Henkel X – der erste Platz geht an Dr. Sandy Glückstein!

Henkel X – first place goes to Dr. Sandy Gluckstein!

From November 15th to 17th, the Xathon of Henkel X, Henkel's open innovation platform, took place in Berlin for the first time. Xathon is Europe's largest idea hackathon for female founders with the aim of promoting "female empowerment". At the event, 150 female talents, selected from 800 applicants, were able to further develop their entrepreneurial thinking and ideas. The Xathon is an event whose aim is to promote women in business and to strengthen their entrepreneurial skills. During the three days there were both informative and inspiring lectures as well as challenging tasks, through which the participants of the workshop could develop their potential.

At the end of the three-day workshop, six winners were chosen, who can look forward to further support for their entrepreneurial activities. The first prize went to Dr. Sandy Glückstein - the founder of Dr. Glueckstein Beautiful Skincare, which won over the jury with its presentation and its innovative “PoBeau” concept. She was able to look forward to a founder workshop from Grace - Female Accelerator and a one-week innovation boot camp at the innovation hub H-Farm, where she can further develop her ideas with a professional team.  

for dr Sandy Glückstein is the first prize she received at the end of the event, another milestone in her promising career. dr With her work and being, Sandy Glückstein proves that all doors are open to women - it only takes courage and commitment to walk through them.

"Overwhelming! I can't describe it any other way. We started in the summer and have now won the #Xathon. It is a unique opportunity to be accompanied by such exciting and experienced mentors. It was an exciting weekend and I look forward to taking the next steps together with Henkel and Grace.”

 

You can find out more about the Xathon here: https://www.grace-accelerator.de/blog/xathon