Meet the Team: Today more about Lana, our rising marketing star

Some of you might have heard of her before: Lana Tran, the new intern, has a YouTube channel with over 190,000 followers. One of her videos even has over 15 million clicks. In this short article, you will find out what exactly the attractive teena...

Meet the Team: More about Noah, our new intern

Yes, the name may sound boring. What used to be a synonym for viability and thrive in the Flood has now become mainstream. Kind of logical, water and all. Yet, Noah is an intern in Communication & Coordination at Valeriana, anything but the Rhein ...

Getting a foothold in working life — labour integration in Winterthur

“What matters are the people!” This statement can be applied to practically any situation in life. Even more so when it comes to facilitating entry into and gaining a foothold in the labour market. The City of Winterthur supports people both with ...

Every face has a story: Meet Ubah our self-confident power woman

The morning was a bit cool, but the sunbeams made their way between the buildings and the streets of Zurich's Wipkinger neighborhood. Ubah stood in front of the Nordbrücke café, where we had arranged our meeting. She was ready for the interview ...

Superhero day - and how you can be one too

On the 28th April, the United States celebrates National Superhero Day. This peculiar holiday dates back to a group of employees of the comic book publisher Marvel, who "flew" to work in superhero capes on this day in 1995. Since then, primarily c...

5 clever tips for sustainability in your household

When leaving the room, turn off the light, turn devices completely off instead of leaving them on stand-by-mode, keep your morning shower as short as possible and dispose of your garbage properly: These tips you have probably heard many times befo...

Practice makes perfect

Does something look familiar to you? Learning something new can be difficult at the beginning… But if you really put your mind to it, you will eventually get the hang of it and the newly learned material will work like clockwork. We all feel the s...

The psychology of cleaning – why a clean home is good for our state of mind

Most of us know it too well. The laundry pile has been waiting for weeks to finally be folded and stowed away. The dust on commodes, bookshelves and wherever else it settles, piles up. The oven and the refrigerator could use a deep cleaning. In th...

In a conversation with Simona Scarpaleggia on International Women's Day

On International Women's Day, we get to know a strong woman. She is well known in the gender equality and diversity business. Her name? Simona Scarpaleggia. Simona mainly stands up for gender equality and diversity in the business context. She w...

Valeriana goes B2B with the unicorns of Unchained Commerce

We can still remember our very first busy enquiry for Valeriana as if it was yesterday. Vedran Rudelj, managing partner at Unchained Commerce, was our first business partner in crime (and partner in doing good). So, what does Unchained Commerce do...

Community workshop: empowering women at work

Last Thursday, Valeriana organised a workshop evening for our team of employees. The theme? “Empowering women at work”. Anne Marie Schulte, career coach and founder of Impact Vision, created a programme based on our theme. More specifically, the w...

Must-reads: Speaking and Being by Kübra Gümüşay

Today, we would like to talk about a book that we find absolutely indispensable when it comes to strengthening society’s sense of community. We’re talking about “Sprache und Sein” (Speaking and Being) by German-Turkish author Kübra Gümüşay. In her...