How to Ask for a Pay Rise: Salary Negotiation Tips

About this episode

Emilie Bellet interviews Nicole Michler about salary negotiation and strategies for women to achieve financial independence.

Building financial independence often starts with earning more, and learning how to negotiate your salary. In this episode of The Wallet , Emilie Bellet speaks with Nicole Michler, founder of Phase 20, a career strategy and negotiation platform that helps women navigate competitive corporate environments. Nicole shares how she went from earning around £27,000 a year to building financial independence, and explains how salary negotiation, career strategy, and mindset shifts can help women ask for a pay rise and grow their income over time. Connect with Vestpod: Sign up to The Edit newsletter: https://www.vestpod.com/subscribe Courses and bootcamps: https://www.vestpod.com/courses Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vestpod Emilie’s book: You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Emilie Bellet

Guest: Nicole Michler

Topics covered

• salary negotiation
• financial independence
• career strategy
• women in business
• income growth

Keywords

• salary negotiation
• financial independence
• career strategy
• women
• income growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Phase 20, Vestpod

Books & works: You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich

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