Women In Confidence

Welcome to this bonus episode of Women In Confidence where I explore the topic of taking action despite feeling fear and uncertainty. The phrase 'feel the fear and do it anyway' is often used as a motivational tool to encourage people to overcome their fears and pursue their goals. Hello, I'm Vanessa, the host of Women In Confidence. Welcome and thanks for listening. I designed this podcast to app...

Melissa Kelly, Ph. D. is a psychology expert and sobriety coach for high achievers who want to change their drinking habits. After quitting drinking in 2020, Melissa completed her PhD in consumer psychology and left academia to build her sobriety coaching business. Melissa works with high achievers who struggle with drinking by helping them change their relationship with alcohol without judgment o...

Big Announcement : I have just launched a podcast booking agency so if you are an ambitious women who wants to get your message heard on the best podcasts out there, but don't know where to start, check out my website www.boompodcast@agency Tšhegofatšo is a writer, podcast publicist for mental health practitioners, and Master of Arts in clinical psychology candidate at the University of Cape Town....

Betty Encinales, is an award-winning entrepreneur and Women in Fintech Power list recruiter in the UK. Betty is the founding director of Becruit Ltd. Prior to entering the Executive Search arena, Betty has obtained over 15 years’ experience working for major industry leaders such as Thomson Financial, Capital Economics and The Financial Times. Betty is currently working as a Global Talent Acquisit...

An unusual one today in that I don't have a human guest joining me on the podcast. I decided to have Chat GPT be the 'guest' and to see what this AI tool would make of the questions I put to it. I have played around with the sound of my voice to be more computer/AI like - I actually had a lot of fun learning how to do this and then putting it into action. Continuously learning and developing is of...

Stephanie Rosa is a 6-figure Hispanic professional model who works both in the United States and internationally and has worked with more than 50 brands including Project Runway, Sports Illustrated, and Allure. She is also the author of a booked called The Modelling Guide for Every Body. She has some great stories to share about how she found her confidence and went from being homeless to earning...

Dr Carolyn Bosak, founder of Your Integrated Health, is an integrative GP of over 20 years experience, with special interests in women’s health, athlete management, chronic conditions and medicinal cannabis. She takes a holistic, mind-body approach, prioritising lifestyle modification. An athlete herself, Carolyn trains and races in ironman triathlon, and has competed in 2 world championships. To...

My guest this week is Lisa Mulligan, Founder of The Culture Ministry and host of A Dog called Diversity podcast. Lisa is an experienced human resources and Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) leader and the Founder of The Culture Ministry, a pragmatic and experienced consultancy and membership network offering Diversity & Inclusion support and development provided by experienced people who have...

Today (Episode 60)!!! I'm joined by Vanessa Pannozzo who is an enthusiastic and young entrepreneur looking to expand her reach and connect with other women in business, especially real estate! Creating a women empowerment movement across the business industry has always been a top passion of hers and she has many ambitions to create a space for women to learn and develop together. She's been in th...

Hello, I'm Vanessa the host of Women In Confidence. Welcome and thanks for listening. I designed this podcast to appeal to working women who want to understand what confidence is, what you can do to build (or rebuild) your confidence and then maintain it. I interview amazing women who have genuine stories to tell about their journey through life and how they manage the ups and downs of life. This...

Izi Friend joins me again this week to talk about making resolutions, unshaming and how changing your perspective helps you get perspective. Izi was a guest on Episodes 42 and 50 (go check them out) and I thought it would be interesting to get her back on to find out how she is progressing with the shadow work she started last year and what 2023 has in stall for her as well. I never have a dull co...

This episode is dedicated to confidence affirmations - 20 minutes for you to sit back, relax and re-program your mind to think positive confidence boosting thoughts. See as some self-love time for Valentine's Day. This week I decided to do something slightly different and I loved every minute of creating this affirmation session for you - so much so that I am already planning further affirmations...

Rachel is the Founder of U Whitening, a first-of-its-kind teeth whitening service. They are doing six-figures in annual revenue. With no prior business experience and no idea what she was doing, Rachel first entered the business world in 2019, launching U Whitening in her house. She previously worked as a dental assistant in a general and orthodontic dentistry. During the pandemic, she was somehow...

