36. What It Takes To Be a Confident Fundraiser with Dethra Giles

Dethra Giles is the founder and CEO of ExecuPrep, an international performance optimization firm. She goes around the world, working with companies to make sure they are performing at their optimal level. In this episode, Dethra shares some of her views and experiences around recovering and building confidence, embracing ignorance, and feeling comfortable with rejection. She talks about getting our ‘ two-year-old confidence’ back and how to overcome imposter syndrome. Join in and listen to this conversation where we encourage you to aim high and take your negotiation and leadership skills to the next level with more confidence!

Episode Highlights : 

2:29 - Who is Dethra Giles? A business leader who wants to fix the consciousness of organizations all around the world.

5:21 - Embracing our ignorance: How to find the middle ground between risk mitigation and showing up confidently.

10:46 - Negotiation beyond a ‘yes’ or ‘no’: Thinking big and realizing where the negotiation starts.

19:40 - Questioning our skills: Understanding the relationship between confidence and impostor syndrome.

28:26 - Here for the unlearning: Overcoming self-beliefs around rejection and the need for ‘solid skills’ that aren’t helpful to acquire alignment.

37:34 - Make a space for others, there is more than enough for everyone: Support and disempowerment among women and underrepresented groups in society.

50:00 - How to contact Dethra Giles and a shoutout to CASA and UNCF, two nonprofits that she’s passionate about.