Brillantes.

From climate science to politics— Nora Ernst reflects on trust, family policy, and building a liveable future.

In this episode, Jeanne meets Nora Ernst — co-president of the Green Liberal Party in Zur…

In this episode, Jeanne meets Regula Bührer Fecker — a powerhouse of Swiss communication. Strategist, entrepreneur, board member, and author, Regula has built her career on fierce intuition, strategi…

In this episode, host Jeanne du Sartel meets Nora Kato, former Co-CEO of FREITAG and now co-founder of IPSUM ALII. Until early 2025, Nora was helping steer one of Zurich’s most iconic design companie…

“ All that I did in my career was always to enable culture.”

From directing the Solothurn Film Festival to shaping cultural policy for the Canton of Zurich, Seraina Rohrer has dedicated her career to …

In this powerful comeback episode of Brillantes, host Jeanne du Sartel welcomes Tanya Koenig, whose voice has shaped Swiss television, journalism, and live events for over a decade. As a journalist, …

After four years, Brillantes—the podcast with a French accent—returns, bolder, sharper, and more relevant than ever.

Hosted by Jeanne du Sartel, Brillantes brings powerful conversations with brilliant…

Nina Müller is the CEO of Jelmoli, Switzerland's oldest department store, and certainly one of Zurich's best-known institutions. 

The native Austrian, who defines herself as a true European, took up h…

How about this week we talk about art and culture? Because yes, the nicest news this week is the reopening of cultural venues here in Switzerland - after long weeks of closure. So for the occasion, I…

Raphaela Pichler is a photographer, artist, consultant, musician ... Certainly one of the most creative Zurich women I know. 

Her signature? natural, benevolent portraits, with plays of light, delicac…

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Hi everyone!  

This week, I choose to only publish a small message, and not the usual Brillantes interviews, and this for several reasons. 

First of all, I wanted to ta…

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Marion Roucheux est l’une des fondatrices des Louves, le média qui inspire les mamans contemporaines. 

En 2014, lorsqu’elle décide avec sa rédactrice en chef de l’époque, Marin…

Alisée de Tonnac is the Co-Founder and the CEO of Seedstars World, a global start-up competition which aim is to identify and support the most promising entrepreneurial initiatives in emerging market…

Aysha van de Paer has one mission: to empower women through investment. 

Her theory? In order to overcome the inequalities and economic vulnerability that all women may face during their lives, invest…

Nadia Damaso is one of the most popular cookbook author in Switzerland. 

At only 25, the young woman from Pontresina has already published 3 bestsellers, with a motto: “Eat better, not less”. 

The succ…

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Alors que les soldes battent leur plein, j’ai choisi de débuter 2021 en parlant de mode éthique et durable, avec la pétillante Marguerite Dorangeon.

En septembre 2019, Margueri…

This week, I have the pleasure to receive on my podcast a woman with an exceptional background. 

Sarah Springman has been rector of one of the world's best universities, ETH, since 2015. 

But that's no…

Barbara Lax had one ambition: to have a long-term positive impact on people's lives. 

Some time after the birth of her first daughter, while searching for the best childcare system, the civil engineer…

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Special Collaboration: Viollaz Giftbox x Brillantes

This week, Brillantes is receiving the support of Viollaz Giftbox. And a few weeks away from Christmas, I'm sure it can be very useful for you…

Anna Stünzi is the president of Foraus, the Swiss think tank dedicated to foreign policy and a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research... But that's not all. At barely 30, the…

With her beautiful woven baskets, colourful chairs and benches or exclusive printed clothing, the Swiss designer Kathrin Eckhardt mixes the craftsmanship of her adopted country, Ghana, with European …