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Entrepreneur Eve B chner: About the successful balancing act between family and work


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  1. "I could never work differently."
  2. One woman, three companies
  3. The magic word: flexibility
  4. Success principle: More effective work through free time management

"I could never work differently."

Eve Büchner is the mother of three sons and is just starting her third company. How she does it all, she reveals here.

You would like to get back to work after the birth of your child and perhaps take a completely different direction? Then do not think long. "Just do it, " advises Eve Büchner to all mothers in this situation. For the 41-year-old entrepreneur, this strategy came up. She is the mother of three children and is currently working on founding her third company .

The face of Eve Büchner is not unknown. Before moving to the business sector, the 41-year-old successfully served as a TV presenter for more than ten years. Among other things, she worked for n-tv or for the SAT.1-FLOM and FLASHLIGHT.

One woman, three companies

As early as 2007, however, Eve Büchner took a step in a completely different direction and ventured into the world of start-up companies. She launched switch.me - a platform that works as an interactive link between the Internet and television. At this time, Eve Büchner is still working as a TV presenter. But it only takes a few years before she decides to end this career for herself. Today it's clear to her: "I'll never go back to TV."

In 2011, Eve Büchner founded her next company quantumReality, which specializes in the financial support of start-ups. With the foundation of refund.me followed in 2012 her own start-up company. With refund.me, Eve Büchner is committed to the financial compensation of passengers who have to deal with cancellations or delays. What many do not know: In Europe, there is the so-called EU passenger rights regulation, which provides compensation for delays of up to 600 € per person. The success rate of Eve Büchner and her team is a respectable 98 percent. This is certainly one of the reasons why the company was honored in this year's Financial Times' Innovative Lawyers Report with the title 'Legal Industry Pioneer' ('Pioneer of the Legal Industry').

The next project is already in planning. However, Eve Büchner's latest idea 'Remote Feelings' is still in the study phase.

The first question that comes to mind most of the time when you hear about these different projects is probably: Three children and boss of almost three companies - how does this woman manage that?

The magic word: flexibility

Eve Büchner's secret of success is clearly her independence. The entrepreneur, even when she was still working as a TV presenter, was never permanently employed. This gave her the flexibility that is so urgently needed when working as a mother of three children in both Pala Alto, California, Miami, and Potsdam. But she also admits: "Sometimes, some things can still be left lying."

In such moments you should not make too many reproaches. Because, as Eve Büchner says : "Imperfection is also a strength." Also, nobody should worry too much about what other people think about him.

Eve Büchner with her youngest son Johannes (1) in Palo Alto.

Success principle: More effective work through free time management

Eve Büchner's views can be found one to one in the structures of their companies. For example, the employees of refund.me have the opportunity to arrange their working hours freely . Most people communicate via Skype or telephone. Thus, Eve Büchner wants to make it possible for mothers or women with a desire to have children to successfully reconcile their family and career. "Nowadays, the Internet makes it possible for both worlds to be reconciled."

However, the private environment is also important. The right partner also plays a key role at Eve Büchner. "I have found someone who not only supports but also shares my visions, which helps enormously." At the same time it is important that not only the professional is in the foreground. Eve Büchner: "We also preserve the romance."

More about her future plans reveals Eve Büchner on her blog. Here she also provides further insights into her life as a boss over family, household and their companies.

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