Confidence Is Currency: How to Leverage It Without Faking It

The Lo Life

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Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Comedy

5 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes the people who rise to the top aren’t the kindest, most talented, or most deserving. But here’s the good news….you don’t have to be a narcissist or a bully to use that same confidence to your advantage.

In today’s conversation, Lo sits down with powerhouse entrepreneur Anna Crowe, founder and CEO of Crowe PR, best-selling author, and the first female president of the San Diego chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization. Born in Russia and raised in New York, Anna shares the story of building her life and career from the ground up. From overcoming imposter syndrome and surviving cancer twice to leading a nationally recognized PR agency and raising a family with the same passion she brings to business.

Anna opens up about the characteristics that helped her succeed, the setbacks that shaped her, and her philosophy of treating every role in life — motherhood, marriage, friendship, leadership — as a venture worth investing in. Her candor is refreshing, her insights are practical, and her resilience is inspiring.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or simply navigating your own personal journey, this episode will challenge the way you see confidence, self-advocacy, and the business of living a meaningful life.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.
0:15.3	Hello, bienvenito.
0:16.9	Welcome one and all to a brand spanking new episode, fresh out the kitchen.
0:22.6	We've been cooking in la Cucina, a delicious, bold, flavorful, spicy, caliente episode, ready for you to sink your teeth into of the low-life podcast.
0:31.7	I'm your flaming hot and spicy, seasonally depressed, white wine drinking, talk your finger licking, ice coffee sipping,
0:39.3	mushroom microdosing, hot mess of a host, Lorenzo van.
0:43.8	And I'm so happy to be here with you today.
0:48.4	There is no place I'd rather be than right here in this moment with you right now.
0:53.5	I hope you're having a beautiful day and a great week so far.
0:56.6	And you're feeling good.
0:58.1	But if you are struggling right now, if you're feeling depressed, anxious, overwhelmed, hopeless, helpless, all of the above, I know a lot of people are going through it, myselfelf included at times, life throws curveballs our way, and it can completely derail us, and we can spiral. And so I know I've been in that mental place before where I'm really struggling. And so it's in those moments when I'm swooned in the darkness that it's really hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel and know that I'm going to be okay. But I'm here to let you know, to give you the reminder that you've got this, you're going to be okay and you're here for a reason because we're about to turn that frown upside down. This is some escapism for you, some dopamine for the ass cheeks, some serotonin for the soul, baby. We're here. We're queer. We're ready to help you,
1:47.0	baby. I want you to feel good. And so today's episode is definitely going to make you feel good.
1:52.4	It's inspirational. It's very insightful. And you'll get a lot from this conversation. Before we jump
1:58.0	into this week's conversation, I want to know what is your mental health score this week on a scale of 1 to 10.
2:03.6	How are you feeling?
2:04.4	I want to check in with you.
2:05.9	Hopefully you're feeling like a solid eight, nine or even a 10.
2:09.2	But if you're not there quite yet, after this episode, hopefully you'll be a couple points higher.
2:14.5	I want to rate my mental health this week.
2:16.7	Well, it was a solid 8.7. I was
2:20.7	feeling pretty damn good. I just came off a very busy week styling clients for the Emmys.
2:26.0	There's the Governor's Ball. There's the Emmy pre-parties, Emmy dinners. There's a lot of
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