Omar ZenhomAward Winning Entrepreneur. Founder of The $100 MBA & WebinarNinja.

Here’s How Women Win

11 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Omar Zenhom argues that women achieve their goals at a markedly higher rate (about 95%) than men (around 65%). He attributes this gap to women’s more disciplined, risk‑averse approach, whereas men often set overly ambitious targets and take unnecessary risks that can lead to catastrophic business failures. Zenhom illustrates his point with a poker‑tournament anecdote: although roughly 90% of participants are men, women consistently appear at the final table, demonstrating their thoughtful risk management. The overall message is that women’s cautious, methodical style is a strategic advantage in business and competitive environments.

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Women hit their targets roughly 95% of the time, while men hit them 65% of the time. Men, myself included, tend to set ambitious goals that feel great on a whiteboard, then fall short in execution. Women tend to take fewer unnecessary risks. It might sound like a limitation, but in my experience, it's not, because in business, most of the catastrophic failures I've witnessed in my own companies and others come from someone swinging too big. Without thinking through the downside, without thinking what is the cost of this going wrong. I love to play poker. It's one of my favorite hobbies. When I go to these poker tournaments, the majority of the participants are men. I would say probably 90% are men. But when it comes to the final table or the last 3 or 4 people that are standing after, you know, 250 people are in this tournament, you know, there's always going to be a woman there. I just find that women are disciplined. They are thoughtful when it comes to risk.