Did you get passed over in your career and you're ready to fix it so your work get the title and salary it deserves? In this third episode of the What Now series, I walk you through how to fix getting passed over and turn into into career leap. I share how one client went from a decade of being passed over to a role two levels up in less than four months at the same company, rooted in the Build Your Brave Career Framework. Specifically, I show you: Clarity — Have the uncomfortable conversation w...
Apr 30, 2026•25 min•Season 5Ep. 204
Are you exhausted — not just tired, not in need of a nap, just exhausted? In this second episode of the What Now series, I walk you through why career exhaustion happens and how to use the Build Your Brave Career Framework to move forward. I share client examples and concrete suggestions. Specifically, I show you: 1. Clarity — Start with honesty. What's exhausting me? Who's stealing my energy? What am I no longer willing to tolerate? 2. Momentum — Feel your way forward, not just execute. Establi...
Apr 23, 2026•19 min•Season 5Ep. 205
Are you feeling confused about your career, but you are not quite in crisis? You're not alone and you're not stuck. In this first episode of the What Now series, I reframe career confusion and give you a simple way to solve your career confusion. I share a client's process of moving from confused and stuck to energized and thriving, rooted in the Build Your Brave Career Framework. Specifically, I show you: Clarity — Stop asking the same big, vague questions so that you start telling yourself the...
Apr 16, 2026•18 min•Season 5Ep. 203
Listen, this episode might sting a little—and that's exactly the point. If you're a woman in tech who treats feedback like a personal attack instead of career fuel, I'm talking directly to you. I've watched with horror as more women have become timid about giving feedback and defensive about receiving it. This pattern is quietly cutting your career growth at the knees while multiplying your stress. Here's what I know: You wouldn't coddle your code, your product, or your project when it needs ite...
Mar 06, 2026•27 min•Season 5Ep. 202
Listen in as I respond to the generous and conflicting feedback that you sent about my last episode, "Bravery in the Meantime." Your feedback was the full range responses—positive, relieved, dismissive, and angry. I share your feedback and also offer my own thoughts on what comes next for us all. What You'll Hear: Four buckets of listener feedback, from validating to challenging My vulnerable response to criticism about privilege, systemic change, and individual coping An invitation: What can Ni...
Feb 18, 2026•18 min•Season 5Ep. 201
Building your brave career isn't always about leaping, insisting, disrupting. Sometimes it means staying with intention using. This moment to calm your nervous system, build your skills and inner strength, enhance your financial safety and deepen your real life, your hobbies and your interests, and the most important relationships. Building your brave career is sometimes about bravery in the meantime. Listen to this episode for concrete examples of how to use a difficult career phase to build yo...
Nov 08, 2025•14 min•Season 5Ep. 200
Let's get real about the challenges we face as women in tech—especially as right-wing, anti-woman movements gain ground around the world and in our industry. I share why it’s more important than ever to speak up, get involved, and “get on a boat” toward justice—whether your boat is advocating for equal healthcare, LGBTQI rights, or community building. You matter. Your voice matters. And your bravery—at work and in life—will shape our collective future. If you’re feeling stressed, numb, or just l...
Sep 20, 2025•21 min•Season 5Ep. 199
I dive into how every industry is now a tech industry. We bust the myth that "tech jobs" only live inside traditional tech companies and that you are trapped in the "traditional" tech industry. I share eye-opening job growth stats across diverse sectors and offer practical steps for women in tech who want less stress, more freedom, and similar or perhaps even more pay, without sacrificing your skills or ambition. Curious about how you can use your tech talents in new industries with better worki...
Aug 23, 2025•11 min•Season 5Ep. 198
I'm popping back into your feed to celebrate a milestone: SIX YEARS of helping women in tech build the skill of bravery to stress less, work less, and then earn more. In this episode, I build upon the last episode (link below). Then I share how I applied the Build Your Brave framework - clarity, momentum, accountability - to make a bold move in my own career. I also talk about the opportunities that still exist for women in tech who are willing to bravely leave behind what doesn’t serve them and...
Aug 09, 2025•16 min•Season 5Ep. 197
2024 was a year of immense challenges, transformation, and growth. In this deeply personal episode of Build Your Brave Career, I reflect on the losses, lessons, and connections that defined my year—and how they’re shaping my approach to 2025. I also share two key updates for 2025: I am pausing new episodes temporarily to allow space for reflection and recalibration. I promise new episodes are coming. I will not be onboarding new coaching clients in early 2025. Join my email list to stay up-to-da...
