The Bragging Rights Playbook: Strategies for Self-Promotion with Stefanie Sword-Williams

Have you ever noticed how women are often told to stay humble, downplay their achievements, and avoid sharing their successes? When we do share our wins, we’re labeled as cocky or self-obsessed. In today’s episode, we’re flipping that narrative. We explore practical ways to recognize and celebrate your successes, including effective strategies for promoting yourself online—because no, it’s not cringe to brag! Stefanie Sword-Williams, a personal branding powerhouse and founder of Fuck Being Humble, aims to encourage individuals to be unapologetically proud of their achievements, sharing tactical tips to challenge the stigma around self-promotion. Stefanie discusses her journey with self-promotion and why she is passionate about changing the conversation. We cover practical ways to celebrate your achievements, how to promote yourself online (again, it’s not cringe to brag!), and why you shouldn’t hesitate to ask friends to brag about you too. This conversation is perfect for anyone who has struggled with sharing their successes or felt hesitant to own their worth. ❤️ Follow Fuck Being Humble on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fbeinghumble/ 🔥 Learn more about Fuck Being Humble here: https://www.fuckbeinghumble.com/ 😍 Follow Stefanie Sword-Williams on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefaniesw/ 🤝 Connect with Stefanie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanieswordwilliams/  📷 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlbossrally/  💻 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/girlboss  💌 Subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://girlboss.com/pages/newsletter  💼 Find your dream job or post open roles: https://jobs.girlboss.com/

This episode is brought to you by TULA Skincare. Ready for the next chapter of your career? Join Tori Lazar, former brand builder and marketing executive turned executive coach, to learn practical strategies and actionable steps that will help you create the career and personal life you’ve always envisioned. Join the Designing The Next Chapter of Your Career course by October 14, 2024: https://course.girlboss.com/courses/designing-the-next-chapter-of-your-career  It’s time for a gut check.  In a world overflowing with health and wellness information, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the conflicting advice—especially when it comes to gut health and supplements.  So, who did we turn to for clarity? Enter Dr. Roshini Raj: a practicing gastroenterologist, author of Gut Renovation, and the visionary founder and CEO of TULA Skincare.  With over 20 years of medical experience, Dr. Raj is passionate about the power of probiotics in both beauty and wellness, and she brings a wealth of accurate, helpful information to the table. In this episode, Dr. Raj takes us on her inspiring journey from the clinic to the boardroom, sharing how her deep understanding of gut health has led to innovative skincare solutions that help you achieve your best skin yet. We dive into what she does to feel like her best self both in and out of work. She shares practical tips for optimizing your own gut health (what’s a gut-healthy breakfast? Should you drink coffee on an empty stomach?), managing everyday stress (don’t underestimate that hot girl walk in the morning), and keeping those cortisol levels (a.k.a. the stress hormone) in check.  Whether you’re looking to enhance your wellness routine or simply curious about the gut-mind-skin connection, this episode is packed with insights that can empower you to take charge of your health journey.  💙 Follow TULA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tula/  🧴 Learn more about TULA and shop their products here: https://tula.com/ 🩺 Follow Dr. Roshini Raj on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroshiniraj/ 📷 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlbossrally/  💻 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/girlboss  💌 Subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://girlboss.com/pages/newsletter  💼 Find your dream job or post open roles: https://jobs.girlboss.com/

Never miss an episode, subscribe to the Girlboss Radio podcast. Ready for the next chapter of your career? Join Tori Lazar, former brand builder and marketing executive turned executive coach, to learn practical strategies and actionable steps that will help you create the career and personal life you’ve always envisioned. Join the Designing The Next Chapter of Your Career course by October 14, 2024: https://course.girlboss.com/courses/designing-the-next-chapter-of-your-career  Have you ever wished for an instruction manual on how to be a good manager? We’re diving deep into this very topic with Ginny Clarke, a true expert in conscious leadership. With over 30 years in executive recruiting and talent management, Ginny has seen it all. She joined Spencer Stuart, a leading global executive search firm, and eventually became a partner. After 12 years, she decided to shift gears and wrote a game-changing book called Career Mapping: Charting Your Course in the New World of Work. Plus, she even served as Google’s Director of Leadership Staffing, so you know she’s got some serious insights to share! In today’s episode, Ginny tackles the pressing questions that every boss grapples with today: What advice do you have for first-time managers? What are managers getting wrong in today’s workplace? And why are so many people stepping back from managerial roles? Spoiler alert: Ginny has some surprising thoughts on that! Whether you’re a brand-new manager, a seasoned pro, or just looking to level up your leadership skills, this episode is packed with invaluable insights just for you. 👋 Follow Ginny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginny_clarke/  👩‍💻 Learn more about Ginny here: https://www.ginnyclarke.com/  🤝 For even more boss advice: https://girlboss.com/blogs/read/tagged/boss-week 📷 Follow Girlboss Radio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlbossrally/  💻 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/girlboss  💌 Subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://girlboss.com/pages/newsletter  💼 Find your dream job or post open roles: https://jobs.girlboss.com/

