As a Qualified Personal Trainer, I specialize in helping busy professionals prioritize their health without compromising their career success. 
After a decade in high-performance tech sales (LinkedIn, HubSpot, Revolut), where I achieved Top Performer and President’s Club status, I experienced firsthand the toll of burnout. 
That turning point led me to transform my passion for wellness into a career, empowering others to build sustainable fitness and wellness habits.

I offer:

✅ Personalized training & coaching tailored to demanding schedules
✅ Fitness, nutrition & stress management strategies for high performers
✅ Sustainable health solutions to boost energy, focus & resilience

I understand the challenges of balancing work and wellness—and I’m here to help you thrive in both. Let’s connect!

Personal Trainer | Wellness Coach for Busy Professionals

the D2 collective

Founding member of the D2 Collective. A diverse community of individuals working in tech, who come together to connect, learn and grow.

As a Connection Advocate for the Dublin Chapter, I host the monthly meet-up and engage members within the community to build meaningful connections and create a sense of belonging. We are on a mission to make the [tech] world feel closer.

Founding Member & Connection Advocate 

Revolut

Full Sales Cycle. From prospecting to acquisition and activation and account management/growth.

Account Executive [Italy]

Vida Care Digital Health

As Head of Business Development & Partnership I work with companies to find the best well-being and employee benefit solutions that will have the most impact on helping to recruit and retain staff.

Reporting to CEO & Founder, I am Responsible for driving inside B2B sales and developing partnership opportunities.

Achievements:

- Built from the ground-up a B2B sales foundation
- Worked with CEO on growth & strategic goals
- Evaluated, purchased, and implemented a full sales stack
- Developed and created outbound sales strategies
- Developed processes and procedures to increase efficiency and reduce manual tasks

Head of Business Development and Partnership

HubSpot

The Sales Team Lead Program is an intense development program for high potential Individual Contributors to equip them with the skills required to pursue Leadership roles. 

Activities I was involved in:

Hiring and Interviewing Process
Ramp up new hires
Coaching and Mentoring 
1:1 sessions
Sales Forecast

Sales Team Lead

HubSpot is a leading growth platform on a mission to help millions of organizations to grow better. They build the software and systems that empower businesses to transform the way they attract, engage, and delight customers.

As a Channel Account Manager, I was responsible for executing a long-term successful strategy for HubSpot channel partners for the Italian region to help them grow and scale their business.
I collaborated one-on-one with Solution Partners to enable strategic change and sustainable, repeatable business. 
Providing mentoring, coaching, training and guidance to help them improve their planning, sales execution, and strategy.

[2021 Achievements]: 

- Y2021 +169%
- President's Club 2021
- 2nd CAM in EMEA per segment MRR
- Rising Star: Hubspotter making a big impact in Year 1


[2022 Achievements]: 

- Y2022 +116%

Senior Channel Account Manager [Italy]

LinkedIn

Peer coaching: Sales performance and victory/territory planning coach for my peers.

I supported SDRs and BDRs along their journey to become top performers, leveraging strong metrics and developing programmatic outbound lead generation and outreach strategies.

Sales Performance Coach/ Mentor

As an Account Executive within the Talent Solutions team in Dublin, I was assisting companies in Italy with integrated solutions to help them build a stronger Employer Brand, attract Passive Candidates, increase Quality of Hire, reduce Time and Cost to Hire.

I established go-to-market planning and execution, territory management, and strategic business development for the corporate Italy segment.

I managed full sales cycle from prospecting to closing.

Achievements: 

- Y2017 +112% 
- Y2018 +103%
- Y2019 [Maternity Leave] 
- Y2020 +211%

Account Executive | Talent Solutions [Corporate Italy]

Yelp

Yelp connects people with great local businesses. As an Account Executive I worked with Local Businesses in Italy and formulated marketing and advertising plans to get them more business using Yelp's Ad programme.

Managed full sales cycle from prospecting to closing deals.

