The Jewish Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders Podcast

In this first episode of the #behindthescenes series, Nathalie Garson, CEO of Born To Do Business and host of the Jewish Woman Entrepreneur Podcast, gives us a vulnerable look at what it means to be purpose-driven. Beyond the nice label that being purpose-driven gives, she chooses to speak about the hidden dimensions that are not always visible to the untrained eye, that exist inside those entrepr...

In this episode, Rachel Oren, Israel's first certified facilitator of Trauma Sensitive Yoga, talks about the first decision that Nathalie helped her make when she started the Born To Do Business Program - to focus on strategic partners instead of individual clients. In order to do that, Rachel had to shift her mindset, push aside instant gratification and focus all her efforts in this directi...

Lucie is a Financial Controller and she has worked all her life in finances, but this is not how she presents herself - she calls herself a "citizen of the world" since she loves to travel, she speaks 4 languages, and has already lived and worked in 5 countries. It was because she knew how to manage her finances that she was able to afford this lifestyle of traveling around the world and...

In this episode, Aviva Yoselis , CEO and founder of Health Advize, talks about how she went from doing something she was good at, to becoming a successful business owner.  She explains how she overcame her fears, stepped outside of her comfort zone, and changed her mindset to become the proud entrepreneur that she is today serving many clients, and with enough revenue to hire an office manager and...

In this episode, Joelle Eckstein talks about how since the loss of her husband she took her pain and transformed it into an inspiration to help widows go through this difficult time not alone. When this tragic event happened to her, she couldn't find a support group for herself, so she decided to start one. She first started a support group in Hebrew and soon after in French. She is also the...

In this episode, Charlotte Thalmay, guide and owner of Jewish-Copenhagen.dk, tells the story of how Denmark saved 97% of Danish Jews from the Nazis during WW2. She owes her life to her grandfather who was in the Danish resistance and who sent her father away before returning to save more Jews. Today, she is actively talking about her Jewish roots by sharing her story with Jews and non Jews alike w...

In this episode, Beth Nydick, founder of Beth Nydick Media, talks about how she took her knowledge and skills to pivot and create a PR & Media digital agency.  She teaches, collaborates, and uses her genius to get her clients the exposure they need to reach their media goals based on strategic decisions.  Beth is a role model and provides inspiration to other women proving that leadership in t...

In this Episode, Angela tells us how she wanted to build a different kind of publishing business, one that adhered to the author’s vision every step of the way. She shares with us how, through her experience in other Publishing houses, she realized what was missing and created an original and unique publishing house for authors who have a unique voice. Being Jewish herself, she realized how she wa...

Tally is the perfect illustration of what a true entrepreneur is - she sees a problem and she finds a solution. In this case, the solution is helping hundreds of Jewish Families across Europe by providing a Jewish Education for their kids. It all started from a solution she wanted to bring to her kids in Venice. When she started the Zehud online Jewish school they were 6 kids and today they are 10...

In this Pre-Passover episode, Myriam talks about women's leadership in Egypt, which is what we are celebrating on Passover. She describes their courage in standing up against the tyranny of Pharaoh by seducing their husbands to have more children. They wanted to ensure the continuity of the Jewish People, even if Pharaoh had decided to kill all the Jewish baby boys. She reminds us of the Prop...

In this inspiring and powerful episode, you will meet Orly Wahba, who is the founder of the global non-profit Life Vest Inside and the award-winning film creator of “Kindness Boomerang” with over 100 million views going viral.  In this interview, Orly shares her inspiring journey on how she took big dreams and broke them down into small tangible steps in order to achieve her biggest goals - and th...

In this episode, Ruth Perednik, CEO of the Selective Mutism Treatment Center, talks about how she went from being a 40-years-old-stay-at-home-mom with a trilingual son who did not talk, to being the founder and director of a Treatment Center that help thousands of children with Selective Mutism from all over the world.  She explains how everything started when she allowed herself to shift her mind...

In this unique interview, Anastasiya is sharing all the details of her journey to Freedom, leaving her home in the Eastern part of Ukraine behind her and traveling for hours and hours towards the western part of Ukraine with her partner Dima and their 2 little kids Stepan and Roman. Even in a state of war and even after having to flee their home in a panic, Anastasiya still finds the strength to s...

