No More Hiding

Hi, I’m Gemma Stow host of Introverts Inspire. During this series of Introverts Inspire I’m talking with other successful introverts to discover how they’ve used their introversion as a superpower, and how you can too. I am obsessed with supporting fellow ambitious women to silence the self doubt, ditch the excuses and unlock their potential.  I empower women to feel more confident, believe in themselves and fully accept that they have what it takes to work for themselves doing something that they love. I have worked in the public sector and had my own private business, both were helping others to unlock their true potential.  Granted the peeps I chose to work with had a lot of soul searching to do and needed specialist interventions, but I still got the same rush of seeing others having those ‘YES - I can do it’ moments.  When I see people start to truly believe in themselves it is the most amazing thing in the world! Because I know from my own experience that we can stop ourselves before we even start and that self doubt kills more dreams than failure could.  My motto and the only one you need is “ Do what you can’t ”I realised quickly that we all need support and guidance to reach our goals. As a proud introvert I have come to realise that a lot of my personality traits have held me back in business.  I used to avoid certain things that are really essential to building a successful business, attracting the right customers and making the income your want to make. Things such as promoting myself and my services, selling, presenting, public speaking, networking, feeling good enough when comparing myself against other amazing people. I found my fierce though.  And after a lot of work on myself I have pushed and challenged myself to really do the things that I have been telling myself for years that I can’t do.  And have done it in ways that I thought I ‘should’ do, but after trying and testing out things that have worked well and some, well not so much, I have finally found ways that feel really good to me.  And you can do that too. You don’t have to be like everybody else. You don’t have to be the loudest. But you do have to be visible. For your business to do well people do have to know about you. Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner/ Introverts Inspire is hosted by Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Talented Ladies Club Founder Hannah Martin joins Introverts Inspire to talk about how she’s used her introversion as a superpower to build a successful online business.  Along the way Hannah talks about how what it really means to be a “successful” entrepreneur as an introvert and how she’s confidently shown up online, on the radio and on TV. #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“I hated anyone looking at me when I was younger. I was so shy that I wouldn’t even press the stop button on a bus” - Hannah Martin “I was always frustrated by how I was and I was determined to not let that hold me back and I didn’t want to live half a life because I was turning away opportunities” - Hannah Martin “After a day of talking all day to people on a stand when the event finished I would literally lie down in a dark room and no one was allowed to talk to me” - Hannah Martin “If it scares you, then it's even more reason to do it” - Hannah Martin Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner/   Introverts Inspire is hosted by Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Hannah Martin:Website: https://www.talentedladiesclub.com/ Courses: https://www.talentedladiesacademy.com/

Danielle shares her story of how she has broken barriers.  After becoming disabled as a teenager, Danielle realised that even in adversity we have a choice. Choose to let the things outside your control get on top of you, or choose to control your response to it.Listen in as Danielle talks about taking up archery on her 15th birthday, Danielle made the Great Britain team three years later, jumping straight in as world number 1. She hung onto that position for her entire career. Danielle is a five time World Champion and 2 time Paralympic gold medallist, winning gold in Beijing 2008 and retaining her title on home soil in London 2012. She also became the first disabled person to represent England as an able-bodied competitor at the Commonwealth Games, where she won gold.Danielle now works as a keynote speaker, trainer and coach. She specialises in helping others unlock their potential, break through barriers and achieve more. With over a decade of experience in public speaking, Danielle also teaches people how to deliver awesome speeches with big impact messages and captivates their audience. Working with young people is an important social aspect to what Danielle does and she is passionate about helping young people develop strong foundations for success. Be Your Best Self, a children’s self-development book she has co-authored with nine year old Nathan Kai, is being released in September 2019.#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant “I find that when working with my clients the one thing that stops them is failing or getting it wrong” - Gemma Stow“My confidence just deserted me and I had this negative thought that just spiralled out of control” - Danielle Brown “It’s almost about embracing failure, keep failing, keep getting it wrong” - Gemma Stow“It really affected me in terms of my self esteem, my self worth and my body image and it was difficult to get over and it was sport that turned my life around” - Danielle Brown“In fact I always say you can’t fail you can only win or learn” - Gemma Stow“I loved winning, I loved getting medals, I loved being in some ways recognised for my achievements, but in some ways I always felt quite awkward with the attention” - Danielle Brown   Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Danielle Brown:Website: https://www.daneillebrown.com/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/danibrownmbe

