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Stand Tall & Own It - Empowering Purpose-Driven Women to Lead with Authenticity and Impact
"Just be you!" they say. But for high-performing women, "just being you" hasn’t always felt safe or practical—whether it’s at work, school, church, or even at exclusive networking events. For purpose-driven women and founders, holding back can limit your impact and undermine your authenticity.
Even in a world that’s more welcoming to strong female leaders, feeling truly "safe" in your own skin is still a challenge. To lead with clarity and confidence, you must first understand your value, embrace your individuality, and recognize that the solutions you need are as unique as you are.
This podcast is for modern women who lead with purpose and are ready to embrace their full potential and create an impact that aligns with their vision and values. It’s time to find the clarity and confidence to lead in a way that’s authentic to you. Join me as we explore how to navigate challenges, honor your unique path, and make a lasting difference.
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Stand Tall & Own It - Empowering Purpose-Driven Women to Lead with Authenticity and Impact
28. Future Proofing Careers - Valerie Zaric
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Valerie Zaric is a futuristic career strategist who helps her listeners and clients handle career uncertainty. She has over a decade of experience in corporate operations specializing in leadership, data analysis, relationship building, and the customer experience. With an undergraduate degree in Art and master’s degree in Library and Information Science, she was inspired to combine her corporate experience with her creative background to start a career-themed podcast and radio show to help reduce the career anxiety she was witnessing all around her.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Leadership Principle
- Getting the team you need to achieve the common goal
- Follow your curiosity
- Developing soft skills
- Understanding where they are and what they have
- Key Habit
- Plot out time 7 day look ahead
- Top 3 Most Important Task list (MIT) - help me reach my goals for the week
- Use a Planner (she uses Day Designer)
Now what?
- Believe in yourself - be fearless and have confidence
- Be passionate about what you do
- Be consistent - show up when you say you will
- Summarize your findings first with data
Ask yourself?
- Are you learning - are you growing - if not, give yourself permission to move on to a new opportunity
- Understand what your experience and strengths are
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't , by Jim Collins (#commissions earned)
Day Designer Planners by Blue Sky (2021) (#commissions earned)
Podcast: Visualize You with Beth Hewitt
Where to find Valerie:
Website: Valerie Zaric
Podcast: Future Proof Career Podcast
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