Meet our featured beauty with brains Charlotte Noel, an entrepreneur based in Belgium. Here is her story.
“I’m 28 years old, started my first company at age 25. Studied International Business Management in Toulouse (France), Barcelona and Berlin. When I was backpacking in Guatemala in 2012, I experienced the impact of Sustainable Tourism for the first time. It planted a seed in my head but it wasn’t until a rather well known Tourism company approached me to work together that I started TravelRebel. TravelRebel is the leading platform in Sustainable Tourism from Belgium.
Because I grew up in an entrepreneurial environment and was encouraged by my education to go for it, I didn’t really have the glass ceiling to chase my dreams. But I am aware so many women and girls do experience the glass ceiling. I want to encourage everyone to go after their dreams with TravelRebel. And because we have a large reach (1,6million/monthly), I try to spread the message of women empowerment on a frequent basis.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
I believe everyone that has a certain influence should take the responsibility to promote women empowerment. The projects I did were in Senegal (Education for all especially girls).
Interview with Plan International – TravelRebel’s Charlotte talks about the importance of education, gender equality, and her recent trip to Senegal
And in Kenya about women groups and helping them to be more independent:
ADVENTURE IN KENYA WITH A.S. ADVENTURE & SOLID: Part I
Here is an interview with her. 1. What are your goals in life? Have you achieved them?
My goals are to grow my entrepreneurial skills, find a good balance between a thriving career and a future family. I am able to work from anywhere at anytime. Which gives me so much freedom and I truly hope I can keep it this way.
I started my first company at age 25. Even though I always knew I wanted to start my own company, I expected to only start after 35 years old.
- What does a typical day in your life look like?
There is no typical day to be honest. Most people underestimate how intense a content creation trip or press trip is. Some trips you wake up at 5AM and go to bed at 1 or 2 AM 🙂
I sometimes only slept 1.5 hours a night as I still had to do my emails at night + beating a jetlag.
I am lucky I can work from anywhere in the world. But I wasn’t taking much holidays/days off. Now with corona, I try to take it slower some days and give my head some rest, try to go for long walks, think about where I want to go with TravelRebel.
- What does women empowerment mean to you?
Lifting up others, showing women how strong and inspiring they are, helping causes that strive for a kind and more empowered world, supporting women in business. I am using my channels and reach to spread the important message.
- Are there any memorable or special experiences which you would like to share with us?
I went to Kenya to visit several women’s groups. They welcomed me in such a heartwarming way, I will never ever forget this. You see the impact of social entrepreneurship when you get the chance to meet the real people/smiles behind a social company. The impact it has on so many families, helping women earn their own money and become more independent, sending their kids to school to get a chance for a better future.
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