Achievements:

- Graduated to Associate Account Executive in 1 month and 22 days (Company average: 3 months)
- Graduated to Junior Account Executive in 3 months and 25 days (Company average: 7 months)
- Record-Breaker: Fastest in the office to graduate to Account Executive - in 6 months and 28 days/ September 2016 (Company average: 12 months)
- Record-Breaker: 34k Revenue Booked In for the Italian Market - September 2016
- Office Top Biller - September 2016
- Regular Over-Achievement of sales quotas (246% of my Target over the year)
- Qualified to President Club


My Call-To-Set was 15.
My Close Ratio 35%
My Chargeback rate was lower than 5%

- After 6 months in Yelp I was selected to join the "Elite 16" squad for my positive contribution to the office culture, personifying the values of Yelp and encouraging others to engage.
- Thanks to my natural Leadership, after 5 months on the job, I was asked to be a New Hires Mentor. I was involved in Role-plays, open call shadowing, feedback sessions throughout their first month and I was responsible with tracking progress and providing feedback to their managers. I had the opportunity to implement skills including hosting trainings, panels, providing feedback, and identifying trends.

Delphi

Delphi is a leading global supplier of technologies for the automotive and commercial vehicle market, making vehicles smarter, safer, and efficient. I supported a very busy sales market managing the 50% of the Italian customers.

Duties: 
Working with Sales, Marketing and Product Support Teams to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met, Identifying issues preventing customer orders meeting required delivery dates, work cross-functionally to establish resolutions and implement, Preparing internal reports, Processing orders and enquiries, Resolving payment issues caused by pricing/shortages/warranty/etc, Creating Credits and Debits, Processing Customer Returns, Allocation of materials, Managing export shipments, Dealing with customers claims, Processing customers schedules.

Account Manager [Italy]

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Corporation is the world's largest tire and rubber company. I was responsible for 300+ assigned dealers within the UK market.

Duties:
Ensuring Dealers are paid in accordance with Standard Truck Points Terms, Ensuring compliance to Fleet Policy on BS Truck, Bus and PSR Contracts, Building internal and external relationships and providing outstanding customer service, Completing contractual Fleet revenue recharges, Improving Fleet and Company Profitability.

Account Manager [UK/I]

iPokerSolutions.com

PlayTech's iPoker network sets a world-wide standard for online poker gaming. Awarded with the EGR Poker Network of the Year 2014 award amongst numerous other awards, iPoker and the countless poker rooms in its network supply a big part of the online poker community with a variety of classic and modern poker games and a secure and fun experience.

I was working within the Regulated Markets Dept., responsible in supporting the Italian, French and Spanish online poker Networks.

Duties: 
Dealing with customers enquiries by email or chat (Skype and Pidgin), Ensuring that a customer problem is brought to a satisfactory conclusion, Collecting and analysing data to monitor the level of customer service, Completing all administrative tasks and updating records, Using word and Excel to write reports and fill in databases, Managing player accounts (nickname, username, password, cash transfers, account privileges), Providing information on player deposits and cash outs, Assisting players with connection and technical issues, Responding to players concerns about site integrity, Informing players about games policies (chat ban and warning); Translation English/Italian.

Account Manager  [Italy, France and Spain]

🚀 From Tech Sales Success to Wellness Advocate: A Journey of Transformation

For over a decade, I thrived in the fast-paced world of Tech Sales, working with some of the biggest names in the industry (Linkedin, Hubspot, Revolut to name some).
I consistently exceeded quotas, earned Top Performer recognition, and proudly achieved President’s Club status. My experience spanned both Channel and Direct Sales, where I built strong relationships and delivered exceptional results.

But behind the achievements, I was running on empty. The constant hustle, high-pressure targets, and demanding lifestyle led to burnout. 
I realized that while I was excelling in my career, I was neglecting my own physical and mental well-being. 

