Hey Everyone,

In today's episode we are joined by Fiona Setch. Having had a successful first career in Nursing, specialising in caring for people who were dying, Fiona is passionate about helping people reach their potential in life, and especially enjoyment in work.

With twenty eight years experience of designing & delivering inspiring and innovative learning strategies; Fiona provides high quality development opportunities tailored to the needs of the organisation, team and individual.

Fiona is renowned for her enthusiastic, inspiring and motivational delivery style as a coach, supervisor, trainer and public speaker.

In this episode, we discuss;

• Fiona takes us right back to when she left the UK to work in Italy at just 18, and how that experience helped shape her confidence
• That everything you do, is going to contribute to who you become, and what you end up doing
• If you’re going to take the time to study anything, make sure it’s something that you love!
• How Fiona has created unique offerings in her business, one such example being that of Retirement Coaching
• How being made redundant can significantly impact your confidence, and how reframing the language around that experience can help
• Fiona’s experience of working with individuals with HIV and Aids, and how angry she had become about the judgment she was witnessing at the time
• We hear all about Fiona’s 23 years of caring for her mother, who sadly died in her nursing home during the first wave of Covid 
• We take a short detour into understanding what coaching is, and isn’t, and why it’s important to know this if you’re thinking of investing in a coach
• For the first time on the podcast we openly discuss the pandemic and how we collectively experienced the challenges it has brought
• The struggle of transitioning her face to face business on to an online platform during the pandemic and the lack of confidence Fiona experienced using technology
• Towards the end of the episode we find our way to discussing death, and how critical it is to have the confidence to discuss death with our loved ones

At times this episode hits some incredibly hard hitting, but real life issues that all three of us agree aren’t being discussed enough. There’s silence in places, as we process and contemplate how to take the conversation forward. Fiona shares very recent and real examples of losses she has experienced, and how she has managed to keep moving forward. 

It was a genuine privilege to hold a space for this conversation. Fiona is lighthearted, funny, and has so many wonderful stories to listen to. There is so much to take from this episode, perhaps not specifically about confidence, maybe more about life.

Please enjoy!

If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our show and leave a review. Even better, please feel free to share with anyone you feel would value from the information we provide. 

For more information on Fiona visit,

Website: http://www.fionasetch.co.uk/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-setch-3540a0a/

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com  

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

Welcome to episode 34 of the Two Coach Confidence podcast. Our aim with this podcast is to bring fun and interesting guests from all areas and walks of life to share their knowledge, stories and experiences of this mystical and subjective topic we refer to as confidence.

In today's episode we are joined by Natalie Potts. A leadership coach driven to inspire and impact others lives so they can achieve their goals and aspirations in life. Driven to achieve her own goals through strong values and passion always centred around family and friends. Natalie ensures she lives each day with purpose, kindness and energy. Believing everyone wants the same things in life, to be happy and successful. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• The power of self reflection, and how that can improve your ability to develop greater confidence
• How important it is to have people around you that BELIEVE in you, and how that supports your confidence
• Natalie’s decision to invest in Therapy and why she thinks it’s such a beneficial service
• The power of creating evidence in order to grow and develop more confidence
• In a first on the podcast, Natalie shares how she’d actually like to be less confident!
• The importance of Personal Development and why Natalie believes it’s essential for us to spend time getting to know ourselves
• The idea of reverse engineering a particular situation in order to develop the confidence desired to achieve a particular outcome
• Natalie’s strategy of continually putting herself in situations that promotes her personal growth
• How nothing is ever done on your own!
• Where Natalie currently doesn’t feel as confident as she would like, and her plan to move forward in that area
• Natalie’s journey from never stepping foot in a gym, to spending nine months preparing for her first fitness photoshoot
• The impact that feeling judged can have on our levels of confidence

A rich and diverse conversation unfolds through this episode with Natalie having several insights about confidence. This episode has a sense of fluidity to it, just three curious individuals discussing and sharing thoughts all about this thing we call confidence. Natalie has been on a real journey of exploration which she shares with honesty and vulnerability. It was intriguing to record this episode as Natalie transitions away from her corporate career to become self employed and how that is affecting her confidence.

Please enjoy!

If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our show and leave a review. Even better, please feel free to share with anyone you feel would value from the information we provide. 

For more information on Natalie visit,

Website: https://www.nataliepottscoaching.co.uk/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliepotts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliepottscoaching/?hl=en

For more information about Kerry's work visit,

Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,

Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

In today's episode, we are joined by Shelley Smith. Shelley is an Integrative Psychotherapist and is the Founder & Director of Sunrise Wellbeing Partnership in Leicester. Shelley is passionate about providing therapeutic services to help people of all ages with their mental health and wellbeing, and to provide them with strategies and skills that can prevent their troubles from escalating. 

