Always Be A Diamond

About Always Be A Diamond

Always Be A Diamond with Yvonne Matzk No one is born lacking confidence. So what changes? Always Be A Diamond is a podcast about confidence, connection and leadership, hosted by keynote speaker and author Yvonne Matzk. After 25 years in the technology industry, leading teams to more than a billion in global revenue and being underestimated in plenty of rooms along the way, Yvonne knows the biggest thing holding people back is rarely ability. It is conditioning. Season one takes you through the frameworks one at a time. Spotting the beliefs that hold you back and exchanging them for better ones. The seven facets of Diamond Confidence. Turning quiet contacts into real connections. Giving feedback that lands, delegating properly and leading without waiting for the job title. Season two hands over the microphone. Diamond Stories from people who were told they could not, and did. Practical tools, honest conversations and no corporate waffle. For anyone who has ever wondered whether they are good enough, and is ready to find out that they always were. New episodes, real stories, and everything you need to stop waiting to feel ready. See your worth, know your value, and always, always be a diamond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Yvonne Matzk

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Sept 2026

Latest episode

11 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Nov 2026

   Episode 6 — Exchange

   Spotting and examining a belief is not enough. You have to replace it with something better. This is where you do it. In this episode of Always Be A Diamond, Yvonne Matzk completes the SEE Method with step three, Exchange. You have spotted the belief and put it on trial. Now you trade it for one you choose. I was told X. I choose Y. Yvonne shows you how to make the swap deliberately so the old story doesn't creep back in, and with that you have the whole method: Spot, Examine, Exchange. Because you cannot be the diamond until you SEE it. What you will take away: How to exchange an inherited belief for one you choose on purpose Why replacing the story matters more than simply disproving it The full SEE Method in one place, ready to use on any belief Your One Thing, complete one full cycle, spot it, examine it, exchange it Mentioned in this episode: The complete SEE Method (Spot, Examine, Exchange), Yvonne's framework across Episodes 4 to 6 Work with Yvonne and go deeper: Website: www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Courses: Diamond Confidence, Diamond Connections and Diamond Leadership at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Newsletter: weekly lessons to your inbox at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com About Yvonne Yvonne Matzk is the founder of Coachere and a WABC Registered Corporate Coach with twenty five years in the technology industry. She is the author of Conditioning Kills Confidence and the creator of the frameworks behind the Always Be A Diamond coaching universe. Subscribe to the channel for new episodes and share this with someone who needs to hear it. See your worth, know your value, and always, always be a diamond. #AlwaysBeADiamond #Confidence #Coachere #WomenInBusiness #SEEMethod About the show Always Be A Diamond is a podcast about confidence, connection and leadership with keynote speaker and author Yvonne Matzk. Practical frameworks and honest conversations for anyone who has ever been underestimated, including by themselves. Go deeper Courses, free tools and the community: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes) Book Yvonne to speak: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes) Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/) Books: Conditioning Kills Confidence and Smashing the Class Ceiling, both on Amazon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   4 Nov 2026

   Episode 5 — Examine

   You have spotted the belief. Now put it on trial. Is it true, or is it just familiar? In this episode of Always Be A Diamond, Yvonne Matzk moves to step two of the SEE Method, Examine. Spotting a belief is not the same as believing it. Most of the stories that run our confidence were never tested; we just inherited them and assumed they were fact. Yvonne walks you through how to hold a belief up to the light and ask the question that changes everything: is this actually true, or is it only familiar? What you will take away: Why familiar and true are not the same thing, and how we confuse them How to put an inherited belief on trial rather than taking it as fact The questions that separate evidence from conditioning Your One Thing, take one belief you spotted and examine whether it holds up Mentioned in this episode: The SEE Method (Spot, Examine, Exchange), continued from Episode 4 Work with Yvonne and go deeper: Website: www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Courses: Diamond Confidence, Diamond Connections and Diamond Leadership at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Newsletter: weekly lessons to your inbox at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com About Yvonne Yvonne Matzk is the founder of Coachere and a WABC Registered Corporate Coach with twenty-five years in the technology industry. She is the author of Conditioning Kills Confidence, Smashing the Class Ceiling, and the creator of the frameworks behind the Always Be A Diamond coaching universe. Subscribe to the channel for new episodes and share this with someone who needs to hear it. See your worth, know your value, and always, always be a diamond. #AlwaysBeADiamond #Confidence #Coachere #WomenInBusiness #SEEMethod About the show Always Be A Diamond is a podcast about confidence, connection and leadership with keynote speaker and author Yvonne Matzk. Practical frameworks and honest conversations for anyone who has ever been underestimated, including by themselves. Go deeper Courses, free tools and the community: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes) Book Yvonne to speak: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes) Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/) Books: Conditioning Kills Confidence and Smashing the Class Ceiling, both on Amazon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Episode 4 — Spot

