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  • Ep 119: Insights On Leadership From The 1st Female CEO On The Toronto Stock Exchange

    Ep 119: Insights On Leadership From The 1st Female CEO On The Toronto Stock Exchange
    2025/06/12
    💭 Insights On Leadership From The 1st Female CEO On The Toronto Stock Exchange A rare, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to rise (and stay) at the top. 🔥 NEW EPISODE of the TRANSFORM YOUR CONFIDENCE podcast is now live! This week, we’re joined by SHEELAGH WHITTAKER, the first female CEO of a company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and a fierce advocate for equity in leadership. She’s lived the journey from boardroom bias to breakthrough, and now, she’s opening up about what it really took to rise through the corporate ranks before it was common (or even accepted) for women to do so. If you’ve ever felt like you’re the “only one” in the room, this is for you. — 💥 Hosted by our founder, Raj Girn, this episode dives into: ✨ What corporate Canada looked like for women when Sheelagh started ✨ Her biggest lessons navigating bias, glass ceilings, and boardrooms ✨ The difference between confidence gaps and competence gaps ✨ How leadership looks different through a feminine lens ✨ Why motherhood and leadership can coexist - and how ✨ Her new book: Through the Glass Ceiling: Reflections on Feminism from the C-Suite ✨ What men need to understand about true equity vs. performative equality — 🎧 LISTEN: Search ‘TRANSFORM YOUR CONFIDENCE’ on Apple + Spotify 📺 WATCH: YouTube + Facebook via “The Open Chest Confidence Academy” — Check out what Sheelagh has going on here: https://www.sheelaghwhittaker.com/ 👇 Know a woman navigating leadership in a male-dominated space? 💌 Tag her below! 🗣 Share your thoughts! Do you think leadership should look different across genders? — #TransformYourConfidence #RajGirn #SheelaghWhittaker #WomenInLeadership #FeminismInTheWorkplace #CorporateCanada #ConfidenceGap #LeadershipForWomen #CSuiteWomen #TheOpenChestConfidenceAcademy #PodcastDrop
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    1 時間 7 分
  • Ep 118: The First, The Best, Or The Only – How To Build A Brand That Attracts The Right Customer Every Single Time!

    Ep 118: The First, The Best, Or The Only – How To Build A Brand That Attracts The Right Customer Every Single Time!
    2025/05/29
    💭 “The First, The Best, Or The Only – How To Build A Brand That Attracts The Right Customer Every Single Time!” We unpack it ALL in this week’s NEW EPISODE of the Transform Your Confidence podcast! 🔥 Joining us is powerhouse brand strategist Isabelle Mercier — a 2x TEDx speaker with over 4 million views, and the marketing genius behind some of the most recognizable legacy brands in the world, including HSBC, A&W, IMAX, and more. Known for cutting through the noise with strategy that actually converts, Isabelle shares what works NOW — and how you can claim your space as “The First, The Best, or The Only.” — 💥 Hosted by our founder Raj Girn, this episode dives into: ✨ The difference between branding, marketing & positioning — demystified ✨ When and how to apply each in your client acquisition journey ✨ How to rebrand if you're pivoting — and why timing is everything ✨ The mindset shift women need to confidently lead & make big decisions ✨ How to build a brand that thrives even in unpredictable economies ✨ Why "being the only" might be your strongest competitive edge — 🎧 LISTEN: Search ‘TRANSFORM YOUR CONFIDENCE’ on Apple + Spotify 📺 WATCH: YouTube + Facebook via The Open Chest Confidence Academy — 👇 Know someone building a brand or rebranding right now? 💌 Tag her below 🗣 Drop a comment — are you the first, the best, or the only in your space? — #TransformYourConfidence #RajGirn #IsabelleMercier #BrandStrategy #FeminineLeadership #ConfidenceForWomen #BrandingVsMarketing #WomenInBusiness #WomenWhoLead #TheOpenChestConfidenceAcademy #PodcastDrop
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Ep 117: How Are Women In Leadership Different Than Men?

