Today’s episode is another piece of my writing that I’m sharing with you.  It’s about what it means to build strength as a woman, and

Welcome to the show!  If you’re interested in joining the August 9th event, you can find the link here: https://calendly.com/jguz/art-of-speaking-up-book-club   And the assertiveness ebook

Welcome!  I’m so excited to announce the release of my new ebook “Speak Without Fear: The Smart Ambitious Woman’s Guide to Assertiveness in the Workplace.” 

Welcome to the show!  Today’s guest Jeanette is a triple threat: podcast host, marketing executive, and career coach.  This episode is jam packed with conversation

Welcome to the show!  Today I’m talking with ex-engineer and current Coach/Consultant Kara.  This conversation is deep, honest, and full of femininity and soul.  I

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Welcome to the show!  Today’s episode is for you if you have ever found yourself feeling confused, but have been afraid to speak up and

This week on the show, I’m highlighting the voices and perspectives of 5 interviewees who have opened up about challenges they’ve overcome as Black women

Anti-racism,  racial justice, & diversity & inclusion resources:     The Trill MBA Show by Felicia Ann Rose Enuha Corporate America Hates Black Women: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corporate-america-hates-black-women/id1361878040?i=1000408270366

Today we are back with PART 2 of my discussion with the incredible Erin Foley.  She’s a ninja-level mindset coach who has deep experience working

Welcome to the show!  I am so pumped about today’s episode, because I am speaking with Erin Foley, a guest who has been a listener

Welcome to the show!!!  Can you tell that I’m a bit overexcited about today’s episode?  Well, that’s because we’re combining two of my absolute favorite

Welcome to the show and to Season 4!  It’s great to be back, and I’m so excited to kick off today’s episode with a very

Today’s episode is a dose of motivation for anyone who is struggling with self doubt.  I want you to know that you have the power

In light of the difficult global circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 crisis, I wanted to share an episode on how to speak to yourself kindly during

Welcome to the show!  In today’s bonus episode, you will be hearing from my Season 3 guests as they answer a listener question on how

Welcome to the final episode of Season 3!  If you have struggled with fear, dread, or anxiety at the thought of confidently speaking up and

We’re back again this week with Caitlin!  Perhaps the only thing I like more than strengths is Myers Briggs, also known as the MBTI.  This

Welcome to the show!  Today’s conversation is all about my favorite topic – STRENGTHS!  Today’s guest is a certified Clifton Strengths coach, and she specializes

Welcome to the show!  In this week’s episode, I’m chatting with guest Svetlana Carter all about her career journey, where she has struggled, and what

Welcome to the show!  This week, I’m chatting with Amy Giddon, founder of the Daily Haloha app.  This conversation is FILLED to the brim with

I hope you enjoy part 3 in this mini bonus series on how to effectively lead meetings! Check out this episode!

In this bonus episode, I’m sharing part 2 of my favorite strategies for effectively leading productive meetings! Check out this episode!

Today’s episode was inspired by a listener who asked me for advice on how to effectively run big, messy, cross functional meetings.  In this bonus

Welcome to the show!  In this episode, we’re talking about a favorite topic of mine: self confidence. Today the tables are turned as Daree, host

Welcome to the show!  This week I’m chatting with Nikki, aka The CorporateMelaninMilleniall all about job searching, fear, salary negotiation, resume tips, her experiences as

Welcome to the show!  Today’s conversation is all about creating and radiating confidence from the inside out.  So often, we want to feel and appear

 In this week’s episode, I am chatting with Michelle Gomez, a success coach and working woman in the corporate world.  This conversation is full of

Welcome to the show!  In today’s solo episode, I am continuing on the previous episode (part 1), where I shared a framework that you can

Welcome to the show!  In today’s episode, I’m outlining why asking for what you want is the key to accelerating your journey to your next

Today I am talking with Petal Modeste, Associate Dean of Student Affairs Administration at Columbia Law School.  In this conversation, she shares advice and reflections

Today’s episode is all about the light at the end of the tunnel – the positive things that start rolling in in your career once

This week on the show, I’m talking with guest Marissa all about her professional growth and the challenges she’s grown through as she has built

Today we are celebrating the podcast turning 1!!!   In honor of this birthday, I decided to stray from the typical episode format and bring

Welcome to the show!  In this solo episode, I’m walking through a simple 3-step map that you can use to pursue your next career move. 

