Fearless Career Moves with Richa Bansal

How do I overcome imposter syndrome? How do I stand out in a competitive job market? How do I manage a demanding job with a little one at home? Am I too late to make a career change? How do I move to leadership roles without having people management experience? Whether you are looking to advance to leadership roles at your current company, find a new job that pays your worth, or pivot into a completely new career, this show is for you. Fearless Career Moves podcast with Richa Bansal is a practical guide for ambitious women who are redefining success and building careers and life they love, on their own terms. As a brown immigrant woman with over a decade of experience with Schlumberger and Amazon, two of the largest F500 companies in the world, Richa has seen firsthand seen the challenges women, especially mothers, face while rising up corporate North America. But making fearless career moves, time and again, is what helped her fast-track her career. She landed 5 promotions in 1

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  How Women Can Build a Personal Brand That Opens Career Doors with Divyaa Ravishankar

  Aug 18, 202645 min

  A personal brand is not vanity. It is how people remember a woman when she is not in the room. In this episode of Fearless Career Moves, Richa Bansal sits down with Divyaa Ravishankar, a strategy and growth professional with global experience across healthcare, life sciences, and in vitro diagnostics, to talk about building a personal brand on LinkedIn without shrinking into one box. Together, they explore why many women hesitate to post on LinkedIn, how employers can misunderstand visibility, and why a personal brand is really a professional image at scale. The conversation also covers how women can start posting before they feel ready, use LinkedIn to show expertise, build thought leadership with a point of view, connect personal brand to values, strengthen articulation, and rethink self-promotion as a way to grow impact. For ambitious women who want to be known for more than a job title, this episode is a practical reminder that visibility is not about vanity. It is about credibility, opportunity, and owning the full range of what they bring to the table. Start listening and ask yourself where you might be hiding behind your job title, waiting to feel ready to post, or shrinking your voice into one box. Tune in to the full episode of How Women Can Build a LinkedIn Personal Brand That Opens Career Doors with Divyaa Ravishankar Divyaa Ravishankar is a strategy and growth professional with over twelve years of global experience across healthcare, life sciences, and in vitro diagnostics. She advises product and commercial leaders on market entry, portfolio strategy, and competitive positioning, bringing a hypothesis-driven, data-backed approach to problems spanning next-generation sequencing, point-of-care testing, genetic testing, flow cytometry, and digital pathology. Divyaa partners closely with R&D, marketing, and commercial teams to shape decisions across hospitals, reference labs, and decentralized care models, distilling complex scientific and market insights into clear, executive-level narratives that drive alignment and speed. Connect with Divyaa Ravishankar: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/divyaa-ravishankar-7a6a951b/ Richa Bansal is the founder of Pinkcareers and host of the Fearless Career Moves Podcast. Through her signature program, The Fearless Hire, she helps ambitious women cut through the noise, clarify what they actually want, and step into high-impact leadership roles on their own terms. Apply to The Fearless Hire at rise.pinkcareers.com/application-tfh , the career accelerator that's helped women in tech land $300k+ leadership offers. Website: https://www.pinkcareers.com/ LinkedIn (Richa): https://www.linkedin.com/in/richabansal10/ Instagram (Richa): https://www.instagram.com/careersbyrichabansal/ #FearlessCareerMoves #Pinkcareers #CareerGrowth #PersonalBranding #WomenInLeadership

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  Stop Waiting for Permission: How Women Can Speak Up & Advocate for Themselves with Dr. Jean Latting

