The Imposter Roster: The Secret Lives of Capable Women

1. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

   The 200-Page Hail Mary: Michelle Collins on Trusting Your Instincts When It Matters Most (opens the original)

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   "I would rather fail with my best effort than fail with my everyday effort." That's Michelle Collins in a sentence — and also exactly what she did when she walked into a client meeting that was about to go off the rails with her interview skills, her storytelling instincts, and a 200-page spec document that she created." Michelle Collins is the Chief Operating Officer at CodeBaby, where she leads the company's work in emotionally responsive AI avatars across healthcare, education, customer servi

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2. Episode · Jul 21, 2026

   Fill Out the Form. Spiral Later. Amanda Sweet on Doing It Anyway. (opens the original)

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   What do you do when you've spent most of your life being told you're too much — too loud, too big, too disruptive — and you finally decide to stop shrinking? If you're Amanda Sweet, you throw a party, swap some clothes, crown yourself Creative Fairy Godmother, and build a movement. Amanda Sweet is the founder of the Revamp Ecosystem, Director of Ecosystem Development at Bamboo Co-Work, Miss Voluptuous America, and the woman behind a clothing swap festival that has diverted more than 76,000 pound

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