From a Woman to a Leader

About From a Woman to a Leader

From a Woman to a Leader is the women in tech leadership podcast — honest conversations with senior women in tech about promotions, visibility, and leading without burning out.

Publisher

Limor Bergman Gross

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Feb 2023

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

207 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Dare More, Without Becoming Someone Else - Lee Cohen

   What if daring doesn't mean becoming louder, tougher, or more like everyone else in the room? What if it starts with accepting exactly who you are? In this episode, recorded in person at the Google for Startups studio in Tel Aviv, I talk with Lee Cohen, co-founder and CEO of TextRe. Lee knew within three months of law school that she didn't want to be a lawyer, and still practiced for five years in real estate and infrastructure, often as the only woman in the room, while building her startup on the side. She shares what chasing her dream really cost her, why negotiation doesn't have to be a fight, how she's building a company with a new baby at home, and why it makes her angry that women still don't dare more. In this episode: - Why it's okay to know what you want and still take years to get there - What to do if no one is backing you financially, and why that's not an excuse - How to show strength without speaking louder, and go into negotiations looking for a win-win - Letting go of mom guilt and the myth that you have to be 100% at everything - Why daring means accepting who you are, not fitting someone else's model - How TextRe turns textile waste into recycled plastic Chapters: (00:00) Teaser and intro (01:30) Live from Google for Startups Tel Aviv (02:50) From lawyer to startup founder (05:07) Asking her father for support (06:19) The only woman in the room (08:27) Strength isn't about being loud (09:07) Negotiation is a win-win, not a fight (10:35) What if no one is backing you? (13:07) Moving home to fund the dream (14:03) Building a startup with a new baby (17:46) Mom guilt and a different kind of mom (21:33) You don't need permission (22:27) A daily practice for guilt and anxiety (23:48) Why women need to dare more (25:13) Daring is accepting who you are (26:10) Apply even without every checkbox (28:05) TextRe: textile waste into plastic (31:35) Follow your dreams About Lee Cohen: Lee is the co-founder and CEO of TextRe, a materials company that converts mixed synthetic textile waste into engineered recycled polymers for the plastics industry. Before founding TextRe she spent five years as a lawyer in real estate and infrastructure, building the company on the side until she could commit to it full time. She grew up in her father's textile factories, watching mountains of fabric go to the trash, and that memory became the spark for her company. Connect with Lee: Website: https://www.text-re.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-cohen-466b41106/ Connect with Limor: Website: https://limorbergman.com Podcast: https://limorbergman.com/podcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/limorbergman/ Substack: https://limorbergman.substack.com how to chase your dream, career change from lawyer to entrepreneur, women founders, confidence for women at work, women in male-dominated industries, negotiation for women, mom guilt, working mom founder, women in tech podcast, women in leadership

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Feeling Behind on AI? Where to Actually Start

   You’ve tried ChatGPT a few times. Maybe you asked it a question, got a decent answer, and then went back to doing things the way you always have. Meanwhile it feels like everyone around you has figured out AI, and you’re quietly wondering whether you’re already behind, or whether this just isn’t for you. In this episode I talk with Marnie Wills, a former PE teacher who built and exited her own businesses and now helps founders and teams make AI actually useful. She shares how she went from outsourcing anything technical to selling her first franchise with the help of an AI copywriting tool, two days before giving birth to her second baby. And she makes the case that using AI well is a mindset and a habit, not a technical skill. In this episode: Why treating ChatGPT like a glorified Google keeps you stuck Where to start when there are too many tools (hint: the one already in your inbox) The AI personal assistant Marnie tells everyone to set up first How to keep up with AI without drowning in TikTok tutorials The difference between chatting with AI, automation, and an agent that actually does the work for you Chapters: (00:00) Teaser and intro (01:30) From PE teacher to AI strategist (02:45) How COVID forced a crash course online (03:55) Selling a franchise with Jasper AI (04:36) Do you need to be technical for AI? (06:24) Where to start when you feel overwhelmed (08:14) Amplified intelligence, not artificial (08:55) The BlackBerry lesson about change (10:55) Why the keyboard is on its way out (11:23) Set up your AI personal assistant (14:12) Claude Code and chasing the hype (15:30) How to keep up with AI (17:20) Don’t learn AI from TikTok (19:20) My agent that tracks coaching hours (20:50) Copy use cases, not tools (21:56) Chat vs automation vs agent (23:27) Where to find Marnie About Marnie Wills: Marnie is the founder of Business With AI Strategist in London. A former PE teacher and international touch rugby athlete, she built and exited several businesses, including SportyMinis, before AI changed the way she works. Today she helps founders and teams move from random AI experiments to a few simple systems that give them time and headspace back. Connect with Marnie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marnie-wills-entrepreneur/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marnie-wills-entrepreneur/) (send her a DM and she’ll share the workshop package that fits you best) Newsletter: The AI Strategy Vault, on LinkedIn and by email Connect with Limor: Website: https://limorbergman.com (https://limorbergman.com) Podcast: https://limorbergman.com/podcast/ (https://limorbergman.com/podcast/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/limorbergman/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/limorbergman/) Substack: https://limorbergman.substack.com (https://limorbergman.substack.com) how to start using AI at work, AI for beginners, AI for non-technical professionals, how to use ChatGPT better, AI personal assistant, AI agents vs chatbots, keeping up with AI, women in tech podcast, women in leadership