  Aug 11, 202644 min

  Confidence is not something women can simply command into place. In this episode of Fearless Career Moves, Richa Bansal sits down with Dr. Jean Kantambu Latting, organizational consultant, leadership coach, Professor Emerita, and President of Leading Consciously, to talk about what it really takes for women to speak up, hold their ground, and put themselves first. Together, they unpack why the advice to "just be more confident" misses the deeper issue of worthiness, and why many women are still carrying old messages about being good, quiet, helpful, and easy to work with. The conversation also covers Dr. Jean's Conscious Change framework, including conscious influence, conscious agility, and you first. Richa and Dr. Jean discuss how women can balance warmth and competence, lead through influence when they do not have authority, use difference as an advantage, rewrite old stories, listen to what the body is signaling, and make small behavioral changes that support stronger boundaries and more authentic leadership. Start listening and ask yourself where you might be waiting for permission to ask, speak up, set a boundary, or put yourself first. Tune in to the full episode of How To Speak Up, Hold Your Ground, And Put Yourself First with Dr. Jean Latting Dr. Jean K. Latting is an organizational consultant, leadership coach, and author with over thirty-five years of experience in private and public sector organizations. She is President of Leading Consciously and Professor Emerita of Leadership and Change at the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work, where she held the endowed Jean Kantambu Latting Professorship. Dr. Latting is the co-author of Reframing Change: How to Deal with Workplace Dynamics, Influence Others, and Bring People Together to Initiate Positive Change, and has published over twenty-five book chapters and articles on organizational behavior, cultural competence, and change. She holds a Doctorate in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master's in Social Work from Columbia University. Connect with Dr. Jean Latting: Visit Leading Consciously: https://www.leadingconsciously.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanlattingconsultant/ X: https://x.com/jeanlatting Richa Bansal is the founder of Pinkcareers and host of the Fearless Career Moves Podcast. Through her signature program, The Fearless Hire, she helps ambitious women cut through the noise, clarify what they actually want, and step into high-impact leadership roles on their own terms. Website: https://www.pinkcareers.com/ LinkedIn (Richa): https://www.linkedin.com/in/richabansal10/ The Fearless Hire: https://www.pinkcareers.com/ Instagram (Richa): https://www.instagram.com/careersbyrichabansal/ #FearlessCareerMoves #Pinkcareers #CareerGrowth #CareerConfidence #WomenInLeadership

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  Every Role Is a First Time: Rebuilding Career Confidence After a Layoff with Rathi Gnanasekaran

  Aug 4, 202645 min

  Fearless is not built by waiting until every step feels safe. In this episode of Fearless Career Moves, Richa Bansal sits down with Rathi Gnanasekaran, a senior technical program manager, startup operator, entrepreneur, and former Fearless Hire client, to talk about reinvention, immigrant resilience, career confidence, and learning to take the next step before every answer is clear. Rathi shares how moving from India to Bahrain, then to Canada as a young international student, shaped the way she approaches risk, uncertainty, and first-time roles. The conversation also covers what happens when a high-performing woman suddenly has to rebuild confidence after a layoff, why persistence matters in a difficult job market, and how community can change the actions someone takes. Richa and Rathi also talk about why leadership, job searching, and promotion conversations are all sales conversations, and how Rathi turned a career pause into the beginning of Lentl, her crunchy lentil seasoning brand. For women who are trying to pivot, recover their confidence, or take a new kind of risk, this episode is a practical reminder that confidence is built through action, not certainty. Start listening and ask yourself where you might be waiting to feel fully ready. Tune in to the full episode of Every Role Is a First Time: Rebuilding Career Confidence After a Layoff with Rathi Gnanasekaran Rathi Gnanasekaran is an accomplished Senior Technical Program Manager with deep expertise in program management, portfolio management, and engineering operations. She has worked across high-growth B2B FinTech startups and enterprise SaaS environments, leading complex initiatives in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure migration, scalable SDLC processes, and engineering operations. She is also the founder of Lentl, a crunchy lentil seasoning brand inspired by South Indian podi. Shop Rati's crunchy lentil seasoning blends at www.lentl.co , with free shipping on orders over thirty dollars. Know more about Lantl: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lentl.co Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lentl.co Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/07eigfs2a9c8m12xyi1ri2x3v31m3t/lentl-crunchy-lentil-seasoning/?invite_code=c8429693c7d84fb1bc264203b9c885ee&sender=1086001035052674329 Connect with Rathi: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rathi-gnanasekaran-41377bb/ Richa Bansal is the founder of Pinkcareers and host of the Fearless Career Moves Podcast. Through her signature program, The Fearless Hire, she helps ambitious women cut through the noise, clarify what they actually want, and step into high-impact leadership roles on their own terms. Apply to The Fearless Hire at rise.pinkcareers.com/application-tfh , the career accelerator that's helped women in tech land $300k+ leadership offers. Website: https://www.pinkcareers.com/ LinkedIn (Richa): https://www.linkedin.com/in/richabansal10/ Instagram (Richa): https://www.instagram.com/careersbyrichabansal/ #FearlessCareerMoves #WomenInLeadership #CareerConfidence #CareerGrowth #CareerReinvention

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  How to Build Executive Presence in High-Stakes Conversations

