No More Hiding

Isabelle Griffith is an Emotional Wellbeing Coach who believes that the most important relationship for us to nurture is the one we have with ourselves. After years in the corporate world, she now helps her clients to be more present in their life and manage their mind so that they can be the parent, partner, leader or simply human that they wish to be. She specialises in helping women cultivate a more compassionate mind so that they can turn their inner voice into an ally rather than the enemy that it often is.#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“For me there was a defining moment a few years ago for me where I found myself sitting on my bench outside my house it looked like the idyllic moment to passers by, but in my mind it was far from that”  - Isabelle Griffith

“I was in a prison.  From years of wanting to control everything in my life and know the outcome for everything” - Isabelle Griffith

“A lot of people will resonate with those uncontrollable thoughts and not knowing what to do with it and I love how you’ve used that experience to turn it into something positive”” - Gemma Stow

“What you’ve helped me realise is that there are ways to be introverted, run a business, be visible and promote yourself that can work” - Isabelle Griffith

“One of the big realisations you helped me get to is that what I am seeking is really deeper connections with people and that I don’t want to be on a stage with 1000’s of people but want to work with small groups and go deep, and what a relief that was to find out” - Isabelle Griffith

“It takes time to retune that and I wouldn't have found that out unless I worked with you” - Isabelle Griffith

“Being true to who you are and knowing yourself - it sounds so simple and we often don’t know who we are and we change as we grow older and sometimes we are not the same person we were ten years ago and it is about recognising that for ourselves” - Gemma Stow 

“It is such a simple concept but it goes way deeper than that and it’s not easy doing all this personal development stuff” - Gemma Stow 

“I have loved every minute [of working with Gemma] of it and would recommend it to anyone and as I always say I would have you in my back pocket if I could” - Isabelle Griffith

Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner 

More information on the ‘No More Hiding’ Mastermind here:

https://gemmastow.lpages.co/mastermind/ 

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/

Connect with Isabelle Griffith:Website:  http://www.lightupandthrive.com/ Courses:  http://www.lightupandthrive.com/resources/free-7-day-stress-to-calm-challenge/

Kathryn is chartered accountant working at MHA Monahans, a leading independent firm based in the South West of England. She works with a wide range of clients, providing business, accountancy and tax advice to support them in achieving their goals and ambitions. Her areas of specialism include start-ups/scale-ups and businesses with a technology focus.


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“It is difficult as an introvert when the people you see as role models historically have been extroverts and you feel like you got to be like them” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent

“I’ve normally worked with women who have their own business so it’s been really fascinating to work with you, senior management in a company” - Gemma Stow

“I knew something was holding me back but I didn't even know what that was” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent

“I have been more successful when I have embraced the qualities of being an introvert” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent

“I hadn’t planned to get any coaching but I saw your bio on LinkedIn and was intrigued and thought it would be really beneficial at the stage I am at...and it was” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent

“Beliefs can hold us back and we can almost feed into those labels and stereotypes around introverts...and it stops us doing what we want to do” - Gemma Stow

“It is the big thing I took away from this mastermind was that some beliefs were holding me back and now I am letting loose and feel like I can go off and do anything” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent

“To spend a bit of time getting up close and personal with yourself and going a bit deeper we realise what we are holding on to, and letting it go and then looking for other evidence of who am I right now” - Gemma Stow

Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner 

More information on the ‘No More Hiding’ Mastermind here:

https://gemmastow.lpages.co/mastermind/ 

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/

Connect with Kathryn Wellum-Kent:

Website:  https://www.monahans.co.uk/
Connect:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynwellum-kent/

Kathryn is chartered accountant working at MHA Monahans, a leading independent firm based in the South West of England. She works with a wide range of clients, providing business, accountancy and tax advice to support them in achieving their goals and ambitions. Her areas of specialism include start-ups/scale-ups and businesses with a technology focus.#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“It is difficult as an introvert when the people you see as role models historically have been extroverts and you feel like you got to be like them” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent

“I’ve normally worked with women who have their own business so it’s been really fascinating to work with you, senior management in a company” - Gemma Stow

“I knew something was holding me back but I didn't even know what that was” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent

“I have been more successful when I have embraced the qualities of being an introvert” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent

“I hadn’t planned to get any coaching but I saw your bio on LinkedIn and was intrigued and thought it would be really beneficial at the stage I am at...and it was” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent

“Beliefs can hold us back and we can almost feed into those labels and stereotypes around introverts...and it stops us doing what we want to do” - Gemma Stow

“It is the big thing I took away from this mastermind was that some beliefs were holding me back and now I am letting loose and feel like I can go off and do anything” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent

“To spend a bit of time getting up close and personal with yourself and going a bit deeper we realise what we are holding on to, and letting it go and then looking for other evidence of who am I right now” - Gemma Stow

Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner 

More information on the ‘No More Hiding’ Mastermind here:

https://gemmastow.lpages.co/mastermind/ 

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/

Connect with Kathryn Wellum-Kent:Website:  https://www.monahans.co.uk/Connect:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynwellum-kent/

Charlotte Drummond is a former social worker whose career path changed at the tills in Marks and Spencer's, when she overheard a man saying he couldn’t find a reliable gardener. From there she's grown a business based on her passion and now has an established and trusted Garden Maintenance Business.

