In Confidence with Lisa Sun: A Gravitas Podcast

What does it take to trust your instincts when the odds are stacked against you?  How do you balance strategy, intuition, and risk without letting self-doubt creep in? How do we celebrate our wins in an authentic way?   Jennifer Shahade is a three-time US Women’s Chess Champion, professional poker player, and author. She brings world-class lessons from chess and poker to everyday life, showing how to merge confidence and calculation so you can make better choices under pressure.   What we cover in this episode: Why if you’re never caught bluffing, you may not be going big enough in poker, in work, or in life. How chess teaches presence, empathy, and better decision making by widening your options. This week’s micromoment, Micro-Brag: practical ways to name wins, build a “confidence primer,” and share accomplishments with authenticity. Make smarter decisions, have stronger self-trust, and handle uncertainty with real strategies in work and life.   Preorder her new book: Thinking Sideways   00:00 Intro 01:14 Meet Jennifer Shahade 05:34 Be Comfortable with Risk 07:08 Lesson #1 from Poker: Bluff Bigger 10:11 Lesson #2 from Poker: Balance and the Quality of Your Decisions 13:55 Lesson #1 from Chess: Seeing Possibilities and Staying Present 18:38 Lesson #2 from Chess: Time and Decision-Making 22:19 Thinking Sideways and Applying Game Strategy to Life 30:51 Confidence is Dynamic, Not Fixed 36:27 Micro-Moment of the Week: Microbrag 41:56 When Jennifer Doesn’t Win a Game 44:41 How to Choose What to Microbrag About 53:32 Jennifer’s Advice on Microbragging 54:58 Outro 56:28 Disclaimer    Connect With Us So You Never Miss a Moment of Inspiration:    Visit Our Website    Get Our Best-Selling Book in Paperback    Follow Gravitas on Instagram    Follow Lisa on Instagram    Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn    Follow Gravitas on TikTok  Follow Gravitas on Substack  Suggestions or Questions? Email Us.

Welcome to Season 3, the Last Quarter Challenge. Think of it as a training plan for your confidence with weekly micro-moments that ladder up so you enter 2026 stronger than ever.   This week's micro-moment is Microbrag. It is about celebrating your wins and taking credit for them. By saying them out loud, your brain processes the win both as speaker and listener, reinforcing the belief that your progress is real and worth celebrating.   Try it today. Share one thing you are proud of, big or small, with someone else. Let it be genuine and notice how it feels not just to say it, but to believe it.   00:00 Intro 00:28 Micro-moment #2: Microbrag 04:22 The Science of Microbragging 07:50 Think About The Context 09:21 How to Practice This Challenge  10:15 Join The Challenge 11:31 Outro 12:03 Disclaimer   Connect With Us So You Never Miss a Moment of Inspiration:    Visit Our Website    Get Our Best-Selling Book in Paperback    Follow Gravitas on Instagram    Follow Lisa on Instagram    Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn    Follow Gravitas on TikTok  Follow Gravitas on Substack  Suggestions or Questions? Email Us.

What happens when you stop leading with armor and start leading with your whole heart? How do you navigate success, rejection, and change while staying true to yourself? How have you gotten stronger and where do you want to grow?   Carla Piñeyro Sublett, C-Suite coach, former IBM and NI CMO, and podcast host of Let’s Go There, has lived at the highest levels of corporate leadership and then chose a different path rooted in service, authenticity, and humanity.    What we cover in this episode:   - How naming fear and leading with vulnerability can unlock trust, improve leadership, and strengthen relationships at work.   - Why work-life balance is a myth and how to design a career and life that feels authentic, fluid, and human.   - This week’s micro-moment, Most Improved Player: how noticing and rewarding progress builds resilience, fuels growth, and creates lasting confidence.   Find the courage to lead from your heart and celebrate how far you have already come with this episode of In Confidence hosted by Lisa Sun. Subscribe so you never miss a moment of inspiration.   Learn more from Carla    00:05 Intro 01:11 Meet Carla 07:50 Why Leadership Must Shift: Carla’s Approach 09:36 Better Outcomes Through Love, Vulnerability, And Shared Purpose 15:54 Micro-moment Of The Week: Most Improved Player (MIP) 17:18 How Carla Has Gotten Stronger 24:26 Carla On Practicing MIP 29:31 What Enabled Carla’s Growth And How You Can Create Your Moment 35:16 Life After A Big Role: Identity, Rejection, And The Path Back 41:02 Helping Others See Their Growth 43:35 Work-Life Balance Is A Myth: Boundaries And Shifting Work Environments 50:00 What Carla And Lisa Want To Improve Next 53:52 Outro 56:02 Disclaimer   Connect With Us So You Never Miss a Moment of Inspiration:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Our Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Our Best-Selling Book in Paperback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Gravitas on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Lisa on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Gravitas on TikTok  Follow Gravitas on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suggestions or Questions? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us at inconfidence@gravitasnewyork.com⁠

