Anna de Souza Aranha
Partner and CoCEO at Quintessa, she has over 14 years of experience structuring and implementing innovative entrepreneurial solutions and systemic cross-sector coalitions focused on climate and economic development, working with companies, investors, philanthropists, and public institutions. Currently, she is primarily dedicated to science and technology for climate (DeepClimate) and water stewardship (Water Deal). She holds a degree in Business Administration from FGV and completed Stanford Ignite and DEP (Singularity University) with a focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. She works as a specialist in the sector, having been a columnist and advisor to many initiatives.
The Loneliness of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is frequently associated with autonomy and protagonism, but recent research in management points to entrepreneurial loneliness as a recurring factor that impacts mental health, decision-making, resilience, and even business abandonment. This panel proposes to shift the topic from the individual field to a systemic approach, discussing how support networks, communities of practice, and more collaborative organizational cultures can mitigate psychic risks and strengthen entrepreneurial trajectories. By recognizing loneliness as a structural phenomenon, space is opened for collective strategies that sustain innovation with well-being. Entrepreneurship, in this context, is recognizing that no sustainable trajectory is built alone.