    Ep 117: How Are Women In Leadership Different Than Men?
    2025/05/14
    💭: “How Are Women In Leadership Different Than Men?” We talk all about it in the NEW EPISODE of the TRANSFORM YOUR CONFIDENCE podcast! 👑🔥 This week, we’re joined by Urmi Hossain — a published author, speaker, and passionate advocate for women’s empowerment. Urmi is the Social Media Lead for the Women in Leadership organization’s Victoria B.C. chapter and serves as Campaign Manager at Femme Influence, where she amplifies the voices of emerging women leaders. A firm believer in continuous growth, she’s also a long-time member of Toastmasters, where she’s held roles as both President and VP of Education. Urmi’s work is rooted in helping women build the confidence to lead, speak up, and step fully into their power — on their own terms. — 💥 Hosted by our founder Raj Girn, this convo dives into: ✨ Why leadership isn't “one-size-fits-all” ✨ How women naturally lead with emotional intelligence ✨ How Toastmasters helped Urmi become a confident communicator ✨ Why public speaking is a secret weapon for women in power ✨ The myth of “performative leadership” vs authentic presence — 🎧 LISTEN: Search ‘TRANSFORM YOUR CONFIDENCE’ on Apple + Spotify 📺 WATCH: On The Open Chest Confidence Academy YouTube + Facebook — 👇 Know a woman stepping into leadership? 💌 Tag her below 🗣 Drop your thoughts in the comments — are women leaders different than men? — #TransformYourConfidence #RajGirn #UrmiHossain #WomenInLeadership #FeminineLeadership #ConfidenceForWomen #EmotionalIntelligence #PublicSpeakingForWomen #Empowerment #PodcastDrop #TheOpenChestConfidenceAcademy
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    42 分
  • Ep 116: How To Move Forward Before You’re Ready

    Ep 116: How To Move Forward Before You’re Ready
    2025/04/24
    🎙 NEW EPISODE ALERT! The TRANSFORM YOUR CONFIDENCE podcast is back with a powerful conversation! 🌟 🚀 Theme: “How To Move Forward Before You’re Ready” 🎤 Guest Spotlight: LINH HUYNH is an extreme athlete, professional speaker, and educator who inspires people worldwide to embrace curiosity, reframe fear, and break through perceived limitations. From refugee beginnings, Linh built a life defined by audacity and adventure. She’s among a select few women to complete the challenging 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Series within a year and has tackled marathons in Antarctica and the North Pole. — 🚀 Hosted by our founder, RAJ GIRN, this impactful episode dives deep into: ✨ Linh’s incredible journey from refugee to global inspiration ✨ What it takes mentally and physically to conquer extreme challenges ✨ Linh’s empowering concept of “luckpusher”—moving forward despite fear ✨ Her TED Talk “Rethinking Limits” and upcoming memoir 💬 Linh's wisdom: “Push beyond your comfort zone—your limits are waiting to be redefined!” 🔥 Thank you, Linh—you’re a true inspiration and unstoppable force! — 🔴 WATCH: Search 'The Open Chest Confidence Academy' on FB & YT 🔴 LISTEN: Search 'TRANSFORM YOUR CONFIDENCE' on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 👉 Connect with Linh & explore her empowering content: https://sparkingwonder.ca/ 👍 Like, comment, and share this episode to inspire someone to move forward before they’re ready! — #TransformYourConfidence #RajGirn #LinhHuynh #LuckPusher #ExtremeSports #Mindset #ConfidenceBuilding #WomenEmpowerment #Podcast #TheOpenChestConfidenceAcademy
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    1 時間 3 分
  • Ep 115: The Best Gift You Can Ever Give Yourself Is CONFIDENCE!

    Ep 115: The Best Gift You Can Ever Give Yourself Is CONFIDENCE!
    2025/04/09
    🎙 NEW EPISODE ALERT! The Transform Your Confidence podcast returns with a truly empowering conversation! 🌟 Theme: “The Best Gift You Can Ever Give Yourself Is CONFIDENCE!” 🎤 Guest Spotlight: Anila Dhami is a multi-award-winning UK presenter and journalist with experience at ITV News, ITV London, and Channel 5 News. She is also an advocate and UK Ambassador for Barnardo’s and Binti International! — 🚀 Hosted by our founder, Raj Girn, we cover topics like: ✨ Anila’s journalism journey & career highlights ✨ What confidence truly means and how to build it ✨ Overcoming public speaking fears ✨ Details about Anila’s 'Create Public Speaking Confidence' workshop 💬 Anila’s Insight: "Confidence touches every aspect of life—embrace and nurture it!" Thank you, Anila—you're a true confidence queen! 👑 — 🔴 To watch, search: ‘The Open Chest Confidence Academy’ on FB + YT 🔴 To listen, search: ‘Transform Your Confidence’ on Apple Podcasts + Spotify 🔴 To read, visit: https://beacons.ai/tocca under ‘TYC PODCAST’ 👉 Connect with Anila & workshop details: https://aniladhami.com/courses/ 👍 Like, comment, and share with anyone who could benefit from boosting their confidence! — #TransformYourConfidence #TheOpenChestConfidenceAcademy #RajGirn #AnilaDhami #PublicSpeaking #ConfidenceBuilding #WomenEmpowerment #Podcast
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    54 分
  • Ep 114: Are You Born For More, Or Is That For Someone Else?

