People (especially BIPOC women) often ask me where I got my confidence from. Here’s where . . .

“Confidence is a state of being, not a list of accomplishments. Accomplishments are a bi-product of confidence.” ~ Raj Girn, Confidence Coach, Consultant & Mentor | Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, People (especially BIPOC women) often ask me where I got my confidence from. My answer? I built it the long way – breaking […]
Why do people resonate towards me when they don’t know me?

“Selling isn’t about how good you are at your skill. It’s about how great you are at communicating the outcome your skill provides.” ~ Raj Girn, Confidence Coach, Consultant & Mentor | Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, There is this notion in the professional arena that people (clients/potential clients) will pay more to hire […]
I don’t want you to miss this . . .

“Let me tell you how my confidence today is born from yesterday’s insecurities . . .” ~ Raj Girn, Confidence Coach & Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, People (esp. women of diversity) often ask me where I got my confidence from. My answer? I built my confidence from breaking down a long list of […]
Ep 87: The Power of Branding to Market a Niche Business: A Real Life Success Story, With Avani Modi Sarkar

Raj Girn: My guest today is the co-founder of Modi Toys, Avani Modi Sarkar, who has an interesting story about how she and her partner took an idea to meet a personal need and built a successful business around it. Modi Toys, founded in 2018, is a family owned South Asian cultural toy and book […]
Ep 86: How to use Media to Engage People the Right Way Virtually, With Pooja Handa

Raj Girn: This week, our focus is going to be on media and communications where I’ll be chatting with multi award-winning journalist and media personality Pooja Handa in an episode entitled How to use Media to Engage People the Right Way Virtually. Pooja’s extensive 20-year career in media has seen her anchor Canada’s number one […]
How holistic leadership can bring in more dollars to your bottom line . . .

“Knowledge = Power. Action = Empowerment. Knowledge + Power = Holistic Leadership.” ~ Raj Girn, Founder, The Open Chest® Confidence Academy Hi Friend, There’s something so palpable about “holistic leadership” that I want to talk about today, because gone are the days when leadership was a top-down reality. Today, the bottom dictates what happens at the top. […]