Shelley provides an award-winning holistic therapeutic service to support children, young people, and adults to meet their own individual needs and is incredibly proud of creating her own Wellbeing Therapy Centre. A dream she had always had, offering a hub of therapeutic & holistic support to people of all ages.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Shelley’s incredible story of finding herself in hospital with a sudden collapsed lung to creating Sunrise Wellbeing
• How Shelley literally use to be scared of confident people, and why she feared them
• What Shelley’s role as a Psychotherapist is and isn’t, and how parts of her work supports her clients to show up more confidently in the world
• Shelley takes us back in time and shares her journey of developing her confidence, and how earlier in her life she didn’t even have the confidence to put her hand up to answer a question
• The importance of having our needs met when we are young and critically the importance of being allowed to show our emotions openly without judgment or fear
• Shelley shares that in her experience confidence can sometimes be a mask that people wear in order to protect themselves 
• The mental impact the pandemic appears to have had on us as a species and the potentially lasting effects it has had on individuals confidence
• We discuss the idea of not having to, “fix things” and instead just making yourself available 
• Our brains only believe what they hear, and how important this concept is in terms of developing our confidence
• How important evidence is, and that deliberately looking for evidence is a key component when developing one's confidence 
• We ask Shelley to give her thoughts on the question, If we had no fear, would we all have as much confidence as we want?
• How emotions “feel” and why this is such a crucial part of the work Shelley does 

Shelley’s journey and story are fascinating and inspirational, to say the least. Yet another episode that has so much knowledge and value. As hosts, we continue to learn, develop and grow with each new guest we have the pleasure of sitting with. Shelley has a wonderful ease and way of explaining the way we work as humans and importantly is able to remove any stigma that may be associated with the word therapy or psychotherapy. 

For more information on Shelley visit,

Website: www.sunrisewellbeing.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-smith-477479106/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunrisewellbeing
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunrisewellbeing/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunrisewbeing

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

In today's episode we are joined by Marissa Fernandez. Marissa is a coach, consultant, and seasoned marketing executive. Marissa currently coaches leaders to define and accelerate towards their own definition of success in work and life. Leaping off the corporate ladder and into coaching has provided her unprecedented levels of fulfillment, and it’s her mission to help others achieve that as well.

She recently served as Drive Shack Inc.’s first Chief Marketing Officer, where she oversaw all marketing, community relations, and PR efforts for the growing brand. Prior to Drive Shack, Marissa spent over 5 seasons at the National Football League (NFL). As Vice President of Marketing and Fan Development at the NFL, Marissa led fan acquisition, marketing for the league’s major tentpole events cause programs, and US Hispanic and Youth Marketing.

Prior to the NFL, Marissa served as a Client Solutions Senior Director at Collage Group, consulting with dozens of brands to develop or enhance their multicultural marketing strategies, including the NFL, NBA, ESPN, The Walt Disney Company, Hershey’s, and Univision. Marissa began her career in brand management at Procter & Gamble, where she learned the brand building fundamentals working on powerhouse brands like Tide and Gillette.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The belief about corporate careers being safe and secure and how this didn’t end up being the case for Marissa
• How taking the time to define herself has significantly improved her overall confidence, and why this is something Marissa a huge advocate of
• We explore what Marissa defines as, “grind culture” and how its popularisation is causing many individuals to become mentally ill 
• Marissa shares how she came to realise that outside sources aren’t always reliable, and  how investing time to explore her inner world made a huge difference to her confidence
• We explore how we define what our own “truth” is, specifically about how we look at confidence
• Marissa shares with us the wonderful idea of “colouring within the lines”, and how this can develop our inner confidence
• How courage creates confidence, and Marissa’s blueprint to build courage
• We discuss the idea that confidence isn’t binary, as in, you either have it or you don't!
• Towards the end of the episode Marissa provides us with a beautiful statement which really resonated with all of us. “There’s always something more powerful after confidence!”

We are truly blessed when it comes to the guests we have joining us on the show, and this episode is no different. Marissa has achieved an incredible amount of success and has a real humbleness to her character. If you’ve found yourself chasing the accolade of success and wondering what it takes to get there, this episode has something genuine and honest for you. You may or may not like the answers you find, but they have been real for Marissa. 

For more information on Mairi visit,
Website: www.MarissaLFernandez.com
Email: Marissa@MarissaLFernandez.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissafernandez/

Resources
Book: Designing your life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans: https://amzn.to/2ZtB8JR

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

In today's episode we are joined by Mairi Taylor, aka, The Menopause Rockstar! With over 20 years in the corporate world and 18 plus in wellbeing, Mairi’s mission is to support, empower and educate women on all things menopause. 