Are you visible enough?  Helen talks a lot about videos.  Do you avoid them or embrace them?  Check out her tips on how to make it work for you. In 2017, Helen Pritchard began training entrepreneurs, coaches and businesses in LinkedIn lead generation. The following year, sales for her LinkedIn Mastermind alone totalled nearly £218k. She has reached hundreds of thousands of business owners with her training and this year aims to hit £1 million turnover. A single mum of 2 girls, Helen has proved that dropping the BS excuses and doing the work gets you results. She’s become known for her no-nonsense approach and now mentors others who want to replicate her success. #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“Introversion is sometimes used as a limiting belief...I can’t do that because I’m an introvert” - Gemma Stow “Am I an introvert because a lot of people think I am extroverted as I like being on camera all the time, but my definition is the need to re-charge by being alone and quiet” - Helen Pritchard “That’s about working smarter not harder” - Gemma Stow “I am most famous for my ability to show up relentlessly especially when I don’t feel like it” - Helen Pritchard “My biggest weakness is my inability to receive criticism ” - Helen Pritchard “I am visible every single day and that has made the biggest difference to my business” - Helen Pritchard Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Helen Pritchard:Website: https://www.helenpritchardonline.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenpritchard/

Amy is an expert in content repurposing and the Founder of Content 10x. She helps content creators grow their audience by maximizing their return on every piece of content they create. If you want to learn how to promote and repurpose your content so that you can really grow your audience, then Amy is your person! Amy is the host of The Content 10x Podcast, where she teaches all that you need to know about repurposing your content. If her creative agency doesn’t do it for you, then she teaches you how to do it yourself. She’s talked on stages all around the world about content repurposing, most recently at PodFest Multimedia Expo, Content Live, Agency Transformation Live and Podcast Movement (the biggest annual global podcast industry event), and later this year at Retain Live and Youpreneur Summit. #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant “I want to inspire introverts that they can do things in a way that are good to you” - Gemma Stow “I’ve always been quite entrepreneurial...I came off the hamster wheel and immersed myself in building an online business” - Amy Woods“A lot of my introverted clients find social media so exhausting and what you do almost takes that away” - Gemma Stow“Content at the end of the day is about communicating a message and doing what you feel comfortable with” - Amy Woods“You don’t have to be like everyone else but you do have to be out there” - Gemma Stow“It used to annoy me that I wasn’t the loudest person in the room … but it didn’t hold me back I just found other ways... my way” - Amy Woods Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Amy Woods:Website: https://www.content10x.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/content10x Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/content10x/

Avoiding public speaking?  Avoiding selling? Avoiding networking?   Jessica talks to me about how this isn’t always to do with your introversion and how it can be used to your advantage.Jessica Lorimer is the UK’s most influential Sales Consultant for female business owners looking to scale from 6 figures to 7. Featured in Forbes, City AM and a We Are The City ‘Most Inspirational’ Woman, Jess is responsible for helping female business owners scale their six figure businesses to seven figures using simple, personality based sales strategies that scale businesses in a sustainable and lifestyle focused way. With a successful corporate background as a top performing sales consultant and leader across EMEA and Asia Pac. responsible for new business development in a variety of FTSE 500 companies, Jess brings a unique understanding of new business development and fast sales growth in new markets to the table.#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant   “They feel like they are missing out - when you are an introvert you can be exhausted at the end of the day but miss out on the social aspect” - Gemma Stow “I am an introvert, I’m great at parties and can cope for about an hour and then I’m done.  Spending time with big groups of people drains me” - Jessica Lorimer “Some people might say ‘I’m an introvert and I can’t speak on stage’ is it really a reason to avoid public speaking?” - Gemma Stow “If you’re telling yourself I can’t speak on stage because I'm an introvert, then that’s a story you are telling yourself” - Jessica Lorimer “I think a lot of people often use their introversion as an excuse not to do things they want to do which frustrates me as they are not seeing beyond their possibilities”” - Gemma Stow “It’s about understanding that protecting your brand is much more important than always showing up like everyone else” - Jessica Lorimer “When you are an introvert you get to think really carefully about how you want to sell ” - Jessica Lorimer   Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/   Connect with Jessica Lorimer:Website: https://smartleaderssell.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessicaLorimer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_lorimer/

