Kriszta Máté
Television producer, university lecturer
Krisztina Máté works as a television producer and teaches the future generation of communication professionals at the university; she ranks 18th on Forbes' "Most Influential Women" list. Yet she considers motherhood her greatest calling — guiding and supporting her children's lives in the way they themselves most wish for. She says the goal isn't for them to be successful, but to be happy. But can they be happy without being successful? Can they be successful without being happy? Is there a connection, and does it have anything to do with a parent's intentions, or with family patterns?