Retaining WIT

Episode 20: The Confidence Gap with Farzona Pulatova


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On today’s episode of the Retaining WIT podcast, we are joined by Farzona Pulatova, an Engineering Leader in Silicon Valley! Our interview with Farzona focuses on exploring the confidence gap and its impact on women in the tech industry. What is the confidence gap? How can this struggle be navigated? Our guest shares her insights on why women often struggle with confidence, and how this can hold them back in their careers. We discuss practical strategies for building confidence, including tips for overcoming imposter syndrome and cultivating a growth mindset.


Farzona is an engineering leader with 16 years of experience in the tech industry with a history of leading teams to build consumer-facing products at MasterClass, Uber, Twitter, and Orbitz, to name a few. She's passionate about mentoring and coaching women in various stages of their careers and increasing the number of women in organizations. She has also helped create, lead, and support woman-focused ERGs and initiatives in the workplace. On a personal note, Farzona is a big fan of audiobooks and is always on the hunt for reading and listening to something new.


We dive into:

  • How do we combat uncertainty with pre-committal, preparation, and mentally re-framing challenges?
  • How do we elevate and validate each other to build confidence and act?
  • What do we do if we're struggling, in order to accomplish our goals and thrive?

  • Resources:

    You can connect with Farzona on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/farzona/

    You can connect with Jordanna on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordannakwok/⁠ and on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/jordeewok⁠

    You can connect with Jossie on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jossiemann/⁠ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JossieHaines⁠. Jossie offers free strategy calls to women leaders in tech to empower them to thrive, be sure to DM her on LinkedIn for more info!

    This podcast comes to you in collaboration with the sheTO community (formerly Divhersity). Did you know that less than 9% of engineering executive roles are held by women? sheTO is on a mission to change that. sheTO is a private network for women and non-binary engineering leaders with a goal of accelerating careers of our embers and building their high powered network. Learn more at ⁠sheTO.org⁠!


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    Retaining WITBy Jossie Haines & Jordanna Kwok

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