UNSHAKEABLE HER: Silence imposter syndrome, build real influence and get promoted on your terms
Doing brilliant work and still getting overlooked?
Unshakeable Her is for ambitious, capable women tired of second-guessing themselves and exhausted by navigating workplace rules nobody explains so you can grow your influence & get promoted.
Hosted by Caroline Esterson, who has spent 30 years helping thousands across hundreds of organisations uncover what is really going on and still get promoted.
This podcast offers practical, repeatable ways to build influence, confidence, and career momentum.
Each week, you’ll learn:
- How to grow your influence without becoming someone you don’t like
- The science behind imposter syndrome and what actually works to overcome it
- How to build confidence so you can stop being overlooked, and finally get the promotion you deserve
With new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, ‘Unshakeable Her’ delivers stories, strategy, and insight to help you become someone nobody can shake.
New here? Start with fan-favourite #56 or jump into Imposter Syndrome with #7
Episodes
78 episodes
#77 | How One Woman Went From Burned Out And Imposter Syndrome To Rebuilding Her Influence
How long has it been since you truly switched off without guilt, pressure, or the feeling that you should be doing more?In this episode of Unshakeable Her, we unpack the hidden cost of high performance and why so many cap...
#76 | 3 Simple Strategies To Explain Your Career Pivots to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Build Influence In Interviews
What if your unconventional career path is not something to hide, but something to wear with pride?If you’ve ever stared at your LinkedIn profile or CV wondering how to make your zigzag career look more “normal,” this episode will...
#75 | How To Build Career Confidence By Turning Pivots Into Proof | Imposter Syndrome, Influence and Promotion
What if every career pivot you’ve made has been quietly building the exact kind of capability today’s workplaces need most?If you’ve ever worried that your nonlinear career looks messy, unfocused, or hard to explain, this episode ...
#74 | Why You Need A Zigzag Career Strategy To Build Unshakable Influence and Combat Your Imposter Synrome
Have you ever felt the need to apologise for a career path that looks more like a zigzag than a ladder?If your CV includes pivots, pauses, reinventions, sideways moves, or roles that do not fit neatly into one clear story, this ep...
#73 | 3 Tiny Moves To Restart Your Confidence Loop After Redundancy | Imposter Syndrome, Influence & Promotion
What do you do when the career knockback was months ago, but your confidence still hasn’t come back?After a redundancy, restructure, rejection or career setback, there comes a point where everyone else expects you to be “moving on...
#72 | Why You Need A Transferable Skills List To Rebuild Your Career Confidence After Redundancy | Imposter Syndrome, Influence, Promotion
Why does a career knockback make you question who you are, not just what you do next?When redundancy, restructure, rejection, or a toxic role knocks you off course, the impact is not just practical. It can disrupt your identity, i...
#71 | How One Woman Found Her Starting Point After A Career Knockback Broke Her Confidence | Imposter Syndrome, Influence and Promotion
Who were you at work before the knockback changed the way you saw yourself?A redundancy, a restructure, a missed promotion, or a role that slowly grinds you down does not just affect your career plans. It can shake your identity, ...
#70 | How High Performers Grow Their Promotion Opportunities: The Direct Ask Strategy To Build Influence
What would you actually do if you felt undervalued at work right now?In this Friday episode, Caroline serves you up a handpicked banger to anchor your commitment to action and move you from insight to action. After unpacking the s...
#69 | Does Your Promotion Strategy Lack Influence? Here’s How To Fix It Right NOW
Have you ever wondered why being overlooked at work can feel so much more painful than it “should”?In this Wednesday science episode, Caroline breaks down the psychology and neuroscience behind feeling undervalued at work. From th...
#68 | Should You Start Signalling Your Wins If You’re Trying To Build Your Influence And Get A Promotion Faster?
Have you ever worked incredibly hard, delivered brilliant results, and still watched someone else get the credit or the opportunity?This episode is for the woman who is tired of being quietly competent while less capable people ge...
#67 | 3 Smart Ways To Reclaim Headspace So You Can Lead, Influence And Nail A Promotion.
What could change in your career if you had more headspace for strategic thinking, influence, and bold moves?In this episode, Caroline shifts from awareness to action with practical ways to reduce mental load and reclaim cognitive...
