Women in Business: Tech Titans Turn Economic Turbulence Into Tomorrow's Triumphs

About this episode

The episode discusses how female leaders in tech are overcoming economic challenges and thriving in their businesses.

This is your Women in Business podcast. Welcome to Women in Business, where we celebrate the unstoppable force of women shaping tomorrow's world. Today, we're diving into how fierce female leaders are navigating the turbulent economic landscape in tech—turning challenges into triumphs. Listeners, imagine this: with venture capital dipping as noted in Harvard Business Review's 2025 insights, women like Reshma Saujani of Girls Who Code are pivoting from consumer apps to enterprise AI solutions, proving adaptability is your superpower. First, embrace that resilience, just like Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble's trailblazing founder. Layoffs.fyi reports over 260,000 tech jobs cut in 2023, yet women leaders are streamlining operations with smart tools, refusing to just survive—they're thriving. Think of Julie Cole's journey at Mabel's Labels, shared on The Empowered Woman podcast: from basement startup to success by investing in experts and filling knowledge gaps. In this economy, your grit builds empires. Transitioning smoothly, funding remains a battleground, but women are flipping the script. According to Babson College's entrepreneurship research, over 200 million women globally are…

Topics covered

• women in business
• economic challenges
• tech industry
• female leadership
• entrepreneurship
• venture capital
• community support

Keywords

• women leaders
• economic turbulence
• tech ventures
• entrepreneurship
• venture capital
• resilience
• community support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Girls Who Code, Bumble, Layoffs.fyi, Mabel's Labels, The Empowered Woman, Babson College, Female Entrepreneur Association

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