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Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Nicole Trick Steinbach, Certified Coach for Women in Tech, Former Global Director, & Organizational Change Management Consultant
198 episodes
1 week ago
Women in tech are just stressed out, overworked, overlooked, and underpaid, right? NOPE! Not around here. Around here we build the skill of bravery to stress less, work less, and then earn more as women in tech. At this point in your career, you're more educated, skilled, and experienced than most of your colleagues, but you are also more stressed, working more, and are pretty sure you’re underpaid. And you are done accepting the status quo. You are ready to get what you’ve already earned and then grow your career even further…without burning out. You don’t know how you’re going to do it (yet!) but you suspect the process will require you to be braver. Enter the Build Your Brave Career podcast. Build Your Brave Career is the podcast to help you build the skill of bravery, one episode at a time, so you make the bold moves and big leaps required to craft a career of more impact and income... with less stress and overwork. Tune in each week for a mix of guest conversations and solo episodes to learn how to build the skill of bravery. We explore the skill of bravery and the role it plays in your career and life including, stressing less, taking decisive action, working less, career growth, relationship building for career success, crafting purpose and fulfillment, salary increases and negotiations, overcoming obstacles, and sharing concrete tips and tricks for career satisfaction. Your host, Nicole Trick Steinbach is the international bravery coach... but bravery is not something that has ever come naturally to her. Instead, she learned through success and failure how to develop and harness the skill of bravery to create an empowering, lucrative, and global career. And it worked: Nicole is a former executive in the technology industry without a background in tech, has worked in over 25 countries while running transformational change projects, and is now at home in both the US and Germany. Today Nicole is a certified and proven one-on-one coach who supports women around the world to build their brave careers, focusing on bespoke approaches for each client to stress, work less, and earn more. To learn more about how you can build your brave, connect here: • Website: https://tricksteinbach.com/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletricksteinbach
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Women in tech are just stressed out, overworked, overlooked, and underpaid, right? NOPE! Not around here. Around here we build the skill of bravery to stress less, work less, and then earn more as women in tech. At this point in your career, you're more educated, skilled, and experienced than most of your colleagues, but you are also more stressed, working more, and are pretty sure you’re underpaid. And you are done accepting the status quo. You are ready to get what you’ve already earned and then grow your career even further…without burning out. You don’t know how you’re going to do it (yet!) but you suspect the process will require you to be braver. Enter the Build Your Brave Career podcast. Build Your Brave Career is the podcast to help you build the skill of bravery, one episode at a time, so you make the bold moves and big leaps required to craft a career of more impact and income... with less stress and overwork. Tune in each week for a mix of guest conversations and solo episodes to learn how to build the skill of bravery. We explore the skill of bravery and the role it plays in your career and life including, stressing less, taking decisive action, working less, career growth, relationship building for career success, crafting purpose and fulfillment, salary increases and negotiations, overcoming obstacles, and sharing concrete tips and tricks for career satisfaction. Your host, Nicole Trick Steinbach is the international bravery coach... but bravery is not something that has ever come naturally to her. Instead, she learned through success and failure how to develop and harness the skill of bravery to create an empowering, lucrative, and global career. And it worked: Nicole is a former executive in the technology industry without a background in tech, has worked in over 25 countries while running transformational change projects, and is now at home in both the US and Germany. Today Nicole is a certified and proven one-on-one coach who supports women around the world to build their brave careers, focusing on bespoke approaches for each client to stress, work less, and earn more. To learn more about how you can build your brave, connect here: • Website: https://tricksteinbach.com/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletricksteinbach
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Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Bravery in the Meantime: how to use a tough career phase for long-term success

Building your brave career isn't always about leaping, insisting, disrupting. Sometimes it means staying with intention using. This moment to calm your nervous system, build your skills and inner strength, enhance your financial safety and deepen your real life, your hobbies and your interests, and the most important relationships.

Building your brave career is sometimes about bravery in the meantime.

Listen to this episode for concrete examples of how to use a difficult career phase to build your long-term career without stressing out, burning out, or limiting your goals.

