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We teach and train professionals around the globe science-based communication, leadership, and persuasion skills. You'll be able to leverage the expertise and experience of world-class coaches when it comes to sales, persuasion, and social engagement. Need to align your team and drive a unified front toward your vision? We've helped Fortune 500 CEOs with this. Need to amp up your sales game? Our team has developed proprietary sales frameworks to support just that. 

Whether you listen to our globally-recognized podcast, join our Network+ program, or come on-site for our Hollywood Bootcamp, you're joined by millions of men and women trying to accomplish the same things: increase leadership and persuasion skills, reduce social awkwardness, and optimize your ability to communicate.

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🔥 Command Presence. Real Influence. No Fluff.

Already invested in coaching or leadership programs… but still feel like something’s missing?

You’ve got the credentials. The hard skills. Maybe even the title.

But if your career growth is slowing because your communication hasn’t caught up — you’re not alone.

Most professionals hit a ceiling when soft skills become the differentiator.

And that’s where I step in.

❌ The truth about most coaching:

Leadership courses? Too generic.

Corporate training? Too political.

Communication books and TED Talks? Great in theory, useless in high-stakes rooms.

You need targeted, practical coaching built around your professional world — not some academic framework.

✅ What You’ll Get Working With Me

10 hours. One-on-one. Personalized. Intensely practical.

We’ll work together to:

Decode high-stakes conversations and make your communication hit harder.

Amplify your influence in rooms filled with executives, engineers, investors, or stakeholders.

Build your “X-Factor” — a powerful personal presence that earns trust fast.

Unleash your Social Intelligence — command the room, influence anyone, and forge relationships.

You’ll never watch a video or sit through fluff. This is tactical training designed for results.

💥 Plus: Join the X-Factor Accelerator

An exclusive, implementation-based group for high performers. Inside:

Get real-time feedback from other driven professionals.

Practice frameworks in live drills.

Build executive presence and influence with accountability.

👊 My Credibility
19+ years in influence, leadership, and communication development.

10,000+ clients across tech, finance, military, and consulting.

Coached U.S. Military Special Forces & Intelligence Units.

Host of a podcast with 450M+ downloads featuring world-class scientists and performance experts.

For the Analytic Mind Turned Leader.
For the Founder Now Fundraising.
For the Operator Who Needs Buy-In Fast.

If you’ve already tried “the other stuff” and still aren’t getting the results — let’s fix it.

DM me.

Let's turn communication into your competitive advantage.

AJ Harbinger

Think charisma is reserved for celebrities?

That belief is holding you back.

Charisma isn’t fame.
It’s the ability to attract, connect, and influence.

And it’s not reserved for the rich or famous.

You see it in that friend everyone gravitates toward.
Or the colleague people naturally trust and admire.

Their charisma opens doors—not because they’re special,
but because they’ve learned how to connect.

Charisma isn’t a divine gift.
It’s a skill.

Yes, genetics play a role—but most of it comes from learned behaviors and intentional practice.

Introvert or extrovert, anyone can develop it.

Here’s how to start building real charisma and social influence:

1. Be genuinely interested in others
Curiosity is magnetic. Listen deeply. Ask thoughtful questions. Make people feel seen.

2. Maintain strong eye contact
Eye contact signals confidence and presence. It tells people, “You matter.”

3. Use open, positive body language
Smile. Nod. Keep your posture open. Approachability builds connection fast.

4. Communicate clearly and confidently
Say less, but say it well. Cut filler words. Speak with intention.

5. Develop emotional intelligence
Notice emotions—yours and theirs. Empathy strengthens trust.

6. Share what excites you
Passion is contagious. Authentic enthusiasm draws people in.

7. Stay humble and authentic
Confidence without ego is powerful. Be real. Be grounded.

Charisma isn’t something you’re born with.
It’s something you build—one interaction at a time.

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I became a father this year.

Everything changed.

Not in some profound movie moment way.

In the quiet, terrifying, beautiful way things change when you hold a life you made and realize you get one shot at this.

I recentered everything around family.

The clients who drain me? Gone.

The projects that sound good but feel wrong? No.

The opportunities that would impress people but steal time from my daughter? Not worth it.

I spent years saying yes because I thought I had to.

Building a business. Building a brand. Building what I thought success looked like.

Then I held her for the first time and understood what I was building toward.

We dialed in our core values as a family.

Not some corporate exercise with sticky notes.

Real conversations about what matters when she asks us in ten years why we made the choices we made.

Those values gave me permission to say no.

To clients. To colleagues. To people I respect.

Saying no used to feel like failure.

Now it feels like protection.

I am not the father I want to be yet.

Not even close.

I lose my patience. I check my phone when I should be present. I think about work when I should be thinking about her.

But I know the gap now.

I see the father I want to become.

The one who shows up. Who listens. Who chooses her over everything else that screams for attention.

That clarity is the gift.

Not perfection. Direction.

This year taught me that success is not what you build for other people to see.

Success is what you protect when no one is watching.

The time. The attention. The presence.

I am grateful for my daughter.

For my wife who chose me for this.

For the clarity that comes from knowing what you would give up everything else to keep.

That is what I am thankful for this year.

You're the person everyone goes to when they need something done right.

Competent. Reliable. Always available.

And you just got passed over for the promotion again.

"I need to be more visible. Speak up more in meetings."

So you volunteer for more projects. You make yourself even MORE available.

It doesn't work.

Here's what's happening.

You fell into The Availability Trap.

You're so good at your job that you've trained everyone to see you as the person who executes, not the person who leads.

When you're always available, you signal something you don't intend to signal:

Low demand.

One client came to me after being passed over twice for a director role. 

Top performer. Always available. Always solving problems.

We changed one behavior.

Next time someone asked for his time on something non-urgent:

"I'm locked in on the Q3 analysis until Thursday. Can we connect Friday morning?"

Three things happened:

He signaled he's working on something important enough to protect.

He made his attention scarce.

He created a future touchpoint on his terms.

Within six months, he was invited into strategy conversations he'd never been part of before. Within nine months, he got the promotion.

Nothing changed about his technical skills. Everything changed about how people valued his time.

Here's the principle:

Behavioral economics shows people assign higher value to scarce resources.

When you're always available, you signal low demand.

When you're strategically unavailable, people start wondering: 

"What is he working on that's more important than this?"

That question creates status.

The formula:

Protect your calendar. 

Make your time scarce. 

They value your attention. 

Perceived authority without saying a word.

High-value people don't chase opportunities. They create demand for their time.

This week, practice strategic withdrawal once.

