32: Inside the Mind of TEDx Curator Fabi Cariño: Stories You’ve Never Heard

Send us a message :) Join Fabi Cariño as she shares her journey from silence to speaking up, the mission behind curating TEDx events, and her passion for empowering Filipino voices globally. In this insightful conversation, Fabi opens up about workplace challenges, breaking stereotypes, and the leadership lessons she’s learned along the way.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:How Fabi empowers Filipino voices and creates space for women to be heard.Signs of toxic workplace cultures—and how leaders can shift them.The importance of self-awareness, humility, and lifelong learning for effective leadership.Why valuing every team member, no matter their role, leads to greater engagement and loyalty.Lessons on resilience, authenticity, and embracing rejection as redirection.Timestamps: 00:00:05 – Warming Up for Success 00:00:48 – Preparation for TEDx and Perfectionism 00:01:43 – The Mission Behind Curating TEDx 00:02:45 – Empowering Filipino Voices Globally 00:04:00 – Passion for Representation and Breaking Stereotypes 00:05:56 – From Silence to Speaking Up: Fabi’s Journey 00:08:13 – Challenges as a Filipino Woman in the Workplace 00:09:13 – A Story of Feeling Unseen: The Job Interview Experience 00:13:01 – Staying Authentic Despite Rejection 00:14:04 – Lifelong Learning and Growth Mindset 00:17:47 – Workplace Challenges: Retention, Burnout & Leadership Issues 00:20:20 – Identifying and Changing Toxic Work Cultures 00:27:13 – Valuing the Unseen People in Organizations 00:33:56 – Leadership Lessons: Self-Belief and Impact 00:45:39 – Looking Forward: Legacy, Learning, and Letting GoConnect with Fabi Carino:https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabicarino/Connect with Sha Nacino:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sha-nacino/Join Sha’s free email newsletter: https://shanacino.com/fearlessThank you for listening!About the speaker: Sha Nacino is a global keynote speaker on human connection and compassionate leadership. She was named one of the World’s Top 30 Motivational Speakers by Global Gurus, alongside Simon Sinek and Gary Vaynerchuk—the only Asian on the list. A 2-time TEDx speaker and former adjunct faculty at the Asian Institute of Management, Sha has spoken across Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. She is the author of 16 books, including her latest, SEEN: Good Leaders Have Vision. Great Leaders See., and host of the Fearless Possibilities podcast. Her work has been recognized the the United Nations Global Entrepreneur Council and World Humanitarian Drive. Website and video: https://www.shanacino.comSupport the show