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Right now, most women in tech are in a career phase that isn't quite what they expected. I mean, sure some of my clients and some fellow women in tech are moving abroad. Accepting promotions or lowering their stress by working fewer hours, traveling less, taking on less emotional labor. Yes, that is true.

What is also true is that most of my clients, and many women in tech, are in a career phase that kind of sucks. They've been laid off with no warning, passed over for deserved, and sometimes even promised promotion, or they're stuck working with people they don't respect on products that aren't quality at companies that don't seem to care. They're watching executives and shareholders, and investors take far more than they could ever create.

Because here's a brave truth: it's rough out there for a lot of women in tech, quite frankly, for a lot of everyone. And maybe that's you, and if it is, keep listening.

By the end of this episode, you'll have a few ways to build the skill of bravery in your meantime. Even if you're in a job, that kind of sucks. Right now, you may be feeling ignored, stressed, lost, angry, stuck. You may feel held down by bad management and tough, real economic realities, but you're still showing up for work.

Maybe you're biting back your sarcasm, your boredom, maybe even your hope. You are watching the cost of everything rise: food, clothing, housing, schooling, everything. It feels threatening. You're saving, but it never feels like enough. And you know that guy who does less and does it poorly is still earning more than you.

You want to grow, be bold, create your next career phase, but you've also survived three layoffs in two years. Your friends are struggling, your mentors are struggling. You look around and it feels like just about everyone is struggling.

You keep wondering what's right for me right now? Is there anywhere safe anymore?

  In the tech industry, we often celebrate the bravery of quitting, founding, leaping, reinventing. We talk about moving fast and breaking things, but sometimes the bravest thing, the best Next thing is choosing to stay. Choosing to stay at a job, that kind of sucks because it gives you the stability you need this month and the next.

It helps you rest, build skills, activate your network, and deepen your personal relationships. Yeah, it kind of sucks and you can use this phase.

You can use this phase to be your phase of bravery. In the meantime, crafting the foundation you need for that next clear leap. That might be exactly the type of bravery you need right now.

Now, before I go any further, I wanna be really clear the rest of this episode is not for you. Or anyone. If you are in a truly unsafe environment, if you're being abused, bullied, harassed, or just frankly not paid, these tips are not for your situation. You need to protect yourself, and you need to seek support.

What I'm about to share is for women in tech who are stressed, overworked, underpaid, and trying to stay afloat and craft a future in a very tough season.

Today we're talking about how staying, how choosing bravery in the meantime can support your next career and life phase. None of what I'm about to say will help a toxic or abusive situation. Okay?

If work feels draining. And it's impacting your life. This is your time to focus on bravery. In the meantime, it's about making conscious choices to build the habits and the skills you need for lowering your stress, for managing your time better. For most of you, that means working less. And setting yourself up in the future for greater income.

Because you have built, expanded your sense of self, you've made yourself more valuable on the market. These are tiny habits that remind you of who you are, what you want, and why you matter.

This might mean staying quieter in meetings, doing the minimum necessary for success in your role.

Pay attention to what I just said : you're still going to meet success for your role. You're going to achieve. Not gonna overachieve you are not gonna extremely achieve. You're going to achieve and do the minimum necessary for achievement in your role.

Maybe this means you're gonna be asking fewer questions and listening even more carefully to what is not being said.

You're gonna be tracking your time more consciously.

You are gonna be showing up on time with an attitude of your choice, and you're also going to be leaving on time in the attitude of your choice.

One of my clients who's in a unhelpful boss situation, has chosen her quiet tiny habit, is creating sticky notes and placing them around her apartment. These sticky notes translated into English. Say, " You are an expert. This is a phase I believe in me."

She's using these little habits, these little mindset choices as a reminder to keep learning her skills. She's an expert. Even if she has an unhelpful boss, she can still gain and deepen skills.

Building her network : this is a phase. It's a phase in her career. The next phase is coming because she's creating it because she believes in herself. Remember her quote, I believe in me . So she's going to events, expanding her network, and she picked up her favorite hobby again.

Another client to give you another example, is currently working with three colleagues who consistently drop the ball and then even worse lie about it.

