# How to Lead with Confidence and Build Trust at Work with Selena Rezvani Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alli-worthington-show-1138893/how-to-lead-with-confidence-and-build-trust-at-work-with-selena-rezvani Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alli-worthington-show-1138893/how-to-lead-with-confidence-and-build-trust-at-work-with-selena-rezvani.md Podcast: [The Alli Worthington Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alli-worthington-show-1138893) Published: 2026-07-06T07:02:00+00:00 Episode link: https://thealliworthingtonshow.podbean.com/e/how-to-lead-with-confidence-and-build-trust-at-work-with-selena-rezvani/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gk7ffmf7xvs867fq/audio-AWS-Selena_Rezvani-FINAL90v02.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-alli-worthington-show-1138893/episodes/how-to-lead-with-confidence-and-build-trust-at-work-with-selena-rezvani Duration seconds: 1774 ## Resource Join Alli on Substack – https://wisewoman/ method.substack.com What does it look like to walk into a room as your full self, not the version who already decided she doesn’t belong there? Leadership coach and author Selena Rezvani has spent her career sitting with that exact question, and in this conversation, she brings the kind of stories and truth that land deep. Selena teaches leaders how to build trust and share power, and she does so with credibility that comes only from real life. She has bombed the interview. She has eaten the whole sleeve of Milano cookies. She has gone back anyway and written a completely different ending. That’s why her work sticks. It’s lived, not theoretical. This episode is for every woman who has ever over-prepared, under-showed, and wondered what might have happened if she had let herself take up the space she deserved. Listen in, and let it remind you that you belong in the room, too. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why your energy, not your to-do list, should be shaping your workday How to advocate for yourself with the people above you without slipping into the tightrope women are so often forced to walk The GPS framework for getting a yes, even when the ask feels bold or a little risky What healthy entitlement actually means and why it matters when you’re negotiating for what you need Why one of the most surprising research findings about managers will change the way you think about leadership How to hold a no loosely and still go back two more times when it matters Timestamps: (01:48) - Selena's crooked career path from social work to executive coaching (04:39) - How Selena structures her workday around energy, not equal time blocks (07:28) - Raising twins, recovering from infertility, and what changes when you know what you foug… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-alli-worthington-show-1138893/episodes/how-to-lead-with-confidence-and-build-trust-at-work-with-selena-rezvani/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alli-worthington-show-1138893/how-to-lead-with-confidence-and-build-trust-at-work-with-selena-rezvani.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.