The Stacy Mayer Show

Ep #95: How to Escape the Subject Matter Expert Prison

You’ve heard of the glass ceiling… But have you heard of the Subject Matter Expert Prison? This is a phrase I’ve coined for the invisible trap around you that’s stopping you from stepping into your next level of leadership. And even if you do manage to smash the glass ceiling and get promoted to the C-Suite without escaping the Subject Matter Expert Prison, you will still be stuck in the weeds, still struggle to have your voice heard, and still feel invisible around the leadership table. This is not the kind of executive I want YOU to be. That’s why I’m dedicating this episode of Maximize Your Career to helping you escape this prison by taking control of your next promotion. In this episode, I’ll show how to find the key, unlock the door, and step into a whole new level of leadership.

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If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.

And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.

I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Ep #94: Why the ‘Great Resignation’ Is the PERFECT Time For You to Get Out of the Weeds

The Great Resignation is here – and it probably means one BIG thing for you: You’re more in the weeds than ever before. That’s because: half your direct reports are already out the door. members of the leadership team are moving on to opportunities elsewhere, and YOU feel like you’re the one who has to hold everything together. But if you want to release the overwhelm you are feeling right now (AND make major progress in your career at the same time) you need to do something different. And the best way to do that is to pull yourself out of the weeds, once and for all. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I am going to show you how to do it AND how making this shift will set you up beautifully for the next promotion – and the one after that, and the one after that – all the way to the C-Suite.

Join the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.

Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.

If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.

And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.

I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.

If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.

And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.

I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Ep #92: Forget the Corporate Ladder to the C-Suite and Climb Up this Way Instead

The corporate ladder is super problematic. Why? Because it seriously limits the vision you can have for your career. And I don’t want YOU to have limits. I want you to have endless opportunities available to you instead. And your belief that the ladder is still there, and that it’s your best option, is the reason why you’re struggling to reach that next level of leadership. 

That’s why I’m dedicating this entire episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer to dispelling the myth that you need to climb the corporate ladder to reach the C-Suite AND I’ll show you what to climb instead.

Join the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.

Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.

If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.

And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.

I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Ep #91: How Having a Beginner’s Mindset Will Help You Get Promoted FASTER

Right now, you are just at the beginning of the amazing impact you are capable of making at your organization (and the world). And being at the beginning of this impact, of your potential as a leader, is a good thing. And to really take advantage of this, I not only want you to own that you’re at the beginning, but I want you to lean into a beginner’s mindset, too. So on this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I will show you three super practical (but powerful) steps that will help you embrace this beginner’s mindset and set yourself up to have even more recognition. impact, and success for the rest of your career.

Join the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.

Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.

If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.

And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.

I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Ep #90: How to Stop Overthinking and Trust Yourself with Melody Wilding

One of the core teachings inside Executive Ahead of Time revolves around trust. In order to advance into executive level positions, it is essential that the leadership team trusts you are ready to lead at the senior executive level. And you must also trust in yourself that, yes, you CAN really thrive in an executive leadership role. That’s why I was sooo happy to discover Melody Wilding’s brilliant book: Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. On this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, Melody and I will reveal tips that will help you trust yourself so you can put yourself out there in a bold, bigger way AND have the leadership team recognize you for it

Join the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.

Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.

If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.

And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.

I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Ep #89: 5 Things Executive Leaders Do Differently Than YOU

There are five key differences between what senior executive leaders are doing to advance their careers, and what leaders like YOU are doing right now. Now, I want to make this super clear: You have so much in common with these senior executive leaders. But... there are a few tweaks you could start making today to unlock massive growth in your career. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I will show you exactly what they are.

Join the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.

Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.

If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.

And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.

I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Ep #88: Why You Need to Add FUN to Your Professional Development Plan

I used to believe that fun was something that happened after work...but I was wrong. And once I realized my mistake and committed to having more fun at work, I realized how injecting a bit more fun into the process of being promoted into senior executive leadership will actually unlock new growth in your career. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I show you how.

Join the waitlist for the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.

Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.

If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.

And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.

I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Ep #87: How to Turn Your ‘Meh’ Leadership Conversations Into Golden Nuggets of Wisdom

Having engaging conversations with the leadership team is one of the fastest ways to build trust that you are ready to lead at the senior executive level. In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’ll show you how to transform those ‘meh’ conversations into golden nuggets of wisdom so you can start having effective, influential conversations at your organization today.

Join the waitlist for the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.

Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.

If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.

And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.

I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Ep #86: Case Studies from 3 Corporate Badasses on How They Became the Executive Ahead of Time 

In this episode of Maximize Your Career with Stacy Mayer, I’ll give you a behind-the-scenes look at how my Executive Ahead of Time students have transformed their careers – and their lives – for good. Each of these three guests is an absolute corporate badass AND a perfect example of what YOU can accomplish when you deliberately manage your career. Join me as I sit down with three of my powerhouse Executive Ahead of Time graduates: Laura McFarland: Head of Higher Education Sales; Coleen Matsuo: Technology Director; Kendra Cross: Senior Compliance Manager; to discuss the strategies that helped them make major progress in their careers over the last few months.

Join the next cohort of my group coaching intensive, Executive Ahead of Time.

Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.

If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.

And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.

I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