139. It Would've Taken Me 5 Years" | Liz on Unstalling Her Promotion and DMing CEOs

In episode 139, we're talking about what actually unsticks a stalled promotion, told by my client Liz, in her own words. You've probably had a season where you knew you could figure it out yourself, eventually. Liz had one too. This episode is for every woman doing great work in a role with no playbook, no benchmarks, and no clear next level. In this conversation, Liz shares her pivot from physical therapist to health tech, how we mapped her workplace ecosystem to unstall a promotion that had been stuck for months, and how she went from nervous to cold-DM anyone to conversations with 20+ CEOs. In this episode, I cover: → Why non-traditional backgrounds need a map, not more effort → Mapping the people who actually influence your promotion → Building a network you can leverage without cold applying → The permission piece of coaching nobody talks about Key Takeaways: – Your manager can be great and still not be enough, you need champions beyond her – The relationships have to exist before the promotion conversation happens – CEOs are just people, and reaching out is a skill you can practice – You could figure it all out alone, the question is whether you want it to take five years Chapters: 0:00 Welcome + who this is for 1:12 Liz's pivot: physical therapist to health tech 3:29 The moment she decided to get support 5:50 How she chose a coach 8:37 The promotion that stalled for months 12:37 Mapping her workplace ecosystem 15:38 What came after the promotion 20:24 From nervous to DM to 20+ CEO conversations 25:18 "It might have taken me five years" 26:51 Liz's advice if you're on the fence **How to work together - book a call or DM with questions on IG or LI.** - **Book a Discovery Call** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn what it's like to work together - **Connect and DM on LinkedIn:** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/dani-tan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - **Connect and DM on IG:** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/danitani/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ <!--THE END--> - **My site:** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.danitan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly newsletter