In dozens, if not hundreds, of conversations I've had over the years with directors, VPs, and department heads in engineering, finance, construction, and tech, many of them wrestle with the same quiet, corrosive experience: being technically excellent and still somehow invisible in the leadership suite where they're the only woman. Here’s a framework to help you deal with that issue.

When I was an 18-year-old high school senior and a chronically stressed school newspaper editor, I decided that "the ask" should not be a male-only privilege.

I was an introvert, but I was also an advocate.

While the decision to get coached is NOT quite the same as the decision to spend $40 on a jar of ultra hydrating facial cream… 

What I do know is that to be informed is to be empowered to make the right decision for you. 

So, allow me to share a couple of reasons why the 30 women who DID decide to work with me in 2023 to date have shared with me.