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Career Growth for Working Women | Career Advancement, Visibility, Promotion, Raises
Hosted by Shannon Fox | Promotion & Compensation Coach · EN
Do you ever feel like you're doing everything "right" at work, yet you're still being overlooked?
Maybe you're leading projects, solving problems, mentoring teammates, and delivering results, but your title and paycheck haven't caught up with the value you create.
Maybe you're wondering why someone else was promoted when you know you've been making a bigger impact.
Or maybe you're simply tired of waiting for someone to finally notice everything you bring to the table.
If that sounds familiar, you're in the right place.
Welcome to Career Growth for Working Women, the podcast that helps high-performing women become impossible to overlook and the obvious choice for raises, promotions, and leadership opportunities.
I'm Shannon Fox, Promotion & Compensation Coach, and I believe one simple truth:
You're not being overlooked because you lack talent. You're being overlooked because your impact isn't positioned clearly.
Every week, I'll help you learn how to strategically communicate your value, increase your visibility, navigate workplace dynamics, and position yourself for career opportunities that align with your strengths, your values, and the life you want to build.
Because getting promoted isn't about working harder.
It's about making it easier for leadership to recognize the value you're already creating.
Whether you're preparing for a raise, pursuing a promotion, navigating office politics, building executive presence, or simply trying to figure out your next career move, you'll find practical strategies, honest conversations, and coaching that you can immediately apply.
We'll talk about career positioning, visibility, leadership, confidence, burnout, boundaries, compensation, AI, networking, and what it really takes to grow your career without sacrificing yourself in the process.
So grab your coffee, or reheat it for the third time, and let's build a career that supports the life you want, pays you what you're worth, and makes you impossible to overlook.
READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEPS?
🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way. → https://theshannonfox.com/90-day-raise-strategy
📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals. → https://theshannonfox.com/promotion-stratgey-review
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135 | Redefining Success: What Happens When Your Dream Career No Longer Fits featuring Kate Kayaian
2w ago00:18:54Tap to summarizeWhat 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 orchestras. From the outside, it looked like she had reached the dream she had been working toward since childhood.But eventually, she began asking a deeper question: Do I want to keep doing this for the next 30 or 40 years?During the pandemic, when concerts were suddenly canceled, Kate used the unexpected pause to explore new possibilities. What began as coaching fellow musicians eventually evolved into a new career centered on helping people rethink success, challenge limiting beliefs, and move toward more meaningful work.In this episode, we discuss: ➡️ What it feels like when a successful career no longer feels aligned ➡️ Why stepping away from a dream career can feel socially “unacceptable” ➡️ The difference between burning the bridges and planning a thoughtful transition ➡️ How external expectations shape the way we see our own potential ➡️ Why many professionals underestimate what they’re capable of becoming ➡️ The simple mindset shift of asking “Yes, if…” instead of “No, because…”Kate also shares a framework from her book Beyond Potential that helps people reassess their current path, redefine their goals, and reignite momentum toward their next chapter.🔗 Connect with Kate KayaianREADY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
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134 | Why High-Performing Women Still Don’t Feel Confident
3w ago00:14:13Tap to summarizeHave 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 emotionallynormalize growth quicklyfocus only on gaps and shortcomingsmove the goalpost every time they succeedThe result is a painful disconnect…Women creating measurable impact professionally while privately questioning whether they’re “ready” for bigger opportunities.This episode explores why confidence is often misunderstood entirely.Many women believe confidence is supposed to come first: ➡️ first you feel confident ➡️ then you speak up ➡️ then you advocate for yourself ➡️ then you pursue leadership opportunitiesBut in reality, confidence is often built through evidence.In this episode, Shannon discusses: ✔️ Why many high-performing women still feel insecure ✔️ The emotional habit of dismissing accomplishments ✔️ Why achievers constantly move the goalpost on success ✔️ The difference between emotional thinking and evidence-based confidence ✔️ Why women struggle during promotion conversations ✔️ How self-doubt grows when accomplishments are never fully absorbed ✔️ Why confidence is built through clarity, not perfection ✔️ The power of creating an “evidence of impact” documentShe also shares a practical exercise listeners can begin using immediately to build grounded confidence through documented evidence instead of emotional self-criticism.READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
