Martyna Malinowska the co-founder and CPO of GajiGesa, a leading financial wellness platform for the employees in Indonesia. She is also a Women World Banking Global Network member.

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👋🏼 How would you explain your job to someone outside tech?

I work on supporting the working poor in Indonesia to achieve their financial wellness.

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🧐 What's something about you or your job that would surprise us?

I wanted to become a doctor and be a practicing ballroom dancer, but things didn't go as planned. There was also a phase during my teenage years when I practiced ballroom dancing and participated in tournaments. That career path did not work out either.

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🏆 What has been the biggest highlight of your career so far?

Building GajiGesa with a positive social impact which has been recognised by the biggest impact organizations globally, such as Women World Banking and Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship.  

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🔍 What's a startup trend or space you're watching this year?‍

I am bullish on healthtech, agetech and longevity-tech. As we are seeing the global population's lifespan increasing, as well as a shift in the demographics towards the older population, many of us are asking how to not only live longer but also happily and in good health.

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💼 What advice would you give someone starting out in your industry?

Building a sustainable business which brings positive impact, requires balanced thinking, at every stage, about revenue and end users.

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‍🗣 What's one thing you can keep talking about for hours?

Predatory lending and various financially exploitative practices globally, which leave those living at the bottom of the pyramid poorer.

Another thing I like to talk about, on the opposite spectrum, is a healthy lifestyle.

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🎥 What's your favorite movie/TV show?

I will do some promotion here, there is a Polish movie currently available on Netflix - ‘Forgotten Love’, it appeals well to foreign audiences and is set in the 1920s. Highly recommend watching it!

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🍨 What's your go-to ice cream flavor?‍

Hazelnut

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FYI. We've edited this interview for clarity.