How to Stop Proving Yourself | Veronica Beard CEO Stephanie Unwin

<p>&quot;I have always felt that I&#39;ve needed to prove myself.&quot;</p><p>Stephanie Unwin became CEO of Veronica Beard this year after thirteen years as its president. At 22 she left a banking job in Canada, moved to New York, enrolled at Parsons, and started over in fashion. She has been building brands ever since.</p><p>In this conversation, Stephanie is honest about what the big job costs. She loves her work and her team, and by the end of the day there isn&#39;t much left for the people at home. &quot;That is the hardest part,&quot; she says. &quot;I would say that I fail at it most times.&quot;</p><p>We talk about why the need to prove yourself is so hard to let go of, how it makes you say yes to things that don&#39;t need to be yours, and the small daily pause she uses to ask, &quot;Does this feel too hard? Am I in the wrong space right now?&quot; We also get into why she wants her two teenagers to be a little uncomfortable, why she doesn&#39;t believe in balance, how losing her father changed the way she thinks about legacy, and what heart-led leadership looks like at a company that is more than 90% women.</p><p>Near the end I asked what would still be true about her if the title were taken away tomorrow. &quot;Everything,&quot; she said.</p><p>If you&#39;re a senior leader who is still chasing the next thing, this one is for you.</p><p>Guest: Stephanie Unwin, CEO of Veronica Beard<br>Host: Steven Miyao, executive coach and founder of Coaching Metta<br><a href="https://coachingmetta.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://coachingmetta.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>#MidlifeRemix #StevenMiyao #StephanieUnwin #VeronicaBeard #Leadership #ExecutiveCoaching #WomenInLeadership #SelfCompassion</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p>0:00 &quot;Eventually you surrender&quot;</p><p>0:45 Meet Stephanie Unwin</p><p>1:29 Leaving banking at 22</p><p>3:14 Nothing left at home</p><p>4:27 Fire in the belly</p><p>5:47 Let kids be uncomfortable</p><p>6:45 Balance doesn&#39;t exist</p><p>8:35 Alignment, not hours</p><p>10:50 Leading with compassion</p><p>13:06 Is this the mountaintop?</p><p>15:16 Loss and legacy</p><p>16:58 Proving yourself</p><p>19:59 Without the title</p><p>20:45 Two practices to start</p>