   You cannot change a belief you cannot see. This episode is where you start digging. In this episode of Always Be A Diamond, Yvonne Matzk introduces the SEE Method, her three-step tool for rewriting an inherited belief: Spot, Examine, Exchange. Today is step one, Spot. Diamonds do not find themselves. Somebody has to dig. Before you can change the story running underneath your confidence, you have to catch it in the act, and Yvonne shows you exactly how to notice it. What you will take away: The three steps of the SEE Method and what each one does Why you cannot rewrite a belief until you can spot it working on you How to catch the inherited story in the moment, not hours later Your One Thing, spot one belief this week the instant it shows up Mentioned in this episode: The SEE Method (Spot, Examine, Exchange), Yvonne's framework, introduced here and continued across the next two episodes Work with Yvonne and go deeper: Website: www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Courses: Diamond Confidence, Diamond Connections and Diamond Leadership at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Newsletter: weekly lessons to your inbox at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com About Yvonne Yvonne Matzk is the founder of Coachere and a WABC Registered Corporate Coach with twenty-five years in the technology industry. She is the author of Conditioning Kills Confidence, Smashing the Class Ceiling, and the creator of the frameworks behind the Always Be A Diamond coaching universe. Subscribe to the channel for new episodes and share this with someone who needs to hear it. See your worth, know your value, and always, always be a diamond. #AlwaysBeADiamond #Confidence #Coachere #WomenInBusiness #SEEMethod About the show Always Be A Diamond is a podcast about confidence, connection and leadership with keynote speaker and author Yvonne Matzk. Practical frameworks and honest conversations for anyone who has ever been underestimated, including by themselves. Go deeper Courses, free tools and the community: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes) Book Yvonne to speak: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes) Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/) Books: Conditioning Kills Confidence and Smashing the Class Ceiling, both on Amazon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

4. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Episode 2 — The Weight You Never Chose

   Nobody is born doubting themselves. So where does it come from? This episode traces the doubt back to where it was installed. In this episode of Always Be A Diamond, Yvonne Matzk explains how conditioning arrives, not as one big event, but as seed after seed until the doubt feels like it was always yours. She shares the tennis club story, being turned away at nearly seven years old for not wearing whites, and introduces the Characters of Conditioning, the voices in your head that shape how you see yourself. What you will take away: How conditioning is installed so quietly you mistake it for truth The three Characters of Conditioning and how to spot which one is loudest in you Why naming the character takes away half its power Your One Thing, name the voice that runs commentary on everything you do Mentioned in this episode: The Characters of Conditioning, from Yvonne's book Conditioning Kills Confidence Work with Yvonne and go deeper: Website: www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Courses: Diamond Confidence, Diamond Connections and Diamond Leadership at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Newsletter: weekly lessons to your inbox at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com About Yvonne Yvonne Matzk is the founder of Coachere and a WABC Registered Corporate Coach with twenty-five years in the technology industry. She is the author of Conditioning Kills Confidence, Smashing the Class Ceiling, and the creator of the frameworks behind the Always Be A Diamond coaching universe. Subscribe to the channel for new episodes and share this with someone who needs to hear it. See your worth, know your value, and always, always be a diamond. #AlwaysBeADiamond #Confidence #Coachere #WomenInBusiness #Conditioning About the show Always Be A Diamond is a podcast about confidence, connection and leadership with keynote speaker and author Yvonne Matzk. Practical frameworks and honest conversations for anyone who has ever been underestimated, including by themselves. Go deeper Courses, free tools and the community: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes) Book Yvonne to speak: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes) Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/) Books: Conditioning Kills Confidence and Smashing the Class Ceiling, both on Amazon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

5. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Episode 3 — Same Element, Different Story

