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July 14th, 2026

Why Your Successful Life Feels Empty — And How to Build One That's Actually Yours | Leila Lahbabi

  1. Why Your Successful Life Feels Empty — And How to Build One That's Actually Yours | Leila Lahbabi Limor Bergman Gross 27:00

Your career looks good on paper. The salary, the title, the house. From the outside, you’ve made it. So why does it feel like it belongs to someone else?

In this episode, Limor sits down with Leila Lahbabi, who left a prestigious strategy consulting career in France, moved back to Morocco, and built two companies and a book called Billion Dollar Purpose.

Leila gets honest about the gap between looking successful and feeling successful, the guilt of wanting more when you “should” be grateful, and the day she cried at daycare drop-off and made a promise to herself that changed everything.

This is a conversation for any woman who is quietly wondering if the life she built is actually hers, and who has been taught that asking for help means she’s weak or broken.

In this episode:

  • Why looking successful and feeling successful are two different things, and how to tell which one you’re living
  • What “you’re not starting from scratch” really means when you’re afraid to begin again
  • Why the people who cheered you on can go quiet the moment things start working, and how to handle it
  • How to move from “Chief Everything Officer” to CEO so you stop being the bottleneck in your own business
  • Why asking for help is courage, not rescue, and how women get this backward

About Leila: Leila Lahbabi is the founder and CEO of MindImpact and Mindful Academy, and the author of Billion Dollar Purpose. A former strategy consultant, she now helps purpose-driven founders scale their businesses without burning out by attracting, developing, and retaining high-performing teams. She lives in Morocco with her two daughters.

Connect with Leila:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leilalahbabiimpactstrategyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leilalahbabi

Book (Billion Dollar Purpose): available on Amazon

Instagram: search “Leila Lahbabi”

Questions this episode answers: why does my successful life feel empty, how to know when to leave a good job, leaving corporate to start a business, how to scale a business without burning out, why is it so hard for women to ask for help, feeling unfulfilled despite success.

Limor Bergman Gross Executive coach for women in Tech | Podcast Host

I’m Limor Bergman Gross - a leadership coach, speaker, and podcast host passionate about helping women in tech step into their full power. After 20+ years in the tech industry, including leading engineering teams at companies like DigitalOcean, I now coach women who want to grow their confidence, influence, and leadership presence.

I’m also the host of From a Woman to a Leader, a podcast where I share real stories and practical advice to help women break through barriers and thrive. As a mother of four, I understand the juggle, and I’m here to show that it’s possible to lead with courage, clarity, and authenticity.