I consider the Build Your Brave Career podcast our podcast: so send me your questions, guests, and episode suggestions for upcoming episodes!  This podcast is an act of love and service for our awesome community of women in tech who are choosing to be less stressed...

“The best case scenario of bravely leaning in is when you make empowered, conscious, and unique decisions for your one glorious career and life.” – Nicole Trick Steinbach Listen in for a nuanced conversation about the combination of the “Lean In”...

“Be yourself and own your strength unapologetically.” – Nupur Aggarwal Balancing the courage to pursue your ambitious career goals, in balance with your values and relationships, is a powerful but unexpected pathway to your brave career.  Our guest this week is...

“Your resistance could be your worst enemy, but it could also be your friend. Where you feel the resistance is where you can answer: what do I really want?” — Nicole Trick Steinbach I share my career transformation story, using my Build Your Brave...

Eleven years ago my career plan was to become a Vice President. I had just returned to work after welcoming my first child. I knew when I returned that I would face some additional challenges as a parent, but I wasn’t ready for how many people treated me like my...

“I had very much been raised with the mindset that the single career was the way that you define success. You pick a job, you stay in that field… [but] I found a bunch of different stuff that I enjoyed. And at one point, in December maybe, you said to me, “Rebecca,...

“Your functional skills are important, but they won’t create career growth. Career growth is created via your network. The more time you spend networking, the more your career will grow.” Nicole Trick Steinbach Human connection, also called networking, is the...

Your willingness, your bravery to imagine who you will be in 30 years is indicative of how willing you are to do the work to become her. – Nicole Trick Steinbach This week we discuss the importance of imagining and becoming your future self in the context of...

“I wanted to cultivate some happiness in my life because my mind was so stuck in perfectionism and performance, and I didn’t do well enough. So I was like, I need some optimism and positivity. So the question is, where did I smile today?” – Melissa Rauen This week we...

Stressed out. Overworked. Underpaid. Passed over (again… and again… and again). That’s just how it is as a woman in and around the tech industry, right? Nope. Not around here. Around here we build the skill of bravery so that we can stress less, work less, and then...