Open Chest Newsletter: Why do people resonate towards me when they don’t know me?
“Selling isn’t about how good you are at your skill. It’s about how great you are at communicating the outcome your skill provides.” ~ Raj Girn, Confidence Coach, Consultant & Mentor | Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, There is this notion in the professional arena that people (clients/potential clients) will pay more to hire […]
How to Succeed as a Business Leader in Any Climate, With Mark Watson
Raj Girn: My guest today is the founder of Aquila Capital Partners. Mark Watson, who through his many endeavors, has invested in numerous startups, helping several of them scale and 10x their revenue throughout his three decades long experience. Mark has also run two public companies with over $3.5 billion in revenue, hired thousands of […]
How to Turn Your Experiences Into Stories That Teach, Lead and Inspire, With Mark Carpenter
Raj Girn: Hey, everyone. Welcome to another exciting edition of ‘The Transform Your Confidence Show.‘ I’m your host, Raj Girn, and I’m pleased to welcome you to this week’s media and communications-themed episode and training of sorts entitled How to Turn Your Experiences into Stories that Teach, Lead and Inspire. Also, the title of my […]
Open Chest Newsletter: I don’t want you to miss this . . .
“Let me tell you how my confidence today is born from yesterday’s insecurities . . .” ~ Raj Girn, Confidence Coach & Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, People (esp. women of diversity) often ask me where I got my confidence from. My answer? I built my confidence from breaking down a long list of […]
The Power of Branding to Market a Niche Business: A Real Life Success Story, With Avani Modi Sarkar
Raj Girn: My guest today is the co-founder of Modi Toys, Avani Modi Sarkar, who has an interesting story about how she and her partner took an idea to meet a personal need and built a successful business around it. Modi Toys, founded in 2018, is a family owned South Asian cultural toy and book […]
How to use Media to Engage People the Right Way Virtually, With Pooja Handa
Raj Girn: This week, our focus is going to be on media and communications where I’ll be chatting with multi award-winning journalist and media personality Pooja Handa in an episode entitled How to use Media to Engage People the Right Way Virtually. Pooja’s extensive 20-year career in media has seen her anchor Canada’s number one […]
Open Chest Newsletter: How holistic leadership can bring in more dollars to your bottom line . . .
“Knowledge = Power. Action = Empowerment. Knowledge + Power = Holistic Leadership.” ~ Raj Girn, Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, There’s something so palpable about “holistic leadership” that I want to talk about today, because gone are the days when leadership was a top-down reality. Today, the bottom dictates what happens at the top. […]
How to Achieve a Deeper Wellness in Today’s Climate, With Dr. Monica Vermani
Raj Girn: Today I’m very excited because we’re going to be kicking off the month of March with a mindset- and clarity-themed episode called How to Achieve a Deeper Wellness in Today’s Climate. I know from my perspective a lot of my colleagues, my coworkers, friends, family, we’re all kind of coming out the other […]
How Effective Leadership Skills Build Successful Brands, With Simone Milasas
Raj Girn: With this week’s focus, we’re getting ready to close off February with the leadership- and advocacy-themed episode. I am super pleased to welcome you to the show. Simone Milasas, is a self-made millionaire, renowned speaker, serial bestselling author and the host of the Choice and Change Action podcast. Simone will be chatting with […]
Branding & Marketing: Why doing this one thing can change how people see your worth . . .
“Seek validation from your consumer and you’ll automatically build brand authority.” ~Raj Girn, Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, I want to share something this week that I feel we need to be more honest about when it comes to our personal relationship with it, and that is this whole idea around “validation.” Social media is […]
