YT 103 | Women After 40 – Can Love & Career Coexist? Here’s The TRUTH
In this episode of YanaTV, I sit down with Larissa Murmann, Chief Digital HR Officer at Unilever International and founder of InfinAIte Frequency. A woman who has led across continents and crises, and who still believes in leading with heart, even when the world demands armour.
We talk about the courage it takes to stay authentic when your culture tells you to conform. About standing your ground as a woman in rooms not built for you. About burnout, belonging, and the brutal honesty it takes to grow.
We talk about love and ambition, and what happens when success makes intimacy harder, not easier. About being labelled “too strong,” “too direct,” “too much,” and choosing to lead anyway.
And above all, we talk about freedom, the kind that comes not from title or power, but from knowing who you are when everything else falls away.
Table of Contents
Discussion Topics: Women After 40 – Can Love & Career Coexist?
- Intro
- What if success means losing yourself first?
- The rejection that became her lifelong fuel
- The power of solitude — and why it scares people
- The secret life of an opera-singing HR leader
- The culture clash that almost broke her career
- What no one tells women about power in the boardroom
- When patience runs out — and honesty takes over
- The line between self-doubt and self-destruction
- When empathy doesn’t come naturally — can it be learned?
- Can love and ambition ever coexist?
- The price women still pay for independence
- What happens after you’ve achieved everything?
- The moment she finally chose freedom over titles
- Blooper
Our Guest: Larissa Murmann
Larissa Murmann is the Digital Chief HR Officer of Unilever International and CEO of InfinAIte Frequency. With 15+ years in global HR across Europe, the US, Latin America, and Asia, she is known for leading rapid culture transformation, digital HR innovation, and people strategy at scale. At Unilever International—Unilever’s fastest-growing $1.3B business—she has driven a high-performance, high-care, and high-digital culture across 500+ employees worldwide.
In 2025, Larissa founded InfinAIte Frequency, where she partners with CEOs and CHROs as a Fractional Digital CHRO to help organizations become AI-ready through future-fit talent ecosystems and AI-first culture design. She is also an opera singer, certified business coach, and MIT-trained in AI for Business Strategy, currently continuing her studies at NUS in Data, Analytics, and AI leadership.