So much gold shared in this interview with Sam about getting back to you and trusting yourself when it comes to showing up and worrying about what others think.  No more hiding. After working within Health & Wellbeing for 11 years as a Nutritional Therapist and Kinesiologist Sam Bearfoot stepped out as a Visibility Strategist and Instagram Growth Hacker in 2016 after having her little boy. With half a million downloads of her radio show under her belt, a global audience of over 40k Sam knew she had to share what she’d learned over the last decade with the world.  Sam believes that Visibility and Growth is crucial to having a successful business yet she knows it's something that many people struggle to get their heads round.  #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant “I know visibility can be a huge deal for us introverts” - Gemma Stow“If you are constantly having to second guess yourself and filter yourself to please other people, it’s exhausting, it’s soul destroying and it will continue to knock your confidence” - Sam Bearfoot“The key things about you and your visibility is that you are who you are, and you are being yourself” - Gemma Stow “The only promise I made to myself was that if you’re going to do this then you do this as you...and step up as the person you have been hiding for all these years” - Sam Bearfoot“We often avoid the spotlight we don’t always want to be the centre of attention” - Gemma Stow“It makes things easier as you don’t have to second guess yourself” - Sam Bearfoot “There’s so many people that get stuck in that perfection area of the library” - Sam Bearfoot   Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner  Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Sam Bearfoot:Website: https://makingvisibilityeffortless.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamsambearfoot/  

From not liking being interviewed, networking and events to strutting his stuff on the tv on Dancing On Ice, Ryan chats about how he embraces pushing himself out of his comfort zone. After 20 years at the top of the game that saw him play a major role in England winning the T20 World Cup, take a memorable test match hat-trick and be the only player in the last 15 years to win five county championships the charismatic international cricketer hung up his boots at the end of 2017 and is concentrating on adding to his TV and media CV along with other promotional work and junior cricket coaching as well as adding to his charity work, that has seen him become a key national supporter for the NSPCC amongst his other charitable causes #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“I work with a lot of introverts that avoid the spotlight” - Gemma Stow “I was very quiet and shy at school and sport was my outlet” - Ryan Sidebottom “It can be that fear of failure that stops you, it stops so many people” - Gemma Stow “Not listening to anyone else and going out there and doing what you do best and trying your hardest” - Ryan Sidebottom “Getting to do all that with something that you love is what life’s about isn’t it” - Gemma Stow “I used to get invited to lots of events but I used to shy away from them and worry about what people would think about me” - Ryan Sidebottom “You once said to me that self doubts get harder as you get more successful...another level another devil” - Gemma Stow “Saying to myself over time ‘Look you are doing something special, you are very fortunate, just go and speak to people you never know what may happen” - Ryan Sidebottom “The higher you get the harder it becomes” - Ryan Sidebottom   Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Ryan Sidebottom:Website:  https://www.ryansidebottom.co.uk Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RyanSidebottom Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ryansidebottom_official/

Bec Evans is a writer, speaker and startup founder. While working in publishing she turned her side hustle Prolifiko -  a writing productivity coach - into a startup. As a consultant she helps businesses innovate and coaches people to build the skills and confidence to make their ideas happen. Her first book, How to Have a Happy Hustle: The Complete Guide to Making Your Ideas Happen was published by Icon Books in May 2019.#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“For my book launch I knew I had to put myself out there ” - Bec Evans “It did hold me back and the difference between being shy and introverted are both things you can work on but they are different ” - Bec Evans“So much of the advice we are given is about before and during the event...but no one ever talks about afterwards” - Bec Evans “We invest so much in bringing that energy to the table...but then we don’t often think about afterwards” - Gemma Stow “You work out whether you are the sort of person that needs to practice, rehearse, record yourself, do all the things you know you need to do to get ready ” - Bec Evans “That’s exactly what I call it an Introvert Hangover!” - Gemma Stow “Then you need to give yourself time afterwards as you won’t be able to perform as you’ve used everything up” - Bec Evans   Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Bec Evans:Website: www.happyhustlebook.com and www.prolifiko.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/Eva_Bec Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eva_bec/

