From TV Producer to Entrepreneur: Amanda Furgiuele on Self-Trust, Debt, and Leading with Integrity

Read the full episode breakdown + show notes: https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/blog/fake-it-till-you-make-it-identity-gap

What does self-trust look like when no one is validating your decision — and you’re carrying it all quietly?
In this Season 3 episode of The Self Trust Solution Podcast, Dawn Ledet sits down with Amanda Furgiuele — entrepreneur, strategist, podcaster, and co-author of The Pursuit of Badasserie — for an honest conversation about building self-trust before confidence, approval, or certainty arrive.
Amanda shares her journey from working as a television producer to leaving that career to build her own business — without telling her family for years. She opens up about navigating ego, fear, and over $100,000 of debt, and how trusting herself through private struggle ultimately reshaped how she leads, decides, and defines success.
This episode explores:

• What it means to choose alignment before approval
• Building self-trust quietly, without external validation
• Leading through fear, ego, and financial pressure
• The difference between image-based leadership and integrity-based leadership
• How self-trust evolves through failure, responsibility, and lived experience

If you’re an entrepreneur or leader carrying decisions privately, navigating fear or financial pressure, or learning to trust yourself without applause — this conversation will meet you right where you are.
⏱️ Episode Chapters
00:00 – Welcome & introduction
01:17 – Early career, rejection, and ego
03:59 – Fear of failure and self-trust
08:22 – Leaving a stable career
12:14 – Family expectations and keeping it quiet
15:51 – Debt, scarcity, and leadership pressure
22:00 – Private struggle and integrity-based leadership
30:15 – Trust, control, and letting go
37:05 – Amanda’s current work and mission
✨Connect with Amanda Figuerle
Grab the Decisive CEO Filter: https://skilled-innovator-4590.kit.com/967b717209
Visit the website: https://thepursuitofbadasserie.com/
Connect with her on IG: @afconsultingteam and @thepursuitofbadasserie
✨ Explore the Self-Trust Identity Map:
https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/identity-map
✨ Learn more about Claimed:
https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/claimed
📩 Have a self-trust story to share?
https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/yourstory