asks herself before deciding on a job and how she settled in Essen. Listen how Djouher further combines her Consulting knowledge with her entrepreneurial spirit to become a startup advisor, focused on African entrepreneurs. Which startup inspired her most and how does her additional involvement help her keep thinking out of the box? http://www.eon.com/econ *** Today Patricia and Greg are talking to Jo in the fifth episode of “Energize”. Jo joined ECON 15 month ago as an International. Jo heard of ECON through a friend, who spoke highly of the company, so Jo ended u applying (1:11) This is what Jo interested in energy. There had been three questions Jo asked herself and based her decision on (2:33) Why is Jo focusing on African Start-Ups? (4:15) Social entrepreneurship was part of Jos childhood – this is what she gets inspired by (5:00) From the French way of life to the Düsseldorf kind of life – how did Jo handle this transition? (7:47) To Jo ECON is family that also functions outside of work (10:32) Except for family, friends and food Jo doesn’t miss that much about France. These are her favourite things about Düsseldorf (11:33) Six projects, four countries – Jo speaks about her projects during her internship (13:16) Working with the EU Commission and keeping the Green Deal in mind – Jo has high ambitions (15:17) These are the things Jo loves about ECON (16:30) Diversity topics are a big thing for Jo. She wants to help women to shine (17:34) Why diversity is so important to Jo (19:13) Jos favourite ECON moment (20:30)