What an amazing Season 1 of Introverts Inspire - I have had so much fun chatting to incredible guests and a big thank you to you the listener - tuning in every week and giving me feedback.  What a journey this has been. I wanted to end this season by recapping on all the evidence of what can happen and what is possible when you decided there will be no more hiding.   In this episode I share a little bit about myself and the hiding that I have done in the past - I have been hiding most of my life and we get good at hiding don’t we.  But there is the chance to come out from the shadows and step into your spotlight - just as I have done and just as I help others to do that too. No More Hiding mission. #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“I have been hiding most of my life and we get good at hiding don’t we” - Gemma Stow   “Not saying yes to opportunities that come along because you are not quite ready” - Gemma Stow   “I knew from an early age I wanted to make a difference and I wanted to help people” - Gemma Stow   “I realised I would have to be in that spotlight and the thought of that scared me silly” - Gemma Stow Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner  And find out more about the 3 month Mastermind ‘No More Hiding’ here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/mastermind/    Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/

Charlotte Drummond is a former social worker whose career path changed at the tills in Marks and Spencer's, when she overheard a man saying he couldn’t find a reliable gardener. From there she's grown a business based on her passion and now has an established and trusted Garden Maintenance Business. More recently, Charlotte has developed her services to include Garden Design.  As she looks to the future, Charlotte is keen to promote the benefits of gardening. She learned for herself just how therapeutic gardening can be when she suffered with post-natal depression and spent a lot often in her own garden. She is now passionate about helping others to discover the joy of gardening. #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant “When I was off with depression I spent more and more time in the garden and found it incredibly therapeutic” - Charlotte Drummond “I felt myself say “I’ll do it” and it’s not normally something I would do, I shy away from anything like that, I felt my heart going” - Charlotte Drummond “It’s that moment that changed everything and it is super inspiring as I lot of people I chat to have those moments come up, but then they stop themselves and hold back” - Gemma Stow “It is the fear of putting myself out there as it doesn’t come naturally...and having the confidence to say who I am and what I do and worry that someone will catch me out, that’s the fear” - Charlotte Drummond “People listening will be looking for ways that they can be their authentic self” - Gemma Stow “Being part of Club Fierce has really helped as everybody has the same issues around being an introvert” - Charlotte Drummond   Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    More information on the ‘No More Hiding’ Mastermind here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/mastermind/    Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Charlotte Drummond:Website:  http://charlottethegardener.co.uk/ Instagram & Facebook:  @charlottethegardener

Kathryn is chartered accountant working at MHA Monahans, a leading independent firm based in the South West of England. She works with a wide range of clients, providing business, accountancy and tax advice to support them in achieving their goals and ambitions. Her areas of specialism include start-ups/scale-ups and businesses with a technology focus.#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“It is difficult as an introvert when the people you see as role models historically have been extroverts and you feel like you got to be like them” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent “I’ve normally worked with women who have their own business so it’s been really fascinating to work with you, senior management in a company” - Gemma Stow “I knew something was holding me back but I didn't even know what that was” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent “I have been more successful when I have embraced the qualities of being an introvert” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent “I hadn’t planned to get any coaching but I saw your bio on LinkedIn and was intrigued and thought it would be really beneficial at the stage I am at...and it was” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent “Beliefs can hold us back and we can almost feed into those labels and stereotypes around introverts...and it stops us doing what we want to do” - Gemma Stow “It is the big thing I took away from this mastermind was that some beliefs were holding me back and now I am letting loose and feel like I can go off and do anything” - Kathryn Wellum-Kent “To spend a bit of time getting up close and personal with yourself and going a bit deeper we realise what we are holding on to, and letting it go and then looking for other evidence of who am I right now” - Gemma Stow Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    More information on the ‘No More Hiding’ Mastermind here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/mastermind/  Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/   Connect with Kathryn Wellum-Kent:Website:  https://www.monahans.co.uk/Connect:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynwellum-kent/

