Embracing the Cringe in Your Leadership — And Why It Changes Everything w/Cat Del Carmen | Ep #53

Episode notes

️ Welcome back to Leadership Beyond the Title Podcast! Summary If you've ever felt like you needed permission to show up fully as yourself — or like leadership required perfection, polish, and playing it safe — this episode will feel like a deep exhale. In this conversation with business coach Catalina Del Carmen , we explore what it really means to embrace the cringe in your leadership — the awkwardness, the vulnerability, the moments where you're unsure how you'll be received — and why those moments are often the gateway to authenticity, impact, and visibility. Cat shares how creating content became the first place she allowed herself to show up as a whole human, not a curated persona. We talk about the famous Cringe Challenge — why doing the uncomfortable thing on purpose grows confidence and presence — and how this mindset can be used not only in entrepreneurship but inside corporate systems and leadership roles.