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As one of the largest port operators and foreign trade logistics companies in Brazil, <a href="http://www.grupolibra.com.br/">Libra Holding SA</a> is the first group in Latin America to integrate port, road, rail and air by focusing on strategic investments in infrastructure and foreign trade. 
 
Celina Carpi's journey from director to executive vice president to board of directors of <keyword id="3358778" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Libra-Holding">Libra Holding</keyword> has been a varied and engaging journey. Beginning her career as an engineer, she worked in the financial services area of Libra and earned her MBA. Later, she progressed to shop operations and finally, logistics. 
 
 
 
 “Along the way, I also earned a law degree and was named vice president of Libra,” says Carpi, a member of <a href="http://www.ypo.org/">Young Presidents’ Organization</a> since 2007. “Finally, when the board of directors was formed, I was selected as a director. Who knows what the next chapter of my journey with Libra might be?” 
 
Libra Holding’s integration of transport was constructed as a way to find the best possible logistics solutions and build a competitive economy by building a strong value chain. 
 
“A modern, successful and responsible society can no longer address logistics from a narrow perspective,” says Carpi. “It’s no longer acceptable to provide a solution; now it is imperative to determine the best possible solution. This is critical for any society serious about developing a low carbon economy. Brazil will have amazing opportunities in the near future, but these opportunities will only be realized if we can manage several value chains.” 
 
The bulk of Libra’s sustainable innovations can be attributed to the old construction business saying, “measure twice and cut once.” 
 
“Continuously measuring the societal and economic impact of our processes and value chain is the key to real success,” says Carpi. 
 
“Understanding impact is perhaps the best way to avoid distraction and move toward a more sustainable society. In a business, clever publicity makes for good marketing but measuring social and economic impact makes for a good society; at Libra we consistently measure, respond and repeat.” 
 
Carpi’s academic career – which includes studying infrastructure in the market economy at the Kennedy School and earning a master’s degree in sustainability and environmental management at Harvard University – has always been directly integrated with her business career. 
 
“As I saw the need, or opportunity, for business growth, I would support my efforts with a greater academic understanding,” she says. “For example, as I became more and more involved with public policy, I chose to bolster my skills by studying sociology. In addition to my MBA from INSEAD, I’ve earned degrees in engineering, the law, sociology and environmental studies.” 
 
According to the World Bank, gender inequality in Brazil remains high, but there are benefits to witnessing what other business cultures around the world have created in order to learn from their mistakes. 
 
“Brazil is still shaping what the final version of gender equality will look like in our culture,” says Carpi. “We can create an environment where women are powerful – both in the boardroom and on the factory floor – but without simply becoming a female version of men. I believe that women have a unique role in society; we appreciate the totality of life, perhaps even better than men, and it’s important that as we rise in the business community, we don’t forget our full range of skills.” 
 
As a female business leader, Carpi has witnessed some marked changes in her industry, namely the evolution of what was once a completely male-dominated culture to something very different. 
 
“Just a few years ago, logistics and especially port management, allowed women one responsibility in the workplace: answering telephones,” she says. “Now when we answer the phone at the office it is as CEOs and leaders of business unions. Now we answer the phone as decision-makers not for decision-makers.” 
 When Capri joined <keyword id="852310" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="YPO">YPO</keyword> in 2007 on the recommendation of friends and business colleagues she believed she would find a unique resource for her interest in the concept of sustainable and profitable business. 
 
“During the past few years, YPO has been valuable to me at so many different levels; however, if I were to identify one single value, it’s that I have met so many, truly exceptional and outstanding business women who are now friends. I’ve built friendships and developed an exchange of experience across cultures which has been extraordinarily valuable.” 
 
To hear Capri explain it, improving the nature of all relationships – business, familial and friends – is the key to staying inspired. 
 
“I’m inspired by everything from the impact of business processes at work to the shimmer of sunlight on the water as I drink my morning coffee,” she says. “I’m inspired by my family and as a ‘Carioca’ I am constantly, and wonderfully, inspired by my city. I take inspiration wherever I find it and let it guide and push me forward every day.” 
 
(The article has been written by By Deborah Stoll, YPO) 
 
YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) is a not-for-profit, global network of young chief executives connected through the shared mission of becoming Better Leaders Through Education and Idea Exchange™. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.ypo.org/">www.ypo.org</a>.

