The Art of Speaking Up

Building confidence and growing as a leader is HARD work.  Your confidence-building journey will require you to say goodbye to old habits and identities, and take new actions that feel exposing, vulnerable, and scary.  You may have days where you’re totally doubting yourself and wanting to give up, and in today’s episode I want to remind you just how normal this is and why it’s totally worth it to...

If you want to sound more confident when you speak EVEN if you feel nervous or insecure, today’s episode is for you.  I want to free you of any perfectionist expectations that you might have around needing to feel 100% confident in order to exude confidence when you speak.     The truth is, strong communicators know how to sound confident even when nervousness, fear, or doubt pops up inside of the...

I want your communication to be so good that it gets you on a fast path to leadership - and in today’s episode, I’m teaching you how to achieve that.   Strong communication sends a signal of competence to your audience, which is why I want to make sure you know exactly how to communicate in a way that positions you as a highly effective (and highly competent) leader.   Tune into today’s episode to...

You don’t need to be 100% perfect in order to make a powerful impression on your audience when you speak. In fact, you’ll get way more bang for your buck if you focus your attention away from trying to be perfect, and onto the things that actually matter..   In today’s episode, I’m walking you through the 1 key ingredient that’ll help you be compelling when you speak. Spoiler: it does NOT require...

If you want to make a powerful impression on leaders when you speak up in meetings, today’s episode is for you.   You might think that you need to be super smart, super polished, and super experienced to be an impressive voice in the room – but this isn’t actually true.   And in fact, you can take a BIG exhale…because in today’s episode I’m showing you why you can be super impressive AND effective...

Today’s episode is fiiiiiiire!     If you’re trying to grow your confidence and become more effective in your role, you’re going to love this episode.  In this second part of my 2-part series on mindset, I’m walking you through some of the specific areas you need to focus on in order to develop a resilient, unstoppable mindset.   If you love this episode, send me a note to let me know!  My email i...

If you want to feel confident and carve a powerful career path for yourself, mindset work is an absolute must.  Confidence and success are created from the inside out - the stronger your mindset is on the inside, the faster you’ll bring your professional dreams to life.   In today’s episode, I’m kicking off a 2-part set of episodes designed to help you kick-start your mindset growth so you can exp...

The more you impress leaders & executives when you speak, the more it benefits your career.   Many people think that impressing executives when you speak is super hard, but when you know exactly what they need to hear to feel SOLD on you and the work you do - it actually becomes quite easy.   In this week’s episode I’m cutting through ALL the fluff and helping you laser in on one small, bite-sized...

If you want to create BIG success in a leadership role, this week’s episode is for you.   So many of my clients have a false belief that in order to succeed in a high-level leadership role, they need to 1) give up their values and be tougher on people, and 2) be more skilled at their job.   I disagree.  In fact, I think that who you are, right NOW, with your current values, personality, and imperf...

If you’ve ever felt consumed by feelings of unworthiness & self-doubt, today’s episode is for you.   This episode is a vulnerable share where I’ll be telling you a story about how I learned to navigate debilitating self-doubt in my corporate career.   This week I’m reading a personal essay I wrote about my struggle to answer this one very common job interview question:   “So, tell me about yoursel...

If you want to build an upwardly mobile career, getting good at influencing  is essential.   Whether you’re pitching yourself for a leadership role or trying to get buy-in for your next big project, knowing how to influence your stakeholders so you get a YES is an essential communication skill.   In today’s episode, I’m teaching you how to make an ask in a way that maximizes your chances of gettin...

If you want to find a voice that’s confident but also super authentic - this week’s episode is for you.     I know how hard it can be to express yourself authentically (ESPECIALLY at work). In this week’s episode I want to not only help you do that, but also give you permission to let it be MESSY as you figure it out.  I believe if you’re willing to be openminded, playful, and experiment outside y...

This week’s episode is for you if you want to elevate into leadership roles AND thrive once you’re in them.   Success in a leadership role requires a change in your mindset.  You have to let go of habits like keeping quiet, being a perfectionist, and being afraid to step on peoples’ toes if you want to perform at your highest potential.    I believe you’re totally capable of doing these things, an...

