Joy Medos
Co-President, PWN Vienna

Joy Medos is an established International Executive Coach, specialised in Leadership Development. She is an explorer at heart and leadership is her passion. She currently also serves as a Supervisory Board Member for Gabor Shoes AG in Germany. Her background includes more than 15 years of international and corporate experience in the Oil&Gas industry, leading international, multicultural and complex teams, projects and organisations in various European countries. At 32, she became the youngest ever CEO at the company she was then working for. Originally from Slovenia, she is no stranger to the challenges of living and working as an expat, having lived in different countries around Europe and travelled the world extensively. Joy is fluent in 8 languages.

She believes that successful leaders are men and women who know who they are and what they stand for, and who truly inspire people to achieve extraordinary results. Her credo is: Lead with authenticity, courage and from the heart! The capability of blending emotions with hard business facts, challenge with empathy and humour, makes her a perfect sparring partner.