Transcribe →133 | From Dyslexia to Confidence: Turning Self-Doubt into Strength Featuring Willie Blake
3w ago00:19:55Tap to summarizeWhat 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 in life, he struggled with perfectionism, self-doubt, and the pressure to hide the ways he learned and communicated differently.Over time, however, Willie discovered something powerful. The same differences that once felt like limitations were also connected to strengths like creativity, pattern recognition, empathy, and problem solving.Today, Willie works with professionals and entrepreneurs to help them shift from self-doubt into clarity, confidence, and consistent action.In this episode, we discuss: ✅ What growing up with dyslexia taught Willie about self-perception and confidence ✅ Why perfectionism often develops from early experiences of feeling different ✅ How neurodivergent thinkers often excel in creativity and problem solving ✅ The role self-awareness plays in breaking patterns of self-doubt ✅ Why taking imperfect action is often more powerful than waiting for perfection ✅ The “2% Rule” and how small daily actions lead to meaningful progressWillie also shares a powerful reminder for anyone who feels behind in life or career: sometimes the problem isn’t the plan. It’s simply that we haven’t taken the first step yet.🔗 Connect with Willie BlakeREADY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
Transcribe →132 | Why High-Performing Women Often Minimize Their Own Success
3w ago00:13:37Tap to summarizeHave 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 how women often carry leadership-level responsibility while describing their contributions as small supportive tasks.Over time, this pattern affects:leadership visibilityconfidenceself-perceptionadvancement opportunitiesMany women spend years trying to balance:competence and likabilityambition and humilityvisibility and emotional safetyThe result is often a professional identity built around shrinking accomplishments instead of clearly owning impact.In this episode, Shannon discusses: ✔️ Why women instinctively minimize their accomplishments ✔️ The emotional labor of constantly managing perception at work ✔️ How downplaying success shapes leadership visibility ✔️ Why redirecting praise becomes automatic for many women ✔️ The connection between self-minimization and career stagnation ✔️ Why visibility and humility can exist together ✔️ Small language shifts that change leadership perceptionShe also shares a simple exercise to help listeners practice describing their contributions accurately and confidently.READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
Transcribe →131 | Why High-Achieving Women Must Redefine Success Before It Breaks Them featuring Valérie Demont
4w ago00:19:45Tap to summarizeWhat 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 every professional box, and proving her value.But internally, the pressure and constant striving were becoming unsustainable.Through personal experiences including IVF, grief, and career pressure, Valérie began questioning the belief that success must come from constant effort and overperformance.Today, she teaches a different approach to leadership and life. One built on presence, clarity, and a deeper connection to intuition rather than relentless pressure.In this episode, we discuss: ✅ The early warning signs of burnout many professionals ignore ✅ Why high-achieving women are often rewarded for unsustainable effort ✅ The difference between pressure-driven work and presence-driven leadership ✅ How slowing down actually improves clarity and decision making ✅ The role intuition plays in career and life decisions ✅ Why redefining success beyond money can lead to deeper fulfillmentValérie also shares a simple practice anyone can implement immediately to reconnect with their intuition before making important decisions.🔗 Connect with Valérie DemontREADY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
Transcribe →130 | The Quiet Disappointment Many High-Performing Women Carry
Jun 1200:13:42Tap to summarizeHave 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, leadership will eventually recognize their value.But modern workplaces do not always reward invisible effort.Over time, many women begin carrying what Shannon calls an “invisible contract” at work - the belief that overdelivering, staying dependable, and never complaining will eventually lead to advancement.When that advancement does not happen, the disappointment often becomes internalized.Instead of questioning the system, women begin questioning themselves.In this episode, Shannon discusses: ✔️ Why hard work alone does not always lead to promotion ✔️ The emotional impact of feeling overlooked at work ✔️ The difference between appreciation and advancement ✔️ Why many women confuse loyalty with visibility ✔️ How invisibility creates emotional exhaustion over time ✔️ Why women often minimize their own leadership contributions ✔️ The hidden cost of waiting to be “discovered” at work ✔️ How learning to communicate impact changes career growthShe also shares a simple exercise to help listeners begin practicing visibility without guilt or self-minimization.READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
