Why Smart Women Charge So Little

You can have the degrees, the results, and the track record — and still quietly undercharge. It's not a confidence flaw, and it's not a skills gap. It's a pricing model built on the wrong thing.

In this episode, Dr. Ruth Akumbu (PhD, Global Leadership & Change) names what so many capable women won't say out loud: they price by the clock, by what feels "reasonable," by what they think won't scare the client away — instead of by the value they actually create. She draws on her own collision with a pay ceiling after earning a PhD, and what it took to stop defending her rates and start setting them.

Pulling from her book The Million Dollar Mind: How to Build a World-Class Coaching Business from What You Already Know, this is for the woman who's tired of shrinking her worth to feel safe — and ready to get paid for the outcomes she delivers.