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What if the connection you are craving cannot be found through another scroll, like, or follow?

In Episode 767 of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling welcomes Kelsey L. Green, creator of Summit in Six and How to Build Your Circle, for a timely conversation about why genuine belonging is essential for mental health, resilience, purpose, and meaningful progress.

Kelsey works at the intersection of community, strategy, and accountability, helping people move beyond stalled intentions and build lives that truly light them up. She explains the difference between appearing connected online and experiencing the trust, support, and shared presence of an in-person community. She also offers practical ways adults can initiate new relationships, nurture existing circles, and become the kind of consistent participant every strong community needs.

Vicki and Kelsey explore digital minimalism, the role of healthy discomfort, the balance between ambition and rest, and the surprising ways that showing up for a group teaches us to show up for ourselves. They also discuss how meaningful goals can strengthen purpose and emotional well-being at every stage of life.

If you are ready to quiet the digital noise, deepen your relationships, and take a bold next step toward your own summit, this episode offers both encouragement and a practical place to begin.

Listen, reflect, and choose one intentional way to build belonging this week.

Summit in Six is a six-month, high-accountability mastermind for women entrepreneurs and creators. Each participant commits to one bold goal, like launching a podcast, writing a book, or starting a business, and achieves it through structure, support, and a force-multiplier community. The program includes twice-monthly group calls, momentum bonuses, and ongoing support to keep momentum high.

https://www.kelseylgreen.com/Summit-In-Six

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Why do so many transformation initiatives begin with energy and ambition, only to stall before they create lasting change?

In Episode 766 of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling talks with Tim Beattie, co-founder and CEO of Stellafai, about why transformation fails when organizations become more focused on activity than outcomes.

With more than 20 years of transformation experience across PwC, IBM, Deloitte, BAE Systems, and Red Hat Open Innovation Labs, Tim has seen what helps teams move from good intentions to measurable impact. He challenges traditional consulting models and advocates for enabling services and asynchronous coaching that build capability inside teams rather than long-term dependence on outside experts.

Tim also explores the human side of leadership and transformation: the fears that can hold us back, the obstacles we face day to day, the importance of understanding what we truly want, and how leaders can help others become more capable and self-sufficient.

This conversation is a reminder that transformation is not about tracking more tasks. It is about creating clarity around the outcomes that matter, aligning people around those outcomes, and building the confidence and capability to execute strategy.

Listen in to discover how an outcome-focused approach can help leaders and teams dream bigger, achieve more, and create change that lasts.

Head to the website for more ways to connect.

https://www.stellafai.com/

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Episode Title: Life’s a Pitch: How Confident Leaders Craft Narratives That Inspire Action

In this episode of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling welcomes Tami Reiss, an energetic keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and CEO of Leader Within. Tami is known for empowering leaders to communicate with clarity, influence with confidence, and align their teams around bold, strategic visions. With over two decades of experience coaching executives, from scrappy startup founders to Fortune 500 leaders—she brings unmatched insight into what it truly takes to lead with presence and purpose.

A former CPO in Residence at Insight Partners, Tami has helped thousands of leaders level up their communication, executive presence, and impact. She is the creator of the L.E.A.D. and M.A.P. frameworks, used around the world to help leaders grow their influence and drive organizational momentum. Her signature talk, Life’s A Pitch, equips leaders with practical tools to craft persuasive narratives that move people and accelerate results.

Tami is also the creator of the Confident Communicator GPT, designed to help individuals practice and strengthen their communication skills, and she is the author of the illustrated leadership book What Do Product Managers Do?

In this conversation, you’ll discover:

Whether you’re a growing entrepreneur, a rising executive, or a leader ready to expand your influence, this episode offers practical, actionable insights you can put into practice immediately.

As a thank you, the audience can have access to her Mastering Executive Presence online course ($499 value) for $49 using this URL or coupon code 450OFF

https://learn.myleaderwithin.com/offers/ZoFximGG/checkout?coupon_code=450OFF

Order my book: https://www.amazon.com/What-Product-Managers-Primer-Aspiring/dp/B0FLLJ8663/

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Website: tamireiss.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tamireiss

M.A.P. Canvas freebie: https://learn.myleaderwithin.com/influence

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🎙️ Podcast Episode Description

What if stronger leadership did not require pushing harder, but becoming more present?