Jan 21, 2025•12 min•Season 5Ep. 196
Do you ever feel stuck while pursuing your career goals? In this episode, I dive into a common lie we face as women in tech: the implicit or explicit responsibility to make your growth easy for everyone else. Many ambitious women in tech find themselves at a crossroads—a point where pursuing their career goals seems daunting and when met with resistance, often leads to a withdrawal from growth. Through a representative client story about asking the tough questions, facing discomfort head-on, and...
Dec 29, 2024•15 min•Season 5Ep. 194
You are always on the job market. Always. Understanding and practicing is a cornerstone of building a brave career. Whether you’re thriving in your current role, facing uncertainty, or anything in between, this episode will equip you with the mindset and strategies to stay ready for any opportunity or challenge. Drawing from listener feedback on episode 126, we’re revisiting this topic with a clearer structure and actionable insights, including: Why being "on the market" doesn’t mean a full-time...
Dec 22, 2024•16 min•Season 5Ep. 193
What would change if you chose to see adversities not as tests, but as confirmation of your decisions, values, and goals? This episode will help you explore an option for shifting your perception so that you stress less, work less, and then earn more as a woman in tech. I share two specific stories and one call to action to help you challenge the idea of adversity as a "test" so that you can decide if you want to shift towards perceiving adversity as an opportunity to be confirmed. 1. A personal...
Dec 15, 2024•17 min•Season 5Ep. 192
Mahua Chakuvati, Sales & HR Tech Leader, dives deep into her unique definition of bravery, sharing how core values like acceptance, humility, gratitude, and honesty have propelled her forward in a remarkable career spanning sales, business applications, operations, and people management. Listen in for unique value definitions and how Mahua puts them into action: choose radical acceptance of reality practice daily humility show gratitude in every situation, also adversity consistently act wit...
Dec 08, 2024•26 min•Season 5Ep. 191
We're diving into a brave, empowering topic: the strength and freedom that come with choosing to allow others to disliked you. Yes, you heard that right! As women in tech, we're often conditioned to seek approval and avoid conflict, but embracing the reality that not everyone will like us is a powerful step for our careers. In this episode, I share examples, including a personal story, to illustrate how being disliked can actually be a sign you're on the right career grwoth track. This episode i...
Dec 01, 2024•12 min•Season 5Ep. 190
Kim Bennett, CEO of AtlasGuru.com joins to share a range of powerful insights relevant to those who aim to build a strengths-based career. Kim shares her journey from a comfortable corporate job in digital marketing to becoming an entrepreneur. We discuss the long road to entrepreneurship, the challenges of leaving a secure position, and the rewarding experiences of leading a strengths-focused, tech-driven business. Kim emphasizes the importance of understanding and leveraging one's strengths to...
Nov 24, 2024•26 min•Season 5Ep. 189
Can you love your colleagues enough to let them experience the consequences of their behavior? Women in tech are great at solving problems. But sometimes we leap in to protect others from their errors and shoulder burdens that aren’t ours. It slows down our careers and increases our stress. This episode unpacks how stepping back, setting boundaries, and trusting others to handle their responsibilities empowers not just your colleagues but also yourself. You’ll hear real-world strategies to navig...
Nov 17, 2024•10 min•Season 5Ep. 188
You matter. Especially during difficult events: Choosing to bravely recognize and believe in your inherent worth is brave. Deciding that your voice deserves to be heard, that your dreams, goals, career, relationships, and money matter is brave. Getting and staying involved in building the community, career, life, and world you desire is brave. This week I address the emotional fallout after the most recent US elections. This is a dedicated brave space for women in tech who are grappling with emo...
Nov 11, 2024•12 min•Season 5Ep. 187
Bravery doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, bravery in your career as a woman in tech can be simple, nurturing, collaborative, and even easy. For women in tech who often feel that being brave at work means facing monumental stress, this episode will give you a fresh and empowering perspective. Through two unique client stories, I illustrate how bravery may start in moments of discomfort but end with greater confidence, ease, and more personal and professional growth. Bravery can include speaking u...
Nov 03, 2024•10 min•Season 5Ep. 186
Let’s explore the profound impact fairy tales have had on our professional lives, especially as women in tech. Most of us have grown up with stories of women waiting for their Prince Charming or Knight in Shining Armor. While most of us have shed this mentality in our personal lives, its residual effects can still hold us back in our careers as we wait for the perfect boss, recruiter, mentor, or sponsor. I delve into my own experience of waiting for a "professional prince charming" which led to ...
