Feb 13, 2023
Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! Welcome to our "BEST OF SERIES".
On episode this episode, Susan Colantuono, Michelle Redfern, and
Mel Butcher sit down for a discussion on confidence... What is
confidence? Where does confidence come from? How do you get it?
Where does traditional advice on confidence go wrong?
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SPEAKER BIOs
Susan Colantuono has made it her life’s
mission to support the career success of women. She is
the Founder of and now retired CEO of Leading Women, an
international management consulting company focused on bringing
gender balance to leadership teams. She is globally known for
her TED Talk on The Career Advice You Probably
Didn't Get (now with over 4 million views).
Recognizing that many women around the globe do not have access to
the leadership and career development resources they need in order
to advance, Susan envisioned that a global network of aspiring
women could fill such a gap. She embarked on the journey to
form A Career that Soars!, and joined
forces with Michelle Redfern to bring it to life.
Susan is also the author of two internationally acclaimed
books: No Ceiling, No Walls: what women haven’t been told
about leadership and Make the Most of
Mentoring which takes a close look at the conventional
wisdom keeping women from rising from middle management.
Michelle Redfern is the
co-founder of A Career that Soars! (ACts!) and the primary host of
the Lead to Soar podcast.
Michelle is the founder of Advancing Women, an enterprise
providing research and advisory services on equality, inclusion and
gender diversity. She is co-founder of social
enterprise CDW (Culturally Diverse
Women and Workforces). Everything Michelle does
is grounded in her personal mission and purpose to contribute
to creating a gender equal world. She wants her son and
daughter, nieces and nephews to inhabit a world where women and
girls are valued and respected and equal. She wants them to live in
a world where every human, no matter how they identify, can reach
their full potential.
Michelle “Gets Shit Done!” She helps clients get shit done to
create gender equal and inclusive workplaces through her consulting
and advisory work. She helps women from all walks of life get
shit done for themselves and their careers through A Career that
Soars! and Culturally Diverse Women. -- Get in touch with
Michelle
Mel Butcher is a co-host in A
Career that Soars! and executive producer (and occasional host) of
the Lead to Soar podcast.
During the day, Mel serves as a consultant for Carollo Engineers,
where she is most passionate about helping corporate enterprise
clients achieve and exceed their water risk, resilience, and
sustainability goals.
NOTABLE EPISODE QUOTES
“Confidence is not absolute.” -Susan Colantuono
“Go beyond the headline. Go deeper. And think about -
what does the CEO really want you to know... The
CEO really wants you to know about being confident about how to run
the business. Then ask yourself, is the
advice you're getting
about confidence really going to help you do
that?" - Michelle Redfern