If you have ever worried that you’ll never be outgoing or bold enough to advance to higher levels of leadership in your career, today’s episode

Do you find yourself getting swept away by the negative chatter that permeates your mind?   Do you feel like sometimes you are struggling because

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In today’s episode, I’m talking with a listener of the podcast, Tami Lyons!  In addition to running a ski school, Tami has spent much of

Welcome to a summer bonus episode!  In this bonus episode I’m chatting with a good friend of mine and women’s empowerment coach Charlotte Kaye.  Charlotte

Come join me on Instagram (@theartofspeakingup)! Today’s bonus episode is intended to help you build courage if you know you want something more for your

Welcome to the Finale of Season 2 of the show! Keeping consistent with Season 1’s theme, in today’s season Finale I’m recapping what I’ve been

We all want to feel strong and confident at work, no doubt.  But for women – it can be hard.  We often feel pressure to

Feeling confident at work is pretty much a universal desire – I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t interested in feeling more confident professionally in some

Do you struggle to believe that you belong in, and are good enough for your job?  Do you feel like impostor syndrome has become a

Do you spend a lot of time and energy thinking about the areas where you struggle?  When you run into something that doesn’t come naturally

Are you self-conscious about the sound of your own voice? Do you hesitate to speak up for fear that you won’t sound confident?   If

Have you ever felt uncertain about your career path, wondering whether you’re moving in the right direction and whether you are where you are supposed

Do you ever find yourself being excessively nice or getting addicted to people pleasing in the workplace? If you answered yes, you are not alone.

We’re all trying to be more confident at work, which is why I love talking with women who exude an authentic sense of confidence and

We’re all trying to be more confident at work, which is why I love talking with women who exude an authentic sense of confidence and

Have you ever found yourself feeling confused at work, having no idea what the people around you are saying? Does this make you feel uneasy

If you discovered that you only had a decade left in your career, how might you begin to show up differently?   Perhaps you’d begin

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If you’ve ever wondered, “how do I uncover my strengths?” then today’s episode is for you! If you only ever focus on one thing in

In this week’s bonus episode, Geeta explains why visualization works from a scientific perspective, and explains how we can use visualization to build confidence and

When things get tough at work, we have a tendency to blame ourselves.  We may wonder whether we lack the talent to do things properly,

I loved this week’s conversation with Asari so much.  Asari is an attorney who opens up about how she’s built a successful career and remained

I know very few women who don’t struggle with saying ‘no’ – especially in a professional environment.  It’s often instinctual for us to want to

Self-confidence can be one of the most important, and also one of the most elusive feelings that we pursue in our lives and our careers. 

Life can be hard, and it’s nearly impossible for our careers not to feel the strain of the challenges that so often arise in our

If I had to boil women’s empowerment down to just one thing, it would be mindset.  In my view, mindset is the swiss army knife

In today’s BONUS episode, I talk about why it is perfectly OK not to be the loudest, boldest, or most talkative person in the room. 

This week I chat with Nicole Martins all about her career journey in the legal field.  Nicole opens up about how some of her personal

Season 2 is on the way – see you in March! If you would like to snag a mentorship session with me, simply: 1) Review

Join the facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/theartofspeakingup/   This week’s episode is a solo episode, where I explore the emergence of my inner critic both in my

This week I chatted with Regina Romeo about her career in HR and everything she’s learned along the way about salary negotiation.  Regina and I

This week, I’m talking with a childhood best friend of mine and landscape architect, Alexia Friend.  In this episode, Alexia shares all about how she

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

~~ Want to submit a listener question to be answered on the show?  DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram or email jessica@theartofspeakingup.com ~~   In this conversation,

~~ Want to submit a listener question to be answered on the show?  DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram or email jessica@theartofspeakingup.com ~~   Job searching can

Once upon a time, before smartphones were the norm, my employer gave me a Blackberry phone so that I could check email on the go. 

I remember getting feedback early on in my career that told me that I needed to learn to be more assertive.  I also remember being

Speaking in front of groups can be not only challenging – but for many of us, it can be extremely anxiety inducing.   I know

In part 2 of my conversation with Kaitlin, she talks about the struggles of navigating her early career days as a young woman in the

This show was designed to do two things: share real stories about personal growth from real working women, and give young women honest, helpful career

I would be overjoyed if you promised me this one thing: next time you’re debating whether you should share your idea out loud or not,