Joëlle Zingraff-Wolfrath, PhD

I help women to be healthy and feel good about themselves | entrepreneur with a desire for innovation

Risch, Zug, Switzerland

About

I have been working in R&D, new business development, sales and supply chain positions in a wide variety of industries for over twenty years. But deep down, the desire to become an entrepreneur has always been present. At the end of 2022 I decided that it was time to make this project a reality. My values are: → courage → kindness → freedom My mission is to use my know-how to help women. I want to break the menopause taboo. With a team of experts, I want to develop products and tools to help women who, from the age of about 45, are going through this phase of their lives.

Experience

  • Co-CEO & Founder at The Women Circle AG
    Dec 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Our mission is to motivate and support women to lead a self-determined and healthy life. At The Women Circle, we are breaking a taboo subject - the menopause. THIS IS OUR MISSION, OUR MOVEMENT, OUR STORY.

  • Head of Operations at Innutri AG
    May 2019 - Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Based on my multi-disciplined experience, I implement systematic approach to structure operations and support this fast-growing nutraceutical company. Through the direct report to CEO, I contribute to modeling the future of Innutri AG. My tasks are: - Establishing and consolidation of all supply chain processes - Leading of production scheduling and management of subcontractors - Purchasing of raw materials such as food ingredients, vitamins and packaging - Lead of customer service and supply chain managers

  • SwissGEL AG (8 yrs 11 mos)
    • Board Member
      May 2019 - Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      As a board member I helped to developed strategy for the international expansion of the company.

    • Project Leader and Technology Manager
      Feb 2014 - Apr 2019 · 5 yrs 3 mos

      In this young and innovative company, I led different projects in the fields of plastics and biopolymers based on starch. I finalized the development of a new flow improver additive that allows to save up to 30% energy during injection molding of polyolefins. I led the sales activities worldwide directly and through distributors.

  • Sabbatical year at /
    Oct 2012 - Jan 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Quadrant Plastic Composites (7 yrs 7 mos)
    • Product manager industrial applications
      Dec 2010 - Jul 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Buisiness development of new industrial applications (Sport, Building & construction)

    • Project Manager R&D
      Jan 2005 - Dec 2010 · 6 yrs

      Development of new thermoplastic based composites for automotive as well as building and construction applications. Production scale up and follow up until stable and serial process