Overview
- Tatiana Teppoeva was laid off after 14 years at Microsoft and immediately described feeling “pure happiness,” according to her Business Insider interview.
- She had a resignation letter drafted for more than a year, framing the job loss as permission to pursue entrepreneurship rather than seek another corporate role.
- Teppoeva founded One Nonverbal Ecosystem in May 2025, focusing on teaching executives nonverbal presence and communication.
- Her background includes roles at Boeing and Microsoft, progressing to senior data and applied scientist, supported by economics degrees from St. Petersburg State University and additional Harvard credentials.
- She cites her son’s construction venture as inspiration and says startup life brings highly variable days, from none to more than 16 hours of work.