Build Your Brave Career
for Women in Tech
Podcast
The Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech podcast is you to build the skill of bravery in your career so that you can stress less, work less, and then earn more.
With a mix of conversations and solo episodes, your host Nicole Trick Steinbach creates empowering episodes to help you make bold decisions, take decisive action, and courageously overcome career and personal obstacles through skill and community building topics.
Episodes often explore the skill of bravery, stressing less, working less, career growth, crafting purpose and fulfillment, salary increases and negotiations, relationship building, and living a life well-lived.
The Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech podcast is in the top 10% of podcasts globally (as of Q1 2024).
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Aggressive or Just Direct? Navigating Feedback as a Woman in Tech
Listener question: I know I’m a direct person, but I’m being told I’m aggressive. How do I know the difference? I have personal experience with this topic in two different different ways and suggestions of how to navigate them: First, you need to...
From Stuck to Promoted: Steps to Secure Your Career Advancement as a Woman in Tech
Listener question: I have been waiting for a promotion. I am ready. What do I do now? Let’s discuss how to not just wait for a promotion but to actively communicate and advocate for yourself. First, you need to tell our boss directly that you want a promotion, ask...
Ethical Dilemma: Taking a Lower-Level Job When Others Are Struggling to Find Work
Listener Question: Is it ethical for me to accept a job that’s one or two layers below the job I had before all of the layoffs when so many other people are also struggling to land a job? Let’s tackle a listener’s question about the ethics of accepting a...
Job Boredom: Strategies for Staying Engaged and Motivated When Your Job Feels Stagnant and Safe
Let’s work through a career dilemma: feeling bored at a safe job. I share actionable strategies to navigate boredom and rediscover engagement in your career. First, I urge a reevaluation to ensure your current situation is as secure as you think. Then, we examine the...
Feelings & Career Success as a Woman in Tech; Positive & Negative
We dive into an often-overlooked aspect of building a successful career: embracing positive emotions. Many women in tech find it challenging to celebrate achievements or feel joy without spiraling into anxiety or fear. I unravel this misunderstanding of bravery and...
BONUS: Women in Tech for Harris
This is an important, timely, and short message just for my US audience, particularly if you have the right to vote in the United States Call to action: join us at Women in Tech for Harris. US Election Day is November 5, 2024. This election is about so much more than...
Make Networking Less Sucky: Tailor Your Approach to Your Personality E175
Listener Question: How do I stay motivated when it’s been months since I was laid off and I’ve not gotten a single offer? How do I remember that I’m really good at my job when it’s been months and I haven’t even gotten a single offer?...
Navigating a Difficult Job Market: Strategies for Maintaining Motivation and Confidence E174
Listener Question: How do I stay motivated when it’s been months since I was laid off and I’ve not gotten a single offer? How do I remember that I’m really good at my job when it’s been months and I haven’t even gotten a single offer? I...
Rethinking Grit: Embracing the Quit for Career Success from ‘Girl, Take the Lead’ (Part 2 of 2)
I returned to Yo Canny’s podcast Girl, Take the Lead to discuss the book Quit, The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, by Annie Duke. Yo and I covered a lot of powerful topics about quitting, so our conversation is available in two parts. Feedback was so positive and...
5 Years of Business: Success, Failure, Growth, and a SPECIAL offer for You!
Today I am celebrating 5 years of being in business! Less than 50% of US-based small companies reach their five-year anniversary, so this milestone is significant. I just published a bonus episode on Build Your Brave Career to celebrate and share a very special offer...
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