Get Over It and Brag: Preeti Tanwar on Women, AI, and Owning What You've Built

What happens when a woman with two decades of experience, a shipped agentic AI product, and a proven proof of concept walks into a funding room — and watches a man with a napkin idea walk out with the check? She builds the room herself.Preeti Tanwar is the Founder & CEO of HiEd Success, an agentic AI and data analytics firm helping universities transform student outcomes — and the Founder of ElevateHER AI, a nonprofit creating the ecosystem, visibility, and community that women in AI have been missing.In this conversation, Preeti gets into the funding gap no one wants to talk about, why collaboration is the actual competitive edge (not a soft skill), how she built her first summit in two months with zero marketing dollars and filled the room with 131 leaders, and why she's telling every woman who's built something with AI to stop waiting and start bragging.AI is the equalizer, she says. But only if you're in the room.LINKSElevateHER AI SummitFriday, May 29, 2025 · Johns Creek, Georgia Register & learn more: elevatehernetwork.org | Elevate Her AIConnect with Preeti Tanwar on [email protected] preetitanwar.info Still Human is available wherever you listen to podcasts. New episodes out every two weeks. Please follow, subscribe and leave a review if this one landed.Sound engineer: Morgan BoscCover art: Adam RicharsonNadia Headshot: Alessandro Fibbi