Today’s guest has made a career out of helping others build connections. In particular, she teaches introverts how to have a sense of self-worth, find their tribe, and make strides toward the career of their dreams.

Growing up she was painfully shy and felt like an outsider. She didn’t believe it was possible to deeply and authentically connect with large numbers of people, so she rarely tried. That began to change as she stepped into leadership roles and a more outgoing part of herself started to emerge.

Since then, she’s been on a mission to reframe what it means to be an introvert, initially leading by example and now helping others. She founded Confident Introvert, a training and development company helping introverts with their networking skills through corporate workshops and webinars as well as private one-on-one networking strategy coaching.

To share her message, she recently published, the “Confident Introvert: A Practical Guide to Connecting with Others at Networking Events and Beyond.”

Please join me in welcoming Stephanie Thoma. 

In this episode we discuss:

• her thoughts on leadership “I learned from an early age to lead by example and figuring things out as I go.
• how she teaches her clients to have a level of self-awareness while not living in a vacuum.
• her journey from high school cross country captain to actively seeking out leadership opportunities in college.
• her insight on how she feels her 8 year old self would think about her success.
• her turning point in her business when she spoke at a friend’s event and how that transformed her business.
• her habits when it comes to nurturing connections.
• her advice when it comes to empowering introverts to network.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com – episode 202