By Laura Beddoe- Collins
As women, so many of us were taught to dim our light. To be “good,” to not brag, to keep quiet about the things we’re proud of. For me, that played out painfully as a teenager.
At home, my parents were going through a messy separation. I felt invisible.
If I spoke about something I was proud of, it was seen as showing off.
So I stopped. Instead, I found attention another way: I fell in with the “naughty kids” at school becoming disruptive for attention.
For the first time, I felt noticed. I felt popular. But underneath it all, I was just a young girl who wanted to be seen and valued.
That wound followed me into adulthood.
I silenced myself, even when I knew I had something important to share. I took jobs and shrunk my truth, I became a chameleon, to what I thought people wanted me to be.
I was lost.
But influence doesn’t come from silence. It doesn’t come from fitting into a mold.
It comes from rewriting your story and being brave enough to own it.
Today, I embody the identity and vision I once longed for. I survived domestic violence, overcame addiction, and even faced homelessness. Yet, I rebuilt from the ground up turning my pain into purpose, and my voice into influence.
I’ve since built a multi–six figure business, mentored women across the globe, and founded Soul Speaks, a community of over 18,000 women, committed to building businesses with integrity and owning their truth unapologetically.
The truth is business success is what you make it, you are allowed to create a new path and it should never require you to sacrifice authenticity or being proud of what you stand for.
The strongest brands are not the most polished. They’re the most real.
Your story is the soil from which your influence grows. When you stop hiding your past and instead transform it into your message, you build a brand that’s remembered.
A brand that inspires. A brand that lasts.
This is what I call an Elevated Brand one that’s unapologetic, rooted in purpose, and impossible to ignore.
Conscious Leadership Creates Movements
With over 20 years in sales and marketing, a background in corporate telecoms, and my experience launching The Brighton Definitive magazine in 2016, I know what it takes to lead. But leadership today requires more than strategy. It requires consciousness. It requires a nervous system that feels safe.
Through my work as a qualified psychotherapist, Reiki practitioner, keynote speaker, mentor, retreat facilitator, and podcast host, I’ve learned that leadership is about identity work (the unconscious mind) as much as it is about strategy. Trauma-informed leadership allows women to rise, not by proving themselves, but by embracing their wholeness.
I am dyslexic, ADHD and I have still created a global movement, why, because I lead with an unshakable mission and I know you gorgeous readers have what it takes too.
This is what it takes to create a movement.
Your unshakable mission and unwavering belief which outways fear.
Empowered Voices Change the World
When I launched The Podcast for Soulful Women in Business (which reached the Top 100 charts), I saw firsthand the power of women’s voices.
Every time a woman decides to stop hiding and start speaking, she lights the path for others.
Purpose driven influence isn’t about ego, it’s about being brave enough to tell the truth and proud enough to stand by your gifts even when it scared the Sh*t out of you.
That’s how we create ripple effects. That’s how we build a legacy. That’s how we change the world.
YOU ARE INVITED
This October at Soul Speaks 2025, I’m creating a two day activation experience teamed with 11+ world class leaders & creators giving you permission to rise into your influence and build a brand that creates a lasting legacy, your voice matters.
Together we’ll be working through four pillars: Impact, Sisterhood, Sales, and Leadership. Together, we’ll explore how to:
- Claim your authority and step fully into visibility.
- Align your business with your soul’s calling.
- Lead in ways that inspire movements.
Transform your story into a roadmap for others to rise.
It’s time to stop letting your past story hold you back.
It’s time to stand up, stand out, and rise as the trailblazer you were born to be.
Because the future belongs to women who build Elevated Brands, lead with Conscious Leadership, and share Empowered Voices that create lasting change.
If you are ready to step up to start leading here is your permission slip.
Remember your voice matters,
Laura Beddoe- Collins
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Influence Is Born When Women Rewrite Their Story
From silencing her voice to building a multi–six figure business and a global community, Laura Beddoe-Collins shares how true influence isn’t about perfection, it’s about owning your story, leading with purpose, and turning pain into power. A call for women everywhere to rise, speak, and lead unapologetically.
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