From software engineer to career coach for women in tech leadership | Guest Limor Bergman-Gross

Limor Bergman-Gross, founder of LBG Consulting, a results-oriented executive coaching service for women in tech, discusses her early programming experience, including Pascal instruction in high school, her move from software engineering manager to career coach and corporate mentorship instructor and why mentors can and should come at any level on the career ladder, not just management or executive. As Limor puts it, “all you need in a mentor is that they be a few steps further down the path than you are.” Lots of gems like that to be found today on Cyber Work. – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free– View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast0:00 - Career coach for women in tech 2:55 - Getting into cybersecurity 5:50 - Pursuing cybersecurity consulting6:54 - How to get into consulting 8:15 - First steps with cybersecurity coaching10:02 - How to help someone find their role14:20 - Executive-level consulting 16:00 - A mentor versus an advocate17:45 - Mentoring and training 20:00 - Speaking at an ISACA conference22:28 - Achieving gender parity quickly24:55 - Supporting underrepresented talent in cybersecurity32:05 - Making a difference in diversity35:00 - Women mentoring women37:10 - Making yourself available as a mentor 40:37 - Learn more about LBG Consulting42:20 - OutroAbout InfosecInfosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.