That wake-up call set me on a new path. I channeled my drive and discipline into reclaiming my health - ultimately becoming a Qualified Personal Trainer with a mission: to help busy professionals integrate wellness into their demanding lives without sacrificing success.

I know firsthand the challenges of balancing work and wellness, and I’m here to prove that it’s possible. Through tailored fitness and wellness strategies, I empower high-achievers to integrate sustainable health habits into their fast-paced lives - boosting energy, focus, and resilience.

💡 Helping You Prioritize Health in a High-Performance World

🔹 Personalized training & wellness coaching
🔹 Strategies for fitness, nutrition & stress management
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Valeria Baglieri

I’m passionate about empowering women and helping to close the gender gap in senior leadership. 

I spent 18 years in tech and biotech sales, holding positions as a VP and EVP, Sales. Along the way I introduced many brand new technologies to market, built a commercial organization from scratch, and scaled a hyper-growth team to achieve 9 digit revenue growth in 2 years.

Despite this success, I struggled for years with my transition from Manager to Director to VP, and even asked myself if I was cut out to be a senior executive.  

Finally, I ‘figured it out’ and had the confidence, knowledge and skills that I needed to be an impactful leader. 

My mission at Insights to Action is to help others get there by sharing what I’ve learned.

I want to use my passion to help more women transition to senior leadership and help leaders make that leap from unsure and unfocused to strategic, decisive and outcome driven - all without burning out. My goal is to help women thrive as executives, instead of merely surviving. 

I would love to work with you on your journey and look forward to connecting!

Read about what some of my clients are saying: https://www.insightstoactioncc.com/testimonials

Katy McFee

I help women become execs and thrive in leadership - Former Exec | Certified Coach | Forbes.com contributor

At Insights to Action I help female execs and aspiring female leaders become the leaders they want to be and thrive as executives all without burning out. 

I offer group coaching programs for women looking to break through to executive leadership and 1:1 immersive executive coaching for current execs who want to level up and show up as the amazing, effective leaders they know they can be, while still living a life they love.

Ladies, we've been lied to about each other

There's a narrative that all women are competitive and catty,

That we hold each other back,
Sabotage one another,
Tear each other down,

That we're all just a bunch of mean girls

And honestly, I don't see it

I've spoken to so many successful women 
Who credit female mentors and sponsors for their success

It was almost always other women who helped them reach the C-suite

And my experience with women is no different

Sadly, when I was in leadership I didn't really know any more senior women to be my mentors and sponsors

But when I was new to the world of entrepreneurship
I had no network. Nada. So I put myself out there....

And I've met so many new women over the last few years
Who have helped me create a successful business

They've all been inspiring, supportive, and encouraging

In fact, I'm friends with women who are technically my direct competitors
And we help one another!

We cheer each other on
And we all grow

I've built a community of women in my private membership
And these women are one another's biggest cheerleaders

So let's stop spreading this narrative

Because most women want to lift one another up

Are there some bad apples?
Of course!

There will always be some women (and men) who don't support
Who sabotage each other or hold others back

But it's a minority

And this narrative isn't helping anyone
Certainly not women

So I vote we change it

Who's with me? ✌️💜

PS. If you haven't been lucky enough to have supportive women to guide your career, you're in the right place. 

A bit part of my mission is the communities of women I create - communities that let you level up, hit your goals AND find your tribe. If you want to learn more, send me a DM. 

*I didn't know any of the women in these photos 4 years ago!

#1 in helping women become VPs and thrive in leadership | Former Exec | Certified Coach | Forbes.com contributor | Host of More Women Promoted Podcast

Things I didn't do this morning:
- read
- meditate 
- cold plunge
- visualizations
- intermittent fast
- start my day with lemon water instead of coffee

And despite my less than perfect morning…

I'm still ‘successful’. 

Don't get me wrong, all of the things on that list are wonderful ways to start your day

If you start your day like this, kudos to you!

But we're all in different seasons...

