Quietly Visible

I have coached many leaders to secure senior leadership promotions, and there are some common barriers that I see repeatedly that get in the way of securing those roles. In this episode I talk about these 3 barriers and what you can do to overcome them.

Is shyness holding you back in your place of work? Is it stopping you from having your voice heard and your contributions recognised?

In this episode, Kate Baker, Head of Product globally, for the Alternatives business of HSBC Asset Management, shares some of the strategies that have helped and still help her overcome (or not) her own shyness. Tied in with this, Kate, drawing on her personal life and work experiences, recognises that none of us should be treated any differently because of our roles or status, nor whether we are introvert or extrovert, shy or bold, and reflects on how to create a space 'in the room' for yourself and others.

About Kate Baker

Kate is currently Head of Product globally, for the Alternatives business of HSBC Asset Management. Based in London, Kate is responsible for the team which develops, launches and governs investment solutions across renewables, venture capital, infrastructure equity, private debt, real estate, private market and hedge fund of funds asset classes.

Kate has over a decade’s experience supporting Alternative asset managers. She started her career in the investment funds team at Herbert Smith Freehills, primarily focusing on listed funds as well as private equity firms. From 2014

She has a six year old son, and two horses, and so spends a lot of her time outside of work covered in either stickers or mud!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-baker85/

It is often said that the first step to achieve something is to believe that you really can achieve it. But, sometimes we let our fears, negative thought patterns and long held habits hold us back. A growth mindset is central to you achieving your goals and aspirations. In this episode Ryane LeCesne, known as The Advanced Accelerator Coach, discusses feeling stuck and trapped, and how you can face your fears and advance your professional dreams by overcoming and healing from the self-limiting mindsets of Impostor Syndrome, Distractionism and Perfectionism and align with the 3 energies of professional advancement - Clarity, Courage and Confidence.

About Ryane LeCesne

Ryane is the Advance Accelerator Coach. Since 2012, she has coached nearly 1,000 high-achieving women – specialising in the unique needs of high-achieving Black women – to advance their professional dreams by overcoming and healing from the self-limiting mindsets of Impostor Syndrome, Perfectionism, and Distractionism.

Ryane understands how frustrating it is to have followed the "blueprint to success" only to feel like you secretly lack the 3Cs – clarity, confidence, and courage – to advance your career or build your dream business on your terms. She knows what it feels like to have done "everything right" and still feel stuck and trapped second-guessing yourself and your dreams. She also knows the mindset required to take big, bold action in the face of your fears.

Her coaching process is evidence-based, holistic, transformational, and proven to be instrumental in helping high-achieving women professionally advance.

When Ryane’s not coaching or with her nose in a personal development+leadership+spiritual book, she is the wife of a very loving and supportive super-guy and mommy to a very special love bug. She’s a proud member of The Links, Incorporated and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and a graduate of Spelman College and Georgetown University.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanelecesne/

As I'm sure you will know, these days, if you’re not self-promoting and raising your visibility and profile, you can easily go unnoticed and get passed over for promotion.

But, being visible and raising your profile doesn’t have to be challenging, draining or exhausting and you don’t have to do something just because everyone else is doing it. As an introverted female leader, you can be quietly visible in your own authentic way. It’s about finding ways to do it that work for you.

One way you can do this is through being a guest on a podcast that resonates with you either because it is specific to the industry you work in, enables you to share your own journey, and your your professional role. Being a podcast guest can raise your profile/personal branding, get you known for your thought leadership as you share your journey and expertise or insights.

In this episode, Michelle Glogovac, shares her story to becoming who she is now - THE Podcast Matchmaker™, award-winning publicist, host of the My Simplified Life podcast and author of Podcast Guesting Made Simple (McGrawHill, 2024), and talks through some simple but profound mindset strategies to get you on the road to podcast guesting.

About Michelle Glogovac

Michelle is THE Podcast Matchmaker™, an award-winning publicist, host of the My Simplified Life podcast and author of Podcast Guesting Made Simple (McGrawHill, 2024). After an 18 year career in corporate aviation, Michelle is changing the world, one voice at a time, by matching her clients with the perfect podcasts and teaching them how to share their story, vision, and expertise in impactful and powerful ways.

She has helped entrepreneurs, authors, and experts hone their storytelling abilities, grow their businesses, and elevate themselves as thought leaders on over 1,000 podcasts. As a natural relationship maker, Michelle is a sought-after speaker in this niche and has presented to thousands of publicists and groups on how to perfectly pitch a podcast. She has coached 14,000 authors through the process of creating and launching a podcast book tour through the Nonfiction Writers Association.

Michelle is a wife, mom of two, stepmom of two, and a fur mom. She has her B.A. andM.S. in Law, and is the Founder + CEO of The MLG Collective. Michelle resides in the Bay Area and is a sushi lover.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleglogovac/

https://themlgcollective.com/

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Quietly Visible Podcast Guesting:

If you are an introverted woman and a leader and want to share how you've overcome the challenges and obstacles in your career and life, to help encourage other introverted women (as well as raise your visibility and profile), I would love to have you as a guest on the Quietly Visible podcast. Or if you are not introverted, or not a woman and have something to share that will empower, educate, or inform introverted women leaders, or advise employers on how to be more inclusive towards introversion, I would love to have you on the podcast too. Fill out the application here and someone will get back to you.