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Outgrown Your Job? How to Ask for More, and Know When to Leave

   You are good at your job. People tell you so. And somewhere along the way you stopped being excited about it, but the perks are good and asking for more feels like rocking the boat, so you stay. Monica Roca-Quesada was four years into a corporate accounting role when she was told she was supposed to stay in it for ten to fifteen. She wanted more, she said so loudly, and the answer was that someone had to retire first. In this episode she talks about what she did next, and what she would tell a woman who is sitting in that same seat today. If you've ever been good at your job and still wanted more, this conversation is for you. What we get into: - How to notice what you actually enjoy in your work, by paying attention to what you reach for first in your day - The difference between "can I do this job?" and "do I enjoy it?", and why so many of us stop at the first question - What happened when she shouted it from the rooftops that she wanted more - The question to bring to your manager: "If I meet this criteria, then what?" - Why having imposter syndrome usually means you are better at this than you think - Why we don't apply for the roles that feel too big, and what "fail fast" looks like in practice - How to tell when you have stayed too long in a place where you don't fit About Monica: Monica Roca-Quesada is the founder and CEO of Agile Planners. She is a Fractional CFO and Financial Operations Strategist who helps growth-focused entrepreneurs turn financial chaos into clarity. With over 30 years of experience in finance and technology, she builds smart financial systems that deliver real-time insights, improve cash flow, and support scalable operations. Connect with Monica: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrocaquesada/ Website: https://agileplanners.com/ Book a free Right-Fit Call: https://www.agileplanners.com/right-fit Explore the 16 Drivers in Your Business: https://www.agileplanners.com/parts Connect with Limor: Website: https://limorbergman.com Podcast: https://limorbergman.com/podcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/limorbergman/ Substack: https://limorbergman.substack.com Chapters: (00:00) Cold open and intro (01:18) Starting out in corporate accounting (01:51) A rule bender, not a rule breaker (04:11) Why she left to start her own firm (05:00) The part-time plan that didn't work (07:16) Finding your thing inside corporate (08:14) You can do the job. Do you enjoy it? (09:08) Told to wait 10 to 15 years (10:11) Shouting it from the rooftops (12:26) How to tell if you can grow there (13:53) Imposter syndrome means you care (15:04) Doing the thing that scares you (16:22) Nobody can read your mind (17:01) Applying for jobs that feel too big (17:58) If you're going to fail, fail fast (19:09) Staying too long where you don't fit (19:43) Where to find Monica Searched for: how to know if you have outgrown your job, how to ask for more at work, how to ask your manager for growth, feeling stuck in a job you are good at, when to leave a job, signs you have stayed too long in a job, imposter syndrome for women at work, applying for a job that feels too big, women in tech career growth

Who has been a guest on From a Woman to a Leader

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Harini Rajagopal
• Tracy Marlowe
• Shweta Behere
• Elizabeth Stephens
• Lisa N Cao

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YouTube views

78,597

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100

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Quality

89

Social presence

91

YouTube

76

Engagement

60