In this season of my life, 
I exercise and meditate in the morning 5 days a week

And one day a week I take a total break from my routine (usually Sunday)

As for the rest of the list....
Maybe one day, but for now 3 kids and 2 dogs keep me busy enough ;)

And here's the thing:
For almost all of my professional career
I didn't do ANY of these things in the morning

My only goal was to get everyone fed and out the door alive

And yet, I've been able to build a great life that includes professional success.

My point is this:
If you've yet to master the 'perfect' morning routine, 
Don't beat yourself up.

There are many ways to start your day and still be successful, 
Whatever that may mean to you.

In case you need to hear this, I’m officially giving you permission to cut yourself some slack 

You're allowed to choose a huge coffee and couch hang over being productive on this beautiful Sunday
✌️💜

Let's normalize a max number of meetings a day

Let's make it 4. Maybe 5. MAX. 

If someone already has 5 meetings in their calendar, you can't book another one

Because if we REALLY want to promote mental health and avoid burnout

We can't also ask people to do workdays with 10 back-to-back meetings

I've been there.

12-16 meetings in a single day

No time to eat. 
No time to get your actual 'work' done.
And when the day is over, your head is spinning.

Too many women I know spend their whole day in meetings
And do their actual work in the evenings

That's bullshit.

Let's just stop doing that to people.

Who's in? ✌️💜

Hit 'repost' to spread the word

Red flags I ignored for YEARS:

- Getting sick regularly, and getting VERY sick at least 1-2 x a year
- Needing coffee to wake up and wine every night to decompress
- Dry skin patches on my face
- A 10cm ovarian cyst

The writing was on the wall... I was headed for burnout,

And I didn't even realize it.

Because I didn't recognize that these were all signs of too much stress in my life

When I eventually did burn out, it was brutal
I was not my normally happy, energetic self
 
In fact, I was more mentally fragile than I'd ever been
And I didn't know how to snap out of it.

This was not something that could be cured with a week in Mexico. 
In fact, it took over a YEAR to get back to myself.

I'm sharing this so you don't make the same mistake I did and ignore the signs.

Other common signs to watch for are:
- having difficulty sleeping
- heart palpitations
- GI issues

Was it worth sacrificing my health just to make someone else a bunch of money and hope for a promotion?

No, my friends, it was not.

Life is short. Your career is long. 
Put yourself first. ✌️💜

Follow me Katy McFee for more posts on women in leadership

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Hi, I'm Katy. I'm a former VP and EVP who's on the mission to close the gender gap by helping women land their first VP role and thrive as executives. Follow me for more posts on women in leadership

My friends, here's the cold, hard truth:

No one cares about your career as much as you do.

Certainly not your manager. 

Yet I still hear people complain that their manager isn't helping them get promoted.

If you leave your future in someone else's hands,
You'll likely end up disappointed.

It's up to you to make the future you want happen. 

But here's the silver lining:

No one else SHOULD be deciding your path, 
because you're the one who has to live it!

I've had smart, talented people working for me, who wanted ME to map out their career path

That's just NOT a good idea

Because you and I may be passionate about very different things.
You may hate doing the same things that light me up
And vice versa

Can your boss help you identify strengths and weaknesses?

You bet.

But you are the one who needs to create the vision for your career 
AND make it happen.

That may mean investing in your development outside of work
It may mean finding a new mentor or coach
It may even mean a new job

The first step is to take radical accountability for your career.
The second is to aim as high as your heart's desire.

And if landing a director or VP role is part of that vision, 
And you're not sure where to start
Book a free strategy call with me personally here: https://lnkd.in/dqAvbyu9 
✌️💜

PS. I rarely offer these calls, but my salesperson is on mat leave, so here's your chance ;)

_____________________________________________

I'm Katy, former VP and EVP turned executive coach. I'm #1 in helping women land that first-time VP role and thrive there, without burning out. Follow me for all things women in leadership.