When someone asks for something non-urgent, protect your focus and offer a specific alternative time.

Watch how the dynamic shifts.

Picture yourself as a gardener.

Because the truth is, most business success comes down to simple, consistent care.

Building relationships, like gardening, is all about
nurturing the right connections.

Care, patience, and a little bit of effort
will lead to the most fruitful partnerships.

So, let's start planting the seeds of trust today...

→ Don’t rush the growth.
Listen to your client's needs.
Understand their goals. Guide without pushing.

→ Don’t blame the relationship for not advancing quickly.
Acknowledge effort, not just results.
Foster trust & support. Celebrate small wins.

→ Don’t abandon relationships before they have a chance to grow.
Connections need time to deepen.
Be patient with progress. Allow time to develop.

→ Choose the right connections for the right opportunities.
Focus where it can thrive.
Align interests with goals. Share your social capital.

→ Nourish and cultivate.
Support their development.
Offer value and resources. Appreciate generously.

→ Remove obstacles.
Cultivate a positive environment.
Address issues. Take responsibility.

→ Remember, there will be ups and downs.
You can’t control everything; only be prepared.
Anticipate changes. Prepare for challenges.

As complex as building relationships may seem, it's really about a handful of simple practices.

Nurture your connections.
Invest in their growth.

And the results will speak for themselves.

Be honest—how many great ideas have you talked yourself out of this week?

Top performers aren’t successful because they have better ideas.

They’re successful because they act on the ideas they already have.

The longer you think about acting, the harder it becomes to act.

Here’s how to break that cycle:

1. 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
When an idea shows up, move on it right away—send the message, write the outline, start the draft. Action builds momentum before doubt shows up.

2. 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬
You can’t hit a target you haven’t defined. Clarity creates direction, and direction gives you something to run toward.

3. 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬
Big goals feel overwhelming. Small steps feel doable. One micro-action at a time creates consistency.

4. 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞
 Leaders aren’t built by motivation. They’re built by rhythm. Give action a place in your daily routine.

5. 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
If it steals your focus, it steals your progress. Remove the noise so your mind can stay on what matters.

6. 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬
Urgency turns intention into action. A simple deadline can do more than hours of planning.

7. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞
Share your goals with someone who will actually check in. Accountability turns “I’ll try” into “I will.”

8. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞
Failure isn’t the opposite of success—it’s the process of success. Each misstep sharpens your approach.

9. 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬
Progress compounds when you acknowledge it. Small wins keep the momentum alive.

Act now.

Success isn’t waiting for a perfect plan—just your first step.

You're networking wrong.

Most people work the room all night. Shake every hand. Stay until the lights come on.

Then nobody remembers them.

High-value operators do this instead:

Show up.

Have 3 quality conversations.

Leave early.

You were there. 

But you didn't stay until the end collecting cards.

Next event, people notice when you arrive. 

They remember you left last time.

You created scarcity around your presence.

Your time became something to compete for.

Here's why this works:

When you're at every event until midnight, you become furniture. People stop tracking your movements. Your presence loses meaning.

Strategic absence makes people ask: Where did he go? What's he working on?

The formula:

Quality conversations over quantity contacts.

Early exit over marathon attendance.

Scarcity over availability.

Your presence becomes an event.

I've watched this pattern repeat. 

The executives who attend fewer events get more opportunities.

The founders who leave early get more follow-ups.

Availability kills intrigue.

Scarcity builds value.

Stop maximizing face time.

Start maximizing impact per appearance.

Ever feel guilty for your own success? 

That’s not an accident.

Someone took a shot at you recently.

A coworker saying "must be nice" when you mentioned your vacation.

A friend going "wow, you've changed" when you talked about something you're excited about.

And before you realized what happened, you were explaining yourself.

Justifying. Defending.

I used to do this constantly. Someone would throw a dig my way and I'd go into "let me prove I'm not the bad guy" mode.

It took me years to figure out what was happening.

They weren't attacking me. They were trying to pull me into their frame.

When someone goes low. When they get passive-aggressive or dismissive or condescending. They're setting a trap.

If you defend yourself, you're playing on their court. They're steering the interaction. And somehow you feel like the one who did something wrong.

The most influential people I've studied do something different.

Instead of defending or attacking back, they name what's happening.

"Sounds like my schedule is frustrating for you."
"Seems like this project landing bothered you."
"Feels like you're worried I'm pulling away."

Then they ask what the other person needs.

This short-circuits the emotional trap. You're not defending. You're leading.

After coaching over 10,000 clients on communication, I've watched this pattern play out hundreds of times.

Most people spend their lives bouncing between justifying and attacking back.

Both are low-value responses.

The third path is defining the moment instead of reacting to it.

Stop letting other people set the terms of your conversations.

Great advice is worthless if no one listens.

This one shift makes people actually care.

Someone mentions a problem.

You jump in with the solution.

Smart answer. Valuable insight.

And they completely ignore it.

My analytical clients do this most. They hear a problem and immediately offer the fix.

But here's what they miss:

People don't value advice they didn't work for.

I learned this watching how interrogators extract information. 

They never give answers first. They make you earn clarity through articulation.

Here's the psychology:

When someone works before receiving value, you trigger effort justification. Their brain decides: "I invested in this answer, so it must be worth hearing."

You just made your advice 10x more valuable without changing a word.

Over the last 17 years, I've taught this to executives who wondered why their teams ignored their guidance.

The problem wasn't the advice. It was the sequence.

Most people give solutions before establishing cost. Your brain devalues anything that comes free.

Understanding that changes how you mentor, coach, and lead.

The pattern I use:

Before offering advice, extract their constraint. Make them articulate what's not working. Let them reveal their gap.

Then deliver.

When you make someone work to frame their problem, three things happen:

They clarify their actual issue (not the surface symptom). They invest attention into the conversation. They value whatever comes next.

This applies everywhere. Client meetings. Team discussions. Networking conversations.

The advice that gets ignored? The advice that came too easy.

The advice that transforms people? The advice they had to work to receive.

Stop giving away your best insights for free.

Make people pay the attention tax first.

I used to think hard work was everything.

Being raised in a blue-collar single-dad family

My mantra was:

Work harder than anyone else.

That ethic led me to:

❌ Choosing to work instead of building relationships
❌ A dead-end of grinding it out daily
❌ Shrinking my worldview

Once I’ve started building relationships outside of grad school

My whole (social) life transformed. 

It’s been eye-opening for me. 

→ I didn’t have to fight as hard to get to where I wanted to go because I had the relationships to get me there. 

