WomenWise
Welcome to the WomenWise Podcast where women and experts share the stories, insights, and ideas empowering the next generation of leaders.
Each episode dives into real conversations with women breaking barriers in underrepresented industries, alongside the expert lens from specialists who bring fresh perspectives on leadership, mindset, and growth.
From navigating career crossroads to building confidence, wealth, and influence - these conversations explore what it really takes to create change and thrive on your own terms.
Whether you’re forging your path in a male-dominated field, leading a team, or simply seeking inspiration from women rewriting the rules, the WomenWise Podcast offers the wisdom, honesty, and energy to keep you moving forward.
Part of The IN Group Communities, WomenWise is a community dedicated to increasing visibility, representation, and opportunity for women across all industries.
WomenWise
Navigating Failure and Figuring It Out as You Go
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In this episode, Kalina Tomova, Founder of WomenWise, sits down with Shraddha Nayak, Head of Engineering, who quite literally planned her tech career at 10 years old.
Shraddha and Kalina talk about how a shy girl in an all-girls engineering college became the kind of leader who runs global teams, shapes engineering strategy, and still leads with heart, curiosity and intention. She shares honestly about the times she didn’t get leadership right, what she learned from failing in front of her team, and how she shifted from command-and-control to seeing herself as a coach.
We also get into:
- what it really means to build a career in tech on purpose
- how all-girls education gave her a voice and planted the first seeds of leadership
- the difference between mentorship, coaching and sponsorship (and why all three matter for women in tech)
- her take on diversity quotas, inclusion, and what actually helps women progress
- how self-advocacy isn’t optional and how she’s still practising it now
If you’re a woman in tech stepping into leadership (or you manage women who are), this conversation will give you both reassurance that you’re not alone and a nudge to be a bit bolder, more intentional, and kinder to yourself on the way up.
Part of The IN Group Communities, WomenWise is a community dedicated to increasing visibility, representation, and opportunity for women across all industries.