Isabelle Griffith is an Emotional Wellbeing Coach who believes that the most important relationship for us to nurture is the one we have with ourselves. After years in the corporate world, she now helps her clients to be more present in their life and manage their mind so that they can be the parent, partner, leader or simply human that they wish to be. She specialises in helping women cultivate a more compassionate mind so that they can turn their inner voice into an ally rather than the enemy that it often is.#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“For me there was a defining moment a few years ago for me where I found myself sitting on my bench outside my house it looked like the idyllic moment to passers by, but in my mind it was far from that”  - Isabelle Griffith “I was in a prison.  From years of wanting to control everything in my life and know the outcome for everything” - Isabelle Griffith “A lot of people will resonate with those uncontrollable thoughts and not knowing what to do with it and I love how you’ve used that experience to turn it into something positive”” - Gemma Stow “What you’ve helped me realise is that there are ways to be introverted, run a business, be visible and promote yourself that can work” - Isabelle Griffith “One of the big realisations you helped me get to is that what I am seeking is really deeper connections with people and that I don’t want to be on a stage with 1000’s of people but want to work with small groups and go deep, and what a relief that was to find out” - Isabelle Griffith “It takes time to retune that and I wouldn't have found that out unless I worked with you” - Isabelle Griffith “Being true to who you are and knowing yourself - it sounds so simple and we often don’t know who we are and we change as we grow older and sometimes we are not the same person we were ten years ago and it is about recognising that for ourselves” - Gemma Stow  “It is such a simple concept but it goes way deeper than that and it’s not easy doing all this personal development stuff” - Gemma Stow  “I have loved every minute [of working with Gemma] of it and would recommend it to anyone and as I always say I would have you in my back pocket if I could” - Isabelle Griffith   Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner  More information on the ‘No More Hiding’ Mastermind here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/mastermind/  Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Isabelle Griffith:Website:  http://www.lightupandthrive.com/ Courses:  http://www.lightupandthrive.com/resources/free-7-day-stress-to-calm-challenge/  

Helen Symonds is a Chartered Marketer & Owner of The Marketing Pilot. Based in Leeds Helen helps B2B manufacturing and engineering SME’s in Yorkshire move forward with back to basics strategic marketing. Her back to basics approach puts people and processes ahead of the tech, because despite the advancement in digital marketing tools and tech, successful marketing starts with the basics. #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant “It’s a great story because you have come from corporate to working for yourself and a lot of women do that when they start a family as they are looking for that flexibility and balance” - Gemma Stow “A lot of the plans I had, had to be put on hold...and in that time I got a bit lost with what I wanted to do and focused too much on what other people were doing and convinced myself if you are a mum in business you need to have an online business” - Helen Symonds “That was one of my biggest fears when I started the mastermind I was too scared to post on LinkedIn and now you can’t shut me up”  Helen Symonds “It’s the start that stops most people” - Gemma Stow “It was really nice to get out of that when I was on the mastermind and I didnt realise that had happened until we had been working together for a couple of months and I realised that is not the type of business that I want” -  Helen Symonds “It’s everywhere isn’t it to run your business in such a cookie cutter approach and that this is the only way” - Gemma Stow “Glad that on the mastermind you had the realisation that hang on this isnt the way I want to run my business I don’t want to do it like everyone else I want to do it the way I want to do it” - Gemma Stow “I was pushing myself to do things that didn’t sit right with me and to realise that I didn’t have to that from the start was a nice realisation” - Helen Symonds   “It’s almost like a weight has been lifted thinking oh my god I don’t have to do all these things that people keep telling me I should be doing” - Gemma Stow   Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    More information on the ‘No More Hiding’ Mastermind here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/mastermind/    Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/   Connect with Helen Symmonds: Website:  https://marketingpilot.co.uk/LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-symonds-a1262027/

Facilities Manager by day in a busy office of 700+ people, Leonie Blakely's alter ego is: Frances Jewellery; her fledgling jewellery business.   As an INTP, it’s taken Leonie time to develop her restore cycle but she's discovered she thinks best whilst doing – Leonie & sitting still don’t work – she's best jewellery making, gardening, going for a run or puttering around at home to allow her thoughts to develop and settle.  Her love to know and answer why? is key to her values, challenging herself outside of the box at all times. #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant “Described myself as ‘don’t put me into pigeon holes and don’t put me into boxes” - Leonie Blakely “The jewellery that I do is almost my alter ego and create that space for me to be” - Leonie Blakely “I realise that my introversion was the reason I didn’t want to go up and speak to someone without a purpose” - Leonie Blakely “A lot of introverts do think they can’t do things which is why I talk about #DoWhatYouCant’ and it links to too many stereotypes about introverts - Gemma Stow “We almost buy into the stereotypes and then introversion becomes this limiting belief” - Gemma Stow “I think a lot of introverts think they can’t do things when they can is just about having that tool of having a reason for doing something for somebody really makes those connections” - - Leonie Blakely “It’s not a negative thing to be an introvert ‘ it’s bloody awesome actually” - Gemma Stow  Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner  Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Leonie Blakely:Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/francesjewellery/

