Daring to Succeed

Julianna Yau Yorgan
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Candid conversations with leaders and entrepreneurs. Reflections on experience, leadership, and professional life.

  1. 6d ago

    Data Over Assumptions: How Strategic Decisions Actually Get Made with Michelle DeNio

    We all say we want to make data-driven decisions—but most of us can't say what the data actually is. In this episode, I'm joined by Michelle DeNio, a business growth strategist with 15+ years across business development, accounting, operations, sales and leadership, and the host of The Real Truth About Business. Together we look at what a strategic decision looks like in practice: the offer you're ready to cancel after mentioning it three times in thirty days, the data points sitting in your business that have nothing to do with numbers, and why looking at what's already working tends to be more useful than hunting for what's broken. In this conversation, we talk about: why "this isn't working" is usually a conclusion drawn from far too little information,how to find the data already sitting in your business—where your clients came from, how often you followed up, where your time went, andwhat changes when you define success on your own terms before measuring anything against it. If you've ever made a decision because something felt like it wasn't working, this is a conversation worth sitting with. Connect with Michelle: Website – http://www.michelledenioconsulting.comLinkedIn – http://www.linkedin.com/in/michelledenioThe Real Truth About Business podcast – https://michelledenioconsulting.com/podcast/Free worksheet: the five areas money is hiding in your business – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kuIGmNxUBYZhLCvcT6OqS6dD7HH2sKh3/view?usp=sharing Connect with Julianna: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliannayauyorganJoin my newsletter – https://daringtosucceed.com/business-newsletter/

    Data Over Assumptions: How Strategic Decisions Actually Get Made with Michelle DeNio

  2. Aug 24

    Mental Load: Why Leaders Run Out of Capacity Before They Run Out of Time

    Your to-do list isn't the problem—the mental load underneath it is. In this episode, I'm joined by Gabrielle Ferguson, a career coach whose work centres on identity-led leadership—helping senior leaders understand who they are beyond their job title. Together we look at what mental load actually feels like from the inside, why the always-on culture of leadership keeps topping it up, and what it takes to get back the space to think. In this conversation, we talk about: how mental load shows up differently in each of us, and why noticing your own signs matters more than naming the symptom,why clearing the list is not a strategy, and what to diagnose instead when your team is constantly interrupting you, andwhat a toxic culture costs you in capacity long before it costs you anything else. If you've been logging on early and staying late just to find time to think, this is a conversation worth making space for. Connect with Gabrielle: Website – https://www.gabrielleferguson.com/contactLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellefergusoncoach/ Connect with Julianna: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliannayauyorganJoin my newsletter – https://www.daringtosucceed.com/newsletter

    Mental Load: Why Leaders Run Out of Capacity Before They Run Out of Time

  3. Jul 20

    Redefining Success: Why the Goals That Once Drove You Stop Feeling Like Enough

    What does success actually mean—and why does it keep changing? In this episode, I'm joined by Gabrielle Ferguson, a career coach whose work centres on identity-led leadership—helping senior leaders understand who they are beyond their job title. Together we look at how the definition of success evolves over a career: from the status, titles, and milestones many of us chase in our 20s and 30s, to the fulfilment and contentment that come to matter more as we grow. In this conversation, we talk about: - why our definition of success is meant to change as we grow, and why that shift can feel so jarring, - how much of what we call success is really just what we think we "should" want, and - what becomes possible when you stop chasing a version of success that was handed to you. If you've ever hit the goals you set and quietly wondered why they no longer feel like enough, this is a conversation worth sitting with. Connect with Gabrielle: Website – https://www.gabrielleferguson.com/contact LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellefergusoncoach/ Connect with Julianna: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliannayauyorgan Join my newsletter – https://www.daringtosucceed.com/newsletter

