Awfully Quiet

You’ve probably been told to “speak up more” at work.  And you try. But it never quite works the way people say&nbs...

It’s Monday morning. Someone asks how your weekend was. And suddenly you’re performing. Because you feel like you need to sound interesting… without saying that your weekend was actually quite quiet. In this episode of...

You don’t get seen at work just by doing great work. You get seen because people understand what you’re doing, remember it, and talk about it when you’re not in the room. Most of us were never taught how that part...

What do you do when your mind is wired for big ideas but your energy tells a completely different story? In this solo episode, I get honest about the two sides constantly at war in my head: the quiet, introspective one...

If introduction rounds make you slightly uncomfortable… this one’s for you. We’re talking about the 30 seconds at the start of a call, and why they quietly shape how people involve you after. Most of us default to our...

If you’ve ever thought, “If I were really confident, this wouldn’t feel so hard,” or felt pressure to sound more impressive than you actually feel, this episode might gently challenge that entire narrative. In this...

Your ideas deserve better than your notes app. But I understand why they end up there. What feels layered and sharp on the inside rarely comes out that way on the first try. And most advice about “putting yourself out...

If you’re quiet, introspective, and don’t consider yourself good at “selling yourself,” this conversation will change how you think about job search. This week, I sat down with Anna Belyaeva to talk about how jobs...

In this episode, I walk through four concrete moves that help make your thinking visible at work, especially if you tend to be on the quieter side. Not by speaking more, pushing yourself to perform confidence, or...

Quiet doesn’t get overlooked because it’s weak. It gets overlooked when other people don’t know what to make of it. In this episode, we move past why quiet gets misread at work and into the more useful question: when...

You do solid work. People rely on you. And still, you’re easier to overlook than you should be. This episode looks at how that happens. How perception forms at work. Why some people get read as “ready” early, while...

Quiet people are often told the same things: Speak up more. Be more confident. Put yourself out there. But what if none of that is actually the real problem? In this episode, we look at something far more uncomfortable...

I’ve been questioning something I always thought was non-negotiable: consistency. This week, I reflect on the pressure of releasing an episode every single week, the tension between quality and output, and the fear of...

In this episode, I reflect on my first year as a Senior Brand Manager and the quiet unlearning that came with it. From letting go of performative “senior behaviour,” to learning when not to speak, this is an honest look...

Before you disappear into the well-earned nothingness, take these eight quiet minutes to gently close the work year. A soft bridge between what you’ve just wrapped up and the rest that’s waiting on the other side. No...