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The Art of Speaking Up is a podcast that empowers professional women to achieve their wildest career goals by helping them strengthen their voices and find their inner power. The show aims to motivate, entertain, and remind working women that no matter what they might be struggling with, anything is possible for them in their careers. In addition to providing strengths-based professional empowerment, the show curates practical career advice on topics like career advancement, goal setting, job searching, stress management, salary negotiation and more.
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Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
Tuesday Jan 22, 2019
This week I chatted with career coach Meg Duffy about the work she does helping women make career transitions. Meg specializes in helping women build and grow careers in tech, and supports her clients on a practical and an emotional level as they chart the next steps in their careers. In this conversation we hit on:
- How to break down big career transitions into smaller steps
- How impostor syndrome, fear, and anxiety can make career growth challenging and how to build confidence over time
- How to figure out what you like and what you don’t like professionally
- How to gain clarity about the direction of your career
- How to figure out what you want and set career and life goals
- What to do if you’ve just started a new job and are realizing it might not be a good fit
- Resources to help you better understand potential employers when you interview
Get in touch with Meg:
- @Futureproofmeg on Instagram, https://meghan-duffy.com
Resources:
Creative morning job board: https://creativemornings.com/jobs
WORK job board: https://www.bwork.com/
Keyvalues.com
I hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, Email jessica@theartofspeaking.com or DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram to submit feedback or a listener question for the show!
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Today I’m chatting with licensed therapist, Risha London Nathan, about her work as a therapist and how she supports female clients through some of the professional challenges that they encounter. Risha share advice and practical insights based on her years of training and experience, and in this episode we talk about:
- Why it can be difficult to ask for what we need and assert boundaries
- How fear of not being good enough can manifest professionally
- The importance self-acceptance and acknowledging our emotions
- How to release, process, and let go of strong negative emotions
- Being highly sensitive at work
- And much more!
Check out Risha’s site, www.WellwithRisha.com and follow her in Instagram at @wellwithRisha.
I hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, Email jessica@theartofspeaking.com or DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram to submit feedback or a listener question for the show!
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
This week I chatted with Helen Foster about toxic masculinity in the workplace. Our conversation was recorded back in September in the midst of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing, so toxic masculinity was thick in the air around us and fueled this conversation on a very important topic.
In this conversation we talk about:
- What toxic male behavior in the workplace can look like
- How it can make us feel
- What to do if you are dealing with a toxic male coworker or work culture
- Why disrespectful coworkers make us feel bad even when we know we shouldn’t let it get to us
- The social pressures & timelines that women often face
- And so much more
Follow Helen on Instagram at @Helefab_ and check out her website at www.Helefab.com
I hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, Email jessica@theartofspeaking.com or DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram to submit feedback or a listener question for the show!
Friday Dec 21, 2018
Friday Dec 21, 2018
In this solo episode, I talk about why it can be so hard for us to be ourselves at work. We often contort our personalities or expend large amounts of energy trying to be the perfect persona at work, and we blame ourselves and turn self-critical when we fail to live up to this standard.
In this episode I talk about why it’s not just okay to be and feel awkward and different at work – but why letting ALL aspects of your personality shine is critical to becoming the most powerful version of yourself.
As mentioned on the show - here's a video of Steve Ballmer going crazy on stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I14b-C67EXY
I hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, Email jessica@theartofspeaking.com or DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram to submit feedback or a listener question for the show!
Friday Dec 21, 2018
Friday Dec 21, 2018
This week, I talk with women’s empowerment coach Lainey Crawford about moving through feelings of shyness and letting more of yourself show at work. Like myself, Lainey knows like what it is like to get stuck in silence and struggle to bring one’s ideas and uniqueness to the world around us. In this episode we talk about:
- How shyness and feelings of smallness can manifest in work and life
- Techniques for moving through them
- Feminine styles of leadership and communication
- How to get comfortable being more vocal at work
- And much more!
If you would like to get in touch with Lainey, her website is www.laineycrawford.com
Want to submit a listener question to be answered on the show? Email jessica@theartofspeaking.com or DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram
Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
Samantha Siffring is a business coach who works with working moms who are growing their online businesses. Overwhelm and mental drama is an area she is deeply familiar with, and in this conversation, Samantha shares the tools and tactics that she uses with herself and with clients to help manage feelings of overwhelm, and to prevent overwhelm from spiraling into even deeper overwhelm and even panic (as it so often does for many of us)
In this conversation we talk about:
- The ‘mental drama’ side of overwhelm
- The relationship between boundaries, people pleasing, and overwhelm
- Self-worth and overwhelm
- How to neutralize some of the difficult feelings that overwhelm can trigger
- How to stay sane when working in an open-plan office
- And much more!
