UNSHAKEABLE HER: Real-World Leadership, Influence and Promotion for Ambitious Women.
You're already leading. So why aren't you the one getting promoted?
UNSHAKEABLE HER is the podcast for ambitious women in leadership who want promotion, not just praise, through building influence, strategy and confidence.
Every week we get into the real science of leadership confidence, the unwritten rules of influence, and how to build the kind of presence that makes promotion inevitable.
Hosted by Caroline Esterson, a career strategist with 30 years inside hundreds of organisations, who knows exactly why brilliant women get overlooked and what to do about it.
This podcast offers practical, repeatable ways to build influence, confidence, and career momentum.
Each week you'll learn:
· How to build the visibility and strategic positioning that gets you noticed for the
roles you want.
· How to lead with more influence without losing yourself in the process.
· The real science behind imposter syndrome in leadership, and what actually shifts it for good.
With new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Unshakeable Her delivers stories, strategy, and insight to help you become someone nobody can shake.
Start with fan-favourite #86 to understand the real cost of invisible work and learn why doing more isn't always the path to greater career progression and workplace recognition.
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Episodes
130 episodes
#129 | The Hidden Mental Load Draining Ambitious Women As Their Careers Start To Accelerate: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
What if the thing draining your capacity at work isn’t a lack of ambition, capability, or commitment—but the invisible mental load you’re carrying outside of work?As your career accelerates, family and household demands can accele...
#128 | How Career Success Creates An Overwhelming Guilt Nobody Warns Ambitious Women in Leadership About: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
How does career success change the way you show up for the people you love—and why can that success leave you feeling guilty?When your career finally clicks, the guilt can arrive quietly. You miss a swimming lesson, arrive late to...
#127 | The Surprisingly Simple Leadership Moves Most People Avoid That Could Build The Allies You Need To Elevate Your Influence & Promotion Opportunities
What if the person who could change the trajectory of your leadership career is already around you—but you're too hesitant to make the first move?Building meaningful professional relationships doesn't always require networking harder, be...
#126 | These 3 Leadership Blind Spots Are Making You Miss The Very People Who Could Accelerate Your Career Influence & Promotion Opportunities
Who are you overlooking because you’re too focused on the people above you?Leadership blind spots can quietly limit your influence and promotion opportunities—not because you lack ambition, but because your brain is naturally wire...
#125 | The Ally Who Will Support Your Next Promotion Is NOT Your Boss (And You Are Probably Totally Ignoring Them): Leadership, Influence & Promotion
Who’s already telling you the truth—and are you actually listening?When you’re thinking about your next promotion, it’s natural to focus on your boss, senior leaders, mentors, and sponsors. But what if one of the most valuable peo...
#124 | How High-Impact Leaders Know When To Push, When To Recover & When To Learn From Others: Leadership, Influence and Promotion
What if the key to becoming a more impactful leader isn’t pushing harder—but knowing exactly when to stop?You don't need to be “on” at full intensity all the time to perform at your best. In fact, constantly pushing can drain the ...
#123 | Why High-Intensity Leadership Is Quietly Draining Your Influence, Presence & Promotion Potential
What if the intensity you bring to every meeting is actually costing you the influence you’re trying to create?High-stakes conversations, back-to-back meetings, constant camera time, and the pressure to perform can leave your nerv...
#122 | The Overlooked Leadership Mistake That Makes Smart, Ambitious Leaders Look “Too Keen” When They’re Trying To Get Promoted: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
Have you ever worked so hard to get your message right that the effort itself became the thing people noticed?Smart, ambitious leaders often respond to high-stakes moments by preparing harder, rehearsing more, and giving every int...
#121 | Do THIS Now If You’ve Been Told To “Raise Your Profile”: Leadership, Influence and Promotion
Have you ever been told to “raise your profile” at work, only to be left wondering what that actually means—or worried that doing it will make you look like you’re constantly promoting yourself?If your work is strong but the right...
#120 | Why Your Boss’s Brain Could Be Working Against Your Promotion & The Surprisingly Strategies That Build Your Influence: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
How visible are you to the people who actually make decisions about your career—and what happens when your boss remembers your work less clearly than someone else’s?You can be highly competent, deliver consistently, and add enormous valu...
#119 | The Leadership Influence Mistake That Keeps High Performers Overlooked For Promotion Even When They’re Doing Brilliant Work
What if your six-month review sounds positive—but is actually a warning sign for your career?If you’re a high performer doing brilliant work but still wondering why you’re not being seen as the obvious choice for promotion, the pr...