In Episode 764 of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling welcomes James Brett for a powerful conversation about heart-centered leadership, purposeful action, and finding success that nourishes rather than depletes.

James has spent years guiding leaders and professionals through major transitions, helping them turn adversity into clarity and reconnect with their core strength. Drawing from corporate experience in sales, training, and consulting, as well as transformational work that bridges ancient wisdom and modern practice, James challenges the belief that leadership begins with doing more.

Vicki and James explore his Peace, Clarity, Action approach; why overthinking can keep leaders stuck; how presence and deep listening strengthen relationships; and why clarity cannot be separated from the body, wellbeing, and what truly matters. James also reflects on how his cancer journey reshaped his understanding of success, purpose, freedom, and joy.

This episode invites leaders, entrepreneurs, coaches, and professionals to consider a different path to meaningful achievement: slow down enough to listen, reconnect with your zone of genius, and act from alignment rather than depletion.

Listen or watch to discover how heart-centered leadership can help you lead yourself and others with greater presence, clarity, courage, and purpose.

This page has an offer for a free e-book called “Plotting your Joyful Rebellion” That gives more insights into some of the topics I discuss.

https://ajoyfulrebellion.com/

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Website: https://jameswalters.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557270815007

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a.joyful.rebellion/

A Joyful Rebellion Podcast

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What if some of the emotional reactions, recurring patterns, or physical signals you experience did not begin with you?

In Episode 763 of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling welcomes pioneering intuitive healer and bestselling author Inna Segal for a thought-provoking conversation about the relationship between the body, emotions, inherited patterns, and personal transformation.

Inna shares how her own health challenges led her into intuitive healing and ultimately to the work behind The Secret Language of Your Body. She explores why healing may require looking beyond physical symptoms, how people can begin listening more closely to the signals their bodies are sending, and why unresolved ancestral patterns may continue to influence emotional responses and well-being.

The conversation also examines the stages of healing, the importance of beginning where you are rather than forcing a breakthrough, and how greater self-awareness can help people respond to life with more intention.

For leaders, this conversation offers an important reminder: self-awareness is not separate from leadership. The more clearly we understand our reactions, patterns, and internal signals, the more intentionally we can communicate, make decisions, set boundaries, and lead others.

Note: This episode discusses intuitive and mind-body approaches to well-being. It is educational and inspirational in nature and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental-health care.hat if some of the emotional reactions, recurring patterns, or physical signals you experience did not begin with you?

In Episode 763 of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling welcomes pioneering intuitive healer and bestselling author Inna Segal for a thought-provoking conversation about the relationship between the body, emotions, inherited patterns, and personal transformation.

Inna shares how her own health challenges led her into intuitive healing and ultimately to the work behind The Secret Language of Your Body. She explores why healing may require looking beyond physical symptoms, how people can begin listening more closely to the signals their bodies are sending, and why unresolved ancestral patterns may continue to influence emotional responses and well-being.

The conversation also examines the stages of healing, the importance of beginning where you are rather than forcing a breakthrough, and how greater self-awareness can help people respond to life with more intention.

For leaders, this conversation offers an important reminder: self-awareness is not separate from leadership. The more clearly we understand our reactions, patterns, and internal signals, the more intentionally we can communicate, make decisions, set boundaries, and lead others.

Note: This episode discusses intuitive and mind-body approaches to well-being. It is educational and inspirational in nature and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental-health care.

The Awaken the Healer Within Masterclass is a transformative 3-hour live event led by international bestselling author and intuitive healer Inna Segal. Designed for individuals seeking to understand the deeper connections between their emotions, physical health, and spiritual well-being, this masterclass offers practical tools and insights to initiate self-healing.​

https://www.innasegal.com/masterclass

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How to Become a Millionaire in Your Twenties: Decisions, Discipline, and the Exceptional Life

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What does it really take to become a millionaire in your twenties — and what matters after you reach the milestone?

