S3 E7 : Daphne Horowitz, CEO and Keynote Speaker: Change of Heart
Episode Overview:
When you’re unhappy with leaders around you, you should consider becoming a leader yourself! In this episode we are joined by financial analyst turned CEO, coach, and leader, Daphna Horowitz.
Living in an academic-centric environment and a society where women are bound by preconceived notions of their abilities and limited roles in the professional world, Daphna Horowitz pushed herself to the edge in achieving her highest potential. Listen in as she tells us the story of her successful career as an actuary before she pivoted to a new career in leadership coaching.
Daphna was one of the only five female actuaries in South Africa. But had a change of career path and is now residing in Israel. She is a mountain climber and published author hence the title of her first book Courage to lead: Leadership Lessons from Kilimanjaro. Daphna has her own podcast where she invites other leaders and gives live coaching sessions to her listeners.
I think you’ll love to hear her story no matter what field you’re in, I guarantee you’ll leave this podcast with some useful pearls!
Episode Highlights:
- How parenting defines a child’s character up until their professional lives.
- Society’s perception of girls and women today.
- What encourages young girls to aspire.
- What actuaries do, where she was 1 of the only 5 females in South Africa in that field.
- Working as a woman in a field dominated by men
- The gaps between performance and metrics in companies
- How the challenges and obstacles in mountain climbing are parallel to her work
About our Guest:
Daphna Horowitz is an actuary, keynote speaker, writer, and CEO coach. Originally from South Africa, she now resides in Israel. She got her start in the math and analytics heavy actuary field, and then pivoted to leadership development with clients such as Coca Cola, Medtronic, Siemens and beyond.
She was a director in insurance and consulting, and was a lecturer at the two largest universities in Johannesburg while managing her own actuarial consulting company and corporate event management company.
Connect with Daphna:
- Website: https://daphnahorowitz.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daphna.horowitz.9
- Twitter: @daphnahorowitz
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