More recently, Charlotte has developed her services to include Garden Design. 

As she looks to the future, Charlotte is keen to promote the benefits of gardening. She learned for herself just how therapeutic gardening can be when she suffered with post-natal depression and spent a lot often in her own garden. She is now passionate about helping others to discover the joy of gardening.

#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant

“When I was off with depression I spent more and more time in the garden and found it incredibly therapeutic” - Charlotte Drummond

“I felt myself say “I’ll do it” and it’s not normally something I would do, I shy away from anything like that, I felt my heart going” - Charlotte Drummond

“It’s that moment that changed everything and it is super inspiring as I lot of people I chat to have those moments come up, but then they stop themselves and hold back” - Gemma Stow

“It is the fear of putting myself out there as it doesn’t come naturally...and having the confidence to say who I am and what I do and worry that someone will catch me out, that’s the fear” - Charlotte Drummond

“People listening will be looking for ways that they can be their authentic self” - Gemma Stow

“Being part of Club Fierce has really helped as everybody has the same issues around being an introvert” - Charlotte Drummond

Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner 

More information on the ‘No More Hiding’ Mastermind here:

https://gemmastow.lpages.co/mastermind/ 

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/

Connect with Charlotte Drummond:Website:  http://charlottethegardener.co.uk/ Instagram & Facebook:  @charlottethegardener

What an amazing Season 1 of Introverts Inspire - I have had so much fun chatting to incredible guests and a big thank you to you the listener - tuning in every week and giving me feedback.  What a journey this has been.

I wanted to end this season by recapping on all the evidence of what can happen and what is possible when you decided there will be no more hiding.  

In this episode I share a little bit about myself and the hiding that I have done in the past - I have been hiding most of my life and we get good at hiding don’t we.  But there is the chance to come out from the shadows and step into your spotlight - just as I have done and just as I help others to do that too. No More Hiding mission.

#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“I have been hiding most of my life and we get good at hiding don’t we” - Gemma Stow

“Not saying yes to opportunities that come along because you are not quite ready” - Gemma Stow

“I knew from an early age I wanted to make a difference and I wanted to help people” - Gemma Stow

“I realised I would have to be in that spotlight and the thought of that scared me silly” - Gemma Stow

Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner 

And find out more about the 3 month Mastermind ‘No More Hiding’ here:

https://gemmastow.lpages.co/mastermind/ 

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/

Bec Evans is a writer, speaker and startup founder. While working in publishing she turned her side hustle Prolifiko -  a writing productivity coach - into a startup. As a consultant she helps businesses innovate and coaches people to build the skills and confidence to make their ideas happen. Her first book, How to Have a Happy Hustle: The Complete Guide to Making Your Ideas Happen was published by Icon Books in May 2019.#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“For my book launch I knew I had to put myself out there ” - Bec Evans

“It did hold me back and the difference between being shy and introverted are both things you can work on but they are different ” - Bec Evans“So much of the advice we are given is about before and during the event...but no one ever talks about afterwards” - Bec Evans

“We invest so much in bringing that energy to the table...but then we don’t often think about afterwards” - Gemma Stow

“You work out whether you are the sort of person that needs to practice, rehearse, record yourself, do all the things you know you need to do to get ready ” - Bec Evans

“That’s exactly what I call it an Introvert Hangover!” - Gemma Stow

“Then you need to give yourself time afterwards as you won’t be able to perform as you’ve used everything up” - Bec Evans

Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner 

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/

Connect with Bec Evans:Website: www.happyhustlebook.com and www.prolifiko.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/Eva_Bec Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eva_bec/

From not liking being interviewed, networking and events to strutting his stuff on the tv on Dancing On Ice, Ryan chats about how he embraces pushing himself out of his comfort zone.

After 20 years at the top of the game that saw him play a major role in England winning the T20 World Cup, take a memorable test match hat-trick and be the only player in the last 15 years to win five county championships the charismatic international cricketer hung up his boots at the end of 2017 and is concentrating on adding to his TV and media CV along with other promotional work and junior cricket coaching as well as adding to his charity work, that has seen him become a key national supporter for the NSPCC amongst his other charitable causes #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“I work with a lot of introverts that avoid the spotlight” - Gemma Stow “I was very quiet and shy at school and sport was my outlet” - Ryan Sidebottom

“It can be that fear of failure that stops you, it stops so many people” - Gemma Stow

“Not listening to anyone else and going out there and doing what you do best and trying your hardest” - Ryan Sidebottom

“Getting to do all that with something that you love is what life’s about isn’t it” - Gemma Stow “I used to get invited to lots of events but I used to shy away from them and worry about what people would think about me” - Ryan Sidebottom

“You once said to me that self doubts get harder as you get more successful...another level another devil” - Gemma Stow

“Saying to myself over time ‘Look you are doing something special, you are very fortunate, just go and speak to people you never know what may happen” - Ryan Sidebottom

“The higher you get the harder it becomes” - Ryan Sidebottom

Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner 

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Ryan Sidebottom:Website:  https://www.ryansidebottom.co.uk Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RyanSidebottom Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ryansidebottom_official/

So much gold shared in this interview with Sam about getting back to you and trusting yourself when it comes to showing up and worrying about what others think.  No more hiding.