In Episode 762 of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling sits down with serial entrepreneur Chaz Wolfe for a candid conversation about success, discipline, decision-making, motivation, and building what Chaz calls The Exceptional Life.

Chaz has built, purchased, and sold multiple seven-figure ventures across franchising, home services, real estate, and consulting. His experience has taught him that sustainable success is not created by one lucky break. It is built through disciplined choices, strong operations, integrity, a willingness to learn, and the ability to simplify what feels complex.

Together, Vicki and Chaz explore the beliefs and habits that shaped his entrepreneurial journey, the business ideas and books that influenced him, what he wishes he had started doing earlier, and why he challenges the traditional idea of work-life balance. They also make room for a little fun with a spirited question about University of Kansas basketball.

Whether you are building your first business, scaling an established company, or redefining what success means in your life, this episode will challenge you to examine the decisions you make every day — because exceptional results begin with intentional choices.

Listen and ask yourself: What decision can I make today that my future self will thank me for? https://www.FindYourLeadershipConfidence.com/chaz-wolfe/

You’ll find more information here on Chaz, Gathering The Kings, and the various projects he’s currently working on.

https://gatheringthekings.com/

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Website: https://gatheringthekings.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chazwolfe/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gatheringthekings/

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@gatheringthekings

Podcast: Driven to Win

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🎙️ Podcast Episode Description

What happens when the grit that built your business is no longer enough to scale it?

In Episode 761 of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling talks with David Aferiat—entrepreneur, growth leader, Certified Bloom Growth Coach, and co-founder of Trade Ideas LLC—about perseverance, identity, and the Hero’s Journey of leadership.

After more than 25 years of building teams, sales engines, and CEO peer networks, David understands the turning point many founders face: the business has grown, but the way the team operates has not. He explains how uncertainty can forge a stronger future self, why leadership identity must evolve as a company scale, and what teams need to say—and decide—to create clarity, trust, and accountability.

David also introduces the eight elements of the Bloom Growth Operating System™: Growth Plan, People, Sales and Marketing, Meetings, Finance and Data, Technology, Process, and Relationships. These elements help leadership teams assess their capacity, expose execution gaps, and translate strategy into disciplined action.

And in a fitting toast to intentional living, David challenges a few champagne myths and shares what the French understand about making joy part of everyday life.

If your organization has outgrown the way it operates — or if your role no longer fits the leader that you are becoming — this conversation will help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Listen, reflect, and ask yourself: What must change for my leadership—and my team—to meet the next chapter?

To connect with David about growth coaching, leadership transitions, or bringing clarity and accountability to your organization, visit 👉 avid.coach — and start a conversation about how your team can thrive on its Hero’s Journey. To explore wellness-focused Champagne, insider stories from artisanal producers, and the rhythms of a well-celebrated life, sign up for the Avid Vines newsletter at 👉 avidvines.com — where we talk Champagne, how to drink like an owner-grower, the entrepreneur’s journey, and our daily commitment to purpose.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-aferiat/

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Website: https://avid.coach

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avidvinesllc

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🎙️ Podcast Episode Description

What separates a true leader from someone who simply holds a title?

In this episode of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling welcomes leadership expert, speaker, and mentor William Charles Davis for a practical conversation about the traits that shape effective leadership – and the behaviors that can quietly undermine it.

Drawing on leadership experience that began with Future Business Leaders of America and expanded across corporate, academic, military, and government environments, William explores how leaders earn trust, build accountability, recognize emerging talent, and turn leadership theory into real-world action. He also examines the warning signs of ineffective and toxic leadership, the role of emotional intelligence and self-awareness, and the important distinction between leading people and merely managing tasks.

If you are an executive, manager, entrepreneur, aspiring leader, or someone responsible for developing future leaders, this conversation will challenge you to look beyond position and authority and examine the habits, character, and choices that create lasting leadership impact.

