A few weeks ago, I was listening to an interview with Miss Excel - Kat Norton - the woman who turned dancing with spreadsheets into an eight-figure business. But what stopped me wasn’t the business model or the virality. It was this one line she said almost casually: "I train my nervous system more than I train my business skills." I paused the episode. Because as I've been growing my own business, I've been asking myself the same question everyone asks when they're headed toward a new level:...

You can be brilliant in your domain… and still shrink the moment you enter a senior room. You can be exceptional at your job and still lose executive presence the moment you walk into a senior room. Many Directors in tech know their numbers, strategy, and operations deeply, but when they enter meetings with the SLT, board, or CEO, something shifts. Their voice softens. They hedge. They wait to be invited into the conversation. Not because you’re not capable. Because the room feels bigger than...

Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you try, you’re just treading water? If you’re a Director trying to grow into a VP role, managing up becomes critical, especially when your manager is absent, unclear, or constantly shifting direction. You’re trying your hardest and yet… Your VP is: Always in firefighting mode Avoiding hard decisions Giving vague feedback like “keep doing what you’re doing” Changing priorities every two weeks Or worse… politically fragile and protecting themselves ...