Having spent almost two decades working within the Recruitment world, Danielle works on a 1:1 basis, mentoring people who are looking for their dream job; helping them to navigate the search to a better future and enabling them to see themselves in a new light, giving them back their confidence and helping them to move away from the ‘life of should’ they’ve been used to for so long. She also works with business owners who are looking to recruit fresh new talent, who are sick and tired of the old ‘agency way’ and who want something more from their consultant.  Danielle believes that no-one should fall into living, what she refers to as, a life of SHOULD and whether it’s someone looking to create that new career for themselves or the business owner ready to recruit someone amazing into their business who WANTS to work for them, rather than feels they SHOULD… It’s all a similar process and one that can be enjoyed, embraced and repeated as and when it’s needed – without the drama. #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant“I am really passionate about avoiding the life of should and it came about when I started to work with younger adults...it made me realise that I work with people everyday living this life of should” - Danielle Mills “I think there is a link to being an introvert with this life of should and those stereotypes that are out there around introversion” - Gemma Stow “I think a lot of things come down to expectations that you put on yourself or what you feel others have about you” - Danielle Mills “Before we started working together I saw sharing worries or fears as a sign of weakness and would worry that it would make me seem less of a capable business person” - Danielle Mills “I was in awe when I saw others asking for help it was the strongest thing - it is more than ok to share your fears” - Danielle MIlls “It is a strength talking about what you don’t know what you are doing” - Gemma Stow “Creating a space where people can be vulnerable is where everything grows and I love it’ - Gemma Stow “It was the beginning of everything for me 100% [working with Gemma] don’t be afraid to stand out” - Danielle Mills “We need the wobbles, we need things to go wrong so we don’t do them again!” - Danielle Mills  Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    More information on Club Fierce: Networking for Introverts here: http://bit.ly/cfnetworkingforintroverts Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Danielle Mills:Website:  https://hotseatrecruitment.co.uk/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellemillsrecruiter/

Dr Katherine Hickman is a busy working mum of three young children and married to an exercise-crazed husband. As a certified Life and Tiny HabitsⓇ coach and GP with 18 years experience she helps mums get back control of their lives. By combining her coaching, scientific medical background and a behavioural change model known as Tiny HabitsⓇ she help Mums to focus on making small, in fact tiny, changes to their life. This enables them to make lasting, sustainable changes, care for themselves and above all start prioritising themselves and what matters to them. For 18 years Katherine worked as a doctor, 11 of these as a GP and she LOVES her work. But this wasn’t always the case. Four years ago she found herself with a 3 month old baby, an unfinished extension, and no kitchen or bedroom. She was utterly miserable in her job and her life felt completely out of control. Time with a coach gave Katherine the clarity she needed to leave her GP Partnership and focus on what really mattered to, which was ultimately getting her life back on track. #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant “About 5 years ago I was in a period of burnout and was at rock bottom unable to look after myself, my family or do my job and I hit crisis point and resigned from my partnership” - Katherine Hickman “I have got the biggest speaking presentation of my life and I know I will be practicing on the morning and it will be fine but 5 years ago I would have been consumed by it and got myself into an absolute state” - Katherine Hickman “As introverts we overthink and can sometimes hold us back and that prepapartion can be all consuming” - Gemma Stow “When I saw the Facebook post I felt like physically vomiting” - Katherine Hickman “The thought of putting myself out and it being solely about me is quite overwhelming but I have started to work with that and see it as something positive” - Katherine Hickman “It is about trusting yourself that you are the expert” - Gemma Stow “When have that stereotype of what networking is and it is much more than that’ - Gemma Stow “I kept chasing it because I knew that if I could meet her for a coffee I could convince her it was the right thing to do” - Katherine Hickman “You have got to find that thing that allows you to be yourself” - Gemma Stow Find more information on Club Fierce: Networking for Introverts here:http://bit.ly/cfnetworkingforintroverts Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner  Connect with your host Gemma Stow:Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Katherine Hickman:Website:  https://www.katherinehickmancoaching.com/

