Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy

Lucas and Luna explore why senior leaders need a personal board of directors — a small group of trusted advisors who give candid feedback, strategic advice, and accountability. They break down the research from leadership coach Priscilla Claman, who advised that executives with a personal board advance 1.5 times faster than those without. The hosts discuss how to recruit board members, what to exp...

Episode 6 of Executive Careers with Fexingo explores the rising prominence of the Chief of Staff role in the C-suite. Lucas breaks down how companies like Salesforce and Google have used this position as a launchpad to VP and C-suite roles, citing specific data on promotion rates. Luna challenges whether the role is just a 'glorified assistant' and digs into the real scope of authority. They discu...

Episode 5 of Executive Careers with Fexingo dives into the strategic move of pursuing a corporate board seat. Lucas and Luna break down why senior leaders — especially VPs and C-suite executives — should consider board service as a career accelerant, not a retirement gig. They explore the 2025-2026 proxy data showing that 42 percent of new independent directors at S&P 500 companies are sitting exe...

What happens when the C-suite itself has to walk out the door? Most executives think severance is a formality — a few months' pay, a signed release, done. But for VP-level and above, the severance negotiation has become a strategic career move with leverage points most leaders never use. In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack the mechanics of a C-level severance p...

In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the rapidly changing landscape of noncompete agreements for senior leaders. As of May 2026, the FTC's new rule banning most noncompetes is fully in effect, but state-by-state carveouts and court challenges have created a patchwork. Lucas explains the specific implications for VP-level and C-suite executives: how to negotia...

Most executives treat the exit interview as a polite formality — a quick chat with HR before walking out the door. But a growing number of VP-level and C-suite leaders are turning it into a strategic career move, negotiating everything from severance terms to board seats and non-compete renegotiation before they resign. This episode examines the case of a former chief operating officer at a mid-ca...

In the first episode of Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna dig into a real case: a Fortune 500 VP who restructured her team three months before earnings—and got promoted to C-suite. They walk through the calculation: when to reorganize for career leverage, how to read the board's priorities, and why timing beats tenure. Listeners get a concrete framework from an actual success story, not generic ad...