Mary Orton is a woman who wears many hats. After starting her career in investment banking, she took a leap of faith in 2013 and started a fashion blog dedicated to helping women find their personal style and confidence in the workplace. Since then, she has built an ever-growing online community centered around fashion, beauty, design, and confidence. Now, she’s also the founder and CEO of the first women’s luxury baseball cap brand, CHORD, which provides thoughtfully-made, elevated baseball caps designed to help women feel polished and put-together no matter where the day takes them. In this episode, we discuss Mary’s online journey from blogging to Instagram, the story behind CHORD, and how the things that terrify you most often take you the farthest.

Join us as we talk about:

• Mary’s creative childhood, her early career in investment banking, and what inspired her to start a blog
• Tuning out the noise and the freedom that comes with de-centering the opinions of others and pursuing what brings you joy
• How fashion can enhance confidence and finding your personal style in your work wardrobe
• Making the jump from a corporate job to being a full-time content creator and entrepreneur
• Founding CHORD, the source of Mary’s confidence, and how she’s continuing to evolve her brand

Find Mary:

www.memorandum.com

www.shopchord.com

IG: @maryorton

X: @maryortonMEMO

LinkedIn: Mary Orton Scudellari

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www.lydiafenet.com

IG: @lydiafenet

LinkedIn: Lydia Fenet

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If you’re an avid reader, chances are you’ve already heard of Elizabeth Day. An award-winning author, broadcaster, and the founder of Daylight Productions, Elizabeth has written ten books spanning both fiction and nonfiction and is a Sunday Times #1 bestseller. Beyond the page, she is also the creator and host of How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, a chart-topping podcast that celebrates the things in life that haven’t gone right. Every week, guests like Kate Winslet, Jon Bon Jovi, and Gloria Steinem discuss the lessons they have learned from failure throughout their careers. Join us for this episode as we talk about Elizabeth’s writing process, embracing shared vulnerability as the antidote to shame, and how there is no success without failure.

Don’t miss this interview where we discuss:

• Elizabeth’s podcast How To Fail, why she started it, and what our failures can teach us about ourselves
• How imposter syndrome and fear of failure often go hand in hand and the liberation that comes with viewing failure as an opportunity for growth
• Elizabeth’s lifelong love of fiction writing, her background in print journalism, and why she began writing nonfiction as well
• Observation, curiosity, and finding time to be creative amidst busy schedules
• The common thread present in all of Elizabeth’s work and where she finds inspiration for both her fiction and nonfiction writing

Find Elizabeth:

www.elizabethday.org

IG: @elizabday

TikTok: @elizabday

X: @elizabday

LinkedIn: Elizabeth Day

Follow Lydia:

www.lydiafenet.com

IG: @lydiafenet

LinkedIn: Lydia Fenet

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In 2017, Cecily Mak decided to rethink her relationship with alcohol. What started as a 30-day experiment eliminating alcohol quickly revealed a life that felt clearer, richer, and more intentional without substances. Inspired by this change, Cecily began sharing her story on social media, and ClearLife was born–a movement dedicated to helping others reclaim clarity, presence, and intention in their lives. Now, Cecily is the co-founder of Wisdom Ventures, ClearLife Reset, and the voice behind ClearLife. In her new book Undimmed, Cecily shares her framework to empower readers to choose practices, habits, and priorities that support a life of presence, healthier relationships, and deeper alignment. Join us as we talk about the story behind ClearLife, Cecily’s book Undimmed, and what it means to live clear.

Don’t miss this episode of Claim Your Confidence where we discuss:

• Cecily’s early career as a lawyer and Silicon Valley executive and trying to find balance in a work hard, play hard environment
• What “dimmers” are, how we use them day-to-day to escape discomfort, and the steps we can take to regain clarity and presence
• The inflection point that inspired Cecily to reevaluate her relationship with alcohol and why she began sharing her journey with others
• Cecily’s Eight Awarenesses framework and how she created it
• Embracing vulnerability and discomfort and how Cecily found community through social media

Find Cecily:

www.cecilymak.com

IG: @clearlifejourney

Substack: @cecilymak

LinkedIn: Cecily Mak

Follow Lydia:

www.lydiafenet.com

IG: @lydiafenet

LinkedIn: Lydia Fenet

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