Lisa 
Schator

How do you like to spend your free time? 

With lots of fashion and traveling. I'm the one who comes to the office in a sequined skirt, buys far too many pairs of new shoes at the bazaar in Marrakech, or flies to Cairo for a long weekend because I imagine I want to ride a camel in front of the pyramids. Last year I went camping in the Okavango Delta, stargazing in the Kalahari and rang in the New Year on a boat in Rome, this year it will probably be sunbathing in Zanzibar or a desert safari in Oman. Although Uzbekistan would also be cool ...

What has been your best experience at work recently?

At last year's company outing, I was carried across the hotel grounds to the swimming lake on a lounger by my lovely colleagues because I didn't want to come with them but they really wanted me there. I now know how Cleopatra must have felt.

What motivates you to come to work every day?

I look forward to seeing my colleagues every day, whether remotely or in person. What's more, we have a mega cool office in Vienna, together with the other sister companies, so you always have someone to chat with during a coffee break or over lunch. Apart from that, we always have a lot of fun as a team - anyone who knows our CEO Bernhard will be able to confirm that. But I also like the fact that no two days are the same, so there's hardly any danger of falling into a rut. There are always new projects, ideas or problems, but I prefer it that way rather than doing the same few tasks every day.

What skills do you think are particularly important in your working environment?

Since I work in sales, in addition to the usual sales skills, it's mainly dealing with people. Of course, theory is important, but at the end of the day it's a people business and if you're not likeable to your counterpart, even the best sales framework won't help. I'm also in close contact with our partner, from go-to-market planning to commission discussions and any customer problems. Without structure and a certain, in my case relatively high level of organization, you would quickly reach your limits in terms of resources.

And what you must never forget - teamwork. Always. I would say that this works really well for us. I know that I can always rely on my colleagues.