In episode 142, we're talking about what happens when you stop waiting for permission and start trusting your gut, even when you're scared.

This episode is for the first-gen high performer who has been playing it safe in rooms she's already earned a place in, and is ready to see what's possible when she bets on herself. My client is Stacey, a corporate professional and the owner of Sip N' Slay, and her story is proof you don't have to choose between showing up fully at work and building something of your own.

In this conversation, I break down how Stacey went from staying private and playing small to landing a feature on WGN News and getting into Matcha Fest Chicago in her drinks business's first year, all while doing the work in corporate at the same time.

In this episode, I cover:

→ What actually led Stacey to invest in coaching as a first-gen eldest daughter

→ The difference between corporate's individualistic culture and the collective "we" she grew up with, and how she learned to flex between them

→ Why nobody knows your wins if you don't share them

→ How Sip N' Slay started at a farmers market with her niece and nephew

→ What it looked like to say yes to visibility before she felt ready

Key Takeaways:

– Your own experience already makes you an expert, you don't have to be the loudest person in the room to have influence

– Confidence isn't waiting for someone else's green light, it's trusting your own gut

– You can hold both: excelling in your corporate role and building something creative on the side, for the joy of it

– Rejection is part of putting yourself out there, and you put yourself out there anyway

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:58 Meet Stacey

02:28 What led her to coaching

04:52 The tipping point to invest in herself

07:23 Confidence as the real goal

09:09 Individualistic vs. collective culture at work

10:57 Trusting her gut over waiting for a green light

13:06 The shift to being visible

16:21 How Sip N' Slay started

19:18 Holding corporate excellence and a creative business at once

20:35 WGN news, Matcha Fest, and betting on herself

23:47 What's different about Stacey now

25:49 Her advice: do it scared

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