Career Growth for Working Women | Career Advancement, Visibility, Promotion, Raises

If you stopped doing everything you quietly do behind the scenes tomorrow... Who would notice? Now here's the harder question. Would the people making promotion decisions know that was the value you were creating? That's the conversation we're having today. In this episode, Shannon explores why so many high-performing women become indispensable to their teams while still feeling inv...

What if the biggest thing affecting your confidence, career growth, and leadership potential isn’t external at all? In this episode, Shannon speaks with executive coach and author Steve Barto n about the internal thought patterns that quietly influence how people show up in life and work. After helping grow his family’s retail floral business from $200,000 to over $2 million in annual revenue, Ste...

As high-performing women, we're often focused on what's next. The next project. The next deadline. The next responsibility. But how often do we stop long enough to ask ourselves how leadership actually experiences our work? In this episode, Shannon shares a simple reflection designed to help you see your career through a different lens. Instead of asking how hard you're working, she...

What happens when you achieve the career you always wanted… but realize it may not be the life you want forever? In this episode, Shannon speaks with Kate Kayaian, former professional concert cellist, author, and coach who now helps professionals navigate major life and career transitions. Kate spent decades building a successful music career, performing on world-class stages and working with top...

Have you ever looked around at other people in leadership and thought: “They just seem so much more confident than I am.” In this solo episode, Shannon explores why so many high-performing women privately struggle with confidence even while consistently producing leadership-level results. Through stories from coaching conversations, Shannon explains how women often: dismiss accomplishments emotion...

What happens when something you once believed was a weakness becomes the foundation of your greatest strengths? In this episode, Shannon speaks with high-performance coach Willie Blake, whose journey began with a dyslexia diagnosis in first grade. For years, Willie believed that being dyslexic meant he had to work harder than everyone else just to keep up. Like many people who feel different early...

Have you ever caught yourself saying things like:  ➡️ “I just helped.”  ➡️ “It was nothing.”  ➡️ “It really wasn’t a big deal.” …even after doing something genuinely impressive at work? In this episode, Shannon explores a pattern many high-performing women experience without realizing it: The habit of minimizing their own success. Through stories from real coaching conversations, Shannon explains...

What happens when the path to success starts to feel deeply misaligned? In this episode, Shannon speaks with author, mentor, and leadership voice Valérie Demont about burnout, intuition, and redefining success in a way that is sustainable. Before the age of 30, Valérie experienced two major burnouts . From the outside, she appeared to be doing everything right, performing at a high level, checking...

Have you ever felt like you’ve spent years proving yourself at work… only to wonder why your career still feels stuck? In this solo episode, Shannon explores one of the most emotionally complex experiences many high-performing women face: The quiet disappointment of feeling unseen. Many professionals believe that if they work hard, stay loyal, support everyone, and consistently deliver results, le...

What do you do when the career you built no longer reflects who you are becoming? In this episode, Shannon sits down with communication expert and author Ana Denis to talk about something many professionals are experiencing but rarely discuss openly - career reinvention . A generation ago, career paths were relatively predictable. Many people stayed with one employer or one profession for decades....

Have you ever described yourself as someone who is “easy to work with”? At first glance, that sounds like a positive quality. Collaborative. Flexible. Supportive. Low-maintenance. In this episode, Shannon explores why many high-performing women unintentionally build careers around being accommodating rather than strategically visible. Over time, many professionals become known as the dependable “g...

What does success actually look like when life forces you to slow down and reevaluate everything? In this episode, Shannon speaks with Dr. Michele Kehrer, a doctor of physical therapy, entrepreneur, and business coach with more than 30 years of experience launching, scaling, and selling businesses across multiple industries. But Michele’s career has also been shaped by something far more personal....

Have you ever solved a problem at work that significantly improved how things operate… but brushed it off as “just helping”? In this solo episode, Shannon shares a powerful moment that happens frequently in coaching conversations. A client casually mentions something she improved — a workflow redesign, a process improvement, a new system that helps the team move faster. To her, it doesn’t feel ext...

What happens when your career looks successful on paper… but internally something feels deeply misaligned? Many high-achieving women reach a moment where the life they worked so hard to build no longer feels right. The title is impressive. The salary is strong. The stability is everything they once worked toward. And yet something inside quietly says: this isn’t it. In this episode, Shannon sits d...

Have you ever asked for a raise and felt like the conversation slowly faded into something vague? You explained everything you’ve been doing. You described the extra responsibilities you’ve taken on. Your manager even agreed you’ve been doing great work. And yet the conversation ended with something like: “Let’s revisit this during the next review cycle.” In this solo episode, Shannon explains why...

If you feel busy all day but still like you are not actually moving forward… what is really going on? In this episode, we unpack a frustrating experience so many high-performing women face. You are working hard, staying productive, checking things off your list… but somehow, it still feels like progress is missing. That feeling is not random. It is a signal. I am joined by Dominic Carubba, a sales...

Have you ever walked into a promotion conversation feeling confident… only to leave wondering why it didn’t land the way you expected? In this solo episode, Shannon explains one of the most common challenges high-performing professionals face during promotion discussions. Many women describe their work accurately, but they describe it in ways that emphasize effort and support rather than ownership...

If you are the go-to person at work, why does it still feel like your career is moving slower than it should? In this episode, we are unpacking a hard truth for high-performing women. Being reliable, capable, and the person everyone depends on does not automatically lead to promotion. In fact, it can sometimes keep you exactly where you are. I am joined by Limor Bergman Gross, a former Director of...

Have you ever been told, “We don’t know what we’d do without you” at work? While that might sound like the ultimate compliment, it can sometimes signal something else entirely. In this episode, Shannon explains the hidden pattern she often sees with high-performing professionals called the Reliability Trap . Many capable women become the person who keeps everything running. They fix broken process...

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your capability… but your sense of worthiness? In this episode, Shannon sits down with entrepreneur, speaker, and bestselling author Randy Gage to unpack the deeper beliefs that shape success, money, and what we allow ourselves to pursue. From spending time in jail as a teenager to building a multi-million dollar career, Randy’s journey is a powerfu...

Have you ever watched someone get promoted and wondered what they were doing differently? In this solo episode, Shannon shares an early career moment that shifted the way she thinks about promotions, performance, and visibility inside organizations. Like many high-performing professionals, Shannon believed that hard work and strong results would naturally lead to advancement. But after sitting in...

Have you ever been told you need to be more confident at work? More confident speaking up in meetings.  More confident sharing your ideas.  More confident stepping into leadership. But what if confidence is not actually the problem? Many high-performing women are extremely capable, yet still question their leadership ability. When that internal belief feels shaky, they often compensate by working...

Are you actually burned out… or are you operating above your title without recognition? There is a version of burnout that does not look dramatic. You are still high-performing. Still trusted. Still reliable. But everything feels heavier than it should. You are slightly more tired. Slightly more irritable. Slightly more resentful. And you cannot quite explain why. In this episode, we unpack hidden...

What happens when the version of success you worked years to achieve no longer feels right? What if the title, the promotion, or the milestone you thought would fulfill you only feels satisfying for a moment before the next goal appears? Many high performing women spend years chasing external measures of success. Promotions. Titles. Revenue. Recognition. But eventually a quiet realization starts t...

Are you over-delivering… but still waiting to be promoted? Are you operating above your title, carrying more responsibility than your role reflects, and hoping leadership eventually notices? High-performing women rarely struggle because they lack capability. They struggle because they stay in contribution mode too long. In this episode, we break down why over-functioning is not the same as advocac...