Open Chest Newsletter: It’s Time To Say “Yes” To YOU This Month!
“We thrive on working with clients with a vision we believe in, and we take on projects we know we can deliver. Our process is simple: we listen to you to help us to help you.” ~ Raj Girn, Confidence Coach, Consultant & Mentor | Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, Happy February! I hope […]
Are You Climbing a Ladder That’s Taking You To the Wrong Destination, With Vanessa Loder
Raj Girn: My guest today is leadership expert, author and keynote speaker Vanessa Loder, who climbed to the top of her respective field in business only to realize that she had been climbing the wrong ladder all this time. Having checked off all the boxes — undergrad degree from Columbia, MBA from Stanford — her […]
For Most of My Life, I Have Had No Idea How To Be a Woman, With Dr. Rima Bonario
Raj Girn: This week I bring you a mindset and clarity themed episode entitled “For most of my life, I have had no idea how to be a woman.” A provocative title, I know, and one that my guest, Dr. Rima Bonario, confesses to as the very first statements she makes in her one sheet […]
How to Take a Business Idea From Inception to Scale in any Climate A Real Life Success Story, With Prerna Gupta
Raj Girn: Meet four-time serial tech founder and entrepreneur Prerna Gupta, who is best known for her apps Hooked. Her investor portfolio reads off like a who’s who of celebrity tech investors, with people like Ashton Kutcher, Mariah Carey and Jamie Foxx, just to name a few. Prerna has also been named as one of […]
Leaning into Gender Equality in Business and Building Community and Allyship, With Annie Raygoza
Raj Girn: My guest today is Annie Raygoza, the director of client services at WebEnertia, a B2B digital agency headquartered in Silicon Valley. Here is our conversation: Raj Girn: Welcome to the show, lovely lady. We have been trying to do this for some time now and I’m so happy to finally have you on. […]
Open Chest Newsletter: Why personal branding is more important for your business than almost anything else . . .
“If you want your personal brand to be successful, you need to know who you are, what you stand for, what your intention is, and who will benefit from interaction with you. This can be leveraged to amplify the growth of your business.” ~ Raj Girn, Confidence Coach, Consultant & Mentor | Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence […]
Open Chest Newsletter: How being “self-ful” has been the key to unlock my personal and business success . . .
“The truth is that I’ve been pushed and pulled by the selfish and selfless parts within myself all my life. It wasn’t until I learned how to be “self-ful” that my yin and yang finally met in the middle and I accomplished peace.” ~ Raj Girn, Confidence Coach, Consultant & Mentor | Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence […]
Open Chest Newsletter: Here’s why even as an expert, I’m a constant student . . .
“The acquisition of knowledge can never be underestimated, because it allows you to learn from others without experiencing the fallbacks.” ~ Raj Girn, Confidence Coach, Consultant & Mentor | Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, We constantly hear that “knowledge is cheap” on the internet, as if that’s a bad thing. I’ve learned two very important lessons […]
Open Chest Newsletter: People (especially BIPOC women) often ask me where I got my confidence from. Here’s where . . .
“Confidence is a state of being, not a list of accomplishments. Accomplishments are a bi-product of confidence.” ~ Raj Girn, Confidence Coach, Consultant & Mentor | Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, People (especially BIPOC women) often ask me where I got my confidence from. My answer? I built it the long way – breaking […]
