Marianna Penna on Public Speaking Academy Stage “ Business is not a race, it’s a journey. ” A few words, said at the right time, can land like a truth you didn’t know you were carrying. That quote came from Keely Woolley —an incredible coach who supports high-performing women in business to succeed without compromising their wellbeing —when we were talking about the pressure women face to win business , perform , lead , and still be “everything” at the same time. And honestly? That sentence...

When you make a wish and act on it! January always feels like the opening scene of a film. The soundtrack is hopeful. The lighting is bright. Your mind is full of possibility — and so is your feed. But for many women in business, there’s a hidden cost to this season of excitement. We are brilliant at living ahead  of ourselves. We’re thinking about: what to fix, what to launch, what to improve, what to become, what everyone else is doing, what the market will want next. And slowly, without...

There’s a quiet crisis happening in marketing right now. Not a crisis of tools. We have more tools than ever. Not a crisis of ideas. Content is everywhere. It’s a crisis of trust , clarity , and identity . And it hits female business owners particularly hard—because so many women are building businesses while carrying an extra, unspoken weight: to be polished but relatable, expert but humble, visible but never “too much.” In this climate, personal branding can start to feel like a...