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

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Coming up in May I'm running a complimentary webinar for women in the food sector to have their voice heard. If this is you, or you know anyone who may be interested in attending, please share. Registration and details are on the events page of my
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