The long-term impact of a toxic boss is SCARY

The problem is, you keep telling yourself:

"6 more months and I'll look for something else"
"It's really not that bad..."
"I can't make this kind of money anywhere else"

But you don't realize that the impact of working in this type of environment follows you long after you leave

Even once you're in a new job with a great boss...
Or you have that promotion you've dreamed of...

You're doubting yourself.

You're holding back from making decisions and wondering if you're any good at your job.

What's going on?

All of those times your boss made you feel inadequate left a mark,

Each time you were undermined or devalued... 
Those events chipped away at the confidence you once had.

And now you - the person who used to be so confident - wonder if you're cut out for this...

I have seen this happen to SO MANY people.
And it takes a lot of work to get that confidence back again.

This is a friendly reminder that if you're in an unsupportive, toxic work environment, 
It's not worth sticking it out for another year.

Your self-worth is just more important.

And if you're in the scenario I've described above, know you're not alone.

Recognizing the root cause is the first step to working through this and regaining your confidence ✌️💜

♻️ Hit repost to spread the word.

There are 2 types of people in this world:

Those who end the year with 20 unused vacation days
And are constantly being told they need to use them or lose them

And those who use every single vacation day they get

I, my friends, am the latter

I always have been

I remember talking to a friend of mine, also in leadership

She was talking about how her company was going to pay out her vacation because she had far too many days that she was never going to able to use them

I was sharing that I often used my days faster than I accrued them
I had a young family, and it was important to me to take time off and create memories with them

And here's the thing: we BOTH ended up becoming executives
And we both had successful careers

The reason I share this, is that as women, we put WAY too much pressure on ourselves

We think we need to do it all, and never get a break
We try so hard to ensure we're seen as committed

But ladies, depriving yourself of time off or vacations does not guarantee you an exec role

In fact, I'd argue they aren't even related

You can go through life like my friend did, never taking a day off
Or you can take every day you get

And you can be successful either way
So choose what's right for you ✌️💜

I'm headed to Mexico today with one of my besties - we do this girls trip every year and it is SO worth it! I'll be back in a week, walking slower, cup full.

My friend's uncle died within a year of retiring
My client's dad - the same thing

It's actually not an uncommon story...
I've heard countless versions, but they are all similar.

This person worked their entire life without really enjoying it
They scrimped and saved, never taking a real vacation

All in the name of finally enjoying the fruits of their labour once they retired...

And then, boom. They get cancer or have a heart attack
And that future they put on hold is suddenly gone

I learned an important lesson from this:

Don't wait for retirement to enjoy your life
In fact, decide what your ideal life looks like, and start living it TODAY

That doesn't mean being financially irresponsible,
It's being intentional about your priorities and the way you spend your time

Here's a simple exercise that has helped me a ton:
1. Visualize your ideal 'one day' life
- Consider all of the elements of this life: people, hobbies, travel etc...

2. Determine which of these elements you can start bringing into your life today

Eg. Maybe you want to retire in Hawaii... could you start working there for 2 months of the year now? Or even taking an annual vacation there?

Or maybe your vision of retirement includes a strong community, 
But today, you work 80-hour weeks and barely see friends. 

Can you put a recurring event on your calendar to see friends once a week?

The details will be different depending on your priorities
But the theme is the same: Start living your best life now

And the small things we do every week are what make up that big life. 

I started this a couple of years back and the result has been dramatic
In many ways, I'm living my dream life

What does this look like for you??
✌️💜

My boss thought I'd never be a VP

Guess what? He was wrong.

6 months later, I was rocking a VP role. 
And doing it well. 

What changed?

3 things changed my trajectory:

1. I worked with a coach

This person was ultimately the one who helped me see that I was in the wrong place.

I've learned over the years that coaching almost always gives me a 10X return. 
This is just one example of it. 

2. I changed my mindset

By that point, my confidence was shot. I had stopped believing that I was a great executive, and that was impacting how I was showing up. 

I needed to work through that before it was going to happen for me.

