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A podcast about growth, realistic tools, practical strategies, and support.
Whether you’re starting out, facing challenges, or looking to level up, Building Confidence brings you real conversations, practical insights, and inspiring stories to help you navigate your journey with confidence.
Your host, Louise, is a heavy vehicle and plant mechanic by trade who started her apprenticeship at just 15 years old.
Over the years, she has faced and overcome harassment, impostor syndrome, mental health struggles, and workplace challenges—while also achieving industry awards and experience in both large corporations and family businesses.
Now a life coach and mentor for tradeswomen, Louise is here to share the lessons she’s learned so that her struggles weren’t for nothing—and so you can build the confidence to take charge of your own path.
Whether you’re starting out, facing challenges, or looking to level up, Building Confidence brings you real conversations, practical insights, and inspiring stories to help you navigate your journey with confidence.
Your host, Louise, is a heavy vehicle and plant mechanic by trade who started her apprenticeship at just 15 years old.
Over the years, she has faced and overcome harassment, impostor syndrome, mental health struggles, and workplace challenges—while also achieving industry awards and experience in both large corporations and family businesses.
Now a life coach and mentor for tradeswomen, Louise is here to share the lessons she’s learned so that her struggles weren’t for nothing—and so you can build the confidence to take charge of your own path.
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weekly
Average audio length:
15 minutes
Has sponsors
English
United States
173 episodes
since June 29, 2023
episodic
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What if the people in your new workplace aren't rejecting you—they're just figuring out how to work with you?
In this episode of Building Confidence, we're talking about something that doesn't get discussed very often: teaching men how to work with women.
When you enter a male-dominated workplace…
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What if choosing a trade could open more doors than you ever realised?
In this episode of Building Confidence, I sit down with fitter by trade and Women in Trades Project Officer Abbie to talk about the incredible variety a trade career can offer—and the lessons she's learned along the way.
Abbie…
What do you do when someone is shocked to discover that you're a tradeswoman… again?
In this episode of Building Confidence, I'm sharing one of the more unusual reframes I've created with a coaching client: popping people's tradeswoman virginity.
When women still make up such a small percentage o…
What if the career you really want takes two years of hearing "no" before you finally get your "yes"?
In this episode of Building Confidence, I sit down with electrician and protection technician Kasey to talk about her journey from graphic designer to mature-age electrical apprentice, high-voltag…
What if changing one tiny word could change the way you talk to yourself?
In this episode of Building Confidence, we're talking about the surprisingly powerful difference between "and" and "but"—and how a small shift in language can help us recognise how far we've come without ignoring where we st…
Can you build a successful trade career while raising a family? Absolutely.
In this episode of Building Confidence, I sit down with award-winning boilermaker Samantha Hall to talk about her journey from being a stay-at-home mum to becoming a qualified tradeswoman, industry award winner, and mentor…
What if a little bit of self-doubt is actually a good thing?
In this episode of Building Confidence, we're talking about something I call appropriate self-doubt—that little voice that makes you stop, double-check, ask a question or recognise when you might need some help.
We often think becoming …
What if the career you love is waiting just outside your comfort zone?
In this episode of Building Confidence, I sit down with heavy vehicle technician Rachael to talk about her journey from a high school student unsure of her future to becoming a trusted breakdown technician who thrives on solvin…
How much of the feedback you receive is fact—and how much is just someone's opinion?
In this episode of Building Confidence, I unpack one of the simplest tools I use with my coaching clients: understanding the difference between objective and subjective feedback. Learning to recognise the differen…
What happens when you stop waiting for change and decide to create it yourself?
In this episode of Building Confidence, I sit down with Amanda, founder of Awesome Women in Construction, to talk about how one breakfast with 14 women grew into a thriving community supporting women across every part …
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