This is a story about following your gut instinct and forging a career with your natural gift as the guiding light. My guest today is Jam Gamble, a connector of people, ideas and energy, and one of the best public speakers I’ve ever witnessed, both on Instagram and in real life. Jam is the founder of Slay The Mic, an incredibly successful coaching program that helps people grow from anxious to perfectly comfortable using their voice and becoming confident public speakers. How many people do you know who are nervous about public speaking? It’s more rare to know people who are comfortable with public speaking so that’ll give you an idea of why Jam’s program is so damn popular. In this episode, you’re going to hear Jam tell her story about how she tried forgetting about her love for public speaking, and pursue a career that was more along the lines of “the right thing to do” and better satisfied the people around her in society. She tried to do the right thing and walk a straight line but her gut instinct wouldn’t quiet down and ultimately motivated Jam to do her own thing, which has really paid off in the end. Most of us dream about having our careers and our passions align, but few of us actually take the leap and make it happen for ourselves. We’re scared! I get it; being scared makes sense when there’s so much damn pressure in society to conform. But Jam’s a really strong example of a woman who followed her gut instinct and forged a thriving career for herself in the new economy, online. Let’s talk to Jam.