121. From Manager to Director in 4 Sessions: A Client Story with Lexy Williams

About this episode

Lexy Williams shares her journey from a manager to a director in just four coaching sessions.

This one was too good to only share once. I'm bringing back one of my all-time favorite episodes for everyone who is new here in Season 3, and for everyone who needs to hear it again. Lexy's story is exactly what this podcast is about. In this fan favorite episode, I'm sitting down with my client Lexy Williams, who went from feeling completely stuck in a manager role to landing her dream director position in just four coaching sessions. Lexy is a first-generation professional, daughter of Sierra Leonean immigrants, and someone who came into coaching already knowing she was meant for more. She just needed the strategy, the clarity, and someone fully in her corner to help her get there. What happened next is exactly the kind of story I live for. We get into all of it, the mindset, the resume strategy, the non-negotiables, the two promotions, and the moment she sat down in her director's chair and knew she had arrived. In this episode, we cover: → How Lexy advocated for herself to find a coach who was a woman of color before we even started → What four coaching sessions actually looked like and how she maximized every moment in between → The resume and cover letter strategy that…

People in this episode

Host: Dani Tan

Guest: Lexy Williams

Topics covered

• career advancement
• coaching
• leadership
• personal development
• resume strategy

Keywords

• career coaching
• director position
• resume strategy
• self-advocacy
• professional growth

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sierra Leone

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