Yes, she's keeping a running track of all the times that she saves their butt and all of the lies that they've made. However, what she's focusing on is her phone background is a thank you message from a long-term customer. Every single time she unlocks her phone, she remembers who she's really working for : her craft, her standards, and her future.,

Right now she needs to work in this environment, with this healthcare, because she has a child with a disability. But in a few years, she's gonna be going out on her own.

She's building the reputation and the skills and the network to set herself up for that success. She's choosing bravery in the meantime

. You too. If you are in this type of situation, you need to find your own quiet way to build your brave while you bravely stay.

Pick up a hobby you loved as a kid to build your energy and your personal relationship and your belief in yourself. Learn to play the piano again, like one of my clients, or join a hiking group or volunteer locally.

Listen, regardless of the phase you're in, keep it simple.

I love to say, I read fast and I run slow. I volunteer my time and my heart, and right now I am so privileged, so I'm donating more money than I ever have to feed my neighbors.

When you invest time in the parts of your life while you're building these tiny little habits, these quiet moments of bravery in the meantime, you are strengthening your internal safety net.

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1 week ago
13 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Shape the Future: Choose Your Boat for the River of Progress

Let's get real about the challenges we face as women in tech—especially as right-wing, anti-woman movements gain ground around the world and in our industry. I share why it’s more important than ever to speak up, get involved, and “get on a boat” toward justice—whether your boat is advocating for equal healthcare, LGBTQI rights, or community building.

You matter. Your voice matters. And your bravery—at work and in life—will shape our collective future. If you’re feeling stressed, numb, or just looking for a reminder that you’re not alone in these tough times, this episode is especially for you.

Call to action: After you listen, choose your “boat”—find a cause, no matter how small, and get involved. And if this episode helped you, please share it with a friend who needs a little encouragement today. Together, we’re braver.

Link to We Can Do Hard Things: The New Era: LOVE, FURY, FREEDOM

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1 month ago
21 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Every Industry Is Tech Now: Building Your Brave Career Beyond Traditional Tech

I dive into how every industry is now a tech industry. We bust the myth that "tech jobs" only live inside traditional tech companies and that you are trapped in the "traditional" tech industry. I share eye-opening job growth stats across diverse sectors and offer practical steps for women in tech who want less stress, more freedom, and similar or perhaps even more pay, without sacrificing your skills or ambition.

Curious about how you can use your tech talents in new industries with better working conditions and much closer to your interests and purpose? Listen in, take note of where you feel that spark of interest, and get ready to build your brave career.

Call to action: If something in this episode sparks your curiosity, reach out to someone in that industry for a chat, update your materials, and start exploring your next brave move!

Here are the global growth projections for tech-related jobs across industries in the next five years:

  • Healthcare – 20%
    Sources
    : BLS, AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association)
  • Retail – 25%
    Sources
    : Statista, BLS
  • Finance & Insurance (FinTech) – 30%
    Sources
    : Finextra, BLS
  • Manufacturing – 22%
    Sources
    : Robotics Industries Association (RIA), BLS
  • Aerospace & Defense – 15%
    Sources
    : BLS, Aerospace Industries Association
  • Telecommunications – 18%
    Sources
    : BLS, CompTIA
  • Government / Public Sector – 25% (varies by country)
    Sources: BLS, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
  • Education – 18–35% (esp. online learning)
    Sources: BLS, EDUCAUSE
  • Real Estate – 30%
    Sources
    : National Association of Realtors (NAR) Extension, Statista
  • Construction – 20%
    Sources
    : BLS, Global
  • Energy – 25%
    Sources
    : BLS, Global
  • Transportation & Logistics – 22%
    Sources
    : Statista
  • Hospitality & Tourism – 20%
    Sources
    : Statista
  • Media & Entertainment – 25%
    Sources
    : Statista
  • Pharmaceuticals – 18%
    Sources
    : Statista
  • Professional Services – 28%
    Sources
    : Statista
  • Automotive – 30%
    Sources
    : Statista
  • Legal Services – 22%
    Sources
    : Statista
  • Agriculture – 30%
    Sources
    : Statista
  • Mining – 25%
    Sources
    : Statista
  • Food & Beverage – 25%
    Sources
    : Statista

👉 Did you feel a spark reading through that list? That spark matters. It’s your signal to explore industries that align with your interests, values, and lifestyle while still leveraging your tech expertise.