Measure Twice and Cut Once: Celina Carpi Bridges Relationships for Success

Opportunities and barriers line the path to entrepreneurial success. Are you inadvertently an impasse along the route or are you the instigator leading the way? 
 
Better take a look at how you’re approaching the process. How willing are you to learn, listen, reach out to others and reach inward to reflect? Are you resolute? Learn from the insights of entrepreneurial women members of YPO: 
 
Go for it 
“Don’t sit around and wait for right time. Just start.”— Gen George, Founder of OneShift, Sydney, Australia 
 
“A constant seeking for undefined balance has always left me dissatisfied with the current moment, so I left that journey behind and decided to enjoy the ‘right now’ instead and do what was needed of me to get this moment done well.” — Jennifer Labit, Founder and CEO of Cotton Babies, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 
 
Keep learning 
“As I saw the need, or opportunity, for business growth, I would support my efforts with a greater academic understanding. For example, as I became more and more involved with public policy, I chose to bolster my skills by studying sociology. In addition to my MBA from INSEAD, I’ve earned degrees in engineering, the law, sociology and environmental studies.” — Celina Carpi, Member of the Board of Libra Holdings, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
 
“The most advantageous way to learn is to ‘take yourself to Harvard every week.’ During the process of negotiating the sale of my company, whenever I didn’t know something I would hire somebody and say ‘Teach me X’ and for three days I would lock myself away and focus on only that aspect of the business.” — Lizanne Falsetto, Founder of thinkThin, Santa Monica, California, USA 
 
Be self-aware 
“It is a great strength to know what I don’t know. If I find that I’m the smartest person in the room, I’m in trouble. It is so much better to be in a room with people who can teach me things.” — Joelle Goudsmit, President of Dimension-All Formworks and Scaffoldings, Philippines 
 
“I needed enough confidence that I would learn on the job. There were steep learning curves but not to overthink was a key lesson during the early years.” — Leah Busque, CEO of TaskRabbit, San Francisco, California, USA 
 
“Because I was young, I had to work harder as a managing director at 22. But being a woman in the Arab world can be turned into a positive. I think sometimes the biggest limitation for women is themselves.” — Christine Sfeir, CEO of Meeting Point and Treats Holdings, Beirut, Lebanon 
 
Be authentic 
“I founded my business and became CEO at 26. I was insecure and wanted to show people how smart and strong I was so I hid my vulnerability. I became friends with a work colleague for whom I had great respect. She shared with me that I was so much better to be friends with than to work for and I realized that if I could bring my true self to work — all my outrageous humanity — I would be more respected and successful.” — Suzanne Klahr, CEO of BUILD, Redwood City, California, USA 
 
Have resolve 
“Be independent. It doesn’t mean you live alone or that you don’t depend on anybody, it’s a mindset. I think sometimes young women are intimidated by the peer pressure. If you have something you want to pursue, it could be different from your peers or even your husband or your parents, but you have to be independent enough to pursue it.” — Monita Mo, Founder and President of Ascend Capital Partners, Beijing, China 
 
“In order to succeed and for your work not to feel like a job here is what I believe in: Follow your passion, trust your gut, and plan to reach your dream, otherwise it only remains a wish; continue to learn; and take time out for yourself every day.” — Catherine Hodgson, Joint-CEO of The Hodgson Group, Cape Town, South Africa 
 
“The key is to be really present and committed in everything you do. When you can really connect, you are the most effective in all aspects of your life.”— Ayesha Vardag, President of Vardags, London, England, UK 
 
Seek and accept input 
“One thing that can get in an entrepreneur’s way is they think they can do it all by themselves, they’re too proud, or they don’t want to seem vulnerable. If you’re looking through one lens, you’re going to be myopic.” — Patty DeDominic, CEO and Chief Catalyst of DeDominic &amp; Associates, Santa Barbara, California, USA 
 
“Getting the right people around you from the start allows you to elevate and amplify the dream that you have.” — Kimberly Rath, Chairman and Co-Founder of Talent Plus, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA 
 
(The article has been contributed by YPO. YPO is the global platform for chief executives to engage, learn and grow. YPO members harness the knowledge, influence and trust of the world’s most influential and innovative business leaders to inspire business, personal, family and community impact) 
 
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