158. How real women stop hiding to promote themselves and be more visible

How real women stop hiding to promote themselves and be more visible

Welcome to this very special mini-series for International Women's Day but not only that I am also celebrating 10 years in my business.

Now, this one feels a bit special to me. Because over the next few episodes, you're not just going to hear from me - you're going to hear from some absolutely brilliant women I've had the privilege of working with over the years. We're catching up. We're hearing what's happened since. We're talking about what visibility has actually changed for them.

And honestly? Some of these conversations gave me goosebumps.

But before we dive into those interviews, I wanted to kick us off properly. I want to talk about why this matters. Why visibility matters. Why it's not fluffy. Why it's not self-indulgent. And why, if we're serious about women's career progression, it's non-negotiable.

Because here's the thing.

Women are not lacking in talent.

We are not lacking in capability.

We are not lacking in qualifications.

What we are often lacking is visibility.

And that is not the same thing.

The Visibility Gap For years - decades - we've been told: