Just Leading

What are the steps you need to climb to reach the ladder of success? To answer this question, Elana, Gali, and Ilana unite for a final conversation with the President and CEO of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Rachel Garbow Monroe. In this discussion, Rachel shares the advice she wishes she could have given her 22-year-old self, what keeps her centered, and how in times of doubt, you should always make room for the mazel.

Shifra Bronznick has spent 60 years fighting for women. First as a suffragist, then feminist, and now a “deeply intersectional feminist” who aims to dismantle white supremacy in Jewish spaces. In conversation with Elana, Shifra discusses how to turn an initiative into a longstanding organization, why more women should become Rabbis, and how we are all responsible for ensuring there are structures in place to support the next generation.

Congressional Representative of North Carolina Kathy Manning knows that perseverance is a key factor to her success. After losing her first Congressional race, Rep. Manning learned that coming second in a race should not diminish her desire to lead. Two years later, she won. In this interview, Kathy talks to Gali about the experience of raising children as a working mom, feeling like a “freshman again” in Congress, and how you should never wait to be chosen in life.

Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, who led Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s funeral service, has had an extraordinarily innovative career within the Conservative Jewish world. How does she balance tradition with change? In this interview, Rabbi Holtzblatt speaks to Ilana about her relationship with the late Justice Ginsberg. She also explores how she finds the balance in leading with humility while also accepting setbacks.

How do you become a leader when the system was never intended for you? Tina Tchen, President and CEO of TIME’S UP Now and the TIME’S UP Foundation, has spent 40 years exploring how to change culture and laws for women in the workplace. In this episode, she speaks with Elana about the boundaries needed for remote work, why so many women are leaving the working world, and how we can make them stay.

When we think of leadership, why do so many of us immediately think of white men? To answer this question, Anu Gupta spent years analyzing biases and internalized racism, and how it exacerbates the embedded power disadvantages in our society. Through his research and work as CEO of Be More with Anu, Anu teaches people and organizations how to break biases. In this episode, he speaks with Gali about how to understand the nature of unconscious bias, the four components of systemic racism, and how mindfulness and a compassion-based approach are the first steps for change.

Founder & Executive Director at Jewtina y Co, Analucía Lopezrevoredo is leading by bringing her many identities into her work without fear. As a Latinx Jew and DREAMer, Analucía used to suppress her undocumented status and nuanced identity but now uses it as a core strength. In this episode, she speaks to Ilana about growing up undocumented, her feelings of imposter syndrome in the Jewish community as a child, and how her multicultural background has strengthened her ability to lead, and change societal norms of Jewish leadership for the better.

Welcome to Just Leading, where we are thinking differently about leadership within and beyond the Jewish world.

Meet your three co-hosts, Elana, Gali, and Ilana, as they dive deep into their triumphs and challenges as Jewish leaders. In this conversation, they lay the groundwork for how to be a successful boss, and present a rallying cry for why we need to fundamentally change the status quo of leadership and build something better.

Just Leading is the leadership guidebook we have been waiting for. Join three leaders in the Jewish non-profit space, Elana Wien, Gali Cooks, and Ilana Kaufman in their quest to uncover the crucibles of leadership, and how to lead with equity and inclusion.