Build Your Brave Career with Nicole Trick Steinbach Nicole Trick Steinbach: Certified Coach for Women in Tech, STEM, Corporate

“I had very much been raised with the mindset that the single career was the way that you define success. You pick a job, you stay in that field… [but] I found a bunch of different stuff that I enjoyed. And at one point, in December maybe, you said to me, “Rebecca, you know, you're self-employed now.” And I was like, “Oh, yeah, I guess I am.” - Rebecca Walter
Rebecca Walter joined us to share her brave career story of redefining career goals, career growth, and skill-building phases can be your path toward a more dynamic and rewarding career path as you choose to shift what success means to you. 

Rebecca's story includes transitioning from her reliable, long-term career in education into exploring her many skills and goals to arrive at the surprising choice to craft a multifaceted career phase of solopreneurship. She shares her unique experience and process, based on trying and building new skills, exploring her assumptions in decision making, and choosing to develop a new mindset balancing self-permission and real-world constraints. 

In her process of growth, she identified her desire for breadth and multi-faceted choices to fulfill her personal and professional goals. We discuss the allure and benefits of part-time contracts and freelancing, social jobs like waitressing, and structures that integrate pauses and vacations that balance personal and professional needs.
Rebecca is a brave role model who has chosen to build fulfillment in variety, flexibility, and value-based career building. Listen in for two fo her brave role models, two humans from very different generations and for very different reasons. 
Related episodes: 
Caroline Santinelli - Embrace Your Innate Talent to Return from Burn-Out & Transform Your Career E99 We can do hard things: Dan Levy’s Good News: No One Knows What They’re Doing Hot topics from this episode:
Personal Career Paths: career breadth over depth for a multifaceted careerTransition from education to solopreneurshipRedefining Success: shifting views on what constitutes successTemporary and part-time jobs and their unexpected rewards
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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. 

“Your functional skills are important, but they won't create career growth. Career growth is created via your network. The more time you spend networking, the more your career will grow.” Nicole Trick Steinbach
Human connection, also called networking, is the most important strategic approach to career growth, so this episode covers the foundations for networking: mindset, approach, and implementation details. 
Most importantly, if you feel scammy while networking, you are doing it wrong. Instead, connect with curiosity and interest as a human, to another human. In short: stop being weird and start being connected. 
I share some common misconceptions and challenges I hear frequently about networking and how to resolve each of them. Then I offer a step-by-step process to empower you to navigate networking for career growth with authenticity and genuine curiosity, paving the way for sustained career growth.
Networking, done right, will cultivate a robust and authentic network, underscoring the transformative impact of human-to-human connections in shaping successful and fulfilling career paths. And that is brave. 
Hot topics from this episode:
Importance of Networking for Career GrowthStatistics on job offers starting with personal connectionsBalancing functional skills and networkingHow to Approach Networking: mindset, obstacles, and long-term thinkingThe interest interview: the mechanics of networkingNurturing professional relationshipsResources:
E72: Momentum - Interest Interviews 
Career Tip for Women in Tech: Interest Interviews for Career Growth - E37 
The Power of the Interest Interview for Career Growth into Tech with Jess Tillis 
Network to Find Truth, Joy and Purpose in Your Life to Grow Your Career from Education into Tech with Ashley Willumitis E61 
Realizing Your Deep Inalienable Worth to Grow Your Career with Ashley Willumitis (Client) - E120 
For more information on how you can build your brave:Check out my websiteJoin my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspirationConnection 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. 

Your willingness, your bravery to imagine who you will be in 30 years is indicative of how willing you are to do the work to become her. - Nicole Trick Steinbach
This week we discuss the importance of imagining and becoming your future self in the context of career growth and transformation. With thought-provoking questions about who you will be in three years, 10 years, and even 30 years, I dive into the significance of bravery and imagination in shaping your career and life.
Drawing from my own experiences and those of my clients, I walk you through the importance of envisioning both the "what" and the "who" for your career. I share a specific example so that you can experience the gap between an exclusively ‘what’ goal and a goal that nurtures the who and the what. 
Sustainable, lucrative career growth and career success demands commitment, time, purpose, and bravery. This episode helps you craft them all. 
Hot topics from this episode:
Importance of imagining who you will be in the futureBecoming Who You Want to Be, personal and client examples Example of a balanced goal: the difference between being just a director and being a fulfilled and balanced director
For more information on how you can build your brave:Check out my websiteJoin my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspirationConnection 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. 

