Womenās visibility, leadership, and building your platformā Danielle Davies talks with This Is It Network founder Cheldin Barlatt Rumer about how women can stop waiting to be invited to the table and start amplifying their voices.
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What does it actually mean for women to be seenāand who benefits when they are?
In this episode of Roar, host Danielle Davies sits down with Cheldin Barlatt Rumerāfounder and CEO of THIS IS IT NETWORKā¢, media executive, keynote speaker, and unapologetic champion for women who are done waiting for permission.
Cheldin has spent more than two decades building platforms that amplify womenās voices, stories, and leadershipāfrom national media to global stages. Through THIS IS IT NETWORKā¢, she has created an ecosystem that connects women founders, creatives, executives, and change-makers to visibility, opportunity, and each other.
In this conversation, Cheldin speaks candidly about what visibility really costs, why women are so often taught to shrink, and how owning your voice is both a personal and political act. She shares the origin story of THIS IS IT NETWORKā¢, the lessons sheās learned as a woman leading in media and entrepreneurship, and why communityānot perfectionāis the real catalyst for impact.
This episode is a rally cry for women who know they have something to sayāand are ready to stop whispering it.
Together, Danielle and Cheldin talk about:
š„ Why visibility is a skillāand a responsibility
š¤ What women get wrong about āputting themselves out thereā
š§ How imposter syndrome shows up at every level (and why it never fully disappears)
šŗ The creation of THIS IS IT NETWORK⢠and the gap it was built to fill
š«¶ Why women donāt need more motivationāthey need infrastructure and access
š£ How media can be used as a tool for advocacy, not just exposure
š„ What it means to lead loudly without apology
š± Why community is the antidote to burnout, isolation, and self-doubt
š The difference between being visible and being valued
ā” Why waiting to feel āreadyā keeps women stuck
Cheldinās work reminds us that confidence is not a prerequisite for leadershipāitās a byproduct of action. This conversation is for anyone who has ever minimized their voice, questioned their worth, or waited for someone else to open the door.
You donāt need permission. You need a platformāand the courage to stand on it.
š Key Takeaways
Visibility is not vanityāitās power.
You donāt overcome imposter syndrome; you outgrow it through action.
Women donāt lack ambitionāthey lack access and amplification.
Community accelerates courage.
Leadership doesnāt require perfection, polish, or permission.
Your voice matters because of who you are, not in spite of it.
š Links Mentioned in This Episode
THIS IS IT NETWORK⢠ā https://thisisittv.com/
Follow THIS IS IT NETWORK⢠on Instagram ā https://www.instagram.com/thisisittv/
Cheldin Rumer Barlatt on LinkedIn ā https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheldinbarlatt/
š§ Related Conversations
Kirsten Miller on womenās power and collective action
Pamela Redmond on visibility, aging, and reinvention
Gifty Enright on burnout, boundaries, and womenās unseen labor
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