Career Change Maker | Career Clarity, Career Opportunities, Career Pivots, Burnout, Corporate Job, Income
***Top 1.5% Global Careers Podcast For Corporate Women***
Are you navigating a mid-career transition and wondering what’s next?
Have you built a successful corporate career but realised you don’t want your boss’s job?
Do you feel the tension between wanting more freedom and not wanting to sacrifice security?
If you’re ambitious but no longer willing to burn out for another promotion, you’re in the right place. I’m glad you’re here.
This podcast helps high-achieving mid-career women gain career clarity and confidently design their next chapter, whether that means evolving inside corporate, exploring a portfolio career, or building a hybrid path.
If you’re ready to stop default climbing and start making strategic, aligned decisions about your future, this podcast will give you the insight and tools to move forward with confidence.
Hey 👋 , I’m Janine Esbrand, corporate lawyer turned career strategist and executive coach.
For years, I had my eye on the corporate partner title. I kept my head down, worked the long hours, and chased the next big deal because that’s what success was supposed to look like.
Then I became a mother. And I realised I didn’t want to build a life around my career, I wanted to build a career around my life. So, I stepped off the default corporate path and designed a portfolio career that allows me to work on my terms, create meaningful impact, and show up fully, both professionally and personally.
Now, I help ambitious mid-career women do the same: gain clarity, challenge the default ladder, and design aligned, sustainable careers that reflect who they are now, not who they used to be.
This podcast will give you the strategy, mindset and tools to make it happen.
So grab your notebook, pour your hot drink of choice and lets design what’s next.
Next Steps:
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Career Change Maker | Career Clarity, Career Opportunities, Career Pivots, Burnout, Corporate Job, Income
307 I Why Surface Level Confidence Isn’t Enough For Career Progression
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🎙️ Episode Overview
In this solo episode, I’m talking about something I see come up again and again during career transitions: the difference between appearing confident and actually feeling confident.
I work with so many high-achieving professionals who look confident on the outside; capable, accomplished, and put together, yet internally they’re second-guessing themselves, especially when they’re navigating interviews, considering a move, or trying to figure out what’s next in their career.
In this episode, I unpack why “faking it till you make it” doesn’t work long-term when you’re in transition, and what actually helps you build confidence that supports you as you move towards your next role, opportunity, or career chapter.
I also share a recent client example that highlights how confidence grows when you reconnect with your experience, your value, and the evidence of what you already bring to the table.
If your confidence has dipped as you think about what’s next or you’re tired of performing confidence rather than truly feeling it, this episode is for you.
✨ What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why confidence often dips during career transitions, even when you’re highly capable
- The difference between looking confident and feeling confident and why that matters in interviews and career conversations
- Why “fake it till you make it” can leave you feeling scattered and disconnected
- How reflecting on your experience helps you position yourself more confidently for what’s next
- Why confidence comes from action and evidence, not waiting until you feel “ready”
🧭 Action Steps
- Take stock of your experience: I encourage you to write down what you’ve done, achieved, and navigated especially the things you tend to dismiss.
- Connect the dots: Look at how your past experience links to the roles or opportunities you’re exploring next.
- Build confidence through action: Take small, intentional steps outside your comfort zone and pay attention to what you learn along the way.
💬 Ready for Support?
If you’re in the middle of a career transition and want to feel more confident in interviews, networking conversations, and decision-making, I’d love to support you.
👉🏽 Book a Clarity Call at careerchangemakers.com/claritycall and let’s explore how coaching can help you move forward with confidence as you step into your next career chapter.
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Email: hello@careerchangemakers.com
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