Have you ever held yourself back because a voice in your head said, who would even listen to me?
You know you have something to say, you know you should be more visible, and still you stay quiet, polish one more time, or decide that ”this is just life right now.” What if the problem was never LinkedIn tactics, but the story you tell yourself before you even start?
In this episode, I sit down with Anna Leizerovici Ekstein, a shy girl who became a touring singer, then a top salesperson, then worked with VCs and founders, and who now helps people put the human behind the brand in the spotlight. We talk about why personal branding starts on the inside, how to catch the old interpretation before it runs your reaction, and Anna takes me through a live inner child exercise where I get honest about my own social anxiety.
In this episode:
- Can you be shy, or an introvert, and still be great at sales and visibility?
- What is ”personal brandfulness,” and why is mindset the first step, not the algorithm?
- Why do so many women forget their own voice once career and family take over?
- When something hard happens, like being let go, how do you stop ”I'm not good enough” from becoming the story?
- Is it adult you reacting right now, or the little girl who felt unseen?
- One step you can take today: the power of the pause
About Anna:Anna Leizerovici Ekstein is the Founder and CEO of The Glow Capital, which helps founders, VCs and corporates stop blending in by putting the humans behind them in the spotlight. She was Principal and Head of Business Development at Mobilion Ventures, worked in global business development at cybersecurity unicorn Axonius, and is Managing Director of the BizdevExec community of over 500 VP-level executives. She is also the founder of The GLOWERS Community and the Personal Brandfulness coaching method.
Connect with Anna:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaleizerovici/Website: https://www.theglowcapital.com
Connect with Limor:Website: https://limorbergman.comPodcast: https://limorbergman.com/podcast/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/limorbergman/Substack: https://limorbergman.substack.com
Chapters:(00:00) Is that you, or your inner child?(00:27) Meet Anna Leizerovici Ekstein(01:52) Welcome to personal brandfulness(02:35) From touring singer to sales(04:12) A shy girl gets into the army band(06:12) Can a shy person be great at sales?(07:55) If you have a strong why(09:08) Why pushy sales stopped working(09:50) What is personal brandfulness?(12:20) Why women forget their own voice(14:20) A live inner child exercise(17:52) Event, body, story, reaction(20:33) Is adult you talking, or the child?(21:53) Limor on her own social anxiety(22:57) One step: the power of the pause(25:03) Where to find Anna
Personal branding for women in tech, how to build confidence when you're shy or introverted, negative self-talk, imposter feelings, social anxiety at work and conferences, how to stop reacting emotionally, inner child work for leaders, women in leadership podcast.