Oct 27, 2024•13 min•Season 5Ep. 185
In this groundbreaking episode I dive deep into the dynamics of the glass ceiling and the glass floor, specifically focusing on how men in tech can play a pivotal role in fostering inclusive workplaces. With detailed statistics and compelling arguments, I highlight why inclusive cultures are essential for financial growth, innovation, and overall business success. I unpack the metaphors of the glass ceiling and glass floor, exploring how systemic barriers impact career advancement for underrepre...
Oct 20, 2024•23 min•Season 5Ep. 184
Listen in for strategies to deal with inappropriate, confidence-undermining questions in the workplace. These strategies, phrases, and mindset can be used for any behavior that crosses professional norms, strengthens the patriarchy, and permits misogyny to grow. Listener question: “When I call off sick, one of the men consistently asks me if I am pregnant. I want it to stop. What can I do?” What You'll Learn: Tools and attitudes for responding to invasive questions. How to push back directly and...
Oct 13, 2024•19 min•Season 5Ep. 183
Listener question: My colleague doesn’t trust my skill. What do I do? Many women in tech face the drama: dealing with colleagues who don’t trust your skills. If you’ve ever felt sidelined in meetings, excluded from important emails, or observed others taking over your responsibilities, this episode is for you. In this episode, we cover the important internal work you must undertake to address disrespectful colleagues. Then I offer practical advice for how to get specific about when and how you a...
Oct 06, 2024•10 min•Season 5Ep. 182
Listener question: I know I'm a direct person, but I'm being told I'm aggressive. How do I know the difference? I have personal experience with this topic in two different different ways and suggestions of how to navigate them: First, you need to ask for specific examples of situations in which you were labeled “aggressive.” Then, you need to explore what type of discomfort you want to choose: shifting your communication or allowing others to feel discomfort. Finally, you get to decide who you w...
Sep 29, 2024•10 min•Season 5Ep. 181
Listener question: I have been waiting for a promotion. I am ready. What do I do now? Let’s discuss how to not just wait for a promotion but to actively communicate and advocate for yourself. First, you need to tell our boss directly that you want a promotion, ask them if they support you, and then listen carefully to their response. Then, you must create a specific plan based on your goals, your manager’s response, and the form of brave career you are building. To submit your question for me to...
Sep 22, 2024•5 min•Season 5Ep. 180
Listener Question: Is it ethical for me to accept a job that's one or two layers below the job I had before all of the layoffs when so many other people are also struggling to land a job? Let’s tackle a listener's question about the ethics of accepting a job below their previous level during these mass layoffs. First, I share why my answer is a strong, unequivocal “YES.” Then I share additional insights from a variety of women across the tech industry. Key takeaways: It's not your responsibility...
Sep 15, 2024•7 min•Season 5Ep. 179
Listener Question: I'm in a "safe job" but this "safe job" is so boring. What do I do? Let’s work through a career dilemma: feeling bored at a "safe" job right in a time of mass lay-offs. In this episode I share actionable strategies to navigate boredom and rediscover engagement in your career. First, I urge a reevaluation to ensure your current situation is as secure as you think. Then, we examine the root of your boredom. It might not be what you think it is: it is essential to differentiate b...
Sep 08, 2024•7 min•Season 5Ep. 178
We dive into an often-overlooked aspect of building a successful career: embracing positive emotions. Many women in tech find it challenging to celebrate achievements or feel joy without spiraling into anxiety or fear. I unravel this misunderstanding of bravery and highlight the importance of experiencing the full range of emotions in your career journey through the Build Your Brave Framework and a specific client example. If you often find yourself consumed by doubt or fear after a success, thi...
Sep 02, 2024•13 min•Season 5Ep. 177
This is an important, timely, and short message just for my US audience, particularly if you have the right to vote in the United States Call to action: join us at Women in Tech for Harris. US Election Day is November 5, 2024. This election is about so much more than politics. It's about our industry’s future as well as our careers and lives as women in tech. Many important topics are on our ballots: Health care Climate change Political system Health of our democracy Paid parental leave LGBTQI+ ...
Aug 28, 2024•9 min•Season 5Ep. 176
Listener Question: How do I make networking suck less? Sometimes networking really does suck and it always sucks where you aren’t networking in a way that suits your goals and personality. In this episode, I share how you can tailor your approach and make networking more enjoyable. Listen in for my opinion on why your mindset is crucial, how modern networking isn’t what you think it is, and why you have to choose what to complain about. You need to find a unique way of networking that aligns wit...
Aug 26, 2024•8 min•Season 5Ep. 175
