MySeatAtTheTable – Connecting the dots between ideas, teams, and perspectives.

At Enfuce, diversity is not a seasonal message. It shapes how we lead, how we grow, and how we create lasting impact. As a female-founded and female-led company, we believe progress happens when people are trusted with influence and encouraged to use it.

Now in its third year (!), My Seat at the Table continues as a space for honest conversations and real stories. What began as a reflection for International Women’s Day has evolved into an ongoing commitment to amplifying voices and redefining leadership on our own terms.

Through this series, we spotlight the women across Enfuce who are shaping fintech, challenging expectations, and opening doors for others along the way.

In this chapter, we sit down with Marina, our Solution Marketing Director, whose role sits at the intersection of product, technology and go-to-market strategy, to talk about finding your voice at the table, translating complexity into clarity, and why the best ideas emerge when different perspectives are truly heard.

Because a seat at the table is where influence begins and real change takes shape.

Let’s start with you. What is your role at Enfuce, and what’s something about your job that might surprise people?

I’m Marina, Solution Marketing Director at Enfuce.

I think what would surprise people most is how broad and deep the job actually is. It’s not just messaging and slides. On any given day I’m translating between product, sales, tech, leadership…and all of them speaking slightly different languages.

A big part of my job is connecting dots. Making sure what we build, what we say, and what we sell actually make sense together. And that takes a lot of conversations, a lot of listening, and sometimes a lot of uncomfortable questions.

International Women’s Day has been around for over a century. What do you hope we’ll finally be celebrating one day?

If I have to be really honest, my hope is that women don’t get hurt just for being women.

It still shocks me that this is something we even have to say out loud. Safety is not a given for women. I hope one day International Women’s Day is just a celebration of talent, creativity and leadership and not resilience. Not survival.

I’d love for it to be boring. Just normal. Because equality would be normal.

Was there a moment at Enfuce when you felt your seat at the table truly mattered?

Honestly, it started even before I joined. When I was interviewing, knowing the company was founded and led by women genuinely made me excited. It gave me a sense of confidence and safety — that I would have a seat at the table. And once I joined, that feeling stayed.

And now that I’m here, I feel it everyday. It’s when I challenge something and people lean in instead of shutting it down. When I change my mind after a discussion and no one treats it as weakness. When feedback goes both ways.

I feel heard here. And because of that, I try to create the same space for others (especially other women) to speak up as well. 

In your role, what does sharing the table mean to you?

In my role, I sit between product, sales, tech, operations – a lot of smart people with different perspectives. Sharing the table means making sure those perspectives don’t just exist, but actually come together.

Because the goal isn’t to win an argument. It’s to understand our customers better and offer them better solutions.

The more voices we truly listen to, the clearer and more honest we can be with our customers. That’s when messaging makes sense. That’s when products land.

For me, a seat at the table only matters if it helps us build something that truly works for the people on the other side of it.

If you could invite three women, alive or from history, to sit at your table for one meaningful conversation, who would they be and what would you ask them?

This is such a hard question. There are so many women I admire, I guess the table would have to be huge! But if I go back to my roots, I’d choose Brazilian women.

The first seat would already be taken, actually — by one of the women in my family. In the picture below, you see me with my mom, my sister, and one of my aunts. They’re a small representation of the women in my family, but they are incredibly important to me.

They are strong, smart, and sharp, each in their own way, with powerful life stories that shaped who I am today.

Marta (the greatest football player of all time): because she’s pure discipline and talent in a pure masculine sport. I’d ask her how she handled being “the best” in a world that wasn’t built for her.

And Rita Lee (amazing singer): because she mastered the art of being unapologetically herself long before that became a slogan. I’d ask her how she protected her individuality in an industry (and a society) that constantly tries to shape women into something more acceptable. And honestly, I’d mostly want to watch her react to the rest of us.

And then I’d turn the question around and ask them:
Who are the three women you would invite? And what’s the worst advice you’re proud you ignored?

If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self on her first day in the job market, what would it be?

Be yourself earlier. Don’t spend so much energy trying to read the room and reshape yourself to match it. Especially at the beginning of your career, you think you have to earn your place by being perfectly polished or by matching everyone’s expectations. 

You don’t. The right environments will value your perspective, not your ability to blend in.

If this conversation had a soundtrack, what song would be playing in the background?

Hmm again, it’s really hard to pick just one. But I’d pick “Ovelha Negra” by Rita Lee, which means “black sheep” It’s a quiet anthem about choosing your own path, even when it doesn’t fit expectations.

It carries that calm, steady confidence of someone who knows who she is and doesn’t need permission to be it. Very aligned with “having a seat at the table” without asking for one.

Thank you, Marina, for sharing your story and perspective. It’s a reminder that equality isn’t defined by a single day, but by the everyday actions that create space, share influence and open doors for others.

Curious to hear more? Explore the rest of our My Seat at the Table series on our blog and discover the voices shaping what comes next.