From Environmental Solutions to NOVÉYA: A Personal Transformation

From impact to identity — how purpose became personal

A Quiet Shift With Purpose

Tracing the shift from industrial sales to brand creation — where purpose, experience, and aesthetics aligned to spark a new beginning.

It was not loud or dramatic — but quietly persistent. A pull towards something deeper, more aligned. This transition became less about career change — and more about living in alignment with what truly mattered.

From Environmental Solutions To Entrepreneurial Intuition

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For a long time, I worked in oil and gas related B2B sales. But deep down, I knew it didn’t reflect my true energy. It was a safe, functional choice — a steady office job with predictable routines. But it wasn’t a path my soul had consciously chosen. As my children grew older and I began to reconnect with myself, I realized that within the company I had hit a ceiling — professionally and emotionally.

Around 2017–2018, a quiet voice inside me started asking for more. That whisper led me to pursue a new kind of education — one that felt aligned with the future. I earned my master’s degree in Digital Management from Hyper Island, then added a Cambridge certificate in sustainability.

In late 2021, I made a bold move: I resigned from my position. Around the same time, I completed my degree and felt a deeper pull to explore life on my own terms. Finland, too, no longer felt like home energetically. I spent nearly a year in the UAE, reconnecting with freedom and expansion. Upon returning to Finland, I dove into self-development, immersing myself in topics like artificial intelligence, sustainability, and digital ecosystems.

Eventually, all signs pointed in one direction — that it was time to build something of my own. That’s how NOVÉYA™ began: as a personal awakening and an invitation to other women to embrace their evolution with strategy, elegance, and authenticity.

Why I Chose To Build NOVÉYA

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As I moved further away from my corporate path, I started to feel the weight of untold stories — personal and collective.

One of the moments that deeply marked me was the summer of 2018, when my grandmother was finally reunited with her younger sister Tamara after 74 years of separation. This legacy of reconnection, of healing across time and silence, planted a seed in me. At the time, I didn’t fully grasp its impact.

But as NOVÉYA was coming to life, that memory returned — now charged with new meaning. It became clear to me that my brand is not only about innovation and elegance, but also about giving voice to what was hidden. About building a future that honors the past.

NOVÉYA is my response to that calling — to create space for authenticity, for transformation, and for the beauty of soft, strategic power.

When Strategy Meets Soul

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Leaving the environmental field wasn’t about leaving impact behind — it was about taking it further.

Starting the MA in Digital Management was a bold leap. Originally, I was supposed to meet my classmates in London — but due to COVID, everything shifted online. What seemed like a limitation became a turning point. I gained the energy to leave my old job, move to the Emirates, and step into a new chapter of life.

Hyper Island promised that the program would transform our lives — and it truly did.
It instilled in me the mindset of lifelong learning and unlearning, of embracing growth without fear. The MA became the foundation for everything I’ve been building since — now layered with Inside LVMH insights and the refined nuances of the luxury industry.


For me, strategy must align with soul. There is no separation between the personal and the professional — it’s one life. One rhythm. The only compass is the heart.
“Purpose is not just what we do — it’s how we transform. With beauty, with clarity, and with intention. That’s where a new kind of elegance begins.”

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