Once I did that, a new opportunity practically fell into my lap.

3. I got support

I didn't try to figure this out on my own. I asked for help. I asked for feedback.

I created my own 'personal board of directors' so I could bounce ideas and get support. 

The company I joined as a VP was already crushing it, but needed sales culture, some good processes, and the right people and structure.

This is where I came in. 
And we achieved 9-digit growth over 2 years.

Imagine I had given up...

This is your friendly reminder that sometimes you're just in the wrong place.

And also, that coaches are awesome ;) ✌️💜

You'll never get promoted to VP with director-level habits
 
This is something many people miss
Because when we think 'habits' we usually don't think about our habits at work
 
But these small, automatic behaviours may be communicating that you're not ready for that next level
 
Things like:
Documenting decisions vs. documenting logic
 
Or asking for resources vs. framing the trade-off
 
In today's newsletter, I share 5 habits that signal you're VP-ready (or not)
 
And I break them down to clearly explain the difference between the director-level habit and the VP-level habit
 
If you're looking to step into a VP role
This may be game-changing for you
 
Happy reading ✌️💜

The following is an excerpt from my FREE Weekly Insights Newsletter. Subscribe now, and you’ll immediately get the full article delivered to your inbo

Open article: 5 Habits That Signal You're VP-Ready by Katy McFee • 3 min read

I was successful on the outside, but a trainwreck inside

I had a nice car. A great title. A good 6-fig salary. And ZERO balance in my life.

My typical day in 2019:
- Wake up to an alarm feeling rough. Hit snooze.
- Check email and Slack from bed
- Chug coffee and rush to get everyone out the door (chaos)
- Commute to work - spend all day in my office. 
- Drink too much coffee. Eat lunch at my desk.
- Eat some cheese and crackers or popcorn for dinner
- Drink 1/2 bottle of wine to feel a little better
- Work on my phone while watching the kids
- Go to bed later than I wanted to
- Repeat

The result: Eventually, I completely burnt out.
I wasn't happy. I wasn't healthy.
I felt totally out of control.

My typical day now:
- Wake up before the family (and before my alarm) to work out and meditate
- Spend quality time with my kiddo
- Work from home, taking a full hour at lunch to eat something healthy and go for a walk
- Make a healthy dinner
- Skip the wine. Skip working on my phone.
- Get into bed early, read my book, write in my gratitude journal and do some affirmations
- Sleep by 10pm at the latest

I can not stress what a 180 my life has taken and how much I will NEVER go back

I thought I loved the hustle. 

I thought it was cool to drink wine and eat popcorn for dinner every night. 
To neglect myself in the name of my 'big' career.
To work hard and play harder. 

But it wasn't. It was bullshit and I ended up in a really bad place.

If you're like me... addicted to the hustle, my message for you is this.

When it finally catches up with you, it really sucks.
And you create 10x more success when you feel GOOD

Life is short. Your career is long. 
Put yourself first. ✌️💜

Follow me Katy McFee for more posts on women in leadership


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Hi, I'm Katy. I'm a former VP and EVP who's on the mission to close the gender gap by helping women land their first VP role and thrive as executives. Follow me for more posts on women in leadership

Being too 'productive' held me back from promotions

And most of the women I know get caught in this trap too.

I get it... You're the person who gets sh!t done!

When something needs to get done, 
Everyone knows they can give it to you 
And trust that you won't drop the ball...

You crank out work like no one else
And take pride that your output is so much more than that of your colleagues

So then, why did that last promotion not go to you??

This was me, and it's so many of the women I know.

Here's what I learned (the long and painful way):

Output doesn't get you promoted

Sharing the right insights and demonstrating exec-level judgement does

And a big part of that is ensuring people know the value you're bringing

When the women in my program learn this
They quickly go from indispensable and appreciated (but stuck)
To getting tapped for that next VP role

Want to learn how? 
I'm doing my most-loved workshop live, one week from today:
From Invisible to Influential: The 4-step recognition framework

Grab your spot here: https://lnkd.in/dkkusymd 

You're doing the work, so let's get you recognized. ✌️💜

I've been there. 
Staying in a role, 
Working my a$$ off
Hoping for a promotion that never comes.

