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FemForward’s first cohort (PHOTO: FEMFORWARD)

real cultural shift within our religious community. Yes, I
love my kids and will always be there for them, but that
doesn’t mean I can’t grow my career at the same time.
I spoke about the situation with Fleur Hassan-Nahoum,
my mentor at FemForward, who suggested I speak with
my manager’s manager – which is exactly what I did. I
pitched him on why I believed I was the right person to
lead our new team in Europe and Asia. I also went to the
Chief Growth Officer and made a presentation. They were
both very pleased, and I got the promotion a week later,
which was very exciting.
I finished the FemForward course about a year ago, and
I’ve shifted from being an individual contributor to now
managing a team of eight people and have more than
doubled my previous salary. It’s fair to say that the program Allie and her mentor, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum.
worked exactly as it was designed to!
It’s incredible that your mentor at FemForward was she has a beautiful family, she’s a mom of four kids, and
none other than Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, the Deputy also has an incredible career.
Mayor of Jerusalem in charge of foreign relations,
international economic development and tourism – What advice would you give to other young women
and a fellow olah. What was it like to bond with Fleur making Aliyah who are interested in working in tech?
and learn from her? Have an open mind. If you were working in a different field
Having one-on-one time with Fleur was incredible. Fleur is in the Diaspora, you may have to start at a lower level in
a well-known figure in Jerusalem and so I’d known about Israeli high-tech in order to get your foot in the door. Just
her for some time. She is so confident, very direct and she start with something, and it should lead to opportunities.
can hold her own in a room full of high-powered men; she There are so many high-tech companies in Israel who are
knows what to do so that her voice is heard. looking to grow extremely rapidly; there are companies
hiring a hundred people in one year. There are many
OurCrowd is a very male-dominated company on the opportunities for growth and professional development,
management level, and Fleur gave me a lot of tips on how so if you really want to grow your career, high-tech in Israel
to present myself and make sure my voice would be heard
with a very male culture. We’re still in touch and go out for is a great place to do it. n
coffee once in a while. She’s someone I really look up to;

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