Quietly Visible

I often receive enquiries from women who are leaders who want to get promoted to the next level. If you're wanting to get a promotion, over the next few episodes, I’ll share some of the things that you can do to prepare and position yourself for it. This episode is about being intentional. When you live with intention, you become more mindful of the choices and decisions that you make. Being inten...

The theme for International Women’s Day 2022 is Break the Bias. It is a call for us individually and collectively to forge a gender equal world. As a leader, you may be wondering what you can do individually, or collectively as an organisation to break the bias within your areas of responsibility. Or you may have already made inroads but are wondering what more you and your organisation can do. In...

Throughout these unprecedented times of the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more people have been questioning and rethinking what they have, or don't have control over.  Work is a big part of this questioning and rethinking.   Career and executive coach, and author of 'Work from the Inside Out: Break Through Nine Common Obstacles and Design a Career That Fulfills You', Tammy Gooler Loeb, cares deeply...

International Women's Day was this week, the theme of which is Break the Bias. In this episode, I take that concept a step further. The corporate environment is very much favoured towards extroversion and it's often the case of she who shouts loudest gets the recognition, gets the reward, and gets ahead. The quieter ones often get overlooked. In this episode I talk about breaking the introvert bia...

For many introverted women leaders, negotiation may not be one of their strongest assets in the corporate environment.  Some may believe it involves confrontation.   In this episode, I introduce Mark Herschberg who is the CTO of Averon, a cryptographer, university instructor, and champion ballroom dancer, chairs the IEEE standards committee on HTTPSi and serves on the board of TechieYout...

A native of Massachusetts, Kathleen Ralls is an author, speaker, coach, and an award-winning educator.  As the Founder and Executive Director of Kathleen Ralls LLC, she works to empower other professional females to lead with their unique voices.  In this episode, Kathleen talks about her time in Ethiopia and how she realised that 'curiosity' seemed to be the mechanism which led women to...

Author and Clarity Career Coach, Ekua Cant, believes that you and I truly are the best advocate for ourselves.   In this episode she discusses her journey to becoming the best advocate for herself, and own No.1 cheerleader.  Her mission is to help and empower women to become their No.1 cheerleader, through the building of confidence, self-belief, and dispelling of negative internal...

A difficult childhood due to family circumstances, meant that Maria Guimaraes grew up feeling different to her school friends, experiencing shyness and unable to speak up for herself and show her true value when she entered the corporate world.  Feeling invisible was her norm for many years.  Following a suicide attempt, through modalities such as life coaching, NLP and hypnotherapy, Mar...

This episode marks 1 year of the Quietly Visible Podcast, and 2 years since the publication of my book Quietly Visible: Leading With Influence and Impact as an Introverted Women. Join me as I celebrate and talk about why I do what I do, including my story behind it.

Being black and introverted, from early childhood Claudia Crawley has never felt that she fitted the mould.  Driven by her top values of ambition and achievement, in this week's episode, Claudia, discusses how she has thrived as a leader who doesn't fit the mould, and how you can too. From experience, she has found that women managers at middle and senior management level, often lack confiden...

Teresa English is a military veteran, mother, educator and is presently running for State Representative in Massachusetts, US.  Teresa was forced to leave the airforce when she sustained a disabling injury.  She then experienced a dark period in her life, eventually, overcoming adversity and building a new life for herself as a wife, mother and educator.    In this episode Tere...

The past couple of years have shown us that we can make all the plans in the world, but our situation can change at the drop of a hat. With so many people having lost their jobs, lost loved ones, and are living under many restrictions because of the pandemic, many people are wondering whether there is any point in setting goals. You may be thinking that with so much uncertainty ahead, what is the...

Many people mistakenly believe that people who procrastinate are lazy or lack motivation. Whilst this may apply to some people who procrastinate, it doesn't apply to all. I work with many leaders who come to me for coaching who have been self-sabotaging achieving their full potential and procrastinate because of fear. In this episode I talk about 3 common scenarios of this that I come across, and...

Menopausal women are the fastest growing demographic in the workforce, affecting women between the ages of 45-55, and in some cases, in their 30s. Yet the topic of menopause is still very much a taboo subject in the workplace. In this episode I speak to menopause expert Emma Persand about it. She shares valuable tips on what women can do to make the menopause more manageable, as well as what emplo...

Many people mistake a lack of confidence for a lack of competence and write themselves off in the process. But really, they are competent. They just need deliberate practice to build their confidence. In this episode I talk about how to identify whether it is confidence you lack or competence because whether you lack confidence or you lack competence, identifying exactly which it is makes it easie...

Actress and entrepreneur Ann Marie Mobley is a woman with many talents, which include being a dancer, writer, chef, photographer, blues and jazz singer, former FORD/Elite model, and more!  In this week's episode Ann Marie discusses how, as an introvert, with a strong belief in the power of positive thinking, she has developed her confidence so she is at ease with herself, whether delivering a...

Do you compare yourself to others and put yourself down in the process? If so, it is easily done, particularly when you are different to the dominant group. However, you are unique, with your own skills, strengths, and abilities and bring all of that to the table. Find out more about what I have to say on the topic in this episode.

When carrying out research for my book Quietly Visible: Leading With Influence and Impact as an Introverted Woman, 53% of introverted women who were senior leaders that I surveyed said perfectionism was an issue for them. Perfectionism is something I frequently see in the leaders that I coach.  In this episode I talk about perfectionism, where it comes from, and share some tips to help you ov...

Kim Smith, Breast Cancer Warrior, Certified Empowerment Coach and Motivational Speaker experienced breast cancer at the age of 38. With gratitude, it did not defeat her.  Listen as she shares her story, the mindset she developed through this traumatic period in her life and how her mission now, is focused on helping women overcome life’s obstacles, understand their identity, and tap into thei...

When people request to join my High Achieving Introverted Women Facebook group, I ask them what their biggest challenges are as leaders. We analysed responses and identified the top 7 challenges that they said they faced. The key to being impactful in the boardroom is to be a leader of influence. Mastering these challenges moves you towards leading with confidence, influence, and impact. The chall...

Showing your true identity at work was the topic of conversation recently and is something that frequently comes up in coaching. In this episode I talk about whether introverted women find it challenging to show their true identity at work. I explore some of the barriers that prevent them from doing so, and look at the consequences when they don't. Do introverted women find it challenging to bring...

Janice Sutherland shares her story of making history when she became the first female CEO in the Telecoms Sector in Antigua and Barbuda. She talks about both the internal challenges and the external ones, and offers tips and advice on how women can navigate their careers as executive leaders. About Janice Sutherland Janice Sutherland is Founder and CEO of the award winning leadership and career de...

This episode's discussion is about the importance of sales. It's not just about pitching, it's about understanding the other person and matching their needs to your solutions. And as a leader, being able to sell yourself, your team, and your business when necessary.  Whether you are selling a product or a service, selling an idea to the board, or selling yourself at an interview, listen to ge...

Zaheer Anwari is a UK & US stocks, commodities and currency investor and in this episode we discuss the lack of financial literacy amongst so many people. Zaheer busts the myths and dispels the fears about investing, sharing great tips and advice so you can take the fear out of investing in your future. About Zaheer Anwari Co-founder of Sublime Trading. Mentors busy professionals to compound t...

Whilst social anxiety and introversion are not synonymous with each other, if you are an introverted leader and experience social anxiety when put in the spotlight, it can be stressful and worrying. The more senior you get as a leader, the more get put in the spotlight Your role automatically thrusts you into the spotlight and you are expected to perform in front of your audience. But not all lead...