What if confidence isn’t something you have, but something you can borrow?

This week on The Connection Code, we’re joined by executive coach and managing partner of Verde Associates, Laura Sanchez-Greenberg. She's the kind of coach whose name gets passed quietly from founder to founder, with a simple message: “If you can get time with her, do it.”

Laura has worked with some of the most respected leaders and high-growth brands, helping them navigate everything from team dynamics to personal confidence. But at the core of her work is something deeper: connection.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why so many high-achieving people secretly don’t feel like they’re enough
• How great leaders “lend” confidence before someone can access their own
• The difference between confidence and arrogance (and why vulnerability is power)
• How to navigate conflict—and what real “repair” actually looks like
• Why most people hate networking (and how to make it feel natural)
• The loneliness of leadership—and how to build your personal “board of directors”
• What we’ve lost since COVID when it comes to connection—and why it matters

Laura also shares the simple but life-changing advice she gives her clients again and again: state your intent—and name what you’re afraid of.

This conversation is thoughtful, grounding, and packed with insights you’ll carry into your work, your relationships, and how you show up in the world.

In this episode:

• Website: Verde Associates
• Email: [email protected]
• The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
• Positivity by Barbara Fredrickson
• Tuckman Model (Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing)
• Karpman Drama Triangle (Hero / Victim / Villain)
• Forest Bathing / Shinrin-yoku