# Parul Somani Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630/parul-somani Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630/parul-somani.md Podcast: [Leaders Creating Rukus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630) Published: 2026-03-30T01:55:01+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/parul-somani--70908770 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70908770/leaders_creating_rukus_eps_67_parul_somani.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630/episodes/parul-somani Duration seconds: 3027 ## Resource She was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer at 31. She had a newborn. And she still found her way back to leading with purpose. In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus, Aashi sits down with Parul Somani — speaker, author, and mindset coach who turned a career crisis into a roadmap for resilient leadership. MIT and Harvard Business School grad. Bain alum. Silicon Valley executive. And someone who knows what it means to lose everything that defined her and rebuild with intention. In this episode, Parul opens up about: 🔸 Why burnout is a signal, not a failure 🔸 How to sit in uncertainty without losing yourself 🔸 Turning regret into a compass for your next move If you have ever felt stuck or at a crossroads, this one is for you. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630/episodes/parul-somani/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630/parul-somani.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.