    Redefining Success: Why the Goals That Once Drove You Stop Feeling Like Enough

  4. Jul 6

    Building a VA Business from the Inside Out with Hannah Goodman

    Most advice about building a VA business tells you what to do. It rarely tells you whether it applies to your business specifically. In Part 2 of our mini-series, Hannah Goodman walks through the VA side of the partnership — how to figure out your services, find your niche, and land those first clients without reinventing the wheel. Drawing on her experience as both a successful VA and mentor, Hannah shares practical advice to help aspiring virtual assistants avoid common mistakes and create a flexible business that fits their lifestyle. In this conversation between two business-owners who've learned these lessons firsthand, we talk about: why your best niche is probably hiding in your professional history,why niching down gets you more clients, not fewer, andhow to find your first client without starting from scratch. VA Resources Free VA Service List: https://www.stan.store/HannahGoodman/p/va-service-list eBook Your VA Business, Your Dream Life: https://www.stan.store/HannahGoodman/p/your-va-business-your-dream-life-tsqf1xar Connect with Hannah Website: https://www.assistifi-va.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hannah-goodman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assistifi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Assistifi/ Connect with Julianna Newsletter: https://www.daringtosucceed.com/newsletter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliannayauyorgan If you're on the founder side, head back to Part 1 — that's where we covered how to find a VA, what to delegate, and how to start without over-committing.

    Building a VA Business from the Inside Out with Hannah Goodman

  5. Jun 17

    Why the Reasoning Matters More Than the Decision

    We recently looked at why action sometimes feels hard, even when the decision is clear (S03E11). But does it matter what the reason behind the decision is, if the decision itself doesn’t change? In this episode, we look at the question from two perspectives. First, from the perspective of personal decisions on pivotal times in our careers. Then, what happens when we anchor the same decision to different reasons at the leadership level—and the potential fallout from both scenarios. Connect with Julianna: LinkedInNewsletter

  6. Jun 1

    Delegating Before You're Ready with Hannah Goodman

    Leaders and business-owners alike are always encouraged to focus on higher value work and delegating “the rest”. But how do you actual go about it and who do you trust with your business-critical tasks? In this episode, I unpack the how, who and when of delegating to a VA with Hannah Goodman, a professional EA who now mentors aspiring VAs on how to launch and grow their own VA business. In this true conversation between two business-owners seeing both sides of working with a VA, we talk about: the benefits of starting to work with a VA before you’re at capacity, where to find your perfect VA who understands your business, and how to get started with them without over-committing before you’re sure they’re “the one”. And if you’re looking to start your own VA business, stay tuned for Part 2 of our mini-series next month, where Hannah will walk you through exactly how to get started!   Connect with Hannah Goodman: Website - https://www.assistifi-va.co.uk/ LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/hannah-goodmanFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Assistifi/Connect with Julianna: Quarterly Newsletter: https://daringtosucceed.com/business-newsletter/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliannayauyorgan

    Delegating Before You're Ready with Hannah Goodman

  7. May 5

    Why Inaction Persists Even When the Decision Is Clear

    There is a particular kind of frustration that shows up when you’ve made a decision, the path forward is obvious, and yet nothing moves. This isn’t a capability problem. It isn’t a discipline problem. And it rarely improves with more structure or pressure. Across leadership contexts, what presents as procrastination or indecision often traces back to something more precise: an unexamined assumption, a misaligned expectation, or a perceived risk that hasn’t been fully surfaced. Until that layer is seen clearly, we stall—sometimes quietly, sometimes with a constant feeling of dread. This episode reframes inaction as signal rather than failure or laziness. Through real leadership scenarios, it explores how experienced professionals can appear stuck not because they lack clarity, but because part of the situation remains unresolved at a deeper level. Connect with Julianna: LinkedInNewsletter

  8. Apr 6

    Accountability as the Currency of Trust with Hanna Bauer

    Hanna Bauer introduces a perspective on leadership that reframes accountability as the underlying structure that makes trust possible. Rather than treating it as corrective or punitive, she positions it as a shared system that enables alignment, clarity, and forward movement. The conversation moves beyond accountability as individual discipline and into how it is shaped between people. We explore how unclear expectations and unspoken standards quietly erode trust, and what begins to shift when accountability is treated as something shared rather than enforced. Connect with Hanna: Website: https://www.HEARTnomics.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bauerhanna Connect with Julianna: Website: https://www.daringtosucceed.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliannayauyorgan

    Accountability as the Currency of Trust with Hanna Bauer
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Candid conversations with leaders and entrepreneurs. Reflections on experience, leadership, and professional life.

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  • Creator
    Julianna Yau Yorgan
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    91
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    © Julianna Yau Yorgan
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    Daring to Succeed

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