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Julia is the kind of person who facilitates 500+ hours of training and still manages to keep things interesting (hint: it's the humor and intersectional perspectives). Based in Porto Alegre, Julia has spent 10+ years proving that "inclusive hiring practices" doesn't have to be corporate speak for boring checkbox exercises.

Her academic game is strong: International Relations degree, MBA in Creative Markets and Innovation, plus a Master's in Contemporary Organizational Management she's currently crushing. But the real magic happens when she takes all that theory and turns it into programs that actually change lives.

Julia has worked with everyone from scrappy startups to massive organizations, always asking the same question: "How do we make this more human?" Her track record includes programs funded by the ILO and Brazil's Ministry of Labor, plus co-founding community responses to natural disasters because apparently saving the world is just what she does in her spare time.

Whether she's leading unconscious bias workshops or designing career development programs, Julia brings the kind of energy that makes people actually want to show up. She doesn't just talk about impact — she creates it, one meaningful connection at a time.

Coffee in hand, next world-improving project in mind — that's Julia in her natural state.

Laiza sees work as a vehicle for growth, not just a paycheck — and she's got the multidisciplinary background to prove it. Based in Salvador, Bahia, she's the strategist who blends business acumen with social impact, always asking: "How do we make sure everyone gets the opportunities they deserve?"

Her expertise spans logistics to IT, but what really sets Laiza apart is how she connects the dots between systemic barriers and real solutions. While pursuing her Master's research on why women face obstacles accessing credit (because she's that dedicated to understanding the root causes), she's simultaneously designing career paths that actually work.

At Vera, Laiza leads with creativity and clarity, turning career development from something people endure into something transformative. Whether she's mentoring entrepreneurs or strategizing for professionals navigating unequal environments, her approach is always: strategic thinking + social awareness + practical execution.

Laiza doesn't just talk about gender equity and organizational development — she researches it, designs around it, and makes it happen. Her work is powered by the radical belief that careers should be designed with intention, not left to chance.

Between her research deep-dives and bringing that signature blend of fun and effectiveness to everything she touches, Laiza is always democratizing access to opportunities.

Laura is on a mission to eliminate soul-crushing hiring processes, one myth at a time. She is the rare type of technical recruitment leader and product advisor who achieves 100% email open rates and 89% reply rates while building genuine human connections (and products!) all at once. Based in Rio de Janeiro and bossed around by three chihuahuas, she's transformed hiring from transactional chaos into something meaningful and way more efficient too.

After parachuting into recruiting from Wall Street investment sales and into Silicon Valley (working on a matchmaking platform Twitter acquired for tens of millions), Laura quickly grew frustrated with the industry's ethics. Her solution? Create her own evidence-based methodology by studying neuroscience research, DEI frameworks, and everything in between.

Some of her outstanding results include 160% team growth in under two years, and a standout 7-day turnaround from first contact to offer for a critical engineering role. Her strategic outreach has also allowed her to build a talent pool of dozens of vetted engineers while transforming employer branding—growing Glassdoor reviews from 1 to 18 (4.9/5 average) and career page impressions from zero to 8,752.

As a StandOut® certified coach, Laura also enjoys helping professionals discover their authentic strengths, so they can focus on what they do best, and have more fun while at it.