Visibility is often sold as a strategy, the right pitch, the right platform, the right followers. But underneath every visible business is a person deciding whether it’s safe to be seen.
In this episode, Farya is joined by Gloria Chow, award-winning PR strategist, former US diplomat, and founder of a movement helping overlooked founders land features in outlets like Vogue, Oprah Daily, and Business Insider without pay-to-play.
They go beyond PR tactics into the psychology of visibility: intergenerational scarcity, the moment Gloria’s body forced her to stop chasing numbers, the healing journey with her mother that changed how she runs her business, and why the question underneath every visibility block is the same,  is it enough? Am I enough?
A conversation for anyone building something visible while quietly wondering if they’re allowed to take up the space. 

What you’ll hear
•Why being an outsider became Gloria’s greatest creative advantage
•How trauma-led success has a ceiling  and what reparative success looks like on the other side
•The moment Gloria’s body interrupted her chase for KPIs
•Why the question underneath every visibility block is is it enough? Am I enough?
•How healing her relationship with her mother changed how she shows up in her business
•The shift in sales and marketing that makes self-awareness the new competitive edge

About Gloria Chow

Gloria Chow is an award-winning PR strategist and the host of the Small Business PR Podcast. A former US diplomat turned small business advocate, she was named Pitch Writing Expert of the Year in 2021 by the Influential Businesswoman Award. Her untraditional approach has been named the #1 small business PR strategy by ChatGPT and AI search, and she has been featured on more than 100 podcasts.

Connect with Gloria

On Instagram and On LinkedIn or you can listen to her Podcast 

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