During the violent Balkan wars of the 1990s, millions of inhabitants were forced to flee their homes. Two of them were the contractors Azra Osmancevics and Aida Vrazalicawho were only four and five years old at the time.
They both escaped with their mothers and siblings. Finally, they ended up at the same refugee facility in Flen. None of the families spoke Swedish but managed to find each other when Azra Osmancevic’s mother heard another woman speaking Bosnian to her children.
– She passed by with me and heard that she spoke Bosnian to the children. It was Aida’s mother with Aida and her brother. So we met on that park bench at the refugee center in Flen, Azra Osmancevics has told Break it.
Azra and Aida’s families moved in together
The mothers quickly decided to stay together and the families ended up moving into the same apartment. After some time, the families were moved to a new refugee facility, but by chance ended up in the same block of houses in Karlskoga.
– I believe 100 percent in fate, says Aida Vrazalica to Breakit.
The girls have grown up to become successful entrepreneurs and talk about how childhood has shaped their careers. Aida Vrazalica, who founded A List, says that she wants to provide opportunities for others in the same situation she was in. She likes to bring in interns and employees with a foreign background who might not get the chance at other agencies.
Azra Osmancevic, who among other things started the app Justic, says that she gained a human perspective from home which also permeates her work. She looks up to leaders who balance the quality of being results-driven while being keen on building and nurturing relationships.
The entrepreneurs want to pave the way for working mothers
Both entrepreneurs now live in Stockholm with their families.
– We both want to pave the way for this type of woman who wants to work and who wants to be a mother and who wants very much, says Aida Vrazalica.
2023-08-08 15:31:57
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