As an introvert, do you shy away from public speaking in the belief that only those who are more extraverted will excel at this task? Well, believe it or not, not all extraverts feel confident about having to speak in public either. But, for you introverted listeners, do know that it does not have to be seen as a daunting task, and if you are currently in a leadership role, there are ways you can move from outside of your comfort zone and into the realm of public speaking comfortably and with self-confidence.

In this episode, Francesca McDowell, who overcame a childhood stutter and is now a Leadership and Public Speaking Coach, shares her story and provides insights on self-awareness and the importance of developing public speaking as a skill, as well as a few tips on how to best prepare and manage for presentations.

About Francesca McDowall

Francesca is a Leadership and Public Speaking Coach and is the Director of Elevate Coaching and Consultancy Ltd. Holding an MA in Coaching & Mentoring and a BSc in Psychology, Francesca works with individuals and organisations to facilitate growth and progress through coaching, mentoring, speaking and training.

Francesca has authored 7 books and has been mentoring for over 15 years; recently receiving two awards for the work that she does. She is very passionate about developing individuals to achieve their personal goals, start their businesses and become confident public speakers.

In her spare time Francesca enjoys walks, travelling and spa days.

www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-mcdowall-coach/
www.linktr.ee/fran.elevate 

Does introversion or extraversion matter in team leadership and why? If you are an introvert, just how on earth do you balance your own introverted needs with the needs of the team you are managing? These are questions that - speaker, accountability and leadership coach, entrepreneur, and author of multiple works - Jodi Lasky, who is also an introvert with ADHD, addresses in this podcast session.

About Jodi Lasky

Jodi is an accomplished entrepreneur, coach, and speaker who has authored multiple works, both fiction and nonfiction. She holds a degree in Communication, Culture, and Technology from Georgetown, as well as two law degrees: a JD from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University and an LLM in Maritime Law from Tulane Law School.

Jodi's various career paths and projects taught her to ask the right questions and understand leadership in all its forms. She studied neuropsychology, accountability, and productivity, as well as introversion, in an effort to better understand herself. Her diverse experiences andexpertise led to the creation of The Introvert Founder, a coaching program that helps introverted entrepreneur ssucceed. In addition to coaching,

Jodi is also a founder. For ten years, she served as COO of Analysis First, a company that developed a high-tech laser tag system for training soldiers. After leaving that company, Jodi founded The Pride, which provided science-backed community-based sexual harassment and assault prevention solutions. Though The Pride was an unfortunate victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jodi remains actively engaged with community leaders to tackle this issue.

Jodi believes in practicing what she preaches, always pushing herself the way she pushes her clients, asking the same tough questions and doing the same homework assignments she gives to her clients. She understands the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship, and is passionate about helping others build successful businesses by encouraging them to work with their natural tendencies instead of fighting them.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodilasky/

https://introvertfounder.com/

It is said that 'behind every successful woman is herself', and although Sherry Shannon-Vanstone grew up in a time when few women were encouraged to study science and mathematics, she has thrived and succeeded as a mathematician, inventor, entrepreneur, mentor and philanthropist. Furthermore, Sherry's strong beliefs in equality, diversity and inclusion drive her contribution to the advancement of women in science and technology.

In this episode, be inspired, as Sherry, shares her journey from childhood to adulthood, and perspectives on growing, thriving and succeeding, as an introverted woman in what have been traditionally, competitive male-dominated industries.

About Sherry Shannon-Vanstone

As a well-known serial entrepreneur, Sherry Shannon-Vanstone has made a significant contribution to the spectrum of digital industries from cryptography to telecommunications and technology, while also making a major contribution to the advancement of all women.

Throughout Sherry's career, she has been a trailblazer in the fields of STEM, business, and philanthropy. In honour of her late husband, Scott A. Vanstone, Sherry founded ProfoundImpact in 2018 - a next-generation social engagement and interaction platform for use by universities and their alumni to engage, discover, and measure the impact that the institution and its community have on technology and the world. It also aims to build a sense of community for a global audience of affinity groups such as women in STEM and entrepreneurs.

Sherry was the recipient of the prestigious Leadership Excellence Award inEntrepreneurship for 2020 from Women in Communications and Technology(WCT). This award celebrates individuals who have the courage to go it alone, as a start-up or a woman-led business.

In June 2019, Sherry received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) from WesternUniversity and in 2015, she was awarded –WOW - the World Waterloo Region’s Female Innovator of the Year.

Sherry holds a Master of Science degree in mathematics from the University ofTennessee and was a cryptologic mathematician with the US Government.

Sherry has resided in Canada for 26 years and holds citizenships in both Canada and the US.

LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/sherry-shannon-vanstone-10281b4

Many women leaders shy away from difficult conversations because they dislike confrontation. But not having them when needed can lead to problems further down the line.

In this episode, I talk about why we don't like confronting conversations, and share tips on how you can have them and feel better about having them.

Sir Michael Parkinson was a prominent British journalist and broadcaster. He was a white man who held high profile roles, yet experienced imposter syndrome throughout his career.

Having coached senior leaders, executives, members of the judiciary, and many others to overcome imposter syndrome, it is something I see time and time again amongst senior leaders.

If you experience it, in this episode I unpick imposter syndrome to help loosen its hold over you.

Extraverts get more opportunities at work because their performance is more visible. As an introverted woman it can be easy to get on with what you need to do and not be visible. In this episode I share 3 strategies that will help you to increase your visibility so that you lead with influence and impact.

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