UNSHAKEABLE HER: Silence imposter syndrome, build real influence and get promoted on your terms
Doing brilliant work and still getting overlooked?
Unshakeable Her is for ambitious, capable women tired of second-guessing themselves and exhausted by navigating workplace rules nobody explains so you can grow your influence & get promoted.
Hosted by Caroline Esterson, who has spent 30 years helping thousands across hundreds of organisations uncover what is really going on and still get promoted.
This podcast offers practical, repeatable ways to build influence, confidence, and career momentum.
Each week, you’ll learn:
- How to grow your influence without becoming someone you don’t like
- The science behind imposter syndrome and what actually works to overcome it
- How to build confidence so you can stop being overlooked, and finally get the promotion you deserve
With new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, ‘Unshakeable Her’ delivers stories, strategy, and insight to help you become someone nobody can shake.
New here? Start with fan-favourite #56 or jump into Imposter Syndrome with #7
UNSHAKEABLE HER: Silence imposter syndrome, build real influence and get promoted on your terms
#82 | Be The Calm In The Storm: The Foundation That Creates A High-Performing Team
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What do you do when one comment, one email, or one look completely throws off your leadership presence?
In this episode, you’ll learn practical nervous system resets and calm leadership techniques you can use immediately before difficult meetings, presentations, and high-pressure conversations. Through personal stories, neuroscience-backed tools, and simple leadership choreography, this episode shows how influence is built in the smallest moments — often before you even speak.
Inside this episode, you’ll learn:
- The 90-second nervous system reset that stops panic responses before they damage your leadership
- How calm leadership phrases become emotional anchors that steady your team during uncertainty
- The exact physical sequence that helps you walk into meetings calmer, clearer, and more influential
You’ll also hear the powerful “corridor story” — and why the moments before the meeting often matter more than the meeting itself.
If you want to lead with more calm, influence, and emotional steadiness under pressure, this episode gives you practical tools you can start using immediately.
Resources:
The Corridor Protocol - How To Lead With Calm When You Don't Feel It
New episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Stuck, simmering, or onto something juicy? I want to hear it. Drop me a line at caroline@inspireyourgenius.com - I read them all.
And here is the Spotify Playlist to accompany UnShakeable Her.
This podcast explores what it really means to lead with confidence in systems that weren't built for you - tackling resilience, imposter syndrome, and credibility while unpacking how boundaries, conflict, and feedback shape the way women in leadership handle pressure, influence, and workplace politics. It also looks at strategic thinking, promotion, decision-making, and visibility, offering honest conversations about how to grow as a leader without losing yourself.
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