Key takeaways include how to identify leadership potential, which characteristics great leaders consistently demonstrate, why self-awareness is essential, whether leadership can be taught, and how to evaluate whether your own leadership is creating confidence, trust, and results.

leadership characteristics, great leadership, leadership development, effective leadership, toxic leadership, leadership potential, emotional intelligence in leadership, self-awareness, leadership vs management, executive leadership, future leaders, leadership accountability, trust in leadership, confident leadership

Come check out our services and books by visiting our website and social media platforms.

https://www.williamcdavis.net/

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🎙️ Podcast Episode Description

What separates a technically brilliant leader from one who can truly inspire a team, influence stakeholders, and scale an organization?

Often, it’s the ability to tell the right story.

In Episode 759 of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling welcomes fractional CTO Balki Kodarapu for a conversation about technology leadership, scaling high-performance teams, GenAI, developing future leaders, and why communication becomes increasingly important as organizations grow.

Balki helps SaaS startups scale their products from $500K to $50 million without burning through budgets—or momentum. Having helped lead four startups through hyper-growth, raised more than $150 million, delivered multiple exits, and built GenAI products powering Fortune 100 support teams, Balki knows what happens when rapid growth creates engineering bottlenecks, missed deadlines, and organizational confusion.

In this conversation, Balki shares what he has learned about stepping into chaos and creating clarity, identifying the inflection points where growing teams often begin to break down, and determining which engineering productivity metrics actually matter.

He and Vicki also explore the rapidly evolving world of Generative AI, attracting top engineering talent when you don’t have a recognizable brand, and identifying and developing the future leaders already sitting inside your organization.

Perhaps most importantly, Balki challenges leaders to rethink one of their most valuable resources: time. His commitment to learning, reflection, and professional growth demonstrates that developing people isn’t something leaders do after the “real work” is finished—it is part of the real work.

Whether you’re a founder, CTO, technology leader, entrepreneur, or executive responsible for leading people through rapid growth and change, this conversation offers practical insights for creating greater clarity, stronger teams, and sustainable momentum.

Leadership Impact Takeaway:

🎧 Listen to Episode 759: The Art of Storytelling in Tech Leadership https://www.FindYourLeadershipConfidence.com/balki-kodarapu/

Follow Balki on LinkedIn where he shares thought-leadership content at least twice a week

http://www.linkedin.com/in/balki/

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🎙️ Podcast Episode Description

What if the fastest path to business clarity, confidence, and growth isn’t doing more—but surrounding yourself with the right people?

On Episode 758 of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling welcomes Natalie Bernacchi, Business Growth and Mindset Coach, mom, Co-Founder of The CEO Besties, and host of the Light Her Up Podcast.

After more than 15 years climbing the corporate ladder and building a multi-six-figure career, Natalie’s definition of success changed when her 6-year-old daughter asked one simple question: “Mom, do you like your job?”

Natalie’s answer was no—but she promised her daughter, and herself, that she was going to change that.

Today, Natalie helps ambitious women create profitable, soul-aligned businesses that support the lives they want to live. Her approach combines mindset, energetics, community, and practical business strategy to help women move beyond autopilot, gain clarity, build confidence, and grow without sacrificing themselves in the process.

In this conversation, Natalie and Vicki explore why entrepreneurship can feel so isolating—and why the right mastermind or community can become a powerful accelerator for personal and professional growth.

You’ll discover:

This episode is an invitation to reconsider the belief that successful entrepreneurs must figure everything out alone.

Sometimes your greatest breakthrough comes when you enter a room where you are challenged, supported, encouraged, and reminded of what is possible.

Leadership Takeaway: You don’t have to build alone. The right community can help you see more clearly, believe more boldly, and move forward with greater confidence.

This link takes you to a private 10-episode podcast series called What Is Rocketship Energy? — a transformational series where ambitious women entrepreneurs can learn what Rocketship Energy is, how to scale in alignment, and whether the mastermind is the next step for them. Inside, we dive into business strategy, mindset, and the power of community alongside powerhouse, like-minded women.

https://theceobesties.com/rocketship-energy-podcast

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Website: https://nataliebernacchi.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatalieTLWC

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

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nataliebernacchi

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