"I wanted to cultivate some happiness in my life because my mind was so stuck in perfectionism and performance, and I didn't do well enough. So I was like, I need some optimism and positivity. So the question is, where did I smile today?" - Melissa Rauen
This week we dive into perfectionism and performance anxiety with guest Melissa Rauen. In one year Melissa changed almost every aspect of her life: she got married, bought a house, shifted her career, and transformed her approach to work and life. 
Melissa shares how she began separating her identity from performance in a way that has been pivotal in both her career and her life. Listen in for how she built simple, regular practices to foster gratitude, lower her stress, reduce her workload, and strengthen her mindset.
Then we discuss the growing and demanding opportunities within the multifaceted Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) career tracks. 
Hot topics from this episode:
Exploring the journey of overcoming perfectionism and performance anxiety.Separating identity from performance and daily practices for shift Career opportunities within GRC, compliance, governance, and risk managementConnect with Melissa Rauen on LinkedIn
Related Episodes: 
E51: Marcae Bryant Omosor: Clarity, Purpose and Let the World Catch Up with You; CyberSecurity, Data ProtectionE64: Clarity - Self-Concept Design
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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. 

Stressed out. Overworked. Underpaid. Passed over (again… and again… and again). That’s just how it is as a woman in and around the tech industry, right?
Nope. Not around here.
Around here we build the skill of bravery so that we can stress less, work less, and then earn more. 
Because this is the Build Your Brave Career podcast. 
This podcast is just for you, an experienced woman in the tech industry who is ready to flip the script on the tired sterotype that women like us have to be stressed out, overworked, and underpaid. 
We don’t. 
In fact, growing your career as a woman in tech can be interesting, enjoyable, and lucrative. Okay, let’s be real: it can be really lucrative.
But we both know that isn’t going to *just* happen, because even with your education, experience, and how much hustle, you’re still stuck. You’re asking yourself: Is all this time and stress actually worth it? Am I really cut out for tech? What am I missing? 
Look, I get it because I lived it. That’s why I can help and that’s why this podcast is for you. 
First, you’ve got to forget what you've been taught: bravery isn't a personality trait, available only to the brash and bold techbros.
Bravery is a skill, available to everyone, and, as a woman in a male-dominated industry, you already have it. Now you need to build it. 
That’s what this podcast is all about. 
I’m Nicole Trick Steinbach, your host and the International Bravery Coach. 
I’m also a woman in tech. I started as a secretary in a computer science department in 2000 and exited corporate as a global senior director in 2019. In between I lived in Germany for over 13 years and worked in over 25 countries. 
During my corporate career, I led matrixed project teams all over the world to drive forward large strategic programs. I also coached and consulted upcoming leaders and experts craft their fulfilling and lucrative careers. 
Now, I run my own business as an organizational change management consultant and certified coach. My individual clients are women like you who are ready to craft and uplevel your brave career. 
Build Your Brave Career episodes are a mixture of conversations and solo episodes. 
Every conversation is with a fellow women in tech to share how they built their brave careers as well as the specific advice you can use in your own career. 
The solo episodes with me are where I share my frameworks, insights, and principles that you can use to reduce your stress, cut your overwork, and ensure you are well-paid while you enjoy your career. 
Each episode is curated to support you in your career growth. We talk about setting and achieving unique career goals, nurturing your network, establishing and cultivating boundaries, reducing stress with mindset and strategy, building functional and interpersonal skills, increasing total compensation, navigating the job market, and so much more.  
Building the skill of bravery is the most powerful way to create the career and life you really want. You can be a woman in and around tech who stresses less, works less, and earns more. 
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"There are two ways that specific feedback matters to your career. First, where you need to grow your skills for career growth. Second, insight into the person giving you feedback.” - Nicole Trick Steinbach 
Let’s delve into the crucial role of specific feedback in skill development and career growth. With statistics, my personal experience, and testimonials from my clients, I reveal the profound impact that specific, concrete, trackable feedback can have on your professional growth. 
I emphasize the importance of detailed feedback for gaining insight into interpersonal and functional skills, enabling you to create targeted action plans for personal and professional advancement. The gender disparity in specific feedback highlights the significant impact on career advancement, confidence, and job satisfaction. 
Finally, I share my method of gathering specific feedback from my coaching clients. I provide the specific questions as well as the tangible result so that you can take ownership of obtaining and utilizing specific feedback to propel your career as a woman in tech forward. 
Hot topics from this episode:
Importance of Specific Feedback in Career GrowthGender Disparity in Specific Feedback: women receive 20-35% less specific feedback than menImpact on career satisfaction, promotions, career advancement opportunities, and confidenceFor more information on how you can build your brave:Check out my websiteJoin my mailing list for more insights, opportunities, and inspirationConnection 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.