Building high-level relationships is a quick and easy way to unlock:

✔️ New levels in your life
✔️ New opportunities 
✔️ Trust 

You don’t have to struggle with all the friction.

Finish this year strong and step into the next level.

You light up when someone compliments your work.

That reaction costs you status.

Watch what happens: 

Someone says "Great presentation." 

You smile. 

"Thank you so much! I spent hours on the data analysis and refining the visuals..."

You told them you needed their approval.

I've noticed the opposite pattern in people with influence.

They do something I call validation immunity.

Same scenario. "Great presentation."

Response: "I appreciate that."

Neutral expression. 

No expansion.

Then they shift: "What questions do you have about the timeline?"

They moved forward because their internal assessment didn't change based on someone else's opinion.

Here's what's happening underneath:

When you expand on compliments, you signal their opinion determines your value.

When you receive neutrally and redirect, you signal you already know what you did. 

Their agreement is noted. Not needed.

The formula is simple.

Compliment received. 

"I appreciate that." Shift topic.

People with influence don't need your validation.

They validated themselves before you showed up.

The body language cue that reveals more than words ever will.

Most people think reading body language means watching for crossed arms or eye contact.

Wrong.

FBI counterintelligence expert Joe Navarro taught me the one signal that trumps everything else.

It's called the freeze response.

Here's what it looks like:

You're delivering feedback. Negotiating. Sharing news that matters.

The person across from you suddenly goes still.

Their hands stop moving mid-gesture.

Breathing pauses.

They lock up for 2-3 seconds.

That's their limbic system taking over. You just hit something real.

Most people miss this completely because they're focused on what to say next. They keep talking, filling space, moving past the moment.

Wrong move.

The freeze is your oldest threat response. Older than fight or flight. When someone freezes, their primitive brain just overrode their conscious control.

Whatever you said landed deep.

FBI research confirms the freeze appears before any other defensive behavior. Catch it early and you understand what's actually happening beneath the surface.

Here's the play:

Deliver your point.

Spot the freeze.

Stay silent.

Let them sit in it.

They'll fill the space and reveal what actually matters.

Most professionals are terrified of silence. They rush to smooth things over, clarify, soften the blow.

That's exactly when you need to shut up and wait.

The truth emerges in those 5-10 seconds of discomfort. Not through interrogation. Through strategic silence.

You don't need to be an FBI agent to spot the freeze.

You just need to stop talking long enough to see it.

Your career isn’t being held back by a lack of talent—it’s being held back by shallow connections.

And before you blame your network, ask yourself this: are you actually building one, or just stockpiling names?

Many professionals focus on network breadth (how many people they know) while completely neglecting network depth (the quality of those relationships).

But here's the real truth:

A sprawling network of surface-level connections rarely delivers meaningful opportunity.

What determines your network's power isn't its size but its interconnectedness and the mutual investment in each relationship.

I call this "relationship density" - and it's the hidden factor behind truly valuable networks.

High density networks feature:

• Trust-based relationships (not just transactional exchanges)
• Ongoing value creation (not just value extraction)
• Proactive connection (not just reactive outreach when you need something)
• Genuine knowledge of others' needs and goals
• Strategic relationship nurturing

Low density networks feature:

• Superficial connections with little trust
• Sporadic engagement only when beneficial to you
• Little understanding of others' true priorities
• No systematic approach to relationship maintenance

After studying thousands of professional relationships, the pattern is clear:

Those with smaller but denser networks consistently outperform those with larger but looser connections.

Quality defeats quantity every time.

The irony? Building relationship density takes less time than endlessly expanding a low-quality network.

It's not about doing more - it's about focusing your relational energy more strategically.

What's one relationship in your network that deserves more intentional investment this week?

You’re one question away from being unforgettable.

Most conversations die because nobody shifts the depth.

You meet someone. Exchange pleasantries. Talk about work. Then nothing.

Here's what changes everything:

Listen for care signals.

When someone mentions what they're trying to do, don't respond with surface questions.

Ask about motivation instead.

They say: "I've been mentoring junior engineers."

Most people: "Oh, how's that going?"

You: "What made you want to do that?"

Watch them pause.

Then they tell you something real.

"Nobody did that for me. I don't want them to figure it out the hard way."

You just went from small talk to substance.

This is identity-level disclosure. You're asking WHO they are, not WHAT they do.

People remember the person who sees them.

The formula: Care signal → Motivation question → Let them go deep.

Try it this week.

You'll be the conversation they remember.

Most networking conversations die the moment they end.

You exchange cards. Promise to “stay in touch.”

Then nothing.

After coaching over 10,000 clients, I’ve learned the real problem:

You never created anything worth following up on.

Here’s what I mean:

When someone says “I’m building AI capabilities, but finding engineers who understand business is impossible” — most people respond with sympathy.

“That’s tough.”

“Yeah, hiring is brutal.”

Wrong move.

What just happened? They revealed their goal AND their constraint in one sentence.

Goal: AI capabilities.

Constraint: talent gap.

Now instead of offering to “pick your brain sometime,” do this:

“I know someone who just left a similar role. Want me to make an introduction?”

Three things just happened:

→ You proved you were listening

→ You demonstrated relevant relationships

→ You created a concrete reason to follow up

This is genuine reciprocity. Not manipulation. Just specific help that matters.

Harvard Negotiation Project research confirms it: micro-help builds trust faster than grand promises.

When you prove value within 48 hours, the relationship shifts.

They text you back.

They think of you when opportunities surface.

They actually want to stay connected.

The formula:

1. Spot their goal
2. Spot their constraint
3. Offer one specific action within two days

Not “let me think about it.”

One introduction. One article. One suggestion they can use tomorrow.

Most people leave events with cards and no next steps.

You can leave with three people who remember exactly how you helped them.

That’s the difference between collecting contacts and building relationships.

You've been climbing the wrong pyramid your entire career.

Maslow's hierarchy promised that if you checked the boxes (basic needs, safety, belonging, esteem) you'd reach self-actualization and feel complete.

The National Institutes of Health calls this "one of the most pernicious ideas in the social sciences."

Bill Burnett and Dave Evans from Stanford explain exactly why on this week's podcast.

Listen to this.

You contain more aliveness than one lifetime permits you to live.

If there's more potential inside you than you could possibly express in 80 years, and fulfillment requires living all of it, then you're chasing something mathematically impossible.

You were designed to feel incomplete.

Bill and Dave call this the "achieving brain." The mode most people operate in 99.7% of the time. Always optimizing. Always asking what else do I need to do?

