THE CAREER CATAPULT

Episode 299: The Person Who Sets the Goal Isn't the Person Who Has to Keep It

We make our biggest commitments when life feels calm, clear, and manageable. But what happens when real life hits? This week, I'm sharing a simple shift that can help

Episode 298: No One Is Chasing You: Why pursue a level of success you don't need?

Why would anyone voluntarily run 50 miles a week when absolutely nothing is chasing them?   You could ask the same question about becoming a VP, SVP or C-suite executive.

Episode 297:Landing an Internal or External Skip level promotion (Career Catapult Bootcamp Aug 2026)

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Episode 296: Why Great Directors Don't Become VPs

What if the very thing you've been emphasizing in executive interviews is the reason you're being passed over?   In this episode, I challenge one of the biggest assumptio

Episode 295: Do you have a career development plan? - Replay

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Episode 294: The Day You Stopped Wanting the Promotion

You don't usually abandon a meaningful goal all at once. More often, your commitment slowly fades the moment you convince yourself you don't know how to get there. In t

Episode 293: When the Wind Gets Knocked Out of You

Throughout my career as a corporate executive and CEO, I've had moments that completely knocked the wind out of me; from product recalls to failed hires and multimillion-

Episode 292: 5 Costly Ways You May Miscalibrated for the Executive Level!

The executives who get promoted aren't necessarily working harder.   They're often making dozens of subtle decisions differently in meetings, presentations, stakeholder c

Episode 291: The Importance of Personal Style in Leadership with Roxanne Carne

After sports injuries, pregnancies, postpartum, weight changes, and major life transitions, I realized my wardrobe no longer reflected the executive I had become. I decid

Episode 290: The Conversation Beneath the Conversation

Over the years, executives have brought me what they believed was the problem.   More often than not, we discovered we were solving something entirely different.   The hi

Episode 289: The Hidden Risk of Internal Promotions Nobody Talks About

She spent 19 years at this company and every promotion (all the way to SVP), reinforced the same message: You're ready for more.   Then she entered the market for a COO r

Episode 288: The Higher You Go, The More Discomfort Becomes the Job

Most leaders think the next level of their career requires more strategy, stronger communication, or better executive presence. Sometimes it does. But at a certain le

Episode 287: The Space Between Ambition and Ambivalence

Many women leaders say they want the C Suite, yet privately wrestle with fears they rarely discuss out loud. In this episode, I unpack the hidden tension between ambiti

Episode 286: The Most Dangerous Questions in an Executive Interview

Most executives prepare for behavioral interviews.   Very few prepare for the moment the interviewer challenges them directly.   The curveball.   Usually a comment design

Episode 285: Indispensable vs Promotable: Which are you becoming?

She was the technical genius behind the product. The one fixing outages at 2 a.m. The one everyone relied on. The one who had been there first. Then the company hired

Episode 284: Your Job Search Results Are Trying to Tell You Something!

One of the hardest parts of a senior-level job search is that after enough rejection, confusion starts to set in. You start questioning yourself.   Lowering your target

Episode 283: Fear Masks itself as Logic For the High Achiever

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Episode 282: No One Is Coming With a Better Offer

"Stella, Should I take this lateral offer now, or wait for something better?" May sound like a complicated decision but it's really quite simple what you should do. 

Episode 281: 3 Steps to Land Your Director, VP or C-Suite role in 4 months

The job market has changed. Timelines are longer, competition is tighter, and curveballs are the norm. If you're in the market for a skip-level promotion, there are 3 t

Episode 280: The Hidden Cost of Pressing Pause on Your Career

She was a Senior Director. Maybe a VP. Performing at a high level. Then something happened.  She walked away.  Told herself it was just a reset. At first, it felt