    Ep 114: Are You Born For More, Or Is That For Someone Else?
    2025/03/27
    🎙 NEW EPISODE DROP! Transform Your Confidence Podcast is back with a soul-shifting convo 🔥 Theme: “Are You Born For More, Or Is That For Someone Else?” If you’ve ever asked yourself this — this one’s for you 💫 👑 Guest: Kathryne Mejias Founder of the Born For More movement & creator of The Soulful Divorcee Event, Kathryne helps women transform divorce and major life transitions into powerful new beginnings. Her message? Divorce isn’t an end — it’s your rebirth 💡 🛫 From flight attendant to stylist to movement-maker, Kathryne shares her personal journey of awakening and how life’s detours led her to create a space where women can heal, rise, and reclaim their self-worth. We unpack: 💥 The mindset shift from stuck to unstoppable 💥 Rewriting the divorce narrative 💥 Self-worth vs. societal expectations 💥 The Soulful Divorcee event + book 💥 How to join the Born For More movement 📍 The Soulful Divorcee Event 🗓 Saturday, March 29th | Toronto ✨ A gathering for women ready to rise — divorced or not 💫 Featuring a fireside chat with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau 🔥 Expect healing, empowerment & community 💌 Want in? ✅ Join the movement ✅ Get your tickets 🔗 https://kathrynem.com/events/ 💭 Final words from Kathryne: If you’re sitting on the fence of your life — this is your sign. You were born for more. Say yes to you. Thank you for your heart, story, and purpose, Kathryne — you're pure magic 💖 🎧 Watch | Listen | Read: https://www.theopenchestconfidenceacademy.com/transform-your-confidence-podcast/mindset-accountability/ep-115-are-you-born-for-more-or-is-that-for-someone-else/ #TransformYourConfidence #BornForMore #SoulfulDivorcee #KathryneMejias #DivorceHealing #WomenEmpowerment #PodcastLaunch #WomensVoices #TOEvent
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    38 分
  • Ep 113: How To Get Your Life Back After Illness (With Katrina Foe)

    Ep 113: How To Get Your Life Back After Illness (With Katrina Foe)
    2023/12/01
    💡 Our founder RAJ GIRN is joined by the Owner of Personalized Pilates, KATRINA FOE as they talk about how she conquered cancer and how she helps others do the same through Natural and Holistic Living! 🥗🧬 Here’s a bit more about Katrina: ✅ Katrina Foe discovered her illness while nursing her child and didn’t think much of it initially. After confirming that it was cancerous, she delved deep into EVERYTHING that may help her and found Functional Medicine and how nutrition and lifestyle change could heal her. A year later she was cancer-free! 🙌🏻 ✅ With all that she’s learned through her cancer journey, she established a career as a Holistic Nutritionist and Pilates Master teacher. 🍎🧘🏻‍♀ ✅ Katrina now leads women through a 100% completely natural and holistic method of care that empowers them and lets them take the reins through this challenging time. 👩🏻🌺 ➕ ALL THIS PLUS MORE!! — 📌 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify, search ‘The Transform Your Confidence Show’ 📌 Subscribe to our YouTube channel at ‘The Open Chest Confidence’ ➕ More of Katrina: https://nutritionalpilates.com/ — #theopenchestconfidenceacademy #thetransformyourconfidenceshow #rajgirn #katrinafoe #personalizedpilates #ceomindset #gogetter #ceolife #entreprenuer #entreprenuership #entrepreneurwoman #businessmentor #womenentrepreneurship #femaleentrepreneurship #mentors #empirebuilding #theconfidencecoach #womensupportingotherwomen #confidencecoach #sheconquers #womenwholead #entrepreneurher
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    40 分
  • Ep 112: How Irresistible Am I? (With Chellie Phillips)

    Ep 112: How Irresistible Am I? (With Chellie Phillips)
    2023/10/02
    💡 This week, we're joined by Executive Coach, Speaker, Trainer, and Change Agent, CHELLIE PHILIPS, who deep dives on how getting fired gave birth to a sensational passion-based career plus SO MUCH more! 🙌🏼 Here's a bit more about Chellie: ✅ She graduated with a degree in journalism and PR from Troy University 🎓 ✅ Chellie spent the first years of her career telling other people stories as a features editor and news writer for a daily paper 📝 ✅ She developed the Successfully Ever After formula to help propel you forward in your career. 📈 ✅ She loves her sweet tea, SEC football, and have been known to exhibit a smidge of sass! 😉 — 📌 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify, search 'The Transform Your Confidence Show' 📌 Subscribe to our YouTube channel at 'The Open Chest Confidence Academy’ — #theopenchestconfidenceacademy #thetransformyourconfidenceshow #rajgirn #chelliephillips #ceomindset #gogetter #ceolife #entreprenuer #entreprenuership #entrepreneurwoman #businessmentor #womenentrepreneurship #femaleentrepreneurship #mentors #empirebuilding #theconfidencecoach #womensupportingotherwomen #confidencecoach #sheconquers #womenwholead #entrepreneurher
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    51 分