Episode 18

Empowered & Out - Why Pride Still Matters for LGBTQ+ Professionals

Published on: 3rd June, 2025

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Hey there, Empowered & Out listeners!

This week on Empowered & Out, we’re unpacking: Why Pride Still Matters in 2025, The impact of identity on your career and mental health, What it really means to build a career that reflects your truth. You don’t have to settle for being tolerated. It’s time to be celebrated.

Jonathan Barbe is a Certified Life Coach, Empowering LGBTQ+ Professionals and Allies to Find their Purpose, Rediscover True Happiness, and Build Unshakeable Confidence and to Land Careers where they finally feel free to be their Authentic Self!

Empowered & Out is more than just a podcast about career advice—it’s a movement. A celebration of LGBTQ+ professionals stepping into their power, owning their worth, and showing the world exactly what we bring to the table. 

If you’re ready to level up your career, build confidence, and navigate the workplace with Pride, You’re in the right place!

Now enrolling: The Empowered & Out Coaching Program, by JMB Coaching LLC.

This program is for LGBTQ+ professionals who are ready to stop shrinking and start thriving. 

You’ll get support with career clarity, confidence-building, job search strategy, and living your truth—without compromise.

If you're feeling stuck or ready for a shift, let’s talk.

Book your free discovery call here: jmbcoachingllc@gmail.com

Or message me directly and say you're interested.

Your next bold step starts here.

Find me on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanmbarbe 

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Facebook: @JMB Coaching LLC

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About the Podcast

Empowered & Out
The LGBTQ+ Career Coaching Podcast
Whether you’re looking to find happiness in your career and life, discover your true purpose, or set and achieve meaningful goals, this podcast is here for you. We’ll cover topics like mastering your mindset, crafting the perfect resume, navigating workplace challenges as an LGBTQ+ professional, and creating a career that truly fulfills you.

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JB Motivating From The 5280 Podcast is about me, Jonathan Barbe, living in the Mile High City, sharing my thoughts and opinions on positive motivation and self-improvement from my home in Denver, Colorado.