A major shift for me came one day when I read an article about an extremely impressive woman who, based on the number of things she’d accomplished in her career at that point should have been about 250 years old, but who, in actuality was only 2 or 3 years older than me at the time.  

How, I wondered, did she make all of that happen so fast? It seemed impossible, yet there it was in black and white. Something in that woman’s story reignited my own fire for success.  I became a true student of all things career advancement.  I began to read everything I could get my hands on regarding climbing the corporate ladder and navigating the not-so-straightforward corporate environment.  

I spoke with people in many organizations and industries and I learned the unwritten rules of the game, including where to go, who to talk to, and what to do in order to get things done. I learned how to work better with the people in my own organizations. I learned to make the ask when there was something that I wanted or thought I deserved.

And it paid off!  Once I implemented all that I’d learned, I began to achieve great things in my career, including earning repeated promotions quickly, getting tapped for key, high profile assignments, and earning the sponsorship of key players at high levels of my company.  

After ‘cracking the code’ for myself, I became excited to help other women do the same.  As a career mentor, I use the learnings I have curated over the years and the tips, tools, and processes I have cultivated to assist ambitious women to reach their own career goals.