From a Woman to a Leader Podcast

Welcome to ‘From a Woman to a Leader,’ a podcast dedicated to discussing women’s unique challenges in tech leadership and providing actionable tips to help overcome those challenges and grow your career in the tech industry.
In each episode, I will speak with successful women in tech who have navigated the industry and come out on top, sharing their stories, insights, and advice for other women looking to do the same.
Whether you’re just starting out in your tech career or a seasoned professional looking to take the next step, this podcast is for you.

For years I believed my quietness was a disadvantage, something I needed to fix. This solo episode is about the moment I realized the opposite was true, and what changed once I stopped trying to lead like everyone else.

In this episode:

– Why the thing you keep trying to hide might be your biggest advantage

– What a leadership off-site taught me about being the different voice in the room

– Why teams that all think alike can't innovate, and what that means for you

– How to speak up when you're introverted, without pretending to be someone you're not

– What to do when your perspective creates friction, instead of apologizing for it

This is my personal take on my conversation with Marina Naomi Smolyanov. If you haven't heard that one yet, go listen. She does exactly this within one of the world's largest healthcare systems.

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Your Difference Is Your Edge

Have you ever been the only one in the room? The only woman, or the quietest person at the table, while everyone around you seemed louder and more sure of themselves? And quietly wondered if that means you're not built to lead? For years I believed my quietness was a disadvantage, something I needed to fix. This solo episode is [...]

07/30/2026

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Thriving Through Crisis: Turning Uncertainty Into Opportunity with Marina Naomi Smolyanov

Have you ever been the only one in the room who sees things differently, and quietly wondered if that makes you a problem instead of an asset? If you have ever walked into a traditional, change-resistant organization as a woman and felt like you had to shrink your pace, your energy, or your ideas just to fit in, this episode [...]

07/28/2026

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How to Network When You’re Introverted and Don’t Know Anyone with Tzufit Herling

You walk into the room. You don't know anyone. So you find a spot near the wall, you look at your phone, and you wait for someone to talk to you. And usually, no one does. Tzufit Herling knows that feeling, because that used to be her. She's built communities for a living for almost a decade; she's advised founders [...]

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Why Your Successful Life Feels Empty — And How to Build One That’s Actually Yours | Leila Lahbabi

Your career looks good on paper. The salary, the title, the house. From the outside, you've made it. So why does it feel like it belongs to someone else? In this episode, Limor sits down with Leila Lahbabi, who left a prestigious strategy consulting career in France, moved back to Morocco, and built two companies and a book called Billion [...]

07/14/2026

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Stop Waiting for Someone More Qualified (Dr. Karny Ilan)

You keep waiting for someone more qualified. A mentor who has done it before, a manager who will finally say you're ready, a role model who proves it's possible. But what happens when that person doesn't exist? Dr. Karny Ilan went looking for a role model who was both a surgery resident and a startup CEO. She couldn't find a [...]

07/07/2026

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From Top Engineer to New Manager: Why No One Tells You the Rules Have Changed

You were the best engineer on the team. So they made you a manager. And then, as Megan Robinson says, no one told you the rules had changed. If you've ever felt like you're winging it as a new manager, or you're waiting for a title before you act like a leader, or you keep doing great work hoping someone [...]

06/30/2026

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“Your English Sucks, But I Like Your Energy” | Solo | My Take on flaws and gifts

”Your English sucks, but I like your energy.” A radio station manager said it to this week's guest, Lirone Glikman, when she walked in looking for a show. It sent me straight back 25 years. In this solo episode I take you to the first big tech conference I ever attended, Java One in San Francisco, where I stood at [...]

06/25/2026

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How to Build a Brand When You’re Shy and Introverted | Lirone Glikman, Author of The Super Connector’s Playbook

Lirone Glikman has built relationships across 28 countries, and she's convinced that showing up as yourself, accent and all, is your biggest unfair advantage. She's a global keynote speaker, personal branding expert, bestselling author of The Super Connector's Playbook, and founder of The Human Factor. In this episode, Lirone and I get practical about the two things most women in [...]

06/23/2026

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The Power of Not Knowing | Merav Yanai, Founder of Leap

Merav Yanai spent 30 years watching companies fail their managers, and she finally did something about it. She's an HR executive who moved to operations after an acquisition, led a major merger across US and Israeli teams, then left corporate to found Leap, an AI tool that gives mid-level managers the real-time thinking partner most of them never get: private, [...]

06/16/2026

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You’re Not Starting From Zero: a conversation about Change Careers | Or Harel

You've built something you're good at. You've put in the years. And now, part of you wants to do something new, but another part whispers, ”If I leave, I'm starting from zero.” I'll be no one. My guest this week, Or Harel, knows that feeling, and she walked through it anyway. After 13 years in the military, including a role [...]

06/09/2026

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