Carlsen Center & FourthWave | Building Confidence Through Courage

A joint webinar hosted by the Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Bridges Consulting, and FourthWave. Thursday, September 10, 2026 · 12:00 PM PT Featured speaker: Lauren Franklin, MA — Executive Coach, Bridges Consulting ​Confidence gets all the attention, but courage is what actually moves you. This interactive session explores why courage, not confidence, is usually the real starting point for stepping into leadership, visibility, and high-stakes moments. ​Led by executive coach Lauren Franklin, this session will help participants reflect on where fear quietly runs the show, then walk away with practical tools to do something about it: grounding techniques, nervous-system regulation, and purpose-driven action that let you stay present and move through fear instead of around it. The goal isn't to eliminate the nerves. It's to act anyway.