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From Boxing Champion to CEO: Josefien Groot's Journey to Technological Innovation and Sustainable Leadership
·52 min·4 clips
When a 40 million euro deal collapsed, Josefien restructured Qlayers to become more resilient and scalable.
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A founder story where sustainability, scaling, and parenthood all pull on the same thread.
The conversation presents Josephine Groot as a co-founder and CEO whose route from national boxing champion to scale-up builder gives Qlayers a practical, grounded edge.
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You want a founder story that starts in boxing and lands in a sustainability-minded scale-up.
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