Margareta Sailer: dedicated to enhancing People, Talent, and Culture after finding her passion in automotive and tech companies like Tesla and Lilium.

Margareta Sailer (Meggy) is the founder of mondaysquares, a consultancy dedicated to enhancing People, Talent, and Culture within organisations. 

Meggy has a proven track record in building and scaling high-tech startups, having served as Senior Recruitment Manager EMEA at Tesla and as Global Recruitment Director at Lilium Aviation. In these roles, she played a crucial part in growing teams from fewer than 100 employees to hundreds and thousands in a remarkably short timeframe. Over the years, she has garnered extensive experience working with major global organizations like Blackberry and HP, witnessing firsthand how culture influences both products and teams. With over a decade of expertise in the talent and human resources sector, she has successfully partnered with scaling businesses, and nurturing startups.

In our conversation Meggy shares her idyllic upbringing in Vienna, Austria and she's open about her early struggles with school, particularly in maths and physics. 

As we discuss her experiences at Blackberry, Tesla and Lilium, Meggy emphasizes the importance of company culture and relentless learning in career success. We also talk about the importance of self-awareness, resilience, and networking. Meggy emphasizes the value of making mistakes and learning from experiences. She shares her journey from not feeling that her role at Hewlett Packard was the right fit to finding her passion in automotive and tech companies like Tesla and Lilium. She highlights the significance of early hires in shaping company culture and the challenges of recruiting good talent. 

I appreciated Meggy's transparency and the practical advice she provides, especially for young professionals, and I hope that some of her insights resonate with you.

Connect with Margareta

LinkedIn Profile
Company Website 
Email: hello@mondaysquares.com

About Andy

I'm an experienced business leader and a passionate developer of people in the automotive finance industry, internationally.

During over twenty five years, I have played a key role in developing businesses including Alphabet UK, BMW Corporate Finance UK, BMW Financial Services Singapore, BMW Financial Services New Zealand and Tesla Financial Services UK.

At the same time, I have coached individuals and delivered leadership development programmes in 17 countries across Asia, Europe and North America.

I started Aquilae in 2016 to enable “Fulfilling Performance” in the mobility industry, internationally.

Learn more about Fulfilling Performance

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LinkedIn: Andy Follows
Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk

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Episode recorded on 20 February, 2025.