Speak and Succeed: Trusting Your Own Voice
Speak and Succeed: Trusting Your Own Voice  
Podcast: Power Up Your Life Podcast by GoBundance Women
Published On: Mon Mar 30 2026
Description: Power Up Your Life Podcast | Powered by GoBundance Women | Speak and Succeed: Trusting Your Own Voice | Episode 62 with Karen Laos✨ Trusting Your Own Voice: Karen Laos on Confident Communication, Agency, & Speaking UpIn this episode of the Power Up Your Life podcast, hosts Kelly Resendez and Mandy McAllister welcome communication expert and speaker Karen Laos, author of ‘Trust Your Own Voice’ and host of Ignite Your Confidence. Karen shares how a mortifying boardroom moment led her to confront self-doubt, reclaim agency, and help women speak up with confidence. She discusses how childhood conditioning can silence women’s voices, why the worst leadership advice is to “stay silent to be safe,” and offers practical steps to become a thought leader: define the problem you solve, communicate simply, and follow her “3 Ds”—decide, declare, deliver. Karen also teaches confidence-building tools like a “celebration portfolio,” portable confidence, speaking first in meetings, nervous-system regulation, and walking into rooms like you own the place. 💪🙌Connect with Karen at: karenlaos.com 00:00 Meet Karen Laos01:23 Boardroom Wake Up Call03:58 Finding Agency06:36 Stop Playing It Safe08:55 Becoming a Speaker12:39 Identity Shift Tools15:09 GoBundance Women Break15:57 Build Real Confidence19:47 Clarity and Nervous System22:32 Walk In Like You Own It23:59 Key Takeaways Recap25:30 Where to Find Karen27:20 Final Outro✅ If this content resonated with you, drop a like, comment, and share with your friends! For the latest PUYL Podcast episodes and more, subscribe @GoBundanceWomen 🚨 Find out more about our new upcoming platform, Power Up Your Life Now: https://powerupyourlifenow.com 📌 And don’t forget to visit https://GoBundanceWomen.com #powerupyourlife #gobundance #podcast #womeninleadership #personalgrowth #womenempowerment #leadership #gobundancewomen #entrepreneurship