Career Coaching with Fexingo: Professional Coaches, Career Counselors, and Guidance for Workers

Lucas and Luna explore a powerful career strategy: reverse engineering your dream role from the job description of someone five years ahead of you. They break down a concrete example—a senior marketing manager targeting a VP of Marketing role at a mid-size B2B SaaS company—and show how to map required skills, identify gaps, and build a 12-month learning plan. Listeners learn how to use LinkedIn jo...

In this episode of Career Coaching with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the concept of a 'career contract' — a written agreement between you and your manager that defines success, resources, and boundaries for your role over a set period. Using the example of a marketing manager who negotiated a six-month contract with her director at a mid-sized tech firm, the hosts break down how this tool can p...

Episode 55 of Career Coaching with Fexingo dives into the sunk cost fallacy in careers — why we stay too long in jobs, degrees, or projects we've already invested in, even when the future payoff is dim. Lucas and Luna break down a real case: a marketing manager who stayed seven years in a role she'd outgrown because she'd already earned three promotions and couldn't stomach 'wasting' that track re...

Lucas and Luna tackle a common career dilemma: how to take a career break for skill-building without creating a red-flag resume gap. They dig into the story of a marketing manager who took a 6-month break to learn Python and data analytics, returning to land a senior role with a 20% salary bump. The hosts discuss strategies like framing the break as a 'professional development sabbatical,' using L...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the art of severance negotiation with a real-world case: a marketing director at a midsize tech firm who turned a standard three-month offer into six months of pay plus extended health coverage and outplacement services. They walk through the key leverage points — the WARN Act, the cliff vesting calendar, and the counteroffer psychology. Listeners learn w...

Lucas and Luna explore why many professionals feel overwhelmed by career coaching — and how to flip that dynamic. They focus on a concrete approach: the 'three-session sprint' model used by top career coaches like Harvard career counselor Martha Finney. The episode dives into a specific case: a marketing director named Priya who used a career coach to navigate a mid-career transition from a Fortun...

In this episode of Career Coaching with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the art of handling counteroffers when you resign. Drawing on a 2025 survey by the Institute for Career Transitions that found 65% of people who accept a counteroffer leave within 12 months anyway, they explore the psychology, strategy, and script for navigating this high-stakes moment. Lucas shares a framework used by execu...

In this episode of Career Coaching with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the concept of a career narrative — not just a list of jobs on a resume, but a compelling story that connects your experiences, skills, and values. They discuss how to craft a narrative that resonates with employers and helps you navigate career transitions. Using examples from real professionals, they break down the key eleme...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the concept of a career sabbatical as a strategic tool for recharging and refocusing. They discuss real-life examples like Sheryl Sandberg's leave from Facebook and the growing trend among professionals taking 3-12 month breaks to reassess their careers. The hosts provide practical advice on planning financials, setting goals, and returning to work with rene...

Lucas and Luna dive into the concept of a personal board of advisors—a small group of trusted people who give you candid career advice, unlike a formal mentor. Lucas shares the story of a marketing director who assembled a board of five: a peer, a former boss, a senior exec from another industry, a recruiter, and a friend outside work. They discuss how to choose members, set meeting cadences, and...

Most professionals rely on one mentor for career advice, but Lucas and Luna argue for a better approach: build a career board of directors. Drawing from the concept of corporate boards, they explain how to recruit 3-5 trusted advisors with different skills and perspectives, how to structure meetings, and how to avoid common pitfalls. Using examples from a real listener's case, they show how a boar...

Most people treat exit interviews as a formality. Lucas and Luna explain why that's a mistake. They break down how to prepare for an exit interview strategically, what to say and what to hold back, and how to turn the conversation into a reference, a bridge, or even a future opportunity — using real examples from departing employees at companies like Microsoft and Goldman Sachs. #CareerExitIntervi...