Meanwhile, you miss the meaning that's already here.

Bill stopped on his way to class last week. A bush covered in blue flowers, blooming in late fall when it shouldn't. He took a picture. Tucked a flower in his notebook.

That was a meaning-making moment. Not because it was profound. Because he noticed.

Dave calls this the difference between the "transactional world" and the "flow world." Same reality, different lens. One keeps you stuck performing. The other lets you experience your life.

The shift that changes everything: Got to versus get to.

Bill used to drag himself to staff meetings he created. "I gotta go to this meeting."

Then he flipped it: "I get to work with some of the smartest people in the world trying to make the planet better."

Same meeting. Different experience.

Where you look is where you go.

Motorcycle riders know this. Stare at the ditch and you drive right into it.

Same with your career, your relationships, your entire life.

Stop climbing the pyramid.

Start noticing what's already here.

This one habit instantly makes you more likable, more connected, and more effective at work.

Show genuine appreciation.

We don’t praise people enough because we often believe that people in our lives already know how we feel about them.

This creates what scientists call a liking gap.

We have a psychological bias to underestimate how good our compliments make others feel.

Most think our good vibes are clear without saying much. Not true!

In fact, science shows that people love receiving appreciation almost as much as receiving physical gifts.

It’s magical, really.

The simplest way to start is to express gratitude to the people around you.

Letting your peers know what you think about them not only creates connection but also boosts your own mental health and resilience.

Bet you didn’t think praising others could help you feel more chipper, right?

It creates social support and lowers the stress response which improves productivity and motivates us.

This is huge for careers and making friends.

Creating true connections is what matters. 

That way, your network is full of people who really support you.

Whether it’s at work or in day-to-day life, showing appreciation is the fertilizer for any relationship.

Let people know how important they are to you, and you may be surprised by their response.

Why do some leaders get loyalty while others get excuses?

It comes down to one thing: authority versus influence.

Authority comes from your position.
Influence comes from connection.

Authority can demand action.
Influence inspires commitment.

This difference explains why:

• Some managers get bare minimum effort, while others get discretionary energy
• Some parents get compliance while others get genuine cooperation
• Some salespeople get reluctant purchases while others get enthusiastic referrals

True influence isn’t about techniques or tactics. It’s built on a foundation of genuine connection.

And the counterintuitive key to that connection? Appropriate vulnerability.

Not oversharing. Not manufactured weakness.

But sharing your human experience authentically—enough to create bridges, not walls.

I’ve seen executives transform their leadership simply by explaining the thought process behind decisions instead of just announcing outcomes.

I’ve watched professionals strengthen client relationships by acknowledging the limits of their expertise rather than pretending to know everything.

The most influential people understand this: genuine vulnerability doesn’t diminish your impact—it amplifies it.

Because influence doesn’t come from appearing perfect.
It comes from being human in a way that allows others to connect with you authentically.

The question isn’t whether you have authority—it’s whether you’re creating the kind of connection that builds lasting influence.

What kind of connection are you creating today?

The fastest way to deepen any relationship is simpler than we make it.

Think of the friend you most enjoy being around.

Why do you enjoy their company?

There are many factors at play here, but typically, when we think about the people we are closest to and the ones we enjoy being around, there is a consistent theme.

It’s actually quite simple.

They actually care about 𝘺𝘰𝘶...

About what’s going on in 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 life...

About the things that get you excited…

The things that scare you…

Even the things that motivate you…

They may not be saints.

They may not check off certain boxes.

But at the end of the day, what matters is that they actually care about you.

That’s a big part of being a high-value person.

Do you care?

Do you give a little bit of your time, attention, empathy, etc. to the people who are giving it to you?

None of us want to be takers.

We all envy the people who give freely of themselves and in return, reap friendship, admiration, and loyalty.

And the good news is, it’s not out of reach.

You got this in you.

Start small.

Care big.

Watch the magic unfold.

Award Winning Fortune 500 Growth Marketing Executive | Coached 15,000+ tech workers | Ex-Google | Ex-LinkedIn

I’m drawn to bold, future-forward missions.
The kind that demand reinvention and challenge the status quo.

From leading never-done-before initiatives at LinkedIn across the Venture, Electric Vehicle customers, B2B retail, and Finance/Decentralized finance segments, to driving early adoption of AI-powered marketing solutions at Google to deliver on double and triple digit growth to $1B, I thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact.

Big bets are where I feel most alive,
whether that’s shaping new business frontiers,
or pioneering industry shifts before they become mainstream.

Equally, my passion for people runs deep.
I’ve coached over 15,000 women at Google
 through a program that continues to empower talent today. 

Guiding the next generation to step into their potential isn’t just part of my work… 
It's my life’s mission.

If you have an opportunity where you're looking: 
- for  someone to join as an Independent Board Member, 
- to partner on a thought leadership piece or branded content
- to hire a speaker to talk about the future of work with AI
-  or C-Level to grow your brand while driving  revenue growth at Scale.  
contact me.

If you aspire to transform yourself into a bold leader, discover my top 5% method below:
https://www.top5percentmethod.com/
Reach out at: hello@Drivingimpact.io

Katheline Jean-Pierre, MSc

They wanted me to stay silent.
They wanted me to stay small.
30,000 followers later, I learned to be UNAPOLOGICALLY myself.🔥🔥🔥

My LinkedIn family is now 30,000+ strong.
But the number isn’t the story.
Non, non, non... 🤦🏾‍♀️
The story is everything I had to overcome to get here. 

I overcame:

“You’re going to destroy your career!”
 → The 10+ text threads telling me I was insane for posting every day.
 Three years later, those same people got laid off… and came back asking how to grow their LinkedIn and launch their consulting business... 🫠 

“Who does she think she is, posting like that?”
→ Yes, that one came from former coworkers. 
They wanted me to stay silent. 
They wanted me to stay stunted. 
But I’ve learned: envy is just praise in disguise. 
So I exited the room to be able to shout and shine louder.

“Your sister isn’t scared of losing her job? She posts so much.”
 → Those same voices who reached out to my sister to complain, later asked me for advice...

And then there were the mornings when my posts went live while I was still asleep…. and I’d wake up to Andrea Henderson, SPHR, CIR, RACR in my inbox saying:
 “It’s 5am in LA, you’re probably sleeping...  I handled comments from your trolls.”

Wow. Thank you girl. 

That’s understanding.
That’s community.
That’s support.

She knows I’m a single mom of a toddler 
running a business the best way I can.