After working within Health & Wellbeing for 11 years as a Nutritional Therapist and Kinesiologist Sam Bearfoot stepped out as a Visibility Strategist and Instagram Growth Hacker in 2016 after having her little boy.

With half a million downloads of her radio show under her belt, a global audience of over 40k Sam knew she had to share what she’d learned over the last decade with the world. 

Sam believes that Visibility and Growth is crucial to having a successful business yet she knows it's something that many people struggle to get their heads round. 

#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant

“I know visibility can be a huge deal for us introverts” - Gemma Stow“If you are constantly having to second guess yourself and filter yourself to please other people, it’s exhausting, it’s soul destroying and it will continue to knock your confidence” - Sam Bearfoot“The key things about you and your visibility is that you are who you are, and you are being yourself” - Gemma Stow “The only promise I made to myself was that if you’re going to do this then you do this as you...and step up as the person you have been hiding for all these years” - Sam Bearfoot“We often avoid the spotlight we don’t always want to be the centre of attention” - Gemma Stow“It makes things easier as you don’t have to second guess yourself” - Sam Bearfoot

“There’s so many people that get stuck in that perfection area of the library” - Sam Bearfoot

Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner 

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/

Connect with Sam Bearfoot:Website: https://makingvisibilityeffortless.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamsambearfoot/

Avoiding public speaking?  Avoiding selling? Avoiding networking?  

Jessica talks to me about how this isn’t always to do with your introversion and how it can be used to your advantage.Jessica Lorimer is the UK’s most influential Sales Consultant for female business owners looking to scale from 6 figures to 7. Featured in Forbes, City AM and a We Are The City ‘Most Inspirational’ Woman, Jess is responsible for helping female business owners scale their six figure businesses to seven figures using simple, personality based sales strategies that scale businesses in a sustainable and lifestyle focused way. With a successful corporate background as a top performing sales consultant and leader across EMEA and Asia Pac. responsible for new business development in a variety of FTSE 500 companies, Jess brings a unique understanding of new business development and fast sales growth in new markets to the table.#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant

“They feel like they are missing out - when you are an introvert you can be exhausted at the end of the day but miss out on the social aspect” - Gemma Stow “I am an introvert, I’m great at parties and can cope for about an hour and then I’m done.  Spending time with big groups of people drains me” - Jessica Lorimer “Some people might say ‘I’m an introvert and I can’t speak on stage’ is it really a reason to avoid public speaking?” - Gemma Stow “If you’re telling yourself I can’t speak on stage because I'm an introvert, then that’s a story you are telling yourself” - Jessica Lorimer “I think a lot of people often use their introversion as an excuse not to do things they want to do which frustrates me as they are not seeing beyond their possibilities”” - Gemma Stow

“It’s about understanding that protecting your brand is much more important than always showing up like everyone else” - Jessica Lorimer

“When you are an introvert you get to think really carefully about how you want to sell ” - Jessica Lorimer

Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner 

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/

Connect with Jessica Lorimer:Website: https://smartleaderssell.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessicaLorimer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_lorimer/

Amy is an expert in content repurposing and the Founder of Content 10x. She helps content creators grow their audience by maximizing their return on every piece of content they create. If you want to learn how to promote and repurpose your content so that you can really grow your audience, then Amy is your person! Amy is the host of The Content 10x Podcast, where she teaches all that you need to know about repurposing your content. If her creative agency doesn’t do it for you, then she teaches you how to do it yourself. She’s talked on stages all around the world about content repurposing, most recently at PodFest Multimedia Expo, Content Live, Agency Transformation Live and Podcast Movement (the biggest annual global podcast industry event), and later this year at Retain Live and Youpreneur Summit.

#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant

“I want to inspire introverts that they can do things in a way that are good to you” - Gemma Stow “I’ve always been quite entrepreneurial...I came off the hamster wheel and immersed myself in building an online business” - Amy Woods“A lot of my introverted clients find social media so exhausting and what you do almost takes that away” - Gemma Stow“Content at the end of the day is about communicating a message and doing what you feel comfortable with” - Amy Woods“You don’t have to be like everyone else but you do have to be out there” - Gemma Stow“It used to annoy me that I wasn’t the loudest person in the room … but it didn’t hold me back I just found other ways... my way” - Amy Woods

Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner 

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/

Connect with Amy Woods:Website: https://www.content10x.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/content10x Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/content10x/