Enter our giveaway with Breathless Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa® for a chance to win a five-day, four-night Unlimited-Luxury® stay for two adults, plus airfare credit for two, capped at $500 each. The giveaway closes on October 4, 2024! https://girlboss.com/pages/girlboss-breathless-riviera-giveaway Never miss an episode, subscribe to the Girlboss Radio podcast. AI is everywhere. So what does that mean for jobs? Are they all going to be obsolete in the next 10 years? And how can we prepare ourselves—and our careers—for the future? In this episode, Dr. Joy Buolamwini answers all of your most pressing AI questions. She is the founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, an award-winning researcher, and a “poet of code.” As the author of the national best-selling book Unmasking AI, Dr. Joy has dedicated her career to uncovering and addressing racial and gender biases in artificial intelligence. With degrees from both Oxford and MIT, and recognition as one of Forbes’ Top 50 Women in Tech, she shares invaluable insights and advice for navigating the complexities of this ever-changing technology. In the age of AI, protecting ourselves starts with knowing our rights and options—like the right to refuse facial recognition technology at airports and identifying which AI tools are ethical (and which ones aren’t—looking at you, ChatGPT).  In our conversation, Avery and Dr. Joy dive into the positive sides of AI and the future of work, exploring how it can enhance feedback, boost efficiency, and streamline summarizing information. But she also emphasizes the importance of being cautious about how we adopt AI, both in our workplaces and beyond. Dr. Joy shines a light on the real consequences of flawed systems, particularly for marginalized communities, leading to wrongful arrests, misidentifications, and discriminatory hiring. She highlights how crucial representation and storytelling are in raising awareness about the limitations and biases of AI. So, while AI isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, we hope this conversation eases your anxiety, and offers you the knowledge and perspective needed to engage thoughtfully with the technology shaping our world. It’s better to prepare for the future than try to avoid it. 👋 Follow Dr. Joy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poetofcode/  👩‍💻 Learn more about Dr. Joy here: https://www.poetofcode.com/  📖 Read Unmasking AI: https://fave.co/47Behe0 📺 Watch Coded Bias on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81328723  🤖 Read more about AI and the future of work: https://girlboss.com/blogs/read/tagged/ai 📷 Follow Girlboss Radio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlbossrally/  💻 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/girlboss  💌 Subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://girlboss.com/pages/newsletter  💼 Find your dream job or post open roles: https://jobs.girlboss.com/

Enter our giveaway with Breathless Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa® for a chance to win a five-day, four-night Unlimited-Luxury® stay for two adults, plus airfare credit for two, capped at $500 each. https://girlboss.com/pages/girlboss-breathless-riviera-giveaway Ready for the next chapter of your career? Join Tori Lazar, former brand builder and marketing executive turned executive coach, to learn practical strategies and actionable steps that will help you create the career and personal life you’ve always envisioned. ✨ Join our waitlist here for 40% OFF, but hurry, we’re closing the doors to purchase on October 8th: https://girlboss.com/pages/girlboss-course-waitlist  Feeling stuck in your career? Tori Lazar has been there. Tori was a marketing executive at a VC-backed tech company with an amazing salary. But she couldn't shake the feeling that she wasn't happy. Then, she got laid off and it was the best thing that could have happened to her. Now, Tori is a strategic storyteller and executive coach who empowers multi-disciplinary women in tech, media, and finance through her coaching studio, How to Fck Up Well. She guides entrepreneurs and executives to transform adversity into growth, innovation, and improved leadership. And you may have seen Tori around on Girlboss with her advice column Now What? and career courses. Many of us experience periods where our jobs no longer inspire or engage us, leaving us feeling discontent and just “meh.” If you’re there right now then this episode is for you.  Tori fills us in on how to navigate through stagnant periods in our careers and discover a renewed sense of fulfillment outside of our 9-5s. She shares practical advice on handling feedback, managing social media comparison, and why you should seek support when feeling stuck. Tori also recommends taking the time to stop and reflect on your next move, rather than rushing into your next job, so you can realign with your personal goals and values. Seriously, what’s the rush anyway?!  👋 Follow Tori on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torilazar/  👀 Read Tori’s advice column here: https://girlboss.com/pages/now-what  💻 Watch this episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/girlboss  🎧 Never miss an episode, subscribe to the Girlboss Radio newsletter   📷 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlbossrally/  💌 Subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://girlboss.com/pages/newsletter  💼 Find your dream job or post open roles: https://jobs.girlboss.com/