Transcribe →129 | Stuck in Your Career? Why Reinvention Is the New Career Skill Featuring Ana Denis
Jun 900:24:00Tap to summarizeWhat 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. Today, rapid changes in technology, globalization, and workplace expectations mean most professionals will reinvent themselves multiple times during their careers.Anna shares insights from more than 20 years working in communications, marketing, and leadership development, along with lessons from interviews with women across more than 20 countries about how they navigate professional reinvention.She also opens up about her own experience rebuilding her professional identity after moving to a new country and losing half of her income during a major global crisis.In this episode, we discuss: ✅ Why career reinvention has become a necessary skill in modern careers ✅ The emotional challenges that come with professional identity shifts ✅ Why titles and job roles often become tied to personal identity ✅ How rejection and career disruption can lead to deeper clarity ✅ The role human connection plays in navigating career transitions ✅ How listening to your internal reactions can help guide career decisionsAnna also shares a simple but powerful action step: reach out to someone who may have insight into the challenge you're facing and start a conversation.🔗 Connect with Ana DenisREADY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
Transcribe →128 | Why Being “Easy to Work With” Can Quietly Stall Your Career
Jun 500:11:58Tap to summarizeHave 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 “go-to” person on the team. They solve problems, support others, stay calm under pressure, and absorb extra work without complaint.Leadership appreciates them deeply.But appreciation and advancement are not always the same thing.This episode explores how women are often conditioned to soften their expertise, avoid appearing “too much,” and prioritize likability over influence, and how those patterns quietly shape leadership perception over time.In this episode, Shannon discusses: ✅ Why being “easy to work with” can sometimes stall promotions ✅ The difference between being appreciated and being strategically positioned ✅ How women unintentionally soften their expertise at work ✅ Why leadership visibility requires more than likability ✅ The connection between confidence, communication, and career growth ✅ How small language shifts change how leadership experiences your voiceShe also shares a simple exercise to help listeners begin recognizing where they minimize or apologize for their expertise in workplace conversations.READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
Transcribe →127 | Resilience in Action: How to Rebuild After Setbacks featuring Dr. Michele Kehrer
Jun 200:16:03Tap to summarizeWhat 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. She is a four-time cancer survivor, and each diagnosis forced her to rethink resilience, priorities, and what success truly means.Instead of defining resilience as simply pushing through hardship, Michele shares a more sustainable approach, one that focuses on mindset updates, taking action instead of overthinking, and choosing joy even during difficult seasons.Together, they explore how ambitious women can navigate setbacks, redefine success beyond money, and stop waiting for the perfect moment to live the life they actually want.In this episode, we discuss: ✅ How facing cancer four times reshaped Michele’s perspective on work and life ✅ Why overthinking often keeps high performers stuck in place ✅ The mindset shift that helps you move forward instead of waiting for certainty ✅ Why success is about more than money or career achievements ✅ A powerful visual for understanding how setbacks shrink over time ✅ Practical ways to reclaim control when life feels overwhelmingThis conversation is a reminder that resilience is not just about surviving challenges, it is about learning how to move forward with clarity and intention.🔗 Connect with Michele KehrerREADY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
Transcribe →126 | How to Start Positioning Yourself for Your Next Promotion Today
May 2900:07:08Tap to summarizeHave 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 extraordinary. She was simply solving a problem.But when the impact is examined more closely, something becomes clear.She didn’t just help.She created meaningful change inside the organization.Many high-performing women are already doing leadership-level work, but they describe their contributions in ways that sound small.This episode explores how recognizing the real impact of your work can change how you position yourself for advancement.In this episode, Shannon discusses: ✅ Why high-performing professionals often underestimate their impact ✅ How leadership identifies potential promotion candidates ✅ The difference between solving problems and recognizing leadership contributions ✅ Why awareness is the first step toward career positioning ✅ How seeing your work differently changes how others perceive itThis episode also connects the key ideas discussed throughout the month, including Value Visibility, the Reliability Trap, Leadership Language, and Impact Documentation.READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....
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