Boldby Design
For anyone — woman or man — who spent years making themselves smaller so others could feel bigger. This is the show about taking that space back.
Stop shrinking.
Start living out loud.
Bold by Design is for anyone who has spent years dimming their light — not because they lacked ambition, but because they were afraid of what it would cost them. The job. The relationship. The approval of people who never fully saw them.
Every episode goes deep on the real stuff: identity, boundaries, relationships, business, and the quiet courage it takes to finally choose yourself. This isn't self-help fluff — it's an honest conversation about what bold actually looks like in real life.
Meet Paulina
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Paulina Bachleda-Kubanska
Entrepreneur · Speaker · Host
Paulina knows what it means to build from scratch — and to rebuild yourself in the process. As an entrepreneur and founder, she learned firsthand how the pressure to stay quiet, stay agreeable, and stay small can slowly erode the very thing you came to do.
She started Bold by Design because she kept having the same conversation — in boardrooms, in friendships, and in her own head — and realized it was time to have it in public. The show is for the people who are tired of performing smallness.
Real conversations.
No more hiding.
Why You Keep Playing Small
You didn't shrink because you were weak — you shrunk to keep the peace. This is where it starts: understanding the pattern so you can finally break it.
The Relationships That Required You to Disappear
Friendships, partnerships, family dynamics — what happens when the people closest to you benefit from your silence.
Reclaiming Your Voice in Business and in Life
How to stop negotiating yourself down — in the boardroom, in your relationships, and in the mirror.
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Words worth
keeping.
Why You Keep Apologizing for Taking Up Space
The apology comes before you've even said anything. You've been trained to shrink before you're asked to — and it's costing you more than you know.
The Tax of Being the Peacekeeper
Being the one who smooths everything over feels like strength. It isn't. It's a role you accepted because conflict felt too dangerous — and someone always benefits from your silence.
What Playing Small Looks Like in Business
You can build a whole company while still playing small. It shows up in your pricing, your pitches, your proposals — and the opportunities you talk yourself out of before anyone else gets the chance.