Awfully Quiet
Quiet has a branding problem. At work, it gets mistaken for lack of ambition. Or confidence. Or presence. So you’re told to adjust. To be louder. Faster. More obvious. But what if quiet isn’t the problem… just the positioning? This show is a rebrand. A more strategic, more intentional way of being seen, without becoming someone you’re not. Less performance. More presence.
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I never say “senior” in my job title (and I think it’s costing me)
<p>Here’s my confession: I worked five years to get to a senior level position in brand management. But whenever I introduce myself in meetings… I always drop the word "senior".</p><p>Because it feels like I shouldn’t be making a fuss. Stressing this little word would feel ego driven. Like I want to make myself more important than I am. </p><p>Until I realized… it’s doing myself and the people I introduce myself to a huge disservice. </p><p>I talk all about this in what feels like a voice note episode to myself, and to the...
Why exceeding expectations is not the flex quiet people think it is
<p>At some point, exceeding expectations stops being impressive… and starts being expected.</p><p>It becomes your thing. What you’re known for.</p><p>And more often than not… what quietly keeps you in place.</p><p>Because your work is strong. Your standards are high. And somehow, you’re still not the one people think of when opportunities come up.</p><p>We get into:</p>Why exceeding expectations is the floor, not the ceilingWhy quiet people over-index on output and under-index on visibilityThe difference between value and value people can actually seeWhat to do instead of just wor...
Why “speak up more” is actually terrible advice for quiet people
<p>You’ve probably been told to “speak up more” at work. </p><p>And you try. But it never quite works the way people say it will.</p><p>This episode is about why that advice doesn’t really work for quiet people. And actually… why it can make things worse.</p><p>We talk about:</p>why visibility isn’t a volume problemwhat happens when you try to “speak up more”why your thinking stays invisible (even when it’s really good)the difference between talking more and being understoodwhat the quiet version of visibility actually looks like<br/><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 The worst advice quiet people keep getting</p><p>00:47 Why visibility wa...
Dying Just From Trying to Seem Cool
<p>It’s Monday morning. Someone asks how your weekend was. And suddenly you’re performing.</p><p>Because you feel like you need to sound interesting… without saying that your weekend was actually quite quiet.</p><p>In this episode of Awfully Quiet, we talk about the version of you that shows up at work. The one that’s polished, professional, reliable. And somehow… a bit hard to connect with.</p><p>Not because something’s wrong with you. But because you’ve shaped yourself into a version that works. Just not one that people fully feel.</p><p>I started shar...
The Unwritten Rules of Who Gets Seen at Work
<p>You don’t get seen at work just by doing great work.</p><p>You get seen because people understand what you’re doing, remember it, and talk about it when you’re not in the room. Most of us were never taught how that part actually works.</p><p>In this episode of Awfully Quiet, we get into the unwritten rules of who actually gets seen at work and why visibility has very little to do with extrovert-coded networking tactics.</p><p>We talk about why good work doesn’t speak for itself, how advocacy actually works (and how to q...
Built for Big Ideas (Not Big Energy)
<p>What do you do when your mind is wired for big ideas but your energy tells a completely different story?</p><p>In this solo episode, I get honest about the two sides constantly at war in my head: the quiet, introspective one that wants to slow down, and the achiever who refuses to.</p><p>Building a podcast, a corporate career, digital products and more, all while wondering why I was given a visionary’s mind but not the operator energy to match.</p><p>This one’s for everyone who’s ever felt too ambitious for their own go...
The Intro That Gets You Respected (and Looped In Early)
<p>If introduction rounds make you slightly uncomfortable… this one’s for you.</p><p>We’re talking about the 30 seconds at the start of a call, and why they quietly shape how people involve you after.</p><p>Most of us default to our job title. Which sounds fine… but doesn’t actually tell anyone how we think or where we add value.</p><p>We’ll get into:</p>why intro rounds feel mildly confrontingthe shift from “performing” to positioninghow to make your thinking visible earlyand real lines you can adapt without sounding rehearsed<br/><p>If you’ve been feeling ov...
You Don’t Need to Sound Impressive with Dr. Dan Rosenfeld
<p>If you’ve ever thought, “If I were really confident, this wouldn’t feel so hard,” or felt pressure to sound more impressive than you actually feel, this episode might gently challenge that entire narrative.</p><p>In this episode of Awfully Quiet, I sit down with Dr. Dan Rosenfeld, psychologist, comedian, and author of The Confidence Equation, to explore why trying to sound confident might be the very thing keeping you stuck in self doubt.</p><p>Born with cerebral palsy, Dr. Dan has navigated barriers most of us will never face. Through that lived experience, he developed a ground...
Stop Hoarding Your Own Brilliance
<p>Your ideas deserve better than your notes app. But I understand why they end up there.</p><p>What feels layered and sharp on the inside rarely comes out that way on the first try. And most advice about “putting yourself out there” sounds the same: be louder, be faster, be more extroverted than you actually are.</p><p>So you keep your thinking to yourself. Not because it isn’t good. But because you don’t want to break character to express it.</p><p>Your idea.</p><p>Your perspective.</p><p>Your creative instinct.</p><p>It becom...
Getting Hired Quietly: Why Positioning Beats Applying ft. Anna Belyaeva
<p>If you’re quiet, introspective, and don’t consider yourself good at “selling yourself,” this conversation will change how you think about job search.</p><p>This week, I sat down with Anna Belyaeva to talk about how jobs actually happen now, especially for people who think deeply, do solid work, and don’t rely on loud self-promotion.</p><p>Anna is a Stanford-certified career coach and job search strategist who works with ambitious professionals to help them land high-paying roles they genuinely enjoy.</p><p>In this conversation, we get into:</p>the career skills that matter most, but often...
