About me

Founder of LeadLoud Academy

About Carol Salvadori

Leadership and Embodied Authority Coach for Women Who Are Ready to Be Unshakeable When They Speak

THE WOMAN BEHIND LEADLOUD

I did not set out to create a movement.
I set out to find the part of myself I had abandoned.

For years, I lived with a quiet split inside myself.

On one hand I was capable, strong, intelligent and driven.
On the other hand the moment visibility rose, I felt myself shrink.

My voice would tighten.
My chest would close.
My mind would race.
I would blank, freeze or speak in a way that did not reflect the depth of what I knew.

I was not silent because I lacked confidence.
I was silent because my body did not feel safe.

Practising more did not fix it.
Pushing harder did not fix it.
Performing a confident version of myself did not fix it.

Something deeper needed to shift.
And that realisation changed everything.

THE TRUTH THAT TURNED EVERYTHING AROUND

I discovered that my voice was not failing me. My body was overwhelmed.
I was not weak. I was disconnected.
I did not need to be louder. I needed to come home to myself.

When I learned how to regulate my nervous system, everything changed.

My voice stabilised.
My presence deepened.
My mind stopped racing.
I could stay grounded under pressure.
I could speak from truth without forcing myself.
I felt calm, clear and in my body for the first time in my life.

And with that safety came a level of authority I had never known.

I no longer performed confidence.
I embodied it.

This is the work I now bring to women all over the world.

WHY I DO THIS WORK

Because I know what it feels like to be brilliant and still feel unseen.
Because I know what it feels like to have a voice and not feel safe using it.
Because I know what it feels like to rise in some rooms and collapse in others.
Because I know the heartbreak of knowing you could lead if only you did not freeze.

And because I now know this truth.
A woman in her body is a woman in her power.
And the world needs more women in their power.

This work is not about being louder.
It is about becoming more yourself.
It is about returning to a version of you that feels regulated, grounded and undeniable.
It is about becoming the woman whose presence is felt before she speaks.

This is leadership.
This is embodied authority.
This is what changes families, companies and generations.

WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP

I believe your voice is not something you find. It is something you return to.


I believe authority is not louder. It is more embodied.


I believe your body is the gateway to your confidence.


I believe your nervous system shapes your voice.


I believe women lead best when they lead from truth, presence and safety.


I believe your presence is your greatest strategy.


I believe regulated women change rooms.

And I believe it is time for women to lead without force, without performance and without abandoning themselves.

If you feel something in you waking up while reading this, trust that.

There is a deeper version of you waiting.
A version with a steady voice, a grounded presence and an authority that feels natural and true.

I would be honoured to guide you there.

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MY WORK TODAY

I now work with women across:

• Corporate leadership
• Law and professional services
• Entrepreneurship and small business
• Coaching and consulting
• Creative industries
• Public speaking and thought leadership

These women are skilled, intelligent and accomplished. They feel a quiet gap between who they are and how they show up.

They freeze or blank when visibility rises.
They feel unseen despite their capability.
They want to speak with a voice that feels true, grounded and powerful.

Through LeadLoud Academy I guide them to:

• Regulate their nervous system
• Feel safe in their body
• Stay steady under pressure
• Speak with calm and clear authority
• Build a presence people feel before they speak
• Lead from truth instead of performance

This is not presentation skills training.
This is not confidence coaching.
This is embodied leadership.

THE HEART OF LEADLOUD

LeadLoud is a movement for women who refuse to shrink.
Women who are done performing confidence and ready to embody authority.
Women who want to lead with presence, emotional steadiness and truth.

LeadLoud exists because when a woman returns to her body, she returns to her voice and her power.

And when a woman speaks from that place, she becomes unforgettable.

MY WHY. MY NORTH STAR.

My daughter, Lilli, is my compass.
Everything I build, every space I create, every woman I support comes from one intention.

To show her, and women everywhere, what it looks like to lead without abandoning yourself.

This is legacy work.
This is generational work.
This is soul work.

A FINAL WORD FROM ME TO YOU

If you are here, reading this, you already feel the pull.


You already sense there is a deeper version of you waiting.


You already know your voice is meant to change rooms.

You do not need to become more.


You need to return to yourself.

And I would be honoured to guide you there.

If you feel something in you softening or awakening as you read this, trust that.
Your body already knows you are meant to lead in a deeper way.

There is a version of you who speaks with clarity and calm.
A version whose presence is felt before she says a word.
A version who does not shrink, hide or second guess herself.
A version who leads from truth instead of performance.

If you are ready to meet her, I would be honoured to guide you there.

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Return To Your Body. Return To Your Power.

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