Never miss an episode, subscribe to the Girlboss Radio podcast: https://girlboss.com/pages/radio  Who says you can’t have it all? Alli Webb proves otherwise, having seamlessly transitioned from a stay-at-home mom to a powerhouse entrepreneur who truly does have it all right now (her words)—and with great hair, too. Keyword: seamlessly. Don’t be fooled—it hasn’t always been easy. Alli Webb is the founder of the iconic blowout salon chain Drybar, a New York Times bestselling author, a successful businesswoman, and a mother of two. She expanded Drybar beyond the salons with a successful product line available in major retailers like Sephora and Ulta and sold the brand for a staggering $255 million in 2019. In today’s episode, we chatted about  Alli’s latest book, The Messy Truth, her mindset shift from managing a single location to scaling Drybar to over 160 salons nationwide, and discussed the signs of burnout that ultimately led to what she calls “her great depression.” Plus, Alli pulls back the curtain of what was really happening behind closed doors during the peak of her success and she shares a sneak peek about what’s next for her (spoiler: a new haircare business!).  👋 Follow Alli on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alliwebb/  👩‍💻 Learn more about Alli here: https://www.alliwebb.com/  📷 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlbossrally/  💻 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/girlboss  💌 Subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://girlboss.com/pages/newsletter  💼 Find your dream job or post open roles: https://jobs.girlboss.com/ Ready for the next chapter of your career? Join Tori Lazar, former brand builder and marketing executive turned executive coach, to learn practical strategies and actionable steps that will help you create the career and personal life you’ve always envisioned. ✨Join our waitlist here for 40% OFF, but hurry, we’re closing the doors on October 8th: https://girlboss.com/pages/girlboss-course-waitlist

Discover the Adobe Express mobile app, including Adobe Firefly generative AI technology, now available on iOS and Android. Head to adobe.com/express or your app store to download today. This is the last episode of the season, but we’ll be back very soon after a short summer hiatus. We couldn't think of a more perfect guest to end things off with than multi-hyphenate Kamie Crawford. She has quite the CV. She’s a producer and creator, the host of MTV’s Catfish: The TV Show, Are You The One? *and* Ex on the Beach, a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, and the former Miss Teen USA 2010. She also has her very own relationship advice podcast, Relationshi*t. Kamie originally wanted to be a dermatologist, but quickly pivoted to communications after taking biology in college and hating it. She did local red carpet interviews and sent her reel to different news stations. She even moved to New York and modeled while trying to land TV hosting work that never came.  Things changed in 2018 when someone in casting for Catfish reached out to see if she’d be interested in guest hosting with Nev Schulman. She was a natural and landed a spot as a full-time host. In today's episode of Girlboss Radio, Kamie talks about lying on her job application to land her first job at American Apparel, when to know which career opportunities to say "yes" to, and how being delusional is the reason she got to where she is today. New episodes of Girlboss Radio drop every Tuesday. Never miss an episode by subscribing here: girlboss.com/pages/girlboss-radio-subscribe. Check out our brand-new Girlboss Courses! In Spark Your Career Renaissance, career coach Tori Lazar will help you figure out what lights you up at work and in your life, and teach you how to go from stuck to success. Learn more and enroll at course.girlboss.com/courses/spark-your-career-renaissance. In The Life Planner Class, Jésabel DC, a digital organization expert, will show you how to win back up to 40 hours of free time every month through techniques like time-blocking. Learn more and enroll at: course.girlboss.com/courses/the-life-planner-class. Sign up for Girlboss Daily, our must-read morning newsletter, at girlboss.com/newsletter. You'll get A+ career advice, dream job postings, free coffee every Friday and a few emojis (because we’re fun like that), delivered right to your inbox. Looking for your next dream employee? Post your open role on our Girlboss Job Board at jobs.girlboss.com.

