Brand Building: Living The Whole Picture with Jama Pantel
Brand Building: Living the Whole Picture is the go-to podcast for ambitious women ready to elevate their visibility, build authentic confidence, and become the face of their brand.
Hosted by luxury portrait photographer, author, educator, and former influencer Jama Pantel, this podcast delivers actionable strategies on personal branding, photography, and business growth—so you can step into the spotlight with clarity and purpose.
If you've ever felt unseen in your industry, struggled with confidence on camera, or hesitated to show up boldly, this is your roadmap to build a powerful presence that gets you noticed and respected.
Join Jama as she helps you build a brand that stands out, master your presence in photos and video, and turn your expertise into a magnetic business.
It’s time to stop playing small and start showing up like the leader you were meant to be.
Brand Building: Living The Whole Picture with Jama Pantel
Why You Don’t Feel Confident, Even When You Look the Part
Episode Summary:
You’ve got the professional photos. The perfect outfit. The polished brand.
But inside? You’re still second-guessing everything.
In this episode, Jama shares the real reason why so many women still don’t feel confident, even when they look like they’ve got it all together.
If you’ve ever looked at a photo of yourself and thought, “That’s me… but it doesn’t feel like me,” this one’s for you.
It’s not about rebranding. It’s about reconnecting and finally showing up from a place of ownership, not performance.
Timestamps:
00:00 – You can look confident and still feel like a fraud
00:09 – The disconnect between how we present and how we feel
00:45 – Why confidence doesn’t come from polish. It comes from permission
01:15 – Women who look the part often struggle most with feeling seen
01:24 – Jama’s story: a branding session, a powerful woman, and lingering self-doubt
02:18 – What confidence actually is and how to build it
02:46 – Actionable tips to align your outer presence with your inner truth
03:08 – You don’t need to look the part. You already are the part
Key Takeaways:
- Looking confident and feeling confident aren’t the same thing
- Most high-achieving women are still performing in subtle ways
- Confidence isn’t about perfection, it’s about permission to be real
- Reconnection with your story creates more impact than a new brand
- People don’t connect with your polish, they connect with your presence
Keywords:
confidence vs performance, high achieving women and self doubt, why confidence feels fake, personal branding disconnect, authentic presence online, women who don’t feel seen, confidence and visibility, feeling like a fraud, looking confident but not feeling it, camera confidence for women
Call to Action:
If this episode resonated with you, send it to a friend who’s tired of looking the part but still questioning her worth.
And if you haven’t yet, leave a quick review. It helps this show reach more women who are ready to stop performing and start owning their confidence.
You don’t need to look the part. You already are the part.
You have the polished photos, the perfect outfit and the confident pose and still you feel like a fraud. Here's why.
Jama Pantel:Hey y'all, it's your podcast, bestie Jama again. And today I want to talk about something I see over and over again, especially with women who look like they have it all together. They show up online looking polished, prepared, professional, but on the inside they're second guessing everything. If you've ever looked at a photo of yourself and thought that's me, but it doesn't feel like me, this episode is for you. Let's talk about the real reason confidence still feels out of reach, even when you look the part, and what you can do to finally start feeling like it on the inside too.
Jama Pantel:Let me just say it. Looking confident and feeling confident are two totally different things. You can have a beautifully curated brand, the best lighting, the perfect caption, and still feel completely disconnected from yourself. Why? .
Jama Pantel:I've photographed hundreds of women over the years, and the ones who look the most put together sometimes are often the ones who struggle the most with feeling seen.
Jama Pantel:I remember doing a branding session for a woman who was the face of her own company. She was smart, successful and honestly stunning, but like so many high-achieving women, she said something I've heard countless times, "I hate being in front of the camera and I never feel like myself, and that stuck with me, like it always does. She had left her corporate job to go out on her own because the man she worked with never gave her the credit or respect she deserved. But even after stepping into her own business, that feeling lingered. Why did she still feel like she didn't belong in the spotlight? She looked the part, but she didn't feel connected to it. She wasn't showing up from a place of ownership. She was showing up from a place of performance, still shaped by the years of needing to prove herself. And, honestly, that's what so many of us are doing, myself included.
Jama Pantel:Let's stop thinking confidence is something we look like. Confidence is built, it's practiced, it's rebuilt after disappointment, and it's not something you just arrive at. It's something you step into over and over again, and it becomes easier when your outer presence finally matches your inner truth. So here are some actionable takeaways for you If you look the part but still don't feel confident. Here's where to start.
Jama Pantel:Get clear on the disconnect. Ask yourself where am I performing? Where am I hiding?
Jama Pantel:Let go of the image you think people expect. You're allowed to show up as you are, not as who you were told to be.
Jama Pantel:Align your brand presence with your actual story. You don't need to rebrand, you need a reconnection.
Jama Pantel:You don't have to wait until you feel confident to show up, but you do have to stop pretending. The version of you that people trust most. It's not the most perfect one. It's the most honest one. So if you've been wondering why your visibility still feels like a performance, here's your reminder. You don't need to look the part. You already are the part. Now it's time to feel it too.
Jama Pantel:If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who's tired of looking the part but still questioning their worth, and leave me a quick review. It helps the show reach more women who are ready to build confidence that's real, not just visible. Until next time, keep living the whole
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