Some days I need to sleep.
Some days there are typos.
Some days two posts go out at once.
Some days an old post I forgot to delete goes live... 🙃 
Yes, that happens.

 C'est pas facile, mais c'est vrai! 
Andrea has had my back.
YOU have had my back.

And I’m grateful for you all:
for showing up,
for sharing our collective light,
for walking with me whether I was half-awake, sleepless or fully present.


30,000+ is a milestone,
but it’s also nearly 10X from when I started at 3,300.
When I was scared about what people thought of me.
Scared about 'getting out there'.
Scared of 'being seen'.

If you're reading this... 
This is a reminder that consistency, courage, 
and community matter MORE than approval.

You will find your own tribe.
You will align with your true purpose. 

Andrea Henderson, SPHR, CIR, RACR and I will be hosting a career webinar on December 9th at Noon PDT.  
I will ping the Zoom link in the comments SOON. ⬇️ 

You can "Ask us anything." 
Bask in the fun.
Come hangout. 
This will be an open mic.

Now, I wasn't sure which picture to post so I posted both. If you had to choose one, which one would you choose for this milestone post?

Comment below 👇🏾

LEFT →The "I'm laughing out loud picture - LOL"

or

RIGHT → The more serious and 'appropriate' one. 


P.s.: Now I'm going back to bed. (just kidding but not kidding). 

♻️ Repost because your girl would love more impressions and more community.

Katheline Jean-Pierre MSc

Award Winning Fortune 500 Exec | I Coached 15,000+ tech workers to Build a Career & Business they Love | Ex-Google

My friend’s client gets 40% of his leads from ChatGPT.
 Yes… ChatGPT.
 AI search + LLM traffic is quietly becoming his #1 lead gen channel.

As someone who made a living selling Google Ads to performance advertisers for 10 years:  partnering with CMOs, CROs and entire growth teams...

Even I can say it:
Search is undergoing a full-blown rewrite. 
Especially brand discovery.

And with that rewrite?
A brand-new vocabulary every CMO, founder, marketer and growth team needs to understand.

Thankfully, Chris Donnelly broke it all down in the infographic below.

If you touch revenue, marketing, SEO, product-led growth or GTM in any way… check this out.

Because ranking on Google is no longer the finish line.
The search volume inside LLMs is exploding.

Which means GEO / AEO / AIO / SXO are becoming the new competitive edge.

The best part?
 It’s still early.
 There’s time to be ahead of the curve being diligent about learning new strategies.

Here’s the new landscape 👇🏽

🧩 SEO — Search Engine Optimization
Rank through keywords & backlinks.
 Pros: Proven, long-term authority.
 Cons: Slow + competitive.
 Win by: Targeting high-intent keyword clusters and refreshing content.

🧩 GEO — Generative Engine Optimization
Optimizing to be cited by AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini).
 Pros: Early-mover advantage, trust-building, new traffic source.
 Cons: Impact is harder to measure.
 Win by: Entity-rich content, forums, structured data, clear tables & FAQs.

🧩 AEO — Answer Engine Optimization
Optimizing for zero-click answers + AI overviews.
 Pros: Instant authority.
 Cons: Click volume drops.
 Win by: 40–60 word answers, schema, PAA question coverage.

🧩 AIO — AI Optimization
Ensuring your brand appears accurately in AI outputs.
 Pros: Builds trust whenever AI surfaces you.
 Cons: Limited influence on training data.
 Win by: Consistent, structured content across credible sources.

🧩 SXO — Search Experience Optimization
Optimizing the entire on-site experience so visitors convert.
 Pros: Turns traffic into revenue, boosts retention.
 Cons: Requires strong CRO + aligned messaging.
 Win by: Fast UX, mobile-first design, aligned content, clear CTAs.

Oui, oui, oui.
It's happening now. 
Brands will either be found… or forgotten. There’s no middle.


If you want to stay visible, and competitive in 2025 and beyond:
Start learning these terms. Start applying them. Start experimenting.


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The most future-ready professionals 
aren’t choosing between corporate or entrepreneurial paths anymore.

 Instead of following old career maps, they are:

• Building portfolio careers that evolve with them

• Launching new income streams without quitting their jobs

• Reinventing themselves and breaking into industries they actually care about


Because the new power move isn’t picking a lane…

it’s designing your own.

That’s why I created The Top 5% Method®: 
a dedicated space to help ambitious professionals build what’s next.

Step-by-step.

One brick at a time.

🔑 Tell us about your goals: https://lnkd.in/gSjNSxT5
📌 Join the waitlist: https://lnkd.in/dfk8B-WT.
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Award Winning Fortune 500 Growth Marketing Executive | CRO | Coached 15,000+ tech workers to Build a Career & Business they actually control | Ex-Google

Carve Your Parallel Path, Your Own Portfolio Career

You’re missing out on $782,000.
Yes, that’s close to $1,000,000
in earnings!
I’ve spent 10 years figuring out how to fix it. 
Then built a system around it.

Stanford found that women lose precisely $782,000 in lifetime earnings. 

The stat is real. 
$782,000. 
That's not a typo.

But here's what Stanford didn't say: why does this happen?

It's not because women work less.

I've coached thousands of women who outwork everyone in their org.

It's not because they're less qualified. 
Some of the smartest people I know are invisible, because they don't know HOW to make their impact visible to the people who decide on promotions.

They think visibility = bragging. 
So they hide.
And keep hiding…

They think their work should ‘speak for itself’. 

So it whispers instead of roars.

They think asking for recognition is "difficult." 

So they ask for nothing…

And every year that passes, 
the $782,000 gap grows. 😨

Here's what I learned after coaching thousands women at Google:

Visibility isn't vanity. 

It's architecture.

It's a system.

And like any system, you can learn it.

The women who close the visibility gap aren't naturally self-promotional. 

They're strategically intentional about three things:


1) They know WHO needs to see their work (not everyone)
2) They know WHAT that person needs to see (not everything) 
3) They know WHEN to show it (not always)

That's it.
It's not complicated. It's strategic.
And it works.

The women I teach this to see an average of +18% salary increase within 12 months. 

More importantly: they stop waiting for permission.

If you're doing great work but not being seen, 
the problem isn't you. 
It's that nobody taught you the system.

That's what my Career Academy is for.

📌📌📌Comment "VISIBLE " and I'll send you the framework.

♻️ Repost if you know someone who could use these simple career resets.

I was talking with my girlfriend the other night,
about how much Linkedin has changed.
LinkedIn’s algorithm is not the same no more. 
And many people are running in circles. 

