You walk into the room. You don't know anyone. So you find a spot near the wall, you look at your phone, and you wait for someone to talk to you. And usually, no one does.Tzufit Herling knows that feeling, because that used to be her. She's built communities for a living for almost a decade; she's a…

You walk into the room. You don't know anyone. So you find a spot near the wall, you look at your phone, and you wait for someone to talk to you. And usually, no one does.Tzufit Herling knows that fee…

You walk into the room. You don't know anyone. So you find a spot near the wall, you look at your phone, and you wait for someone to talk to you. And usually, no one does.Tzufit Herling knows that feeling, because that used to be her. She's built communities for a living for almost a decade; she's advised founders and organizations around the world, and three years ago she moved to Portugal without a single connection or the language. In this episode, she walks through exactly how a quiet, introverted person builds a real network on purpose, without pretending to be someone louder.In this conv…

If you're introverted, new somewhere, or the only woman in a room full of men, "just put yourself out there" is not advice; it's pressure. In this episode, community builder Tzufit Herling shows how she actually builds a network from zero, on purpose, without becoming someone she's not. We…

If you're introverted, new somewhere, or the only woman in a room full of men, "just put yourself out there" is not advice; it's pressure. In this episode, community builder Tzufit Herling s…

If you're introverted, new somewhere, or the only woman in a room full of men, "just put yourself out there" is not advice; it's pressure. In this episode, community builder Tzufit Herling shows how she actually builds a network from zero, on purpose, without becoming someone she's not. We talk about how to find the right communities, how to choose which ones deserve your time, why giving value first beats self-promotion, and how to build real connections when you work from home and barely see anyone. About Tzufit Herling: Tzufit helps organizations, founders, and professionals grow…

"Your English sucks, but I like your energy." A radio station manager said it to this week's guest, Lirone Glikman, when she walked in looking for a show. It sent me straight back 25 years.In this solo episode I take you to the first big tech conference I ever attended, Java One in San Francisco, wh…

"Your English sucks, but I like your energy." A radio station manager said it to this week's guest, Lirone Glikman, when she walked in looking for a show. It sent me straight back 25 years.In this sol…

"Your English sucks, but I like your energy." A radio station manager said it to this week's guest, Lirone Glikman, when she walked in looking for a show. It sent me straight back 25 years.In this solo episode I take you to the first big tech conference I ever attended, Java One in San Francisco, where I stood at the top of an enormous escalator looking down at thousands of engineers, mostly men, and felt completely terrified. As a quiet, introverted woman, I couldn't even go to a session alone. For years, I believed something was wrong with me.What I eventually learned, and what Lirone remind…

"Your English sucks, but I like your energy." A radio manager said it to this week's guest, Lirone Glikman, and it sent me back 25 years to the first big tech conference I ever went to. In this solo episode, I tell you about Java One in San Francisco, standing at the top of a huge escalat…

"Your English sucks, but I like your energy." A radio manager said it to this week's guest, Lirone Glikman, and it sent me back 25 years to the first big tech conference I ever went to. In …

"Your English sucks, but I like your energy." A radio manager said it to this week's guest, Lirone Glikman, and it sent me back 25 years to the first big tech conference I ever went to. In this solo episode, I tell you about Java One in San Francisco, standing at the top of a huge escalator looking down at thousands of engineers, mostly men, and being completely terrified. As a quiet, introverted woman, I thought something was wrong with me. It took years to learn the truth: you don't change who you are, you recognize what you bring. I share why I almost never started this podcast,…