A Home Economist, ex Human Resource Manager, Pilates and Pelvic floor specialist, Kettlercise ® instructor, Women’s Health Coach specialising in hormonal wellbeing, Biomechanics Coach, Juice Therapist and Aromatherapist as well as a dōTERRA® Educator and Wellness Advocate. Mairi has developed a wonderful blend of everything she knows in order to create a unique experience wherever you are in your personal lifecycle.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Helping women re write their story about the Menopause and how this relates to confidence
• The surprising truth about what the Menopause is, and is not, and how the lack of understanding about it impacts women
• The fascinating world of hormones, and how changes in hormonal balance can lead to feelings of anxiety and low confidence
• How Mairi’s confidence was knocked multiple times through listening to others state her voice wasn't valuable
• Mairi kindly shares the story of how she came to know that she had been born out of wedlock and the impact that had on her 
• Mairi discusses how she use to be confident about the way she looked, and now she is confident about who she is!
• We explore the need Mairi had for other people's approval, and how that impacted her mindset about showing up as herself
• We discuss the very common issue of “not being enough” and how Mairi has rewritten her narrative about being “enough”
• Towards the end of the episode Mairi shares with us the idea of setting graceful barriers, and how powerful this has been for her confidence

Mairi is wonderfully passionate and has a wealth of experience and knowledge. This episode is packed with insights and takes us in a very different direction than we’ve previously been. This topic continues to surprise us, and provide us with new ways in which to think about confidence. Male or female, the content that Mairi shares throughout this episode will be of benefit at some point. 

For more information on Mairi visit,
Website: https://mairitaylor.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mairi-taylor-b0617939/

Resources
The Period Party Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-period-party/id1294938797
Essentially You Podcast: https://www.drmariza.com/podcast/
Next Level Human Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-level-human-with-dr-jade-teta/id1333722346
The Wellness Collective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wellness-collective/id1319159211
Boys Don’t Cry with Russell Kane: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/boys-dont-cry-with-russell-kane/id1400437107

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

In today's episode, we are joined by Jo Rawbone. Jo officially “discovered” she was an introvert when she completed a Myers Briggs profile in 1989. She’d always known that she was different from many of her peers, friends, and family and now she knew why. But whilst this enhanced her self-awareness, it didn’t give her the tools to manage being an introvert in a world that is largely biased towards extroverts.

Jo’s personal experience throughout her more than 26 years as a trainer and consultant, working with thousands of international clients afforded her the opportunity to witness just how problematic this bias can. Thus, began a mission: to champion the cause of introverts and promote positive action to address the ‘extraversion bias’, a mission that took her to the TEDx stage in 2019. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• How Jo became mad enough to start her mission of helping introverts flourish
• We explore what an introvert is, and the many myths and misconceptions about what it actually means to be an introvert
• Jo shares that in her experience of supporting introverts it’s incredibly common to hear a statement we hear a lot on the show, “I’m just not a confident person”
• The topic of fear shows up and Jo shares her equation for managing fear in order to take action
• The story of how Jo came to name her inner critic and her inner advocate and how this has supported her own growth and development
• What it means to be an introvert in a world that expects everyone to speak up and say what they are thinking
• We hear Jo use some incredible language to describe the work she does including the idea of being a “Corporate Disruptor”
• The decades of people being told they need to be someone else or something different, and how that may have led to countless individuals struggling to be themselves
• The difference between, acting as if, vs. faking it until you make and how this relates to confidence
• How Jo supports teams and individuals to understand where the boundaries and edges of their comfort zones are in order to develop and improve 

What a fascinating episode, we hold no boundaries when it comes to where our conversations take us, and this episode is no different. There is so much to learn and take from this episode, whether you can relate to being an introvert or not, this episode has something for us all to learn and take away. 

If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE and leave a review. Even better, please feel free to share with anyone you feel would value from the information we provide. 

For more information on Jo visit,
Website: www.flourishingintroverts.com
Tedx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD7GXMeH4yI&t=243s

Resources
Susan Cain: ​​https://www.quietrev.com/author/susan-cain/
Ted Talk: The Power of Introverts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4
Book: Quiet by Susan Cain https://amzn.to/3u1jdFa

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

Welcome to episode 29 of the Two Coach Confidence podcast. Our aim with this podcast is to bring fun and interesting guests from all areas and walks of life to share their knowledge, stories and experiences of this mystical and subjective topic we refer to as confidence.