Join me and Exec Search Pro Andrea Henderson, SPHR, CIR, RACR 
as we sip and spread the LinkedIn Tea.

🔥 We’ll talk about: 
• How to attract clients, recruiters and opportunities on Linkedin

Whether you’re just starting out or ready to level up, this session will help you take your LinkedIn presence to the next level.

Tuesday December 9th Noon PDT / 3 PM EST: 

👉🏽 Save your seat to start building the brand that attracts opportunities.
Sign-Up on Zoom: https://lnkd.in/gtTAjTpZ

P.S.: Me, quietly waiting to spread the LinkedIn Tea 🍵.

She joined as a neurodivergent young woman feeling alienated. Six weeks in, her words changed: 'I feel more empowered to pursue my career.' 
Here's what actually shifted.

What she says:
"Ever since joining the Top 5% program, I've been holding myself more accountable by checking in with my peers and leaders. This is a results-based course, which has helped me become more comfortable stepping outside my comfort zone, motivating me to stick with my goals. As a neurodivergent young ethnic woman I can truly say this course is truly worth it and I feel more empowered to pursue my career than feeling alienated."

Read that again. 
She went from Alienated → Empowered.

And that's not motivational. 
That's transformation.

Here's what i actually know: 
The objections aren't really about time, industry, past failures, or money. 
They're about trust. 

You need to trust: 
✓ That this actually works (it does, look at her transformation) 
✓ That it will work for you specifically (it will: the framework is universal) 
✓ That the time/money is worth it (it is, the ROI is clear) 

That trust is earned by seeing proof. 
Sahra's testimonial? 
That's proof. But it's HER proof, not yours yet. 

So here's what I offer: One free consultation call. 
30 minutes. 
No pitch. 

Just: I ask about your actual situation 
You ask about the program 
We figure out if it's the right fit 
That's it. No obligation.

Because not everyone should join this program.
If you're comfortable where you are, don't join.

If you're waiting for it to be "the perfect time," it will never be. 

If you're looking for motivation or inspiration,  there's free content for that. 

But if you're ready to actually design your career, 
to stop playing by someone else's playbook and build something intentional, then let's talk.

Build a Career You Actually Control

Who's winning the race of intent and discovery? 
AI AI AI AI. 
Aie aie aie, Yes that's right. 

I did not partake in Cyber Monday shopping,
But this year:
$7.5B in global sales were influenced by AI,
on Cyber Monday alone. 

That's not a trend anymore, 
that's the new baseline!

Flip through this carousel to learn how intent and discovery were won by AI this Cyber Monday.

- AI influenced pre-purchases
- It boosted Buy Now Pay Later usage
- It served as a strong assist in the conversion funnel

🔔 Follow me Katheline for more growth driving strategies in the evolving world of Artificial Intelligence, Marketing, and Sales.

AI Won Buyer Intent Cyber Monday 2025, Discover More

In 2012, I was driving AI adoption at Google when AI was still science fiction. We had no roadmap. We built one as we went. That was a career game-changer.

It wasn't flashy,
it wasn't s*xy,
it was effective.
and It made our customers a TON of money.

What it made me realize about myself is that:

There are two types of career moves:

➊ Type 1: Fill the Box (Secure & predictable)
Execute the existing playbook.
 “Here’s the role. Here’s what success looks like.”

➋ Type 2: Build the Box (Terrifying & undefined, but electric)
Invent the path while you walk it.
 “We need something new: go figure it out.”

Reflecting back recently, I realized that in my career I’ve only ever thrived in Type 2. In the terrifying path. 😅 The leap, the reinvention.

2009: Launched Deloitte's GTM strategy with digital and social media.
2012-2022:  Drove Google's AI adoption before anyone believed it was real.
2022-2025: Built things that didn’t exist yet in emerging verticals at LinkedIn.
2006-2008: At Flickr, scaled the commerce photo marketplace globally.
In my personal ventures, I’ve created programs, companies, and frameworks from scratch.

The past 15+ years taught me:

Most people fear Type 2 moves because they think:
 “I need to know how before I start.”

But in Type 2 work, you learn how by starting.
Because reinvention isn’t magic, it's not woowoo 🔮  , it’s a system:

If you’re stepping into a Type 2 move: a reinvention, a leap, or if you're building something new, and don’t know where to start:
I’ve done this. I teach this.

_____
📌 Discover my career Accelerator: https://lnkd.in/gSjNSxT5
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A young black women working in tech at deloitte google and linkedin

I built things that didn’t exist yet.

What changed this Black Friday?
Discover the Big Shift from 2024 → 2025

Black Friday 2025 revealed a transformation in how Americans shop. Online sales hit a record $11.8B (+9.1%), but Salesforce shows the rise was driven by higher prices: average selling price up 7%, items per transaction down 2%.

Mobile officially dominated, generating 55.2% of online sales ($6.5B). In-store traffic was mixed, signaling the continued shift toward digital-first shopping.

Top sellers? 
Cosmetics, clothing, luxury accessories, toys, electronics, and appliances. BNPL surged again, driving $747.5M (+8.9%).

The biggest shift:  AI-driven shopping exploded, with referrals from AI tools up 805% YoY.

Cyber Monday is projected to hit $14.2B, and holiday spending is expected to pass $1T for the first time.

The message?  The consumer has changed, and digital, mobile, and AI now lead the way.

Tell me, what have changed for your business?
___________

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LinkedIn's algorithm doesn't reward perfect. 
Non, non, non. Here’s what it actually prioritizes 👇🏽
(most people get this wrong).

Come get the real real LinkedIn tea 🍵

In case you haven't gotten the memo...
LinkedIn isn’t just for networking anymore.

It’s the most powerful platform to build a personal brand, 
to grow your career, and to unlock your next best opportunity.

But most people struggle with visibility, confidence, and consistency.
Trust me, I've been there. More than I'd like to admit.

This live session spills the real LinkedIn tea 🍵.
with Executive Search Pro, Andrea Henderson, SPHR, CIR, RACR,
I'll be chatting about what actually works, what doesn’t, 
and how to show up with clarity, confidence, and authenticity.

🔥 You’ll learn:
 • Common mistakes that kill your reach, and how to avoid them
 • How to define your voice and post with confidence
 • What the algorithm really prioritizes
 • Content that builds trust and visibility
 • A simple system for staying consistent

🔥 And Also:
• How to attract clients, recruiters and opportunities

Whether you’re just starting out or ready to level up, this session will help you take your LinkedIn presence to the next level.