#118 | The Curiosity Strategy Influential Leaders Use To Build Powerful Relationships Inside Meetings They’re Already Attending: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
What if you could build stronger professional relationships without attending another networking event, collecting another business card, or adding another spreadsheet to your workload?If networking feels awkward—or you simply don't have...
#117 | The Little-Known Leadership Beliefs That Are Costing You Opportunities And How To Reframe These To Catapult Your Influence: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
Who would take your call tomorrow if you had a genuine problem?You can have thousands of LinkedIn connections, a packed calendar, and more ways to communicate than ever — and still be dangerously disconnected.The leaders...
#116 | How Influential Leaders Build the Relationships That Get Them Promoted Without Awkward Networking or Asking for Favours: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
What if the networking advice you’ve been following is actually making it harder to build influence and get promoted?If you’re a capable leader who knows you need more visibility, you may have tried the coffees, LinkedIn messages, networ...
#115 | These 3 Steps Will Transform Your Briefings From Dysfunctional to Decision-Making & Elevate Your Leadership: Influence, Promotion & Leadership
What if the fastest way to transform decision making in a briefing isn't adding more information—but having the courage to say less?If your briefings are packed with slides but leave people unclear about what happens next, you're ...
#114 | The 3 Crucial Things You're Overlooking That Will Tank Your Leadership Reputation In Briefings & How To Fix It FAST: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
What if your briefing is quietly damaging your leadership reputation—even when you're the expert in the room?You can have the right data, polished slides, and hours of preparation, yet still leave people unclear about what they we...
#113 | This Promotion Killing Briefing Mistake Is Sabotaging Your Leadership Influence: Promotion, Leadership & Influence
What if the biggest threat to your leadership influence isn’t your confidence, preparation, or presentation skills—but one question you never asked before the briefing?When you’re newly promoted or stepping into greater responsibi...
#112 | How Trying To Prove Yourself After A Leadership Promotion Is Holding You Back And Slowly Eroding Your Influence: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
Are you working harder than ever after your promotion, yet still feeling like your influence isn't growing?The first few weeks after a promotion can feel like a constant test. Many new leaders believe they need to prove they deserve the ...
#111 | Why New Managers Mistake Efficiency For Effectiveness & The Simple Shift That Elevates Your Influence & Leadership: Promotion, Influence & Leadership
Have you ever been promoted into leadership only to wonder why working harder suddenly isn't getting the results you expected?Stepping into leadership is one of the biggest career transitions you'll make, yet most new managers receive li...
#110 | You Got The Promotion, But Your Leadership Identity Hasn’t Caught Up. Here’s How To Build Your Confidence And Impact: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
Have you ever achieved a promotion only to wonder why you suddenly felt less confident instead of more?Promotion is supposed to feel like a milestone, yet for many leaders it marks the beginning of an invisible transition that nobody pre...
#109 | How Ambitious Women Build Leadership By Creating Human Connection Their Teams Didn't Even Know They Needed & How That Lands You A Promotion
Are you accidentally weakening your influence every time you default to another meeting or email?If you're an ambitious woman who wants to build leadership, earn promotion opportunities, and grow your influence, this episode chall...
#108 | How More Meetings Are Making Your Team Feel Less Connected & Here’s How They Are Killing Your Leadership And Influence: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
Have you ever finished a day full of meetings and still felt less connected to your team than when the day began?If your calendar is packed but trust feels harder to build, there's a scientific reason why. In this episode, we explore the...
#107 | What Hybrid Work Has Accidentally Deleted From Your Leadership Toolbox & How It's Killing Your Influence & Promotion Potential: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
Are you doing everything "right" at work but still feeling less visible, less influential, and further away from your next promotion?Hybrid work has transformed the way we collaborate, but it has also quietly removed the informal ...
#106 | Why Being Attacked at Work Could Become Your Greatest Leadership Advantage & Amplify Your Influence, If You Respond Like THIS: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
Have you ever felt like someone was quietly trying to damage your reputation at work while everyone else carried on as though nothing was happening?Being attacked at work can leave you questioning yourself, replaying conversations...
#105 | The Most Important Leadership Skill That Resets Your Influence After An Attack On Your Reputation: Leadership, Influence & Promotion
Ever found yourself lying awake at 2 A.M., replaying a conversation and wondering how your reputation ended up under attack?If you've ever been falsely accused, misrepresented, or watched your credibility quietly erode through gos...