Week 7 - How to Boldly Be Yourself (Lindsay Tjepkema's Story)

The world needs us to boldly be ourselves. Oftentimes, we don't have the confidence to believe in ourselves and our talents. We listen to other people’s opinions of our lives before we listen to our own opinions, our own intuition, and our own ideas. To own our uniqueness, we must be courageous and confident. Once we shed the expectations others have set for us, we allow ourselves to be ourselves, and we find our meaning and purpose. In this week’s episode, we will listen to Lindsay Tjepkema — CEO and founder of Casted — as she tells us the story of how she literally and figuratively found her voice. In her talk, Lindsay talks about being “too much” of everything and” not enough” of anything. She shares her journey of self-confidence, and how she had the courage to own her uniqueness. Throughout her life, Lindsay has been listening to people tell her that she wasn't who they thought I should be. Over the years, she was told that she was too tall, too small, too loud, too quiet, too much, not enough, too young, and "too" everything. After years of putting her value in what other people said, she finally found her voice in podcasting. The podcast she started as a VP at a global SAS company led her to start a company of her own: Casted, the first and only marketing platform built around podcasts. Although it took her some time, she has regained the confidence she lost as a little girl. Listen in to learn more about how Lindsay had the courage to boldly be herself, and how she literally and figuratively found her voice. And tune in next week to hear from our last speaker about how to stand tall in your story and rise and thrive during these difficult times.