Welcome to Season 3, the Last Quarter Challenge. Think of it as a training plan for your confidence with weekly micro-moments that ladder up so you enter 2026 stronger than ever. The first challenge is Most Improved Player. Instead of chasing MVP status and external applause, we’re practicing MIP: noticing how you’ve gotten stronger. This quick reflection builds resilience, rewires your brain to see progress, and compounds into lasting confidence. Try it today: ask yourself, “How have I gotten stronger this week?” Write it down and let that acknowledgment be your win.   00:00 Intro 01:49 Micro-moment #1: Most Improved Player 03:08 The Science of Improvement 04:52 How to Practice This Challenge 08:03 When Progress Feels Invisible: Try a Growth Journal 11:17 Noticing Growth in Others 12:26 Join The Challenge 13:34 Outro 14:08 Disclaimer   Connect With Us So You Never Miss a Moment of Inspiration:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Our Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Our Best-Selling Book in Paperback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Gravitas on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Lisa on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Gravitas on TikTok  Follow Gravitas on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suggestions or Questions? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us at inconfidence@gravitasnewyork.com⁠

This season is your training plan for confidence: bite-sized, science-backed micro-moments designed to help you finish the year strong and start 2026 even stronger. Every Tuesday, Lisa introduces a two-to-five-minute challenge rooted in neuroscience and everyday courage. Every Friday, a special guest joins to share how that week’s challenge has shaped their own life and leadership. By the end of the season, you’ll have a toolkit of small habits that create big change. Together, we’ll finish the year grounded, brave, and ready for what’s next. Because what we share in confidence helps us grow in confidence.   Connect With Us So You Never Miss a Moment of Inspiration:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Our Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Our Best-Selling Book in Paperback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Gravitas on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Lisa on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suggestions or Questions? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us at inconfidence@gravitasnewyork.com⁠

Discover how to engage with social media meaningfully and intentionally. Learn the powerful tests to apply before posting, ensuring your content contributes positively. Celebrate others to create a ripple of confidence and connection in your community. Shift from comparison to abundance, transforming how you experience social platforms. Ultimately, explore how to forge deeper connections and foster a supportive online environment.

Why do we crave our devices despite knowing better? This lively discussion delves into the addictive nature of social media, supported by brain science. Listeners are introduced to a four-part framework for healthier platform engagement and learn to avoid pitfalls like FOMO and the 'superhero facade.' A refreshing mindset shift from seeking validation to focusing on abundance is encouraged. Get ready to rethink your social media habits for a more positive impact on your daily life!

Friendships are vital to our health and happiness. When they are good, they give us energy, support, and joy. But even with those benefits, many of us still struggle to make and keep friends as adults. Between shifting life stages, busy schedules, and the awkwardness of “friend dating,” connection can feel daunting. In this episode, Lisa explores: Why making friends as an adult feels so daunting and how to overcome the “friend dating” stage The circles of friendship: leaf, branch, and root people and how to know who belongs where Simple ways to nurture your inner circle and let go of friendships that no longer serve you Friendships need care, and this conversation shows you where to start.   00:00 Intro 03:36 How do you make friends as an adult? 11:32 Not all friendships are created equal 16:51 How to nurture your friendships 25:12 Reflection questions 26:34 A simple way to show someone you’re thinking of them 27:15 Outro 28:11 Disclaimer   Connect With Us So You Never Miss a Moment of Inspiration:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Our Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Our Best-Selling Book in Paperback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Gravitas on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Lisa on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suggestions or Questions? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us at inconfidence@gravitasnewyork.com⁠

Every great movement needs its storytellers. On this Women’s Equality Day, we’re going behind the curtain with Jill Furman, Tony Award-winning producer of In the Heights, Hamilton, and now Suffs, the Broadway musical about the women who fought for the right to vote. From tough rewrites to building inclusive teams, Jill shows us how producing art can shape how we see equality, leadership, and each other.   In this episode, you’ll hear: The behind-the-scenes journey of Suffs and its Tony wins Why progress is messy, but still worth marching for How Jill leads with compassion in an industry built on uncertainty Celebrate Women’s Equality Day with Gravitas:   See Suffs on tour and experience the story inspiring audiences nationwide    Shop our new Forward Into Light Rebel Sweatshirt designed to honor this day and suffragist Inez Milholland who fought for our right to vote   00:00 Intro 00:55 Meet Jill Furman 07:08 Women’s Equality Day 07:47 Suffs Musical 15:08 Choosing Projects & Why Suffs 19:45 Struggles That Still Apply Today 21:17 Walking the Talk 27:08 Building Trust & Jill’s Leadership 32:17 Jill’s Confidence Language 36:40 The Role of a Producer 38:48 Suffs on Tour 40:15 Celebrating Women’s Equality Day 41:25 Outro 42:43 Disclaimer   Connect With Us So You Never Miss a Moment of Inspiration:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Our Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get Our Best-Selling Book in Paperback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Gravitas on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Follow Lisa on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suggestions or Questions? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email Us at inconfidence@gravitasnewyork.com⁠

Sabina Nawaz, a bestselling author and former senior leader at Microsoft, shares invaluable leadership insights. She discusses how pressure can corrupt leaders more than power, urging authenticity and transparency. Expect to learn about four common leadership mistakes and unique tools for closing the power gap and fostering honest communication. Sabina also emphasizes the power of doing nothing in high-pressure situations, inviting listeners to embrace feedback and personal growth for a more inspired leadership journey.