The Honest Mic

Most success stories skip the expensive part. The Honest Mic is where founders, operators, creators, and people with scars worth learning from share what it really takes to build, recover, and keep going. No hype. No highlight reel. Just honest conversations from people who've been through something worth hearing. The goal isn't inspiration. It's perspective you can actually use.

The Honest Mic is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 164 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The Honest Mic, a business show with 164 episodes published.

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  Why Capable Professionals Get Overlooked (And How to Change It) | Aletta Rochat

  Sep 29, 202620 min

  Stagnant careers shouldn't happen to good people. But they do. You're doing the work. You're hitting the targets. You're the one everyone relies on. And somehow, the promotion goes to someone else. The meeting moves on before you finish your thought. Your ideas get repeated back to you five minutes later — and suddenly they're brilliant. Most people assume that's a confidence problem. Aletta Rochat says the real issue runs deeper than that. It's not about how confident you feel. It's about how you're perceived. It's about the specific communication habits that determine whether you're taken seriously or passed over. Aletta is an Executive Presence Coach, a global speaker, and a Past International President of Toastmasters International. She's delivered training and coaching across more than 20 countries, and she's the author of Speak, Connect, Succeed: Build Your Reputation As You Speak. In this episode of The Honest Mic, Aletta talks about why doing good work isn't always enough to be recognised for it, the subtle habits that quietly undermine credibility, and what it actually looks like to start taking up space before the promotion, before the title, before anyone gives you permission. If you know you're ready for the next level but haven't been given permission yet, this conversation is for you. Connect with Aletta: Website: https://www.alettarochat.com/

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  The Emotional Desert: What Culture Does to Men and Boys | Gloria Vanderhorst

  Sep 29, 202625 min

  Gloria Vanderhorst started her practice as a psychologist working with preschool children — mainly boys. Female teachers saw their exuberance and physical energy as problematic. They were labeled hyperactive or attention-deficient. Her work with those boys resulted in their fathers coming to therapy to explore their own emotional angst. And over fifty years, she's watched how our culture robs males of access to the full range of emotions necessary for a healthy sense of self. She's the author of a New York Times bestselling journal book, Read, Reflect, Respond: The 3 R's of Growth and Change. She writes a weekly essay that challenges people to grow emotionally. And she's writing a book about how fathers can help their sons avoid the trap of the emotional desert. In this episode of The Honest Mic, Gloria talks about why men struggle with intimacy, how culture limits male emotional development, and what fathers can do to help their sons. If you've been told your whole life that your feelings don't matter, this conversation is for you. Connect with Gloria: Website: DrVanderhorst.com Substack: Weekly essays on emotional growth

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  I Write Because It's How I Listen | Nancy Ensley

  Sep 29, 202647 min

  Nancy Ensley has spent decades in professions that demand empathy and discernment. Nurse. Hospice specialist. Legal nurse consultant. Coding specialist. Teacher. Supervisor. Helping people navigate life's most critical moments. She's learned that every story, no matter the genre, carries lessons worth sharing. Now she writes across memoirs, fiction, science fiction, mystery, thriller, action, and children's literature — each story rooted in family, faith, service, and lived experience. She writes because it's how she listens. How she remembers. With five children, fourteen grandchildren, and a lifetime of observations, she's turned a life of service into a life of stories. In this episode of The Honest Mic, Nancy talks about what hospice taught her about what actually matters, the life lessons that find their way into her writing, and what she'd say to someone trying to make sense of their own story. If you're trying to understand your own story, this conversation is for you. Connect with Nancy: Website: NancyJasinEnsley.com

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  Thirty Years Taken: From Prison to Purpose | Tammy Corwin

  Sep 29, 202618 min

  Tammy Corwin was abandoned at the age of two. Later adopted. At twenty-two, she was convicted and sentenced to sixty years in prison for a crime she did not commit. She entered prison as a young woman and did not walk back into the free world until she was fifty-two. Thirty years passed while life continued outside those walls. And yet — within twelve months of her release, she built her flagship company into a six-figure business. Today, Tammy is an author, inspirational speaker, television producer, founder and CEO of Words Matter Publishing, and the founder of the I Am Dragonfly movement. Her signature message is "Becoming Who He Created You to Be." In this episode of The Honest Mic, Tammy talks about what it felt like to walk out of prison at fifty-two, how she built a business from nothing, and why purpose doesn't have an expiration date. If you believe you've waited too long to pursue your dream, this conversation is for you. Connect with Tammy: Website: IAmDragonfly.net Books, Speaking, Coaching: Available through website

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  She Has It All. So Why's She Crying in the Car? | Liz Coleman

  Sep 24, 202619 min

  Liz Coleman works with women who look successful and steady from the outside but can't remember the last time they truly relaxed. The ones stuck overthinking every decision, always on, unable to switch off even when nothing is wrong. She's a certified transformational life coach with a degree in psychology, and she built her approach the hard way. After years of chasing answers across therapy, medicine, and every wellness protocol on the market — each treating one slice in isolation — she built the MindLife Reset™: the whole-person process none of those specialists were doing. In this episode of The Honest Mic, Liz talks about what it means when a woman has it all but still feels empty, why so many successful women can't switch off, and how to start trusting yourself again. If you've tried everything and you're still asking the same question, this conversation is for you. Connect with Liz: Website: https://www.lizcolemanlifecoach.com/

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