If you're wondering whether to stick it out or move on, there are 5 signs your boss isn't planning to promote you:

1. Limited feedback
If you ask for feedback and all you get is, "Keep doing what you're doing" this is probably not a good thing!

If your boss sees potential in you, they'll share constructive feedback to help you get better 

Tip: Ask your boss to provide you with more specific feedback about what they see as your next role, and how ready you are. 

2. No stretch assignments
Stretch assignments are often a way for your manager to see how you operate at the next level. 

If you aren't getting anything outside of your scope, this might be a sign that they aren't thinking of you. 

Hint: Ask for a stretch assignment if it's not being offered. 

3. Absent career conversations
If you aren't talking about your career progression, there's a good chance they are not thinking about it. 

Tip: Take the initiative and bring up this conversation. 

4. Short-term focus
A lack of long-term focus can mean that you're seen as temporary and not as a long-term prospect within your organization or team. 

Tip: Have a conversation about your longer term goals at the company, and engage your manager in supporting you. 

5. No investment in your development
If your manager is not investing in your growth and providing resources or training to help you get better, it may be a sign that they aren't trying to develop you for the next level.

Tip: Take matters into your own hands! If your manager won't invest in you, invest in yourself. 

Remember, you don't have to wait for your boss to decide your future. 

You can take control and initiate a career development conversation. 

You might not be on their radar today, but you can change that! 

✌️💜

5 signs your boss is not going to promote you

You speak up, volunteer for high-profile projects and present confidently
 
You're known and liked... but still getting passed over
 
What the heck is going on??
 
I was thinking about this recently, because I talk a lot about the importance of creating visibility
 
And I realized that there's a key element I've been leaving out:
The type of visibility matters
 
Most women toggle between reactive visibility and performative visibility
 
And neither of these are going to get you what you want
 
In today's newsletter, I break down the 3 types of visibility
And explain why visibility itself isn't the goal - leverage is
 
Happy reading ✌️💜

Open article: Visibility Is Not the Goal - Leverage Is by Katy McFee • 2 min read

Want to do something meaningful on International Women's Day?

Here are 3 ways you can actually make a difference:

1. Connect a future female leader with a potential sponsor (bonus points if the sponsor is another woman)

2. Speak up for a female colleague when she’s interrupted in a meeting, or when someone echos her idea and gets the credit

3. Like, engage, or share posts from strong female creators to give them more visibility

And for the leaders out there, here are 3 just for you:

1. Look at your team and ask yourself whether it needs more diversity. If it does, make a commitment to fix it. 

2. Review your mat leave policy and ask yourself if you can make it better. Or, think of one way you can support mothers transitioning back from mat leave better.

3. Make female coaches available to the women on your team, even if that means going outside your organization. Pay for that development for them. 

Let's advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion all year long, not just this month. 

You can start with the small actions you take every day. ✌️💜

PS. To celebrate IWD, I've decided to give away my $297 digital course - Master Executive Presence - for FREE! 

Why? Because my goal is to help more women build their executive presence and land that next leadership role, and this is a great way to get started. 

Grab it here, and help me on my mission by sharing this with other women! Let's help as many women as possible get their seat at the table. 

https://lnkd.in/d-gDEepi

"I'm SO busy!" "Back-to-back meetings all day!" "Work's crazy!"

These statements have become a badge of honour.

Can we talk about healthy boundaries?

As someone who was not always great at this, I get it.

It's easy to feel like you just need to push through this next month or quarter, 
And then things will start to ease up.

I told myself the same thing for years.

But here's the thing, they never actually ease up.

Just as in your personal life, it's important to set boundaries in our professional lives.