In this episode, Sophie Bigot-Goldblum, a Jewish Educator, talks about the transformation of Queen Esther in the Book of Esther in the Jewish Tradition. In the Book of Esther, Esther starts from being a passive character who does what she is told, and progressively she becomes this strong Leader, facing her fears and taking on the responsibility of saving the Jewish People. Esther uses her vulnera...

In this episode, Melissa Goldwag, CEO and Co-founder of Pack for Camp, talks about how she grew her business in the past year, doubling her revenue to multiple 6 figures, and hiring a team of more than 7, all the while creating additional revenue streams.  She started this Business with her partner in life and business Gaby Fachler, in their living room in Israel, packing and delivering goods for...

In this episode, Sandy Brudner, Interior Designer and Owner of SandyB Interiors, talks about how she grew her business and explains how she was able to triple her revenue, hire a team of 3, and create an additional revenue stream with her Mentoring Program for other Interior Designers.  Two years ago, Sandy did not even know the word "System" existed in a Business context. Today, she has...

In this episode, Penina Taylor, who is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of UNORTHOBOXED, the lifestyle magazine for today’s Jewish woman, talks about her journey from Christianity to finding her truth and choosing to become an Orthodox Jew. She explains how the hardest in her journey was not to open up to a new faith, but it was to shift her beliefs. She compares it with how difficult it is to let...

In this episode, Rachel Abady, Co-Founder and CMO of Manna Cooking, talks about the launch of the Manna Cooking App which was born from a dream of 3 young Jewish New Yorkers to make cooking more accessible to all and to allow everyone to customise their recipes through sharing with a community. In this interview, Rachel says that food is a central reference in her life - when she is sad she turns...

In this episode, Miriam Koval explains how she started her luxury meal delivery business in her kitchen and organically grew to be at the head of 5 locations throughout the US and Canada, delivering meals to 100s of people. In our conversation, she talks about how you can accomplish anything you set your mind and heart on. “Take one tiny step toward success and don’t be afraid of failure” she says...

In this episode, Lily Aronin, a holistic nutritionist, talks about how women nurture others and place their needs second. By realigning with ourselves and celebrating what was divinely created for us to enjoy, we can become the CEO of our lives.  Listen to the full episode to get great tips on how to take better care of yourself so that you'll be able to share even more of your unique gifts w...

In this episode, Rebecca Zeffert talks about how she overcame self-doubts and took a leap of faith to found the Israel-Asia Center.  She bridges the gaps between Israel and Asian countries, home to 60% of the world’s population.  Through education and leadership development programs, ties between the countries are strengthened.  Leveraging the Jewish values of Tikun Olum and Sedaka, she looks at t...

In this episode, Pamela Laufer-Ukeles speaks openly about her struggles to find her purpose as an immigrant to Israel despite all her achievements including degrees from Columbia and Harvard Law School.  She candidly shares how she found a way to fit in with her new environment and discovered a vision that works for her. Pamela rewrites her narrative and refuses to let others define her.  She enco...

In honor of my Birthday, I decided to record a special episode where I am interviewed on the Jewish Women Entrepreneurs' Movement that I founded at the beginning of 2021. In this Episode I explain what is the JWE Movement, I unveil for the first time my vision for this Movement, and I speak about it being aligned with Feminine Energy. If you want to hear my answers on the difference between F...

In this episode, we took a deep and hard look at what it means to be Israeli from Inbal's perspective, and what is in the Israeli culture that creates this unique ecosystem that everyone tries to understand. We spoke about how Inbal was able to pinpoint so many things that may seem obvious to the Israeli eyes but that are unique to the outside observer.  And finally, if you want to know what...

In this episode, Keren shared with us how her company OCON is revolutionizing Women's Health and quality of life by creating innovative products in a company that is led by women and for women. Yes, it's been 30 years since the scientific world has not brought innovation in Women's Health so who better than a Woman CEO could lead this research and come up with a contraceptive soluti...