👉🏽 Save your seat and start building the brand that attracts opportunities. 
Sign-Up on Zoom: https://lnkd.in/gtTAjTpZ


♻️ If LinkedIn still feels like a mystery to you, don’t miss this. Repost to spread the word further.

View event: The Linkedin Tea: Unleash Your Voice To Attract Recruiters, Clients & More!

The Linkedin Tea: Unleash Your Voice To Attract Recruiters, Clients & More!

The moment she stopped trying to perform worthiness and started operating from wholeness, the C-suite noticed. 

In this episode with Bianca Nepales at Driving Impact: The Top 5% Method®, we explore:
•⁠ How she went from teacher → manager → VP in just 4 years
•⁠ The exact mindset shift that helped her own the room instead of surviving it
•⁠ Her daily rituals for grounding, creativity, and inner-child healing
•⁠ The future of storytelling in the AI era: why diverse voices matter more than ever

From Surviving the Room to Transforming It: The Secret Strategy Behind a 4-Year Climb to VP I watched our guest on Driving Impact go from public schoo

Open article: "The Path to VP isn't climbing the ladder. It's solving problems NOBODY else wants to touch". - Bianca Nepales by Katheline Jean-Pierre MSc • 2 min read

"The Path to VP isn't climbing the ladder. It's solving problems NOBODY else wants to touch". - Bianca Nepales

“We need to shift pipeline generation from founder-led to sales-led.”

That's what I've been hearing a lot from my mid-market agency clients.

And that’s not a hiring problem... It's a revenue & sales problem. 

That’s also a systems design problem.

I just analyzed a growth marketing agency at an inflection point. 
Revenue is founder-led. It works... until it doesn’t. 

So, here’s the pattern I’ve seen repeatedly:

Founder-led revenue is highly effective…
until the founder becomes the bottleneck...
And sales stall...

The founder is great. He's magnetic. Everybody loves him. 

But:
he's not scalable. 
one person's genius is NOT scalable.

And if revenue is not scalable, 
the founder becomes a liability...

It becomes a "hard to sell" business. 

Simply put: You can't exit a business without the right revenue systems. 
If the projected multiples all rely on one single person... 🙄 

The companies that break through aren’t the ones who hire a Head of Sales to “run the number".

They do something else entirely.

They leap from

 “I close deals”

 to 

“My team consistently closes deals”

and that requires thoughtful architecture.

If you’re scaling a growth business and need someone who builds the system instead of managing symptoms, let’s talk.

 I'm one ping away. 👠 💁🏾‍♀️

In sunny Los Angeles 🌴 


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From Founder-Led Growth to Systems-Led Sustainable Revenue

Thanksgiving just passed. If you're grateful for 2025, great. 
If you're not, this is your sign to start completely fresh... 
In French, we call this "Faire table rase".

What it means: start afresh, make a squeaky clean slate, 
make the hard reboot! Oui, oui, oui.

Many people treat goal-setting like a ritual...

What it should be is a STRATEGY. 
Your own strategy.
Your mastermind.
Your plan to win.

As we are giving much needed thanks this season, 
this is your invitation to focus on the real drivers of success. 

It's time to "Faire table rase" on your goals and the broken systems.

It's time to adopt a squeaky fresh attitude,
 and reboot your mindset with these 4 things:

•⁠ Being grateful.
•⁠ Cherishing the present moment.
•⁠ Adopting a fresh new mindset.
•⁠ Do the hard goal reboot based on data, not feelings.


Flip through the carousel to get a light start on your 2025 reflection.
This is also your moment to STOP repeating malfunctioning 2025 habits as we head into 2026.

Most people treat New Year goal-setting like a ritual,
but you're not most people. 
Build your strategy now. 

Comment 'STRATEGY' if you want me to sit at your 2026 strategic mastermind table discussion.

♻️  Repost to help others start afresh with a TABLE RASE mindset. ♻️ 
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Award Winning Fortune 500 Growth Marketing Executive | CRO | Coached 15,000+ tech workers to Build a Career they actually control | Ex-Google

YOUR 2025 GOALS DIDN'T WORK. BUILD ONES THAT ACTUALLY DO.

I’m drawn to bold, future-forward missions.
The kind that demand reinvention and challenge the status quo.
Over the years, I’ve learned something about myself:

I’m at my best when the path doesn’t exist yet.

From leading never-done-before initiatives at LinkedIn,
 to driving early adoption of AI-powered marketing solutions at Google 
before AI was a thing,
I’ve always gravitated toward the intersection of innovation and impact.

Big bets are where I feel most alive.

Whether it’s shaping new business frontiers
or pioneering industry shifts before they hit the mainstream,
reinvention is my default mode.

But the work that fuels me the most?
People.
I’ve coached over 15,000 women at Google through a program that continues to empower talent today.
Guiding the next generation to step into their potential isn’t just something I do 
—
it’s my life’s mission.

So if you’re exploring opportunities that need a leader who builds what doesn’t yet exist, let’s talk.

I’m open to:
- Independent Board Member roles
- Thought leadership partnerships + branded content
- Speaking on the Future of Work & AI
- C-Suite roles driving innovation + revenue at scale



📨 DM me or Reach me at: hello@DrivingImpact.io

Award Winning Fortune 500 Growth Marketing Executive | Chief Growth Officer | Coached 15,000+ tech workers to Build a Career they Control | Ex-Google |

"2026 is my best career year because" 

(complete this caption)👇🏽

Make sure to insert your wildest dreams and wishes in the comments. 👇🏽

Let's create together YOUR best year from scratch. 

Why?
Because you deserve it.
Because it is accessible to you.
Because there are tools to help you get there.
Because it is all possible if you follow a plan and guidance.


While you're here thinking about your best career, join our next career cohort starting in late January.
⬇️ Join the next webinar Live this week: https://lnkd.in/gY8N3vr7 
🔥 Get ready for your career shift: https://lnkd.in/gSjNSxT5 
➕ Apply now : https://lnkd.in/dfk8B-WT

A black woman sitting on a chair in a fancy office in a purple vest, smiling and happy. she is a career coach for mid career women.

“I’ve been feeling invisible. I’ve been promised a promotion for 3 years… with no change. This has to stop.”

That's what she told me in our first coaching call. But... I hear this story all the time. When high-achieving overlooked professionals come to me, they feel under-recognized, and unsure how to make a change. And their manager doesn't help. 

Let me tell you something... 

Nothing changes until YOU decide to design your career on purpose.

A lot of talented professionals have relied on hope:

They hope they get the promotion.
They hope a head hunter reaches out.
They hope their manager notices how hard they work.
They hope the next opportunity magically appears. Tadam!


