What does it take to trust your voice—especially when the work you’re called to do feels bigger than you? We sit down with Celina Mattocks to talk about the experiences that shaped her path to the TEDx stage—and the inner work that made it possible. Celina shares her journey through tech and consulting, where her background in communications and organizational development helped her understand not just systems and data, but the very human ways people respond to change. We explore the internal conversations so many women in tech know well—Am I enough? Do I belong here?—and how those questions evolve as careers, confidence, and courage grow. From leading large-scale change initiatives to leaving corporate life to build Lead Live Learn, Celina opens up about taking risks, facing fear, and translating something as intangible as confidence into something you can design, teach, and scale. She also takes us behind the scenes of her TEDx experience—how the idea emerged, the discipline of shaping it, and what it taught her about taking up space and trusting her voice in real time.

Listen to Celina's TedX talk here: https://youtu.be/bQOa1ryhrwk?si=qQk6ysvb_fSKkQxc