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2 months ago
11 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
6 Years of Bravery: Intentional Choices and Big Shifts to Build the Skill of Bravery

I'm popping back into your feed to celebrate a milestone: SIX YEARS of helping women in tech build the skill of bravery to stress less, work less, and then earn more. 

In this episode, I build upon the last episode (link below). Then I share how I applied the Build Your Brave framework - clarity, momentum, accountability - to make a bold move in my own career. I also talk about the opportunities that still exist for women in tech who are willing to bravely leave behind what doesn’t serve them and intentionally build the careers—and lives—they truly want.

Want to take control of your career and build your bravery? Dive in, listen now, and reach out if you’re ready to work together or want to join my waiting list for coaching. 

Reference resources: 

  • Bravely Bejeweled: Reflections on a Year of Loss & My Choice to Allow 2025 
  • E62: Build Your Brave Framework 2.0
  • Join the waiting list or schedule your three hour intensive: email me at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

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3 months ago
15 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Bravely Bejeweled: Reflections on a Year of Loss & My Choice to Allow 2025

2024 was a year of immense challenges, transformation, and growth. In this deeply personal episode of Build Your Brave Career, I reflect on the losses, lessons, and connections that defined my year—and how they’re shaping my approach to 2025.

I also share two key updates for 2025: 

  1. I am pausing new episodes temporarily to allow space for reflection and recalibration. I promise new episodes are coming. 
  2. I will not be onboarding new coaching clients in early 2025. Join my email list to stay up-to-date. 

What’s Inside This Episode:

  • A candid reflection on the highs and lows of 2024, including lessons learned from loss and transformation.
  • My choice to focus on an intention over traditional goals, with “allow” as the guiding word for 2025.
  • Two important updates for 2025. 

Questions to Reflect On:

  • What was your most significant experience in 2024?
  • What is your intention for 2025?

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com 

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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10 months ago
11 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Who Are You Making It Easy For? One Question to Transform Your Career

Do you ever feel stuck while pursuing your career goals? In this episode, I dive into a common lie we face as women in tech: the implicit or explicit responsibility to make your growth easy for everyone else. 

Many ambitious women in tech find themselves at a crossroads—a point where pursuing their career goals seems daunting and when met with resistance, often leads to a withdrawal from growth. 

Through a representative client story about asking the tough questions, facing discomfort head-on, and making powerful decisions for her career trajectory, you'll learn:

  • The importance of prioritizing your growth
  • The reality that transformation always impacts others 
  • One approach to navigating important but uncomfortable conversations
  • Steps to stop making it easy for everyone else and start focusing on you

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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10 months ago
15 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Stay On the Job Market without Burning Out as a Woman in Tech

You are always on the job market. Always. Understanding and practicing is a cornerstone of building a brave career. Whether you’re thriving in your current role, facing uncertainty, or anything in between, this episode will equip you with the mindset and strategies to stay ready for any opportunity or challenge.

Drawing from listener feedback on episode 126, we’re revisiting this topic with a clearer structure and actionable insights, including:

  • Why being "on the market" doesn’t mean a full-time job hunt.
  • How to navigate today’s dynamic tech landscape, from layoffs to AI-driven transformations.
  • Five actionable steps to stay job-ready without burnout, including mindset shifts, keeping your collateral updated, and building authentic relationships.

Tune in to discover how small, steady actions can make a big impact on your career resilience, growth, and joy.


Resources Mentioned:

  • Episode 126: The Mindset Shift: Understanding That You’re Always on the Job Market
  • Schedule your free consultation

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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11 months ago
16 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Reframing Adversity as a Woman in Tech: From Test to Confirmation

What would change if you chose to see adversities not as tests, but as confirmation of your decisions, values, and goals? This episode will help you explore an option for shifting your perception so that you stress less, work less, and then earn more as a woman in tech. 

