Humans of Telecom

Episode 49: Wida Schmidt, Co-Founder at Carrier Community

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"I always dreamed of starting something of my own. What I manage today is a true extension of my passion!" says Wida Schmidt, Co-Founder of Carrier Community, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Revenue Officer (Enterprise) at GMS.

In this captivating episode, Wida shares her journey from being born in Afghanistan and raised in Russia to settling in the vibrant city of Berlin, Germany today. Wida began her telecom career as a customer service representative in Frankfurt, Germany and has since had an intriguing career path that led to partnering with Andreas Hipp in London and forming a highly active event and media house, managing a community platform of over 9,000 telco members!

Beyond her professional life, Wida has some surprising interests which include grooving to Indian Bollywood music, speaking over five languages, and having a passion for sports, cooking, and gardening. Despite her jet-setting lifestyle, which comes with the territory, Wida has many interesting travel stories to share with our listeners!