{"podcast":{"title":"It's Time for Success: The Business Insights Podcast","slug":"it-s-time-for-success-the-business-insights-podcast-6489258","podcast_index_feed_id":6489258,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/its-time-for-success","website_url":"https://itpromo.ca/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YRX3ItAJ_RX9FbeRgeBvNUUi54Eo-hXL4ZrrGZKe00k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNTQw/MWVkMzIwNzEyMzM4/YTJjYzgzYmMyY2Vk/MjQ1Yi5qcGc.jpg","author":"Sharon DeKoning","episode_count":52,"summary":"Unlock the secrets to business success and gain valuable insights from local industry leaders. Join us as we delve into the strategies, triumphs, and lessons learned of thriving companies, empowering entrepreneurs to elevate their businesses to new heights.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T22:18:26.155153+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-time-for-success-the-business-insights-podcast-6489258"},"episode":{"title":"Lisa Dublin on Cringey Honesty, Authenticity, and Speaking with Confidence","slug":"lisa-dublin-on-cringey-honesty-authenticity-and-speaking-with-confidence","published_at":"2026-09-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-time-for-success-the-business-insights-podcast-6489258/lisa-dublin-on-cringey-honesty-authenticity-and-speaking-with-confidence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-time-for-success-the-business-insights-podcast-6489258","url":"https://youtu.be/7B4hPggnElE","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/d80514b3/fa929078.mp3","summary":"In this inspiring episode, host Sharon DeKoning welcomes Lisa Dublin, executive coach, speaker, founder of Optimum Success Strategies, host of Basement Chronicles, and performance poet. Lisa shares her journey from Saint Lucia to Edmonton and how she combined coaching, speaking, writing, and entrepreneurship into a career centred around helping people live and lead with confidence. Together, Sharon and Lisa explore the realities of entrepreneurship, including imposter syndrome, failure, making money, finding your strengths, and having the courage to keep going when something doesn’t work the first time. Lisa introduces her powerful three-question postmortem framework: What worked? What didn’t work? What will I do differently next time? She explains how this simple process turns mistakes into practical learning opportunities while preserving what is already working. The conversation then moves into public speaking and commanding a room, where Lisa encourages entrepreneurs to shift their attention away from themselves and toward the people they are there to serve. From sales calls and presentations to podcasts and social media, she reminds listeners that speaking is ultimately a conversation and that confidence grows when you focus on your message, your audience, and the value you can provide. Sharon and Lisa also dig into the authentic advantage and why filtering your personality can limit your influence. Lisa explains that authenticity reveals your values, naturally attracting people who connect with what you stand for while repelling those who don’t, and that can be a good thing. They discuss finding your unique voice, accepting yourself without placing yourself above or beneath others, building relationships through the principle of “know + like + trust = buy,” and f…","meta_description":"In this inspiring episode, host Sharon DeKoning welcomes Lisa Dublin, executive coach, speaker, founder of Optimum Success Strategies, host of Basement Ch…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3117,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-time-for-success-the-business-insights-podcast-6489258/episodes/lisa-dublin-on-cringey-honesty-authenticity-and-speaking-with-confidence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-time-for-success-the-business-insights-podcast-6489258/lisa-dublin-on-cringey-honesty-authenticity-and-speaking-with-confidence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}