Rebecca Watson creates stunning and unique brand visuals for female entrepreneurs.  With her friendly approach, she guides businesses through the branding process with ease; creating solutions that will last for many years. Rebecca believes you should feel proud of your brand – and that’s where she can help!#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant “I didn't realise I was an introvert and didn't realise that a lot of my stress came from being around a lot of people a lot of the time” - Rebecca Watson  “I think being an introvert makes you sensitive and impacted by noise and people and I think I am sensitive to people’s wants and needs which is a great thing in business because it is all about intuition” - Rebecca Watson  “I am careful with my health as being in business is stressful in itself and you have to make sure you are well” - Rebecca Watson  “It is really good to hear all the things you do to re energise and it’s about self awareness and you obviously know yourself really well” - Gemma Stow “I’ve not struggled with networking but I tell others that struggle that you need to pick the networking that is right for you” - Rebecca Watson  “Some days I want to do this and that and be all over the place and some days I don’t want to speak to anyone and keep my pjs on and that’s ok too” - Gemma Stow  “I guess that’s why Club Fierce [Networking for Introverts]  works really well as it is a place to practice networking and build your confidence online without having to leave your home” - Gemma Stow   Find more information on Club Fierce: Networking for Introverts here: http://bit.ly/cfnetworkingforintroverts Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Rebecca Watson here:Website:  https://www.rebeccawatsondesign.co.uk/

Kylie runs Advantage Virtual Assistants. She primarily helps coaches and consultants to grow their businesses by taking on all the day to day tasks. She also mentors new and aspiring VA's through her VA mentor programme and support membership group. #IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant “I signed up to networking meetings where you can go for free, and then signed up and cancelled 10 of them” - Kylie Jones “I realised everyone was the same, no-one wanted to be there selling themselves but it was the best thing I ever did” - Kylie Jones “We either hate going to networking because we can’t be arsed with the small talk mingling, leaving the house having to get dressed or it’s because it’s scary and not having the confidence, not knowing what to say or to introduce yourself” - Gemma Stow “As soon as I started relaxing into it a bit more and being me and stopped trying to be like what others wanted me to be like I got more clients” - Kylie Jones “It’s easier to be yourself so I don’t know why we make it hard for ourselves trying to be someone we are not” - Gemma Stow “I didn't realise I was an introvert until I started running my own business’ - Kylie Jones “I know that people say to get sales you need to show up everyday even if you don’t want to - but I can’t show up when I don’t want to so I’ve learned to give myself a bit of a break” - Kylie Jones “It’s having that confidence you have helped me with that and I will now ask for feedback because before I didn't ask for fear of them saying well you’re rubbish’” - Kylie Jones Find more information on Club Fierce: Networking for Introverts here: http://bit.ly/cfnetworkingforintroverts Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner  Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/ Connect with Kylie Jones here:Website:  https://www.advantageva.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyliejones-advantageva/

What an amazing season it has been on the Introverts Inspire podcast.  So many women sharing their stories and how they have stepped into their spotlight in their own way. It is not always easy for introverts to claim their spotlight. They would much rather be behind the scenes getting on with doing what they love, but more and more are stepping out of those shadows because it is important to be visible if you want to have that impact and presence to make a difference. "Do what you can’t" is the motto of the day and it wasn’t that long ago that I had convinced myself I would never have a podcast and we are now on our way to Season 3!  Which already has some incredible guests lined up. I talk about a woman I worked with recently that went through that feeling of doubting herself and completely turned it around so much so that she went from zero income to creating a £21K month.  It just goes to show what having support and growing your confidence can do when you believe in something enough! I am on the look out for special guests and also topics that you would love to hear me talk about on the show - come and join my community Female Introverts in Business https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefmovementintrovertsinbusiness/ and let me know your feedback!#IntrovertsInspire #DoWhatYouCant “In this noisy world more is needed” - Gemma Stow “She started doubting herself and having those wobbles that I often talk about” - Gemma Stow “She needed to believe in herself that she could make it happen - so we refocused” - Gemma Stow “If you can believe it you can achieve it’ - Gemma Stow “She said that it felt like a lid had been lifted” - Gemma Stow “If you are ready to be noticed for the great work that you are already doing - it’s not enough to base everything on performance you have to showcase what you do” - Gemma Stow “It might be that you want to practice promoting yourself and that’s what Club Fierce: Networking for Introverts is all about” - Gemma Stow   Download your complimentary Introverts Inspire workbook here: https://gemmastow.lpages.co/introverts-inspire-action-planner    More information on Club Fierce: Networking for Introverts here: http://bit.ly/cfnetworkingforintroverts or sign up to be the first to hear when the doors reopen http://bit.ly/ClubFierceInfo Come and share your feedback with me in the community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefmovementintrovertsinbusiness/ Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgemmastow/