Teresa Low is a former CMO with 25-plus years leading global brands and teams, including Hershey's, Beam Suntory, and Courvoisier. Originally from Singapore, Teresa spent three decades climbing the corporate ladder in the U.S. before stepping away to become an executive coach. She now helps high-performing women leaders articulate who they are, own their value, and be seen in the right light.

This episode of Lonely at the Top is about the invisible cost of carrying everything quietly, the good girl conditioning that keeps high-achieving women over-functioning, and learning to trust yourself enough to stop earning your belonging. Teresa opens up about being so good at appearing like she "had it all together" that people simply assumed she was fine, even as burnout and resentment built quietly underneath for decades. She shares candidly about being the only woman, and often the only foreigner, in rooms full of executives, the isolating feeling of not speaking the unspoken cultural language of a group, and the identity crisis that hit when she finally left her CMO title behind to build something of her own.

Episode Highlights

• Why Teresa became so skilled at carrying things quietly that people assumed she was fine, and the toll that took over decades of high-level leadership
• The loneliness of being the only woman and only foreigner in the room, and how "good girl conditioning" trains women not to inconvenience others or ask for help
• The identity crisis of letting go of a corporate title after three decades and learning to trust herself without a label to hide behind

Connect with Teresa Low

Website: Teresa Low Consulting: https://www.teresalowconsulting.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresalow/
Substack: https://teresalow1260.substack.com/

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