catrinel

catrinel

I am an enthusiastic and proactive co-founder of Fotocolaj, a start-up that makes memories easy, allowing you to design them online, using your pictures. We print and deliver your personalized products (photo albums, calendars, canvases) with joy and special care.

My previous working experience is 6 years in multinational companies, working in financial audit and restructuring advisory for Ernst&Young and KPMG, in Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest and throughout Romania. I have a bachelor degree in accounting and computer-science.

This was up to the moment I realized that although I got specialized in finance and different industries businesses understanding, I did want to do something more meaningful, therefore I joined voluntarily one team of Cluj Donors Circle (part of The Founding Network) where I try to give a different perspective to Charity: we plan to organize this Autumn an event where to promote and raise money to start social economy ideas. This was we want also to raise awareness and show successful stories with charities that are self sustaining and

Throughout my studies and career and everyday life I am very curious and enthusiastic to know about what people do and I love when I can put them in contact and future collaborations arise.

I am very interested in the start-up and entrepreneurial environment in Romania, where I noticed that social entrepreneurship needs more visibility. I believe that the focus on how tech could help and tech specialist could make it easier if they would be involved in collaborative spaces with NGOs representatives. I want to find ways to put them work together for projects with a positive impact in their community.