Talking Confidence with Holly Caplan

The word shame evokes feelings of humiliation, embarrassment, and fear. Most of us can probably look back at our childhoods and remember being told the words, "Shame on you!”. What happens when shame follows you into adulthood, workplace and relationships with others? Most importantly, how do you stop it? In this episode hear my conversation with Deborah McMurray.

Her story includes shame, but it also includes perseverance and will pull at your heartstrings.

Ageism is an issue in the workplace, and it can have an impact on your confidence. Worrying about “aging out," or hitting that time in life when you will be viewed as dispensable can be stressful and anxiety provoking. Even when you feel like you as a woman know you are better at what you do because of your age, accolades and work/life experience, the world may view you differently. Join me for this honest and insightful conversation with Katie Fogarty on how to find your confidence and age out loud!

As a business owner it is important to be able to realize when your business strategy isn't working for your company. It can feel like a setback, you may become frustrated and lose confidence in yourself. Learning to how to re-focus and, re-evaluate such situations can be humbling, but it is necessary for personal and professional growth. The key to re-evaluating and re-booting is all in how you handle it and that is done by believing in yourself and trusting yourself. You must keep your confidence high to keep going. In this episode, hear Jolene Risch, owner of Risch Results, share her personal journey of when she has had to re-evaluate and re-boot.

Why don't we set boundaries at work? Hell, I didn't do it for years, and it didn't do me any favors. In this episode, my guest, Michelle Ganon and I will be discussing the topic of learning to set boundaries. No matter what your job or role may be, we all need them. The hardest part is learning to recognize when and how they need to be placed and feeling confident in doing so.

Having confidence in the workplace is essential for progress, fulfillment and yes, survival. The issue is that confidence doesn’t always come easy and is impacted and influenced along the way.

In this podcast, together we will examine what exactly impacts women’s confidence in the workplace. We are going to get raw in these episodes. We are going to peel back the layers of social interactions, company culture, gender discrimination, ageism and more. My guests will include entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and business owners. We are going to get down to what these women are really feeling. Expect vulnerability, openness, and relatability.

But most importantly, expect to find your confidence.