This week’s episode is about a topic I’m personally very familiar with: underearning.   Underearning is about more than just money.  It’s about how confident you feel inside, how honest you’re willing to be with yourself, and how brave you’re willing to be when it comes to asking for the salary you actually desire.     So often, breaking the cycle of underearning is a crucial step in your confiden...

Do you want to SOUND confident when you speak?  If so, you’re gonna love today’s episode.  I’m diving deep into the mindset shifts that’ll help you grow your confidence, and learn to project certainty when you speak.  And best of all, you don’t need to be perfect for these tips to work for you.  You can start practicing these tips EVEN IF you feel like a beginner, cuz they're going to take you fro...

If you want to develop a voice that gets you NOTICED, this episode is for you! In this final installment of the Unstoppable Voice series, I’m walking you through the #1 mindset shift you have to make to develop a powerful voice at work.   In this episode, you’ll hear me chat about what the individual contributor mindset is, how it shows up in meetings, and how to RELEASE it so you can speak up pow...

If you want to develop a confident voice, today’s bonus episode is a MUST listen.   Today I’m walking you through one of the most important mindset skills I’ve personally ever encountered:   The skill of releasing self-criticism.   If you struggle with internal negativity and it gets in the way of your confidence and your voice, you’re going to LOVE this episode and you’re probably going to have s...

Today’s episode kicks off a bonus mini-series designed to help you develop an unstoppable voice at work!   In this bonus episode, I’m going to help you strengthen your voice by releasing PERFECTIONISM.   First, I’ll share examples of the sneaky ways perfectionism keeps you from sharing your brilliance in meetings.   Then, I’ll explain why you should release the need to sound perfect, and I’ll tell...

Doors are OFFICIALLY open to my signature program, The Art of Speaking Up Academy.   This program is a 6 month immersive journey where you’ll build confidence and learn to communicate effectively AND assertively.   Doors are now open from May 1 - May 12th.     I’m hopping on the podcast today to share some very important updates about enrollment.  There have been some UNEXPECTED twists and turns t...

If you want to go from being quiet & timid to speaking up and getting noticed, this week’s episode is for you.  Tune in to hear me share a simple 2-part roadmap that’ll help you become super effective AND super memorable when you speak in meetings.    And best of all? This roadmap doesn’t require you to be inauthentic or totally free of self-doubt.  All you need is determination, open mindedness,...

If you want to become more confident thinking on your feet, you’re going to love this week’s episode.   I know how stressful it can be to be put on the spot in a meeting, or asked a question you don’t know the answer to.  But the good news is, thinking on the spot is a SKILL you can master just like any other.  In this week’s episode, I’m sharing my top 3 tips for effectively communicating when yo...

When your communication is high quality, people assume your work is high-quality, too.   This is why communication skills are often MORE important than your actual execution (crazy, I know, but it’s true).   Luckily, communicating effectively is something you can learn to do.  In this week’s episode, I’m walking you through the #1 most important thing that’ll elevate the quality of your communicat...

If you want to succeed in your role and advance into leadership, you have to be able to navigate the disagreements that arise at work.  The good news?  Navigating disagreement doesn’t have to feel aggressive or icky, and it is totally possible to do it respectfully WHILE still commanding respect from those around you.  In this week’s episode, my goal is to help you learn to ENJOY disagreement (for...

This week I have a VERY special podcast episode.   I’m doing a super transparent, wisdom-packed interview with two alums of The Art of Speaking Up Academy.   I’ve watched these women grow and thrive, and today they’re bringing their best wisdom to you, so you can grow and thrive, too.   You’ll learn what was most helpful to them in building lasting confidence, and how they channel confidence even...

If you want to feel more confident at work, this week’s podcast episode is for you.  As someone who has lots of experience helping my clients (and myself) build deep confidence, I’ve learned what works and what doesn’t when it comes to building confidence that lasts.  In this week’s episode I’m spilling the tea on my #1 most powerful hack for building lasting confidence so that YOU too can transfo...