This may look different for different people - the key is to decide what works for you

Here are a few ideas:

- Blocking off your lunch hour to take a walk outside
- Starting your morning intentionally and not looking at email until 9am
- Fully unplugging from work on the weekends to focus on yourself
- Setting a maximum # of meetings per day and sticking to it
- Eating dinner with the family every night, no phone

Life is short. Your career is long. Put yourself first. ✌️💜

Which of these are you implementing?

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I went from never unplugging to multiple vacations a year

And let me tell you, I'll never go back!

But for years, I was so afraid to unplug.
Although I took vacations, I was constantly on Slack and email.

I was rarely fully present.

If this sounds familiar, I get it.
I see you. I WAS you. 

It can feel as though priorities are never-ending 
And there's never a good time to take a vacation.

So, here are 5 things I learned in the last 20 years that I hope will make you think:

1. No one at work notices when you spend your whole vacation working. Seriously. 

And even if they do, it's soon forgotten. 

2. No one remembers the length of your mat leave. If you choose to cut it short out of guilt (I'm mostly thinking of my Euro and Canadian ladies here), no one will really remember long-term. 

So take the time you want.

3. The only people who will remember you working that whole vacation? Your family. 

And guess what? They're the ones who care more about you than anyone in the world. 
And they'll never lay you off.
Prioritize them. 

4. People who are rested and take breaks/ vacations are more focused, creative, and productive. 

Believe it or not, showing up as your best self at work is easier when you take breaks.
Take breaks daily. Schedule vacations.
Consider it a strategy. 

5. Delegating to your team not only frees up your time, it also allows them to gain visibility and recognition.

Make work better for both of you and give up some damn control. 

Tomorrow I fly home from my favourite place to vacation in Mexico
I spent the week doing a bit of work, but mostly doing:
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Sound baths
- Cacao ceremonies
- Eating amazing food
- Hanging with my bestie

And I have my next 3 trips planned already
Some business, some pleasure, and all because I love it.

Anyone else? ✌️💜

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We’ve just helped 2 more women land first-time VP & AVP roles!! 🎉

And they make, on average, $50-100K more than their last role. 👏

Here's what most people don't realize:
The key to getting to that next level is 100% learnable

There's no special secret
All you need is the right system and guidance.

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- A woman working in corporate
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Manager-level thinking: I have too much on my plate, I'm going to skip the golf day

Exec-level thinking: I know I need to strengthen my relationships with Sarah and Jim. I'll see what I can delegate to make this happen. 

Manager-level  thinking: I just don't have the time to work out and meditate

Exec-level thinking: Taking time to exercise and meditate helps me think better and manage stress. It's worth it, even if it means cutting into work time. 

Manager-level thinking: That program/coach/retreat seems like it would really benefit me, but it's just too expensive

Exec-level thinking: I know that investing in myself will pay off 10x. I'll see if they have a payment plan and skip Uber Eats for a couple of months. 

Manager-level thinking: My boss is such a micromanager. Why won't they just leave me alone?

Exec-level thinking: My boss is clearly looking for more visibility. I'm going to draft a weekly recap to update them on my key projects and initiatives. 

I see women (and men) get stuck in middle management all the time,
And it's often a lot to do with thought patterns vs. actual skills

If you want to become an exec, 
You need to start thinking like an exec

And that means prioritizing what really matters for the business and your career,
Instead of reacting to the situations around you. 

This took me years to figure out!

Anyone else struggle here?
What would you add to this list?

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What happens when your scope doubles but your title (and pay) stays the same?
 
Or... what if you've been promised that promotion
But now 3, 6 or even 12 months have gone by with no movement?
 
I know so many women in the above 2 scenarios
Who aren't sure whether to work patiently with their head down, approach their manager or just quit
 
If this sounds like you, today's newsletter was written for you!
 
I unpack both of these
Share what's really going on
And provide next steps and some language to get you back on track
 
Happy reading ✌️💜

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