Discover the Adobe Express mobile app, including Adobe Firefly generative AI technology, now available on iOS and Android. Head to adobe.com/express or your app store to download today. We’ve all felt like an outsider at one point—Ciera Rogers wants you to use it to your advantage.  Ciera grew up houseless on the streets of Houston, Texas, in her mom’s Jeep. Then, with just $10, she moved to LA, lived off of her friend’s couch and started posting her thrifted and vintage clothes for sale on Instagram. And this is how Babes was born in 2012. She pivoted from vintage to curve-friendly basics when she noticed a gap in the market. Yup, this was way before Skims was even a thing.  Today, Babes has hit seven figures and has been worn by Kim Kardashian and even championed by Beyoncé. Ciera has been featured as "the designer to watch" in media outlets including Galore, Black Enterprise, Elle South Africa and others. Ciera is now a homeowner, and her debut memoir, called The Outsider Advantage, tells her story of resilience, determination and entrepreneurial grit. New episodes of Girlboss Radio drop every Tuesday. Never miss an episode by subscribing here: girlboss.com/pages/girlboss-radio-subscribe. In The Life Planner Class, Jésabel DC, a digital organization expert, will show you how to win back up to 40 hours of free time every month through techniques like time-blocking. Learn more and enroll at: course.girlboss.com/courses/the-life-planner-class. Sign up for Girlboss Daily, our must-read morning newsletter, at girlboss.com/newsletter. You'll get A+ career advice, dream job postings, free coffee every Friday and a few emojis (because we’re fun like that), delivered right to your inbox. Looking for your next dream employee? Post your open role on our Girlboss Job Board at jobs.girlboss.com.

Discover the Adobe Express mobile app, including Adobe Firefly generative AI technology, now available on iOS and Android. Head to adobe.com/express or your app store to download today. Have you ever wished that you started a TikTok in lockdown? Wish you could make money from brand deals like your fave content creators? We get it, tbh. After 50 percent of Gen Zs list influencer as a dream career—a higher percentage than any other age group. And in the age of unsteady employment and shaky economy, it's all too easy to daydream about the joining privileged realm of full-time influencers. The reality? A little different. Last week, Later Media named Girlboss Radio a top influencer and marketing podcast—in fact, they put us in the #1 spot. Inspired by this, we went back to the Girlboss Radio archive to pull the most advice-y clips from our conversations with influencers and content creators—may of which we've never aired before. Today you'll hear from mega-influencers like Matilda Djerf, Vivian Tu (a.k.a. Your Rich BFF), Jillian Harris and Sarah Nicole Landry of The Birds Papaya and others. They reveal how to reach your dreams, whether influencing is all its cracked up to be and how to successfully climb "cringe mountain." If you have dreams of revving up your content creation this year, consider this your supercut. New episodes of Girlboss Radio drop every Tuesday. Never miss an episode by subscribing here: girlboss.com/pages/girlboss-radio-subscribe. In The Life Planner Class, Jésabel DC, a digital organization expert, will show you how to win back up to 40 hours of free time every month through techniques like time-blocking. Learn more and enroll at: course.girlboss.com/courses/the-life-planner-class. Sign up for Girlboss Daily, our must-read morning newsletter, at girlboss.com/newsletter. You'll get A+ career advice, dream job postings, free coffee every Friday and a few emojis (because we’re fun like that), delivered right to your inbox. Looking for your next dream employee? Post your open role on our Girlboss Job Board at jobs.girlboss.com.

Discover the all-new Adobe Express mobile app, including Adobe Firefly generative AI technology—now available on iOS and Android. Head to adobe.com/express or your app store to download today. "I'm incredibly persistent. And I have a pretty high threshold for being uncomfortable. And that's definitely what I credit my success with," says Laney Crowell, who founded the natural, clean beauty brand Saie, which is a Sephora staple and viral sensation. But Laney never thought she'd start a beauty brand. She was the assistant beauty editor at Lucky magazine (and also had stints at ELLE and StyleCaster), she went through seven rounds of interviews (!!!) to be Anna Wintour's assistant, and then started her own blog, The Moment. Saie Beauty was born out of her modest but loyal following and has grown into a clean-beauty darling. The brand has nearly tripled its business in the US from 2022 to 2023, and in 2023, Saie’s social community grew 134% year-over-year. Plus, there are more than 2,000 ingredients Saie refuses to use in their products. On today's episode, Laney talks about the importance of action (even if you don't have all the answers yet), whether or not she experiences imposter syndrome (the answer might surprise you) and why we should all have "expanders" in our career. New episodes of Girlboss Radio drop every Tuesday. Never miss an episode by subscribing here: girlboss.com/pages/girlboss-radio-subscribe. In The Life Planner Class, Jésabel DC, a digital organization expert, will show you how to win back up to 40 hours of free time every month through techniques like time-blocking. Learn more and enroll at: course.girlboss.com/courses/the-life-planner-class. Sign up for Girlboss Daily, our must-read morning newsletter, at girlboss.com/newsletter. You'll get A+ career advice, dream job postings, free coffee every Friday and a few emojis (because we’re fun like that), delivered right to your inbox. Looking for your next dream employee? Post your open role on our Girlboss Job Board at jobs.girlboss.com.