The sparks from a Berlin sheet metal welding shop once flew in the yellow brick building from the 19th century. Today there is a blonde woman sitting here at a long conference table who wants to repair capitalism using capitalist means. Mette Lykke has a mission: “I dream of a planet where no more food ends up in the trash,” she says, sounding thoughtful rather than blatant.
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The 45-year-old Dane, who has already built her second million-dollar company, is wearing jeans and a denim shirt under a dark blue wool vest at the meeting at the German headquarters of the Danish company Too Good To Go. The blonde, long hair is easily tied into a braid. Lykke answers questions in a friendly but reserved manner. She describes herself as an introverted person. She first had to learn leadership and performing in front of an audience.