In today's episode we are joined by Charlotte Fowles. Charlotte is also known as ‘The Executive Adventurer’ and is an expert in silencing the inner critic and practising intentional resilience and confidence. 

Previously working for many years in U.K. central government communications - including Press and Events Officer to Gordon Brown – she has a history of being trusted to deliver by high profile figures. Praised for her passion and for talking truth to power, she currently works with leaders and professionals who feel crippled by their inner critic and imposter syndrome. 

After enduring over a decade of significant personal trauma - which included cancer, multiple miscarriages and severe depression to name just a few - she is an expert in creating triumph from tragedy and living a successful life in spite of this. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• We discuss the recent rise in individuals using the term Imposter Syndrome, and due to its subjectivity how it relates to confidence 
• How over time Charlotte has developed a neutral mindset when it comes to her beliefs 
• Charlotte's five step process for developing confidence 
• The idea of building confidence before you need it, instead of reacting in a particular situation
• The fear Charlotte had about sharing her professional work online, but how comfortable she felt sharing her personal experiences and trauma 
• The area’s of life where Charlotte still finds her confidence being impacted and how she goes about managing those particular area’s
• The story of how Charlotte became known as ‘The Executive Adventurer’
• We find ourselves discussing fitness for functionality and enjoyment, instead of fitness for a body that looks a certain way
• The journey Charlotte has been on to develop her confidence and the deep deep coaching work that has supported her 
• Charlotte shares the concept of parenting our own inner child, and tremendous impact this practice has had on her own personal development
• How therapy has significantly supported the strong sense of confidence that Charlotte now possesses

What an episode, Charlotte has experienced an unfathomable amount of trauma and personal pain. Despite this, Charlotte chooses to focus on helping others who are battling with their own inner critic. As you’ll hear Charlotte's light still shines bright and her energy is contagious. It goes without saying that this is another episode packed with practical ways for you to grow and develop your confidence.

Please enjoy!

If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our show and leave a review. Even better, please feel free to share with anyone you feel would value from the information we provide. 

For more information on Charlotte visit,

Website: www.charlottefowles.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-fowles/
Instagram: @fowles.charlotte 

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits

Hey Everyone,

Welcome to episode 28 of the Two Coach Confidence podcast. Our aim with this podcast is to bring fun and interesting guests from all areas and walks of life to share their knowledge, stories, and experiences of this mystical and subjective topic we refer to as confidence.

In today's episode, we have the absolute privilege of being joined by Rowena Birch. As an international judo player, Rowena competed in the Olympic Games in Atlanta and held the title of European Judo Champion. After retiring from competition, she went on to coach/manage the national judo squad (U18 years), helping to develop athletes including Sally Conway and Gemma Gibbons, who went on to win Olympic medals. She then spent 10 years coaching high-performance coaches and managers, helping them create environments that support development, motivation, and learning. 

At the age of 50, Rowena decided it was time for something new and retrained as a financial adviser. Here she still uses her coaching skills to help individuals and businesses to develop financial plans and make decisions, which fit their unique needs. Rowena is also Vice president of British Judo, and a trustee for the charity Gaddum, who supported her family after the sudden death of her husband. A mother of two, Rowena now enjoys gardening, cooking, and the occasional visit back onto the judo mat.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The misconception that confident people are confident all of the time 
• How Rowena felt to competing against a former Olympic Champion who just so happened to be one of her idols
• The idea that if you want to become more confident, you have to be willing to get out of your comfort zone
• Rowena kindly shares how suddenly losing her husband in a car accident significantly affected her confidence
• Building confidence through stress and adaptation, and what that means practically 
• What it’s like to be surrounded by four world champions and how that impacted Rowena’s mindset and confidence
• Being mindful about not taking over when you’re helping someone develop and grow their confidence
• How to make the process of developing your confidence joyful and fun
• Allowing yourself time when it comes to growing your confidence, it’s not an instant process
• How big goals can be dangerous!
• Realising that you’re not alone when it comes to feeling a certain way, especially when it comes to how you feel about your confidence 
• Having a system of building confidence through success

Rowena has a wonderfully warm energy and shares some incredibly personal experiences all with the intention of supporting you, our listeners. It’s fair to say this is one of our favourite episodes to date. The content and value provided are outstanding, listening to a former Olympic athlete share their stories, experiences and knowledge so generously was a genuine privilege. 

Please enjoy!

If you enjoy the podcast, please SUBSCRIBE to our show and leave a review. Even better, please feel free to share with anyone you feel would value from the information we provide. 

For more information on Rowena visit,
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rowenabirch

For more information about Kerry's work visit,
Website: https://www.kerryhearsey.com   

For more information about Adams work visit,
Website: My Coach For Life | Life beyond limits