Closing the Gender Pay Gap: How Women Can Build Rejection Resilience Through Pitching with Alice Draper

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In this episode of the Aligned and Thriving podcast, host Judith Bowtell is joined by Alice Draper, the founder and chief strategist at Hustling Writers. Alice is on a mission to make publicity easy and accessible for underrepresented women entrepreneurs at all stages of their businesses. They discuss Alice's journey, her approach to building rejection resilience, and the importance of normalising rejection for success, especially for women and marginalised groups.

Podcast Episode Summary

• Alice shares her background and how she started her career as a struggling writer, pitching herself to publications while learning the art of pitching.
• She discusses the concept of "rejection resilience" and how gamifying the process of getting rejections can help build confidence and improve pitching skills.
• Alice highlights the gender gap in risk-taking and how societal norms often make women more risk-averse, leading to fewer opportunities for advancement and success.
• They explore the economic cost of the gender pay gap and the barriers women face in accessing investment and leadership roles.
• Alice emphasises the importance of normalising rejection and building a supportive community to overcome mental blocks and put oneself out there.
• She shares her future plans to evolve Hustling Writers into a strong community that offers support, collaboration, and strategic insights for pitching and self-promotion.

Article reference:
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Alice Draper website link: Hustling Writers

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1. Closing the Gender Pay Gap: How Women Can Build Rejection Resilience Through Pitching with Alice Draper (00:00:00)

2. Work-Life Balance Discussion (00:02:41)

3. Alice's childhood and early influences around work (00:05:10)

4. How Alice accidentally developed pitching skills as a writer (00:11:05)

5. The concept of "rejection resilience" and overcoming fear of rejection (00:16:45)

6. Practical strategies for building rejection resilience (00:23:02)

7. Gender differences in risk-taking abilities (00:28:07)

8. Alice highlights the value of practising messaging by observing which ideas resonate with people as a way to build confidence gradually. (00:37:44)

9. Emphasising the significance of starting small and gradually expanding outreach efforts to gain confidence and increase opportunities for success. (00:38:50)

10. Discussing the importance of reaching out to a wider audience, even if faced with potential rejections, as part of the process to grow and expand one's (00:40:03)

11. Future Plans for Hustling Writers and Community Building (00:43:14)