Chief Change Officer
#177 Lucy Gernon: Why Confidence Isn’t About Being Loud (Or Quoting Oprah)
Thu, 13 Feb 2025
Confidence: is it real, or just another corporate buzzword like “synergy” and “pivot”? It’s about knowing your worth and standing by it. Lucy Gernon from Ireland is here to clear the fog. In this episode, she ditches the clichés and breaks down confidence as something deeper than borrowed quotes or fake-it-til-you-make-it bravado. Instead, she unpacks how true confidence is about trusting your own voice, owning your ideas, and realizing that you don’t need a guru—just a little belief in yourself. Key Highlights of Our Interview: The Fire Within “I knew I was capable of more, but my inner critic kept me playing small. It wasn’t until a personal tragedy shook me to my core that I decided to stop living for others and start chasing my dreams.” Building While Working “I started small, coaching evenings and weekends to test the waters. It wasn’t glamorous, but it proved there was a demand. For over a year, I balanced corporate life with side hustle life, saving money, gaining testimonials, and upskilling wherever I could.” Lessons from the Mirror “Before starting my business, I leaned on big names and borrowed quotes. But a coach’s nudge reminded me: I had my own frameworks, built on life experience. That realization turned the mirror back on me—and boosted my belief in what I bring to the table.” Confidence as a Gift “Confidence isn’t about perfection or credentials. It’s about understanding what you’ve built, what you’ve learned, and using that to enrich others’ journeys. That’s the real win.” _________________________ Connect with us: Host: Vince Chan | Guest: Lucy Gernon --Chief Change Officer-- Change Ambitiously. Outgrow Yourself. Open a World of Deep Human Intelligence for Growth Progressives, Visionary Underdogs, Transformation Gurus & Bold Hearts. 6 Million+ All-Time Downloads. Reaching 80+ Countries Daily. Global Top 3% Podcast. Top 10 US Business. Top 1 US Careers. >>>100,000+ subscribers are outgrowing. Act Today.<<< --Chief Change Officer--Change Ambitiously. Outgrow Yourself.Open a World of Expansive Human Intelligencefor Transformation Gurus, Black Sheep,Unsung Visionaries & Bold Hearts.12 Million+ All-Time Downloads.Reaching 80+ Countries Daily.Global Top 3% Podcast.Top 10 US Business.Top 1 US Careers.>>>140,000+ are outgrowing. Act Today.<<<
Who is Lucy Gernon and what is her background?
Hi, everyone. Welcome to our show, Chief Change Officer. I'm Vince Chen, your ambitious human host. Our show is a modernist humility for change progressives in organizational and human transformation from around the world. Today, let's give a warm welcome to our first guest from Ireland, Lucy Garner.
Lucy is not only a mother of three and a millennial, but she also has a background in biotech and has spent many years in medical science. Yet in the last few years, She made a bold leap into entrepreneurship, now coaching emerging and established women leaders. Here on my show, I don't share and tell success stories to glorify success. I dive into real, lived experiences
complete with successes, setbacks, surprises, and all the twists and turns. Lucy's story is exactly that. And it's one I'm excited to explore beyond just the accolades she's received. Let's begin this journey together now.
Oh, thank you so much for having me, Vince. I'm so happy to be here with you today.
Lucy, let's start with the juicy part of the interview with you telling us about your journey from biotechnology to women leadership coaching.
Lots of twists and turns for sure. Everybody in life. So, yeah. So my name is Lucy Garnon and I am a triple certified multi-award winning executive coach.
And I work with women in leadership roles to support them to achieve their leadership career goals with more confidence without sacrificing work-life balance, work-life harmony, work-life blend, whatever you want to call it, because it really is possible. And the reason I started my business is, like you shared, I'm from Ireland. I studied biotechnology.
I was actually a microbiologist for a long time. I worked in the food and beverage sector for a while. And then I spent the majority of my two decades in American multinationals, primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. And I ran the microbiology department on a sterile manufacturing site. I had a team.
I was involved in a lot of managing teams across different time zones and trying to coordinate stakeholders across different time zones and things like that, trying to get projects over the line and run the day-to-day operations as well. And while I absolutely loved what I did for a certain period of time, I always knew I had so much more to give.
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