I share two specific stories and one call to action to help you challenge the idea of adversity as a "test" so that you can decide if you want to shift towards perceiving adversity as an opportunity to be confirmed. 

1. A personal story
2. A client’s story

Key Takeaways:

  • Shift from "test" to "confirmation" to transform how you view adversity.
  • Bravery isn't about being perfect—it's about being human and learning from the process.
  • Mindset shifts can lead to better boundaries, more energy, and greater career alignment.
  • Reframing challenges can help you stress less and create opportunities for growth.

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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11 months ago
16 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Benefit from Every Adversity through Values with Mahua Chakravarty

Mahua Chakuvati, Sales & HR Tech Leader, dives deep into her unique definition of bravery, sharing how core values like acceptance, humility, gratitude, and honesty have propelled her forward in a remarkable career spanning sales, business applications, operations, and people management.

Listen in for unique value definitions and how Mahua puts them into action: 

  • choose radical acceptance of reality
  • practice daily humility
  • show gratitude in every situation, also adversity
  • consistently act with honesty. 

Ignoring the call to define your own values, your unique definition, and how you put them into action can lead to a growing cycles of stress, dissatisfaction, and overwork. Particularly in situations that increase your risk of adopting negative behaviors that don't align with who you want to be in your career and life.

Connect with Mahua Chakuvati on LinkedIn.

Related podcast episodes: 

  • Accountability: Circles of Control 
  • Career Tip: Stop Making What Other People Do & Say About You
  • Clarity: Self-Concept 
  • Who Do I Need to Become to Enjoy My Career?

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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11 months ago
25 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Being Strategically Disliked Will Boost Your Tech Career

We're diving into a brave, empowering topic: the strength and freedom that come with choosing to allow others to disliked you. Yes, you heard that right! As women in tech, we're often conditioned to seek approval and avoid conflict, but embracing the reality that not everyone will like us is a powerful step for our careers.

In this episode, I share examples, including a personal story, to illustrate how being disliked can actually be a sign you're on the right career grwoth track. This episode is designed to challenge you and inspire self-reflection on your values and the company you keep.

Take a few minutes after listening to identify who you wouldn't want to praise you because their values don't align with yours. Write it down and keep it handy for those moments of self-doubt.

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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11 months ago
11 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
How to Build a Strengths-Based Career with Kim Bennett, Founder of AtlasGuru

Kim Bennett, CEO of AtlasGuru.com joins to share a range of powerful insights relevant to those who aim to build a strengths-based career. 

Kim shares her journey from a comfortable corporate job in digital marketing to becoming an entrepreneur. We discuss the long road to entrepreneurship, the challenges of leaving a secure position, and the rewarding experiences of leading a strengths-focused, tech-driven business. Kim emphasizes the importance of understanding and leveraging one's strengths to make impactful career choices.

We also delve into the value of tools like the Strengths Finder, the power of clarity, momentum, and accountability, and how brave decisions can shape a fulfilling career. Plus, Kim reveals her remarkable brave role model – Martha Stewart – and the profound influence Martha has had on her professional path.


Learn more about Atlasguru.com
Connect with Kim Bennett, CEO of Atlasguru.com

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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11 months ago
25 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Stop Saving the Day: Why Rescuing Isn’t Leadership and What to Do Instead

Can you love your colleagues enough to let them experience the consequences of their behavior?

Women in tech are great at solving problems. But sometimes we leap in to protect others from their errors and shoulder burdens that aren’t ours. It slows down our careers and increases our stress. 

This episode unpacks how stepping back, setting boundaries, and trusting others to handle their responsibilities empowers not just your colleagues but also yourself. You’ll hear real-world strategies to navigate these situations with courage, kindness, and clarity.

Key Takeaways:

  • How societal conditioning impacts women in tech.
  • Why rescuing others is not the same as being a team player or leader.
  • The power of discomfort as a catalyst for growth.
  • How respecting others’ growth creates space for your own.


To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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1 year ago
9 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
You matter: Embrace Bravery and Resilience Through Difficult Events

You matter. 
Especially during difficult events: 

  • Choosing to bravely recognize and believe in your inherent worth is brave. 
  • Deciding that your voice deserves to be heard, that your dreams, goals, career, relationships, and money matter is brave. 
  • Getting and staying involved in building the community, career, life, and world you desire is brave.