   A lump of coal and a diamond are the same element. One gets burned. One gets insured. This episode is about which one you have been told you are. In this episode of Always Be A Diamond, Yvonne Matzk reframes everything you have read as evidence that you are not enough. The knockbacks, the doubt, the rooms where you felt you did not belong none of it was proof of your limits. It was the formation process. Drawing on her own business breakup, she shows how the pressure you never chose was making you a diamond all along. What you will take away: Why coal and diamond being identical changes how you read your own past How to see pressure and setback as formation, not failure The difference between what happened to you and the story you built from it Your One Thing, choose one setback to re-read as formation Mentioned in this episode: The coal and diamond premise, introduced in Episode 1 and built across the season Work with Yvonne and go deeper: Website: www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Courses: Diamond Confidence, Diamond Connections and Diamond Leadership at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Newsletter: weekly lessons to your inbox at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com About Yvonne Yvonne Matzk is the founder of Coachere and a WABC Registered Corporate Coach with twenty-five years in the technology industry. She is the author of Conditioning Kills Confidence, Smashing the Class Ceiling and the creator of the frameworks behind the Always Be A Diamond coaching universe. Subscribe to the channel for new episodes and share this with someone who needs to hear it. See your worth, know your value, and always, always be a diamond. #AlwaysBeADiamond #Confidence #Coachere #WomenInBusiness #Mindset About the show Always Be A Diamond is a podcast about confidence, connection and leadership with keynote speaker and author Yvonne Matzk. Practical frameworks and honest conversations for anyone who has ever been underestimated, including by themselves. Go deeper Courses, free tools and the community: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes) Book Yvonne to speak: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes) Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/) Books: Conditioning Kills Confidence and Smashing the Class Ceiling, both on Amazon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

6. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Episode 1 — You Were Never Not Enough

   Coal and diamonds are the same element. So why does one sit in a scuttle and the other sit on a ring? The answer is why this podcast exists. In this first episode of Always Be A Diamond, Yvonne Matzk opens the season with the idea at the heart of everything: that you were never coal to begin with. She shares the story of the industry awards she won, what they did and didn't do for her confidence, and why so many of us achieve the thing and still don't feel like the diamond. What you will take away: Why coal and diamonds being the same element changes how you see your own worth The difference between being told your value and actually believing it Why external achievement rarely fixes internal doubt, and what does Your One Thing to carry into the rest of the season Mentioned in this episode: The Always Be A Diamond premise, introduced here and built across the season Work with Yvonne and go deeper: Website: www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Courses: Diamond Confidence, Diamond Connections and Diamond Leadership at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Newsletter: weekly lessons to your inbox at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com About Yvonne Yvonne Matzk is the founder of Coachere and a WABC Registered Corporate Coach with twenty-five years in the technology industry. She is the author of Conditioning Kills Confidence, Smashing the Class Ceiling, and the creator of the frameworks behind the Always Be A Diamond coaching universe. Subscribe to the channel for new episodes and share this with someone who needs to hear it. See your worth, know your value, and always, always be a diamond. #AlwaysBeADiamond #Confidence #Coachere #WomenInBusiness #Coaching About the show Always Be A Diamond is a podcast about confidence, connection and leadership with keynote speaker and author Yvonne Matzk. Practical frameworks and honest conversations for anyone who has ever been underestimated, including by themselves. Go deeper Courses, free tools and the community: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes) Book Yvonne to speak: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes) Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/) Books: Conditioning Kills Confidence and Smashing the Class Ceiling, both on Amazon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

7. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Podcast Trailor

   Coal and diamonds are the same element. Carbon. The only difference is pressure and time. Welcome to Always Be A Diamond, the podcast that helps you see your worth, know your value and stop dimming your light to make other people comfortable. Hosted by Yvonne Matzk, founder of Coachere and a twenty-five-year veteran of the technology industry, this is coaching you can carry into your working life. Every episode gives you one story, one tool and one thing you can use straight away, covering confidence, communication, connection, courageous conversations, productivity and leadership. This is the trailer. Subscribe now so you are there from the first episode. Go deeper: Website: www.alwaysbeadiamond.com Courses: Diamond Confidence, Diamond Connections and Diamond Leadership Newsletter: weekly lessons at www.alwaysbeadiamond.com See your worth, know your value, and always, always be a diamond. #AlwaysBeADiamond #Confidence #Coachere #WomenInBusiness #Podcast About the show Always Be A Diamond is a podcast about confidence, connection and leadership with keynote speaker and author Yvonne Matzk. Practical frameworks and honest conversations for anyone who has ever been underestimated, including by themselves. Go deeper Courses, free tools and the community: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/programmes) Book Yvonne to speak: https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes (https://www.alwaysbeadiamond.com/keynotes) Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-matzk-rcc%E2%84%A2-7abb931/) Books: Conditioning Kills Confidence and Smashing the Class Ceiling, both on Amazon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.