#66 | How Mental Load Hijacks Your Brain Making Imposter Syndrome Louder And Undermining Your Influence And Promotion Opportunities.
What if the reason you cannot switch off is also affecting your ability to think strategically, lead confidently, and move toward promotion?In this episode, Caroline goes deeper into the science behind mental load and explains why...
#65 | How One Woman’s ‘Normal Morning’ Reveals a Hidden Career Cost That is Crushing Your Influence and Reducing Your Chances of Promotion.
Could the invisible mental load you carry every day be affecting your influence at work more than you realise?In this episode, Caroline explores the hidden mental load so many women carry at home and at work, and why it does not j...
#64 | 3 Simple Ways To Quiet Imposter Syndrome And Build Influence Fast After A Promotion.
Have you been promoted into leadership and found yourself waiting to feel confident before acting like a leader?For many newly promoted managers, imposter syndrome shows up most strongly in the small everyday moments: team meeting...
#63 | Why Promotion Can Trigger Imposter Syndrome And Damage Your Influence.
Have you ever been promoted into management and felt like you should sound more certain than you really feel?For many newly promoted managers, promotion does not feel empowering straight away. It can trigger imposter syndrome, a l...
#62 | Why Faking Confidence After a Promotion Damages Your Influence and Fuels Imposter Syndrome
Have you ever been promoted into management and instantly felt like everyone expected you to have all the answers.For many newly promoted managers, promotion does not feel empowering at first. It can trigger imposter syndrome, sel...
#61 | Why Quieting Imposter Syndrome Is the Key to Building Influence and Being Seen for Promotion
Do you know you’re capable, yet still find yourself holding back, second guessing your voice, or staying quiet when it matters most?In this episode, Caroline explores how imposter syndrome quietly chips away at your visibility, in...
#60 | The Career Progress Formula Most Women Need to Build Influence and Unlock Promotion
Are you doing exceptional work but still not getting the influence or career progress you expected?For many women in corporate leadership, the issue is not capability - it is visibility. This episode explores how imposter syndrome...
#59 | Why High-Performing Women Get Overlooked for Promotion When Their Influence Isn’t Visible
Have you ever watched someone else get the promotion, project, or recognition you worked for and wondered whether they were truly better, or just better seen?This episode speaks directly to women in corporate leadership who are deliverin...
#58 | The 60-Second Confidence Reset for Imposter Syndrome To Build Your Influence Before High-Stakes Career Moments
What do you do in the 60 seconds before a meeting when your confidence has dropped, and the room still needs you at your full size?This episode is for the woman who has done the preparation, knows her material, and still feels herself sh...
#57 | 3 Hidden Reasons Critical Feedback Triggers Imposter Syndrome and Weakens Influence at Work
Have you ever received one piece of feedback before a big meeting and suddenly stopped trusting your own judgment?This episode explains what is actually happening inside your brain when critical feedback lands at the worst possible momen...
#56 | Why Imposter Syndrome Makes You Dilute Your Influence Before A High-Stakes Meeting
Have you ever received one piece of feedback right before an important meeting and suddenly stopped trusting your own judgment?This episode, the story of Rachel and her big presentation, will feel painfully familiar if you’re a capable w...
#55 | 5 Confidence Moves at Work: The Brag Folder, Visibility, Influence and Promotion
Jocelyn told us she plays hip hop on big project launch days. Something with beats that make her feel excited. Something that pumps her up.This week's song is for her. And for every woman who has been quietly, consistently, almost accide...
#54 | 5 Career-Boosting Insights About Why Capable Women Still Struggle With Imposter Syndrome, Visibility and Promotion
On Monday, Jocelyn (VP of Global Brand & Comms, working mum, quietly extraordinary human), said two things that resonated powerfully.The first: that early in her career, she believed doing brilliant work would be enough. And then she...
#53 | She Got the Promotion, Built the Influence, Did Brilliant Work - So Why Did Imposter Syndrome Still Say “Not Enough”?
What does it look like when a woman is quietly, consistently, almost accidentally extraordinary (and genuinely the last person in any room to have noticed)?It looks like Jocelyn Lo, VP Global Brand and Comms for Seedtag.In ...