This week I address the emotional fallout after the most recent US elections. This is a dedicated brave space for women in tech who are grappling with emotions ranging from sadness to anger, fear, and betrayal. Wherever you are, know that your feelings are valid and that you matter.

I share some of two of the quotes helping me through this time: 

  • “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life.” -Star Trek
  •  “I never lose. I either win or I learn.” -Nelson Mandela

I also share a small slice of how my family's past drives my commitment to making brave choices for a better future.


This episode is a powerful reminder to embrace your inherent worth, your right to feel, and your right to take up space in the world. 


Remember: you matter.


Call to Action: If you found this episode valuable, please share the Build Your Brave Career podcast with a friend. 

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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1 year ago
11 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Bravery Doesn’t Have to Be Hard: Real Stories from Women in Tech

Bravery doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, bravery in your career as a woman in tech can be simple, nurturing, collaborative, and even easy.

For women in tech who often feel that being brave at work means facing monumental stress, this episode will give you a fresh and empowering perspective.

Through two unique client stories, I illustrate how bravery may start in moments of discomfort but end with greater confidence, ease, and more personal and professional growth. 

Bravery can include speaking up in meetings, asking more questions, setting boundaries, and expecting you get the respect, visibility, and pay you deserve. 

This episode serves as a guide for you to redefine bravery in a modern, holistic way, and taking action that brings you closer to your goals and dreams.

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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1 year ago
9 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Transform Fairytale Phantasies into Your Dream Career Reality

Let’s explore the profound impact fairy tales have had on our professional lives, especially as women in tech.  Most of us have grown up with stories of women waiting for their Prince Charming or Knight in Shining Armor. While most of us have shed this mentality in our personal lives, its residual effects can still hold us back in our careers as we wait for the perfect boss, recruiter, mentor, or sponsor. 

I delve into my own experience of waiting for a "professional prince charming" which led to a stagnating project and career slow down. As you listen reflect on your own career: are you waiting for someone to notice you, promote you, or solve your problems?

The key takeaway is that you are in control of your professional journey. Whether it’s setting boundaries, investing in yourself, or creating opportunities, it's up to you to stop waiting and start taking decisive action.

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career:
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1 year ago
12 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
The Glass Floor: A Call to Men in Tech – Your Opportunity to Lead the Change

In this groundbreaking episode I dive deep into the dynamics of the glass ceiling and the glass floor, specifically focusing on how men in tech can play a pivotal role in fostering inclusive workplaces. With detailed statistics and compelling arguments, I highlight why inclusive cultures are essential for financial growth, innovation, and overall business success.

I unpack the metaphors of the glass ceiling and glass floor, exploring how systemic barriers impact career advancement for underrepresented groups. Through five actionable strategies, I guide men on how to leverage their positions of power to break these barriers, creating a more equitable tech industry.

For all my women in tech, this episode is also for you. It is a gift and call to action ll to stop self-blame and recognize the invisible systems you navigate. Learn what you can do to advocate for yourself and others.

20 stats for why inclusive leadership matters for the business and your career: 

1. Higher Financial Performance: Companies with more women in leadership positions are 25% more likely to have above-average profitability. (McKinsey, 2020)

2. Increased Innovation: Diverse companies are 1.7 times more likely to be innovation leaders in their industry. (Josh Bersin Research, 2020)

3. Greater Revenue from Innovation: Firms with inclusive teams are 45% more likely to report improved market share and capture new markets. (Center for Talent Innovation, 2013)

4. Better Decision-Making: Inclusive teams make better business decisions up to 87% of the time. (Cloverpop, 2017)

5. Improved Team Performance: Diverse teams outperform individual decision-makers 66% of the time. (Cloverpop, 2017)

6. Higher Employee Retention: Inclusive workplaces have a 50% lower employee turnover rate than less inclusive companies. (Deloitte, 2017)

