Charlotte Melkert's formative years of experience in the field of recruitment are rooted in running her own recruitment agency. On a mission to ensure equal opportunities in hiring, she went on to become the co-founder and CEO of the hiring software company- Equalture.

Charlotte Melkert has been awarded several nominations and titles, among others: the Top 8 Most Talented Female Entrepreneurs of the Netherlands, Forbes 30 Under 30, Top 30 Most Inclusive Leaders NL, Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year 2022, LOEY Talent Award, Sprout 25 under 25, Sifted Top 14 European Gen Z Founders, and EY Emerging Entrepreneur of 2023 (nominee).

Her expertise in recruitment innovation and DE&I informs her engagements as a keynote speaker. You can find her TedX talk “We got to rethink the hiring process” here: https://youtu.be/rmvbnPhEmQY?si=7AzAEgRbTdx4ycSc