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Lauri Smith

Lauri Smith

CEO and founder of Voice Matters LLC, public speaking and leadership coach, author of "Your Voice Matters," and host of the Untamed Leader podcast (San Francisco).

Sep 15, 2026

5:03
that.
5:05
And I went, I'm not that comfortable having everyone's eyes on me.
5:09
And he took off his glasses and said, well, then you've picked a strange set of careers for yourself.
5:16
Part of you wants this.
5:18
You're an actor, a teacher, a leader.
5:22
Part of you knows you're meant to be here.
5:25
And that, like, went through all the defense mechanisms and struck my soul.

25 MINS LATER

30:02
masks are hard

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