From working at the biggest brands like Disney, Warner Bros., and PUMA, to founding her own platform and community Unmtchd, Oana Leonte is the ultimate expert on building brands with a lasting legacy.
In this episode of the Women in Brand podcast, hosts Victoria and Tami sit down with Oana to discuss her journey into brand and marketing, her personal learnings as an executive brand leader, and the challenges of balancing motherhood with a career. Oana shares her honest experiences working with iconic brands, and talks about the need for brands to create a positive lasting impact in society - and what she's doing at Unmtchd to help brand founders do just that.
Together, they also discuss the entrepreneurial future of brand careers, and why it's so important that people, especially women, are supported and empowered to take their career into their own hands if the workplace construct doesn't suit them.
Oana draws on her current brand influences, referencing GAP inc., as well as designer Zach Posen, brand marketer Jo Bird, and business entrepreneur Emma Grede.
Tami also references research released in February 2025 by Pregnant then Screwed, which you can read here: https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/74000-women-a-year-lose-their-jobs-for-getting-pregnant-or-for-taking-maternity-leave/
Find out more about Unmtched: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theunmtchd/
And save Oana's Unmtchd podcast as your next listen after this one! https://open.spotify.com/show/1TT3WIq0fUSnGSs4wVwK3Q
Thank you so much to Oana for joining us for this episode, and to our season 1 podcast partner, Next Level Recruitment, who you can get in touch with on their website: https://www.nextlevelrecruitment.co.uk/