7. Higher Return on Equity (ROE): Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on executive teams were 21% more likely to experience above-average profitability. (McKinsey, 2020)

8. Enhanced Company Reputation: 67% of job seekers consider diversity an important factor when evaluating companies and job offers. (Glassdoor, 2020)

9. Increased Employee Engagement: Companies with higher diversity scores have 2.3 times higher employee engagement levels. (Gartner, 2018)

10. Reduced Turnover Costs: Replacing an employee costs 33% of their annual salary; inclusivity reduces turnover, leading to substantial cost savings. (Work Institute, 2021)

11. Faster Problem Solving: Diverse teams solve problems faster than cognitively similar people. (Harvard Business Review, 2016)

12. Better Customer Understanding: Companies with more diverse management teams have 19% higher revenue due to innovation. (BCG, 2018)

13. Market Performance: Ethnically diverse companies are 36% more likely to outperform competitors in market share. (McKinsey, 2020)

14. Increased Workforce Productivity: Inclusive companies are 1.4 times more likely to outperform less inclusive organizations in terms of productivity. (Deloitte, 2017)

15. Reduced Absenteeism: Inclusive cultures see absenteeism rates drop by 75%. (Deloitte, 2017)

16. Lower Legal Risks: Companies that foster inclusivity face fewer discrimination claims and lower associated costs. (EEOC, 2020)

17. More Competitive Talent Pool: 78% of companies that prioritize diversity attract top talent more easily. (PwC, 2017)

18. Improved Company Sustainability: Firms with more diverse boards of directors are more likely to prioritize sustainability and environmental goals. (Harvard Business Review, 2019)

19. Higher Customer Loyalty: Diverse teams are better equipped to understand and cater to a broader customer base, leading to increased customer loyalty. (Gartner, 2018)

20. Better Performance During Crises: During the COVID-19 pandemic, companies with more women in leadership roles outperformed their peers. (Fortune, 2020)



To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

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1 year ago
23 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Inappropriate Questions at Work: Pregnancy & More

Listen in for strategies to deal with inappropriate, confidence-undermining questions in the workplace. These strategies, phrases, and mindset can be used for any behavior that crosses professional norms, strengthens the patriarchy, and permits misogyny to grow. 

Listener question: “When I call off sick, one of the men consistently asks me if I am pregnant. I want it to stop. What can I do?”

What You'll Learn:

  • Tools and attitudes for responding to invasive questions.
  • How to push back directly and collect support from your colleagues.
  • Real-life examples and effective phrases to use.
  • How to accept offered help in an empowered way

Facing down misogyny in the workplace is not easy. You will most likely feel anxious or may also face pushback. 

Please continue to remind yourself that temporary discomfort will pass—and it is nothing compared to the lifelong regret of allowing disrespect to go unchecked.

You are not alone. Your bravery matters—not just for you, but for all of us.

When we as women in tech choose to be brave together, we reshape the tech industry for everyone.

To submit your question for an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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1 year ago
18 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Your Coworker Doesn’t Trust You: What Do You Do?

Listener question: My colleague doesn’t trust my skill. What do I do? 

Many women in tech face the drama: dealing with colleagues who don’t trust your skills. If you’ve ever felt sidelined in meetings, excluded from important emails, or observed others taking over your responsibilities, this episode is for you.

In this episode, we cover the important internal work you must undertake to address disrespectful colleagues. 

Then I offer practical advice for how to get specific about when and how you are being undermined so that you can evaluate the situations objectively.

I also guide you through initiating crucial conversations with your colleague, setting clear expectations, and confronting the situation head-on.

Conflict is necessary for growth and better working relationships, and I provide strategies to navigate these difficult discussions effectively.

Remember, as women in tech, we often face unique challenges, but by confronting these issues proactively, we can build the careers we deserve.

Mentioned episode: 

How People Pleasing Can Hurt Your Career and How to Fix It


To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com
You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn


If you are an established woman in tech who is creating results and making an impact at work so your workload and stress just keep growing but promotions and salary bumps remain a distant dream, it is time for change. 

Listen, we all know the tech industry has dramatically changed. It's time your career approach did too. 