In this episode of Career Coaching with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the difference between a mentor and a sponsor—and why a sponsor can be far more powerful for career acceleration. Using the example of a mid-level marketing manager who got tapped for a VP role after her sponsor advocated for her in a leadership meeting, they break down how to identify potential sponsors, build the relationshi...

Lucas and Luna explore the concept of a career portfolio—building a collection of projects, skills, and experiences rather than climbing a traditional job ladder. They discuss a case study from a marketing professional, Sarah, who tracked her project outcomes over two years and presented a portfolio to her boss, leading to a promotion and a 15% raise despite not fitting the standard job descriptio...

Episode 43 of Career Coaching with Fexingo explores a counterintuitive career skill: using professional setbacks as leverage. Lucas and Luna dissect the story of a mid-career marketing director who was passed over for a promotion—and instead of quitting or sulking, turned the rejection into a negotiation that reshaped her role, compensation, and trajectory. They walk through the exact framework sh...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the concept of a 'career scorecard'—a simple framework for evaluating job offers, promotions, and career moves against your own priorities. Lucas shares a case from a tech product manager who used a 4-category scorecard (compensation, growth, culture, location) to turn down a 20% raise at a major social media company in favor of a smaller AI startup. Luna ad...

Episode 41 of Career Coaching with Fexingo explores the concept of reverse mentoring—where junior employees mentor senior leaders on emerging trends, technology, and fresh perspectives. Lucas and Luna break down how this approach helps experienced professionals stay relevant, build cross-generational bridges, and unlock hidden career capital. They discuss concrete examples from companies like Gene...

Episode 40 of Career Coaching with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna walk through a concrete career audit framework — the 'three-bucket' method — using the real example of a mid-career marketing manager who used it to land a product role without a full pivot. They discuss how to assess your current skills, hidden interests, and market gaps in under two hours. The conversation also touches on why most career...

In this episode of Career Coaching with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle the uncomfortable but essential skill of turning down career opportunities that don't align with your long-term goals. Using the real-world example of a senior product manager who declined a VP role at a high-growth startup because it required relocating to a city her family didn't want to move to, they unpack the psychological...

Most job openings are never posted. Lucas and Luna explore how strategic informational interviews — not networking events, not cold DMs — can surface unlisted opportunities and reshape your career trajectory. They break down a specific method used by a mid-career marketing professional who landed a senior role at a Fortune 500 company without a formal application. Learn the exact framing, the thre...

In this episode of Career Coaching with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the strategic use of a career sabbatical—not as a luxury gap year, but as a deliberate tool for recharging and refocusing your professional trajectory. They discuss how to negotiate a sabbatical with your current employer, what to actually do (and not do) during the time off, and how to re-enter the workforce with renewed clar...

In this episode of Career Coaching with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the power of keeping a career journal to document your professional journey, track decisions, and gain clarity. They discuss a specific framework called the 'Career Decision Log' that one listener uses to log every major career move, the rationale behind it, and the outcome. Lucas shares a real example of a marketing manager w...

Episode 35 of Career Coaching with Fexingo tackles a tricky scenario: you've been doing the work of a higher role for months, but when you ask for the title and the pay, HR says you don't meet the formal qualifications. Lucas and Luna explore a specific case—a marketing manager at a mid-size B2B SaaS company who lacks the '8 years of experience' requirement for a director role despite leading the...

Lucas and Luna explore the career pivot — not the dramatic, start-from-scratch version, but the strategic shift that builds on your existing skills. Lucas breaks down the career pivot of Satya Nadella at Microsoft, who moved from a search-engine team to leading Azure, using his engineering and business development experience. They discuss how Nadella's pivot was less about reinvention and more abo...

Episode 33 of Career Coaching with Fexingo tackles the career plateau—the period where your job feels stable but stagnant, with no growth or new challenges. Lucas and Luna discuss how to recognize a plateau versus a burnout, using the example of a mid-career marketing manager at a Fortune 500 company who felt stuck after three years of consistent but unchanging performance. They walk through a ste...