How to Prove Your Value So Others Carve Out a Place for You
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April 28, 2026 · 1h 6m · Season 1 · Episode 45
About this episode
Angie Lommen discusses how to prove your value in the workplace to create opportunities for yourself.
Episode 45 — Angie Lommen: "How to Prove Your Value So Others Carve Out a Place for You" You have been putting in the work. Doing more than was asked. Saying yes before you had all the answers. And somehow nobody seems to notice until they can't afford to lose you. In this conversation, a 26-year defense industry leader pulls back the curtain on what it looks like to build a career by proving value so consistently that other people start creating roles around you. This is not about self-promotion. It is about standard-setting so quiet and complete that Boeing pointed at her and told their own team: that's what good looks like. Angie Lommen spent her career at BAE Systems rising from contracts team leader to program director overseeing the Bradley Fighting Vehicle program. She never had the full picture ahead of her. She had a standard. And it turned out that was enough. CHAPTERS 00:00 Clarity Through Motion 03:46 From North Dakota to New Direction 05:35 Biology Failure to Contracting Breakthrough 13:48 BAE Systems Rise and Becoming the Standard 29:36 Health Scare and Comeback 30:40 Career Shakeup New Path 35:37 Family Support and Finding Why 39:20 Michigan Move Legacy and Giving…
People in this episode
Guest: Angie Lommen
Topics covered
- career development
- value creation
- mentorship
- advocacy
- personal growth
Keywords
- career strategy
- mentors
- advocates
- personal standard
- professional growth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BAE Systems, Boeing
Places: North Dakota, Michigan
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