You don't need cookie-cutter programs or dusty advice from outdated playbooks, because what works for tech bros, won't work for you. You need individualized, bespoke support to build your brave career. One that reflects who you are as a woman in tech. 

I invite you to explore career coaching with me. Get all the details, including prices and client results, at TrickSteinbach.com.

You can stress less, work less, and earn more. You've already earned it. Let's make it happen. 

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1 year ago
11 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Aggressive or Just Direct? Navigating Feedback as a Woman in Tech

Listener question: I know I'm a direct person, but I'm being told I'm aggressive. How do I know the difference? 


I have personal experience with this topic in two different different ways and suggestions of how to navigate them: 

  • First, you need to ask for specific examples of situations in which you were labeled “aggressive.” 
  • Then, you need to explore what type of discomfort you want to choose: shifting your communication or allowing others to feel discomfort. 
  • Finally, you get to decide who you want to be in each situation, including changing your situation. 

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career: 

Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn

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1 year ago
9 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
From Stuck to Promoted: Steps to Secure Your Career Advancement as a Woman in Tech

Listener question: I have been waiting for a promotion. I am ready. What do I do now? 


Let’s discuss how to not just wait for a promotion but to actively communicate and advocate for yourself.

First, you need to tell our boss directly that you want a promotion, ask them if they support you, and then listen carefully to their response. 

Then, you must create a specific plan based on your goals, your manager’s response, and the form of brave career you are building. 

To submit your question for me to answer on an upcoming episode, send me an email at Nicole@TrickSteinbach.com

You can be a woman in tech and enjoy your career. When you build the skill of bravery, you will stress less, work less, and then earn more. Check out the following resources designed to help you thrive in your career:
Check out my website

Join my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspiration

Connection with me on LinkedIn


If you are an established woman in tech who is creating results and making an impact at work so your workload and stress just keep growing but promotions and salary bumps remain a distant dream, it is time for change. 

Listen, we all know the tech industry has dramatically changed. It's time your career approach did too. 

You don't need cookie-cutter programs or dusty advice from outdated playbooks, because what works for tech bros, won't work for you. You need individualized, bespoke support to build your brave career. One that reflects who you are as a woman in tech. 

I invite you to explore career coaching with me. Get all the details, including prices and client results, at TrickSteinbach.com.

You can stress less, work less, and earn more. You've already earned it. Let's make it happen. 

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1 year ago
5 minutes

Build Your Brave Career for Women in Tech
Women in tech are just stressed out, overworked, overlooked, and underpaid, right? NOPE! Not around here. Around here we build the skill of bravery to stress less, work less, and then earn more as women in tech. At this point in your career, you're more educated, skilled, and experienced than most of your colleagues, but you are also more stressed, working more, and are pretty sure you’re underpaid. And you are done accepting the status quo. You are ready to get what you’ve already earned and then grow your career even further…without burning out. You don’t know how you’re going to do it (yet!) but you suspect the process will require you to be braver. Enter the Build Your Brave Career podcast. Build Your Brave Career is the podcast to help you build the skill of bravery, one episode at a time, so you make the bold moves and big leaps required to craft a career of more impact and income... with less stress and overwork. Tune in each week for a mix of guest conversations and solo episodes to learn how to build the skill of bravery. We explore the skill of bravery and the role it plays in your career and life including, stressing less, taking decisive action, working less, career growth, relationship building for career success, crafting purpose and fulfillment, salary increases and negotiations, overcoming obstacles, and sharing concrete tips and tricks for career satisfaction. Your host, Nicole Trick Steinbach is the international bravery coach... but bravery is not something that has ever come naturally to her. Instead, she learned through success and failure how to develop and harness the skill of bravery to create an empowering, lucrative, and global career. And it worked: Nicole is a former executive in the technology industry without a background in tech, has worked in over 25 countries while running transformational change projects, and is now at home in both the US and Germany. Today Nicole is a certified and proven one-on-one coach who supports women around the world to build their brave careers, focusing on bespoke approaches for each client to stress, work less, and earn more. To learn more about how you can build your brave, connect here: • Website: https://tricksteinbach.com/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletricksteinbach