Want to know what it actually takes to get to the Executive Level?
Better yet, want to know how to get to the Executive Level WITHOUT having to play annoying office politics, without feeling like you’re selling your soul, and without shameless self-promotion tactics?
How would it feel to finally have CLARITY on your career direction?
And how would it feel to have recruiters and hiring managers reaching out to you constantly?
Ready to use a STEP-BY-STEP FRAMEWORK to build your skills, brand, and funnel of executive-level opportunities?
In 2007, I was a mid-career professional. I worked VERY hard - sometimes working several hundred-hour weeks in a row.
I thought working hard would get me the promotion because I deserved it. Instead, working hard got me a plaque and a steak dinner.
I thought “maybe an MBA will do the trick”. So I spend $100K and 2 years getting one.
I will never forget when my boss said to me “You know that won’t get you promoted here right?”
…And he was right.
As for the feedback I got from my boss and other executives on how to move up?
They all told me “Just keep doing what you’re doing and good things will come in the future.”
After 3 years of waiting for ‘good things’ I finally decided in 2010 to figure it out on my own and built my own company.
…And honestly I wasn’t prepared for being the CEO of a 50+ person VC-backed tech startup. I made tons of mistakes & missteps during my time running that company.
I didn’t do it right back then, but over the next 15 years I’ve learned what works, what doesn’t, and why so many of us get stuck in the mid-career level:
This truth, and several others, are why we get stuck. We aren’t moving up because we’re unknowingly playing the wrong game.
Even more frustrating than getting stuck in the same role for years is not getting any callbacks from recruiters or hiring managers when you submit a resume for a job listing.
It can feel like you’re shouting into the void.
And it can be demoralizing just being ignored.
But… it doesn’t have to be this way.
So… HOW do you move up to Director, Vice President, C-Suite, and even beyond?
If you want to have clarity about your career direction…
If you’re ready to level up your executive skills…
If you want to know how to unlock the hidden job market…
The book you can get on this page will show you how to…
Inside The Executive Career Handbook, I’ll share with you the
exact process I use to help hundreds of mid-career professionals break through that glass ceiling above their heads and finally begin building their executive career journey.
I’ll share how to get absolute clarity about where your career is going.
Then, I’ll share how to acquire all of the skills and mindsets you need to shift from being an amazing professional to becoming an amazing executive.
Plus, I’ll show you how you can access the hidden executive job market, as more than 70% of all executive roles are never posted online. Let me repeat that:
You’ll also learn how to prepare for and nail the executive interview
And finally I’ll show you what it looks like to navigate the First 90 Days in an executive role.
Let me show you some of the stuff that hiring managers, recruiters, and executives already know that you don’t - but you’ll soon learn inside The Executive Career Handbook:
The book I have for sale on this page is called The Executive Career Handbook because that’s exactly what it is:
It’s the handbook that we all wished we were issued when we started thinking about moving up in our career from the professional ranks to the executive suite.
It’s everything you need to know to go from lost, stuck, and frustrated, to actively managing your executive career.
And it’s for sale here.
It’s only $4.99.
If you like it, maybe you’ll join our online community, and maybe you’ll become a member and my team and I can guide you through the process of navigating this framework together to take that big step forward in your executive career journey.
Learn why most people get stuck in the professional ranks - and how to avoid the traps set to keep you there as well
The SIX Mindset Shifts that absolutely changed my career trajectory towards the executive ranks once I made them
How to become the CEO of your own career, and lead yourself like the leader you want to be
Why it’s so difficult to go from manager to executive, and how to prepare yourself correctly for the higher level role
How to better understand yourself as a human being, and why that matters in order to become an amazing executive
The three traits that set the best executives apart from everyone else: Authenticity, Empathy, and Audacity
A step-by-step breakdown of the Whole Executive Framework™, which is the core of the process we used to coach hundreds of mid-career professionals and executive leaders on how to move their careers forward to VP, C-Suite, and beyond
The Whole Executive Framework™ broken down into explicit explanations and actions to take, along with several self-assessments to determine where you are and where you need to be
How to build your own Executive Career Roadmap to help guide you towards the career of your dreams
How to become “Layoff-Proof” in your organization
How to build your own Personal Executive Brand and why that matters
The top strategies for building influence on LinkedIn with recruiters, hiring managers, and people who influence them
How to show up with the right frame of mind for every executive-level interview, prepared for the interview like never before
How (and why) to negotiate your best possible compensation package
What to do in the First 90 Days of your new executive role
Understanding why you have to ‘put yourself out there’ even if it’s not in your personality
Why you shouldn’t follow the example of toxic, politics-playing, selfish people who move up in their career through manipulation and gaming the system
What works far better than politics when it comes to being noticed and seen as a rising star
How to ‘wear a suit’ instead of ‘wearing a mask’ - being your authentic self, but shifting parts of your personality towards a more executive posture
How to define Executive Presence, and how to grow your Executive Presence naturally and comfortably by increasing your Gravitas (the weight you carry in a room of people), your Communication skills as a leader, and your Appearance (and note it’s not just how you’re dressed or your physical shape, though those do come into play here)
How to go about assessing your Executive Presence by going through a comprehensive self-assessment, as well as asking for an assessment from your trusted peers
Why Intrinsic Confidence is the #1 most important trait that mid-career professionals can develop and demonstrate to be seen as the leader they know they can be
Why False Confidence, or Bravado / Arrogance / Volume, have nothing to do with real leadership skills, and how to stay true to your own path to the top (there are two ways up - manipulation and leadership…choose leadership)
How to fight your Inner Critic - the voice in our head that holds us back from doing the things we know will propel our career forward
The #1 most incredible brain hack I’ve ever encountered that can pull you out of a scarcity mindset almost immediately if practiced correctly
How and why communication as an executive is different, sometimes difficult, and how to master the art of both listening and sharing information
An incredible tool for improving your active listening skills by tenfold, making sure you don’t daydream while someone is sharing important information with you, and to make sure they feel connected to you when they are speaking
How to get started as a thought leader in your area of expertise in your career, including 50 LinkedIn Post Topic Ideas for Executive Leadership that you can use to demonstrate your new executive focus in your career
Why you have to learn executive skills at the same time as putting yourself out there as an executive - you get far worse results if you focus on only one at a time, but exponential value by doing both simultaneously
And a whole lot more…
This book also includes self-assessments, exercises, examples, and more to help you get started with the Whole Executive Framework™ today.
One thing I haven’t mentioned yet - we only work with good people. We do not tolerate toxic “leaders” - and neither should you. If you’re a narcissist, close-minded, and lack empathy for others, this book is NOT for you.
But if you’re someone who wants to lead because you believe the world needs better leaders and you want to be part of that solution - helping everyone around you as well as your own career - then you’re in the right place.
This book is really about showing you:
How the quiet good leaders can triumph over the noisy bad leaders…
How to be confident in yourself in such a way as to never worry about toxic people again…
Why you have every right - and even responsibility - to put yourself into those kinds of leadership roles, so that the people who would report to you would be working for a much better boss than that loud, toxic, selfish, narcissistic person who would make their lives miserable every day…
And how to never worry about your career, even in the worst downturns in the corporate world…
And so much more! Much, much more…
The Executive Career Handbook is available for a one-time payment of just $4.99.
When you order today, you’ll get an immediate digital PDF download plus all 3 bonuses listed above at no additional cost.
Order your digital copy today and get the exact method my clients and I have used to consistently attract more executive roles - both internally in your current organization and externally in new organizations.
A Digital Copy of The Executive Career Handbook
A Printable Copy of The Whole Executive Framework™
Multiple Self-Discovery Exercises
The Career Roadmap Exercise
The Executive Brand - Elevator Pitch Exercise
Time, Energy & Attention Management Exercise
The Key Influencer Diagram
The Audiobook version of The Executive Career Handbook
Get your copy today and you’ll receive The Executive Career Handbook digital book, the 7+ hour Audiobook, and several free bonuses to get you started!
Here’s a simple promise:
The Executive Career Handbook will show you everything that I’ve told you about on this page and more.
If you’re not satisfied with the book for ANY reason...just let my team know with a quick email to [email protected] and they'll send you a refund for your book purchase. This is a one-year money-back guarantee!