106: How to navigate gender roles and take up space in the C Suite with Sophie Theen

Sophie Theen and I first met huddled in Spitalfields Market in London, trying to make sense of the leadership roles we found ourselves in. Since that moment we both found the means to carve out the most authentic version of ourselves at those top tables... and it has been reeeeeeeal haha. 

Join us as we share that realness with all of you. 

Soph is Startup Advisor and Founder Coach at Chief of Stories and Author of The Soul of Startups: The Untold Stories of How Founders Affect Culture. She felt like the perfect person to talk to about how to take up space as a women in leadership. We covered: 

• How to overcome the struggle of losing yourself in a new environment and build authenticity to really find ourself in that new place.
• How to embrace how you like to work and claim it in the workplace, and build powerful relationships with your peers.
• How to move from perfectionist to 'good enough'-ist.
• How to negotiate a higher salary, without negotiating a higher salary.

There's also a brilliant activity, baked in the middle of our conversation somewhere, all to do with building powerful relationships at work. Ping me if you find it!

As ever, thank you for being here my friend. If you have any feedback, comments or suggestions, I'd love to hear from you at [email protected].