About

My passion is helping smart women advance their career, earn more & build influence by having their voice heard.

Helping smart women find their voice, grow confidence and influence, and communicate with clarity is work that sets my soul on fire.

Speaking clearly, sharing thoughts confidently, and communicating from a place of authenticity creates freedom to make the workplace contribution you’d like to make. This is not only valuable for your career and leadership advancement, it boosts productivity, innovation and overall organisational performance.

How we sound is one of our key tools for influence, and it’s from this perspective that I speak, train and mentor about the barriers that hold smart women back from communicating with clarity, confidence and authenticity.

My experience includes 30 years in behaviour change counselling, communication, media and spokesperson roles, and as a speaker and advisor to global organisations. With a background in the food sector, I’m particularly passionate about helping women in food, nutrition and science to speak with confidence and grow their influence.

My next book - Why Smart Women Don’t Speak Up - Breaking Barriers to Advancing Female Leadership and Enhancing Organisational Performance is due in 2024. In my spare time I love reading, journalling and yoga and have a love for food as the facilitator of conversations that deepen human connection, enabling people to be seen, heard and valued for who they truly are. 

@sharonnatolispeaks

3 reasons speaking up for yourself can feel hard. 1. You were born to fit in As humans, we value connection and belonging.  When speaking up means standing out,  it feels threatening as though you are separating yourself from the pac
Feelings of discomfort can stop you speaking up and using your voice when you need to. Here are five ways this may arise: 1. 😨 Fearfulness - being overly concerned with what other people think. 2. 🫤Blankness - experiencing a disconnect between y
Last night I went out for dinner (by myself as I love to do) and noticed a girl with her Dad sharing a meal. They took a seat and when the entree of garlic bread arrived, the girl, still in her school uniform (I estimate she was about 14 years old),
In her book The Five Regrets of the Dying, author Bronnie Ware found the number one regret of those facing their last days on Earth was: I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. Being true
Good Girl Syndrome is a disease you can catch from the culture. It's contracted when you're encouraged to fit in, be polite, wait your turn, only speak when you're spoken to and to be 'lady-like'. The Syndrome sticks because you're rewarded for you