Ulrike Seminati is a long-standing senior executive, coach and author. After over 20 years of being a successful leader in corporate organizations, Ulrike believes that female leadership is one of the biggest untapped potentials in the world. Ulrike is known for combining all her experience and years of excelling in the corporate world with powerful self-development techniques that she gives it to...

Grace Zielinski is on a mission to rebrand menopause. An award-winning IT Executive, she is the Founder of ‘Menopause with Grace’ an online site and community designed to empower women to take an active role in their mid-life hormonal change. At 45, Grace had a challenging and rewarding career as a corporate high-achiever. Not to mention family life, with kids aged five and seven, keeping her busy...

Jennifer is an entrepreneur with her hands in three family businesses, two with her husband and her main one is a skincare brand, LaVigne Natural Skincare, which she operates with her mom. In the episode, Jennifer talks about hitting a reboot moment in 2019, that changed how she does, and looks at everything in her life! Jennifer shares lots of tips that have helped her in the transformation - so...

Pam Luk is the founder of Ember & Ace, an athletic wear brand exclusively for plus size kids. Growing up playing sports, Pam learned firsthand the importance of having active wear that fits. Not having it is one of the reasons kids abandon the sports and activities they love. To learn more about Pam and her business please use the following links: Website: https://www.emberandace.com Instagram...

Gabby Jockers is a mindful boudoir photographer who uses mindfulness to help her clients get out of their heads & into their bodies. All her sessions start with a body-love meditation – her clients love how relaxed it helps them feel before their session! To find out about Gabby use the following links: Website: https://embodiedartboudoir.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/embodiedartboudoi...

Hello, I'm Vanessa the host of Women In Confidence and to mix things up and have some fun at the same time, Izi Friend interviews me on Women In Confidence. Izi was a guest on Episode 42 so go check it out. It was in the making of that episode that Izi and I came up with the idea of this interview/conversation. We both like to chat and we especially like talking about confidence Listen to me answe...

Sam Jones is a certified women's health & fitness coach from Toronto, Canada currently living in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico! She started working in the fitness industry as a personal trainer in early 2017 after her own personal lifestyle transformation and has become incredibly passionate about working with women through exercise, nutrition & mindset shifts to help them become the best versi...

This week I am talking about boundaries - what they are, why they are important and how to maintain them. I am not great at this by the way so planning for this episode as been an education and I certainly have a long way to go to be anything like an expert. Hello, I'm Vanessa the host of Women In Confidence. Welcome and thanks for listening. I designed this podcast to appeal to working women who...

Nina Cruz is a certified conscious parent coach/social worker & mediation teacher whose mission is to support parents in building healthy connections with their children. She does this through teaching them conscious parenting, where they heal their own childhood wounds so they can consciously raise empowered children. When a parent’s inner world shifts, their outer world changes, transforming...

Ryane LeCesne is the Master Your Mindset Coach. Since 2012, she has coached nearly 1,000 high-achieving women – specialising in the unique needs of high-achieving Black women – to advance their professional dreams by overcoming and healing from the self-limiting mindsets of Impostor Syndrome and Perfectionism. She understands how frustrating it is to have followed the "blueprint to success" only t...

My guest this week is Sophie McLean the Founder of Access Awareness. To describe Sophie McLean ’s life as “eventful” would be quite an understatement. She’s been a helicopter pilot, a teacher, a designer, a relief worker, a war refugee, a CEO, and a UN Representative; she’s been shot at, shipwrecked, and widowed. As a wisdom teacher, Sophie has spent decades leading transformational seminars to ov...

Welcome back to Emily Ridout... I am so excited by this episode for many many reasons. The number one reason is that Emily is the best - an absolute superstar of the astrology world (and I am not talking tabloid horoscopes here). She is the real deal when it comes to talking about the impact that the sun, moon, stars etc have on us on a deep level. Secondly she is so knowledgable about so much and...