What I've seen works:
- Breakthroughs are BUILT.
- Coaching HELPS.
- You make LEAPS when you gain clarity.
- You follow a clear direction and a path.
- The confusion and the noise slowly disappears.
- That's how la crème de la crème MOVES.
- That's how high performing professionals quantum leap.

That’s why I created The Top 5% Method® and its core framework, The VIVID System: a proven methodology used by 15,000+ professionals to create quantum leaps in their careers.

It clarifies your next chapter, surrounds you with the right community,
validates your direction, aligns your actions, and helps you turn momentum into long-term growth.

This is how transformation really happens: by DESIGN.
that's how La crème de la crème keeps ELEVATING.

And the results?
- Promotions with double-digit compensation jumps.
- Career pivots once considered impossible (in just 28 days!!!).
-  A renewed sense of confidence, clarity and a plan of attack!
- Average salary increases of 28%.

Your next level unlocks once you start DESIGNING,
and you stop WAITING.

The next Career Accelerator cohort begins January 21st, 2026.
 🔥 Only 30 spots left. 🔥

You're capable of so much more in 2026. And you know it.
Something's just been holding you back. 
Your skills are strong, but your advancement is stuck. 

What's the missing piece? Let's unpack it together. 
and while we're at it, let’s make 2026 the year where you finally stop leaving money on the table... 

I'll share some of the  systems, strategies, guidance that only  the Top 5% of professionals leverage for acceleration. That's why they get promoted first. 

Join this week's free webinar to learn more about how to accelerate your career.
Wednesday 11am PDT/ 2pm EST 
⤵️ Register here : https://lnkd.in/gY8N3vr7
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Katheline Jean-Pierre MSc and 5 other attendees

View event: Make 2026 Your Best Career Year

Part 1 of The LinkedIn Tea is officially done  🫖 🍵 . Co-hosted with Andrea Henderson, SPHR, CIR, RACR, we broke down what moves the needle on LinkedIn right now, and how to turn your presence into real outcomes: interviews, partnerships, clients, and offers.

Here’s what we covered:

On LinkedIn Growth
•⁠  Define your unique voice + show up unapologetically
•⁠ What the algorithm is prioritizing (and what it’s quietly deprioritizing)
•⁠ How to create posts even when you “don’t know what to say”

On Career Growth
•⁠ Build a brand that attracts recruiters (not just likes)
•⁠ How to job-search in today’s landscape when “apply + wait” doesn’t work

On Attracting Opportunities
•⁠ Convert visibility into partnerships, clients, and revenue opportunities


If you missed it, don’t worry... Part 2 is coming.
👋🏾  Comment “TEA” and I’ll send the replay. 
 🗞️ Also... Join my newsletter to never miss a beat: https://lnkd.in/gX4mEkVA

P.S.: We met a few months ago in person in my backyard in LA. Then we decided to run a webinar on our journey.

Two business women in a Los angeles backyard smiling. They both wear designer glasses. There are red lights illuminating the palm trees in this lush backyard. These women are Executive search pro Andrea Henderson and Katheline Jean-Pierre (VP of sales and partnership, founder of the Top 5% method).

Upcoming LinkedIn Event: The Job Search Has Changed:  Are you ready? Over the past few months, I’ve been hearing the same question from ambitious pros across industries:

“Why does it feel like recruiters have vanished?”

The inbox pings have slowed.
The inbound opportunities aren’t showing up the way they used to.
And the traditional signals of a healthy job market?
They’re not signaling the same things anymore.

What you need to know now: 
•⁠ The job search playbook has been rewritten, quietly.
•⁠ And most high-performers didn’t get the update.

To make sense of what’s really happening, I sit down with Executive Search expert Andrea Henderson, SPHR, CIR, RACR, who has a front-row seat to what hiring teams are actually doing right now.

We will cover questions like:
•⁠  What today’s job market requires from candidates
•⁠  Why visibility matters more than volume
•⁠  How opportunities are now being created, not discovered
•⁠  And the real reason so many talented people feel “invisible” in the search process


Her insights are too good not to share. So we’re opening the conversation up to the entire community.

🎤 LIVE EVENT: The New Rules of Job Searching
How to Navigate the Market & Create Your Own Path
 Featuring Executive Search Pro Andrea Henderson
📅 December 1st (Post–Turkey Day!)
 🕘 Live on Zoom
 💸 Free to attend

This session is for you if:
✔️ You’re in an active job search
✔️ You’re preparing for one in the new year
✔️ You want to understand how hiring actually works now
✔️ You’re tired of feeling stuck, unseen, or unsure of what’s changed

Bring your questions.
Bring your “Is it just me?” moments.
Bring the things no one else has been able to explain.

You’ll leave with clarity, strategy, and a new way to approach your search in 2026 and beyond.
🔗 Secure Your Spot:
Zoom Link: https://lnkd.in/gsv9X-EZ

♻️ Repost & help job seekers access this session with an exec search insider.

Alax Kaur, Naman Toshniwal and 2 other connections attending

View event: Where Did the Recruiters Go: How to navigate a Job search in this Landscape

Where Did the Recruiters Go: How to navigate a Job search in this Landscape

You've been told great work speaks for itself.
Stanford says that costs you nearly $1M.
Most women and underrepresented professionals don’t even know it’s happening. The gap creeps in and compounds over time. 

It impacts your paycheck, your savings and your kids' financial future.

It's likely that:
One thing holds you back at work,
and one thing only: Low visibility.

Not lack of talent.
Not lack of work ethic.
Not lack of qualifications.

I’ve coached thousands of high-performing women at top companies, 
and the pattern is always the same:

They think visibility = bragging.
They think great work “speaks for itself.”
They think recognition makes them “difficult.”
So they ask for nothing.

In the meantime, the gap grows.
The reality is Visibility isn’t vanity.
It’s a system.
 
And you can learn it.
That’s exactly why I created the Free 21-Day Visibility Challenge: to help you close the gap that’s costing you nearly a million dollars in your career.

In 21 days, at your own pace, you’ll learn:
-  WHO needs to see your work
-  WHAT they need to see
- WHEN to show it strategically

Simple. Repeatable. Transformational.
Women who apply this framework see an average 18% salary increase in 12 months, because they stop waiting for permission to be seen.

If you’re doing the work but not getting the opportunities…
It’s not you. Trust me, I've been there...
 I was heads-down doing the work. The last one in the office on Friday nights.

It's just that no one ever taught you the system.
The 21-Day Visibility Challenge will.
Join in and start reclaiming your heritage.

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