From Overlooked to Unforgettable: How to Stand Out and Own Your Career

About this episode

Simone E. Morris interviews Lorraine Lee about overcoming career invisibility and building a strong personal brand to secure promotions.

🚨 Why does hard work never seem to be enough? You're crushing it at your job. Delivering results. Yet somehow, you're still invisible when promotion conversations happen. Sound familiar? This week, Simone sits down with Lorraine Lee —LinkedIn's founding editor turned LinkedIn Learning powerhouse—who learned this lesson the hard way after being passed over for promotion despite years of excellence. Her response? She built the Epic Career Brand Framework that's now helped thousands go from overlooked to unforgettable. Here's what you'll discover: ✅ The #1 reason hard work alone won't get you promoted (and what actually will) ✅ How introverts can build a powerful presence without feeling fake ✅ The LinkedIn strategy that conquers your fears and gets you noticed ✅ Why you need sponsors, not just mentors—and how to find them ✅ Tactical brand-building moves you can make THIS WEEK Perfect for you if: You're killing it but nobody seems to notice You've been passed over for promotions you deserved You're pivoting after a layoff and need to stand out FAST You're an introvert who's allergic to "networking" Lorraine breaks down exactly how to position yourself as THE person for…

People in this episode

Host: Simone E. Morris

Guest: Lorraine Lee

Topics covered

• career advancement
• personal branding
• LinkedIn strategies
• promotion challenges
• networking for introverts

Keywords

• career brand
• promotion
• LinkedIn
• networking
• introverts
• sponsors
• mentors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LinkedIn, LinkedIn Learning

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