  Jul 28, 202643 min

  Executive presence is not just how someone sounds in the room. It starts with whether they have given themselves permission to be there. In this episode of Fearless Career Moves, Richa Bansal sits down with Colin Boyd, communication and business coach, author of One Presentation Away, and host of The Expert Edge Podcast, for a practical conversation on executive presence, storytelling, and taking up space in high-stakes rooms. Colin explains why presence begins with being present, how grounding changes the way someone shows up, and why the best communicators do not rush to prove themselves. They also talk about the communication shifts ambitious women need in interviews, promotion conversations, presentations, and senior leadership rooms, from using stories and case studies to show expertise, to slowing down, using body language with intention, handling dominant personalities, and deciding not to wait for someone else to "knight" them as a leader. Start listening and ask yourself whether you've truly given yourself permission to take up space. Tune in to the full episode of How to Build Executive Presence in High-Stakes Conversations with Colin Boyd. Colin Boyd is a communication and business coach who helps experts, coaches, and speakers sell and command the stage on virtual and live platforms. He is the author of One Presentation Away: Become an Irresistible Speaker and Convert More Clients, published by Wiley, distilling over 17 years of experience as a professional speaker and coach. Colin also hosts The Expert Edge Podcast, where he explores influence, persuasion, and communication with leading industry experts, and created The Conversion Story Formula™, a framework for connecting with audiences and filling programs through storytelling. Grab Colin's book, One Presentation Away, on Amazon [ https://www.amazon.com/One-Presentation-Away-Irresistible-Speaker/dp/1394324316 ] his step-by-step framework for becoming an irresistible speaker who connects, captivates, and converts without feeling salesy. Connect with Colin Boyd: Website: https://colinboyd.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colinboyd/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinboyd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colinboydglobal/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/colinboydcoach 1 X: https://x.com/colingboyd Richa Bansal is the founder of Pinkcareers and host of the Fearless Career Moves Podcast. Through her signature program, The Fearless Hire, she helps ambitious women cut through the noise, clarify what they actually want, and step into high-impact leadership roles on their own terms. Website: https://www.pinkcareers.com/ LinkedIn (Richa): https://www.linkedin.com/in/richabansal10/ Apply for The Fearless Hire: https://rise.pinkcareers.com/application-tfh Instagram (Richa): https://www.instagram.com/careersbyrichabansal/ #FearlessCareerMoves #ExecutivePresence #WomenInLeadership #CommunicationSkills #LeadershipPresence #CareerGrowth #OwnTheRoom #TakeUpSpace #SpeakWithConfidence #CareerConfidence

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  How to Ace Your Next Job Interview Using the SOARR Storytelling Framework

  Jul 21, 202626 min

  The strongest interview answers do not just explain what happened. They show why the problem mattered and why the candidate was the leader who could solve it. In this solo episode of Fearless Career Moves, Richa Bansal breaks down her SOARR storytelling framework for answering behavioral interview questions, especially for women targeting senior IC, manager, staff, director, VP, and other leadership roles. She explains why the popular STAR technique can fall short, how it can lead candidates to over-explain details, bury the real business challenge, and miss the opportunity to show leadership maturity. Richa walks through each part of SOARR: Situation, Obstacle, Actions, Results, and Reflection. She shows how candidates can organize their stories with stronger business context, clearer stakes, measurable impact, and a reflection that demonstrates maturity. This episode is especially useful for ambitious women preparing for interviews, internal promotions, networking conversations, resume updates, and salary negotiations. Start listening and ask yourself whether your interview stories are showing what you did, or why it mattered. Tune in to the full episode of Fearless Career Moves: How to Ace Your Next Job Interview Using the Proprietary SOARR Storytelling Framework Richa Bansal is the founder of Pinkcareers and host of the Fearless Career Moves Podcast. Through her signature program, The Fearless Hire, she helps ambitious women cut through the noise, clarify what they actually want, and step into high-impact leadership roles on their own terms. Website: https://www.pinkcareers.com/ LinkedIn (Richa): https://www.linkedin.com/in/richabansal10/ The Fearless Hire: https://www.pinkcareers.com/ Instagram (Richa): https://www.instagram.com/careersbyrichabansal/ #FearlessCareerMoves #InterviewTips #JobSearch #CareerGrowth #CareerConfidence #WomenInLeadership #BehavioralInterview #SOARRMethod

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