You can learn more about Samantha at www.TBHcoach.com and follow her on Instagram at @samanthahms
Want to submit a listener question to be answered on the show? Email jessica@theartofspeaking.com or DM @theartofspeakingup in Instagram
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
CEO turned life coach Brenda Baird unpacks why we feel anxiety, stress, and unhappiness at work. She talks about how our internal monologue can make difficult situations feel even harder for us, and how our fears and insecurities can catabolize challenges into stress and anxiety. We also cover:
- What burnout looks like and why it happens
- How fear and our insecurities can amplify stress and anxiety
- How self-sabotage can show up at work
- Inner critics and how they impact our work
- Why we seek external validation
You can learn more about Brenda’s work at: www.brendabairdcoaching.com
Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck: https://amzn.to/2FHW1pQ
Want to get in touch or submit a listener question? DM Jessica on Instagram at @theartofspeakingup or send an email to jessica@theartofspeakingup.com
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Whether it’s a frustrating project, a co-worker you don’t get along with, or just mental exhaustion – this conversation with Courtney dives into why we find ourselves feeling agitated and on edge some days at work.
Courtney Clifford is a facilitator, coach, kundalini yoga & meditation teacher based in NYC. She is the founder of TRUE, a transformative experiential development company that generates increased inner awareness through a blend of yogic science, practical energetic philosophy and techniques. Courtney is also the creator Amplified EnergyTM as a way for people of all walks of life to experience their "TRUE" selves and achieve peace from the inside out.
In this conversation we cover:
- Why emotional intelligence matters at work
- How we can examine the role we play in coworker frictions
- How to process and let go of negative emotions that we feel at work
- How to deepen our self-awareness, and
- How to stay centered when work is driving us nuts
You can learn more about Courtney’s work at www.CourtneyClifford.com and follow her on Instagram - @courtopia.
Want to submit a listener question to be answered on the show? Email jessica@theartofspeakingup.com or DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram.
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
This episode is all about pursuing your career goals without hesitation. Britt’s story of landing a coveted tech role without an engineering degree or prior experience is proof that opportunities that might seem out of reach are often more attainable than we might think.
In this episode, Britt and I chat about:
- How Britt landed a role in tech without an engineering degree or any prior tech experience
- How Britt ramped up and built confidence in her new role, despite being less experienced than everyone else on her team
- Britt’s advice for what to do if you feel like you need to ask a ‘dumb’ question (sidenote: I don’t believe that dumb questions are a real thing)
- How Britt approaches goal-setting and how she goes after big goals and works through failure or missed opportunities
- The challenges in building the courage to speak up and believe in our own ideas, goals, and ambitions
- And LOTS more
This conversation is jam packed with honest advice and insights, as well as an answer to a listener question about what to do when you find yourself shrinking away in the presence of more senior coworkers or bosses.
I hope you enjoy – and if you’re having any challenges at work, I want to hear from you!! Submit your listener questions to jessica@theartofspeakingup.com or DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram.
Thank you for listening! J
This episode is all about pursuing your career goals without hesitation. Britt’s story of landing a coveted tech role without an engineering degree or prior experience is proof that opportunities that might seem out of reach are often more attainable than we might think.
In this episode, Britt and I chat about:
- How Britt landed a role in tech without an engineering degree or any prior tech experience
- How Britt ramped up and built confidence in her new role, despite being less experienced than everyone else on her team
- Britt’s advice for what to do if you feel like you need to ask a ‘dumb’ question (sidenote: I don’t believe that dumb questions are a real thing)
- How Britt approaches goal-setting and how she goes after big goals and works through failure or missed opportunities
- The challenges in building the courage to speak up and believe in our own ideas, goals, and ambitions
- And LOTS more
This conversation is jam packed with honest advice and insights, as well as an answer to a listener question about what to do when you find yourself shrinking away in the presence of more senior coworkers or bosses.
I hope you enjoy – and if you’re having any challenges at work, I want to hear from you!! Submit your listener questions to jessica@theartofspeakingup.com or DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram.
Thank you for listening!
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Monday Nov 19, 2018
We need more female leaders in Corporate America, which means that as women, dreaming big for ourselves is not just fun, but actually critical to closing the corporate gender gap.
In this episode, Jess discusses what it means to be ambitious and why it’s so important for ambitious women to not sell themselves short in terms of what they want for their careers. She discusses:
- Why it can feel scary and even uncomfortable to want something big for yourself
- Why we sometimes don’t allow ourselves to dream as big as we should
- Why dreaming big can be so powerful
- The relationship between female empowerment and career goals, and
- How you can start going after massive goals TODAY, no matter who you are or what you do
If you’re interested in diving deeper into the topic of female ambition and desire, check out Appetites by Caroline Knapp: https://amzn.to/2TdyOyJ
As always, please reach out if you’re enjoying the show! And feel free to submit a listener question <3
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