Alexia Hilbertidou is a New Zealand social entrepreneur and the founder of GirlBoss New Zealand,[1] a social enterprise which aims to empower women in leadership, entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering and mathematics.[2] GirlBoss has attracted 13,000 members, and has become New Zealand’s largest women’s network.[3]
Hilbertidou was born in Cyprus, and moved to New Zealand whilst still a baby.[4] She is of Greek and Samoan descent.[5]
She was educated at Albany Senior High School, Auckland. She studied digital IT and physics, and found that she was frequently the only girl in the classes. At 16, she founded GirlBoss New Zealand as a way to encourage teenage girls to participate more fully in leadership, entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, and maths. GirlBoss events have featured guest speakers such as My Food Bag founder Theresa Gattung, Green Party candidate Chloe Swarbrick, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern, and Xero's Anna Curzon.[2] Hilbertidou is a strong advocate for equity of access and for ensuring every young woman in New Zealand, regardless of their socioeconomic status, can succeed.[6]
Recognitionedit
Alexia Hilbertidou inside SOFIA
In 2016, Hilbertidou won the Young Leader Award, an award given to the most influential New Zealand woman under at the age of 25, at the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards.[3] She is an Eisenhower Youth Fellow and New Zealand's representative at the Global Teen Leader Summit.[7] She also received the AIMES Bellingham Wallace Emergent Talent Award, which enabled her to work full-time on GirlBoss.[8] In July 2017, Hilbertidou was invited by NASA to be part of the SOFIA Project and ride onboard NASA's 747 jumbo jet during an overnight exploratory mission.[9] She is the youngest person to receive such an invitation.[10] Hilbertidou is also the youngest member of the Super Diverse Women Network led by Mai Chen.[5]
In 2018 Hilbertidou received a Queen's Young Leader Award for her work founding GirlBoss.[11] In 2021, Hilbertidou was named part of the Forbes' list '30 under 30 Asia', as a featured honoree.[12]
Referencesedit
^"GirlBoss New Zealand". GirlBoss New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ abAimee Shaw (11 July 2017). "Meet Alexia Hilbertidou, the 18-year-old founder of GirlBoss and the youngest person to be involved with Nasa's Sofia mission". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^ ab. Festival for the Future. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^@AceeyShaw, Aimee Shaw Business writer, focusing on small business, NZ Herald aimee shaw@nzherald co nz (11 July 2017). "Meet Alexia Hilbertidou, the 18-year-old founder of GirlBoss and the youngest person to be involved with Nasa's Sofia mission". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 10 October 2017. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ab"Alexia Hilbertidou | Our Members | Super Diverse Women". Super Diverse Women. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^"Growth spurt for GirlBoss New Zealand". Stuff. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^"Alexia Hilbertidou". three dot dash. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^"Alexia Hilbertidou". three dot dash. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^"Alexia Hilbertidou-- NASA SOFIA Experience | U.S. Embassy & Consulate in New Zealand". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in New Zealand. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^"GirlBoss' founder is the youngest person ever chosen to go on a NASA SOFIA mission". Idealog. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^Mortimer, Jenni (28 June 2018). "The Kiwi teen who made the Queen laugh". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
^"Alexia Hilbertidou". Forbes. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
External linksedit
GirlBoss New Zealand
December 15, 2023
alexia, hilbertidou, zealand, social, entrepreneur, founder, girlboss, zealand, social, enterprise, which, aims, empower, women, leadership, entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, girlboss, attracted, members, become, zealand, largest. Alexia Hilbertidou is a New Zealand social entrepreneur and the founder of GirlBoss New Zealand 1 a social enterprise which aims to empower women in leadership entrepreneurship science technology engineering and mathematics 2 GirlBoss has attracted 13 000 members and has become New Zealand s largest women s network 3 Alexia HilbertidouAlexia Hilbertidou in July 2017Born 1999 02 10 10 February 1999 age 24 CyprusNationalityNew ZealandEducationAlbany Senior High School AucklandOccupationSocial EntrepreneurWebsitewww alexia nz Contents 1 Life 2 Recognition 3 References 4 External linksLife editHilbertidou was born in Cyprus and moved to New Zealand whilst still a baby 4 She is of Greek and Samoan descent 5 She was educated at Albany Senior High School Auckland She studied digital IT and physics and found that she was frequently the only girl in the classes At 16 she founded GirlBoss New Zealand as a way to encourage teenage girls to participate more fully in leadership entrepreneurship science technology engineering and maths GirlBoss events have featured guest speakers such as My Food Bag founder Theresa Gattung Green Party candidate Chloe Swarbrick Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and Xero s Anna Curzon 2 Hilbertidou is a strong advocate for equity of access and for ensuring every young woman in New Zealand regardless of their socioeconomic status can succeed 6 Recognition edit nbsp Alexia Hilbertidou inside SOFIAIn 2016 Hilbertidou won the Young Leader Award an award given to the most influential New Zealand woman under at the age of 25 at the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards 3 She is an Eisenhower Youth Fellow and New Zealand s representative at the Global Teen Leader Summit 7 She also received the AIMES Bellingham Wallace Emergent Talent Award which enabled her to work full time on GirlBoss 8 In July 2017 Hilbertidou was invited by NASA to be part of the SOFIA Project and ride onboard NASA s 747 jumbo jet during an overnight exploratory mission 9 She is the youngest person to receive such an invitation 10 Hilbertidou is also the youngest member of the Super Diverse Women Network led by Mai Chen 5 In 2018 Hilbertidou received a Queen s Young Leader Award for her work founding GirlBoss 11 In 2021 Hilbertidou was named part of the Forbes list 30 under 30 Asia as a featured honoree 12 References edit GirlBoss New Zealand GirlBoss New Zealand Retrieved 10 October 2017 a b Aimee Shaw 11 July 2017 Meet Alexia Hilbertidou the 18 year old founder of GirlBoss and the youngest person to be involved with Nasa s Sofia mission NZ Herald ISSN 1170 0777 Retrieved 13 September 2017 a b Alexia Hilbertidou Festival for the Future Festival for the Future Archived from the original on 13 September 2017 Retrieved 13 September 2017 AceeyShaw Aimee Shaw Business writer focusing on small business NZ Herald aimee shaw nzherald co nz 11 July 2017 Meet Alexia Hilbertidou the 18 year old founder of GirlBoss and the youngest person to be involved with Nasa s Sofia mission NZ Herald ISSN 1170 0777 Retrieved 10 October 2017 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a first has generic name help CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b Alexia Hilbertidou Our Members Super Diverse Women Super Diverse Women Retrieved 10 October 2017 Growth spurt for GirlBoss New Zealand Stuff Retrieved 10 October 2017 Alexia Hilbertidou three dot dash Retrieved 10 October 2017 Alexia Hilbertidou three dot dash Retrieved 13 September 2017 Alexia Hilbertidou NASA SOFIA Experience U S Embassy amp Consulate in New Zealand U S Embassy amp Consulate in New Zealand 30 August 2017 Retrieved 13 September 2017 GirlBoss founder is the youngest person ever chosen to go on a NASA SOFIA mission Idealog 10 July 2017 Retrieved 13 September 2017 Mortimer Jenni 28 June 2018 The Kiwi teen who made the Queen laugh NZ Herald ISSN 1170 0777 Retrieved 30 June 2018 Alexia Hilbertidou Forbes Retrieved 12 July 2021 External links editGirlBoss New Zealand Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexia Hilbertidou amp oldid 1168745427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
