Lada Šmolková

CEO Hornbach CZ & SK, Forbes TOP 100

TOPIC “What do I actually need to accomplish?…”

“What role have I actually taken on – mother-wife-manager, and that’s not the complete list of all my roles, and yet the day only has 24 hours… which of these roles is the main one? And how can AI help me in that? How about you? What do you do to manage everything, keep the house tidy, and not go crazy from it all… let’s talk about it.”

Bio

Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of Hornbach responsible for the companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. She obtained her economic education at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. She has been with Hornbach since 2003.

She relies on her team and believes that her team knows they can count on her. She is capable and willing to take responsibility for her decisions and their consequences. She enjoys seeking out and implementing innovations and participating in their development.

Lada is a family-oriented person, and she and her husband are raising their daughter and son (12 and 9 years old). In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, spending time with friends, reading books, and watching movies in various genres.

Is AI male or female?

Female; she finds everything and has an answer for everything…

What is AI according to AI?

Ask her…

What questions do you most frequently ask AI?

Actually, requests for help with text, for inspiration; I’m more of a cipher spy than a writer… 😉