Hi Lenka, Thank you very much for taking part in our interview series with tech ladies from the Czech Republic. I find your career journey really inspiring, and I was looking forward to sharing your story with a broader audience since I heard your talk at the DevConf CZ in January 2020. I am glad we managed to find a way despite the unfortunate worldwide epidemic situation.

At the very beginning, I would like to thank you for bringing this community to life. And on that note, let me start with an obvious question. With so many existing groups for women in tech, what inspired you to found CyberMagnolia?

CyberMagnolia is a growing community of women working in the field of technology in the Czech Republic. Our goal is building connections going beyond a particular tech stack or job role, and helping bring visibility to the awesome work done by women in tech. Today I wanted to take you for a short time travel and share with you the origin story of our tech collective.

First off, thank you so much for taking the time to answer questions for CyberMagnolia. It’s fantastic to be able to chat with you - I admire how much you’ve achieved professionally, while traveling the world and trying more sports than I’ve heard of! :)

CyberMagnolia is a Women’s Tech Collective crossing boundaries of job titles and programming languages bringing together ladies living in Czech Republic. It’s a space for women working in technology joining together to share knowledge and experience, support each other and grow professionally in a friendly environment.