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What if your next promotion is already being decided—even though the position hasn't been posted?

Most professionals believe the real competition begins when a leadership role opens.

In reality, senior decision-makers are forming opinions every day through your communication, judgment, relationships, and the confidence you inspire.

If you're targeting an executive role within the next one to three years, this episode will completely change how you think about promotions.

By the end of today's episode you'll know:

⁉️Why executive promotions are often decided months—or even years—before a role officially becomes available.

🔑The difference between being visible and being trusted—and why that distinction determines your career trajectory.

3️⃣The three things you should start building today if you want future executive opportunities to feel inevitable.

Press play now to get what you need to do now to be ready for that next executive opportunity.

If you're serious about earning a significant leadership role over the next one to three years, don't wait until the position appears.

By then... your promotion has already started. Or someone else's has.

Inside the Executive Presence Mastery System, that's exactly what we build: executive-level communication, executive relationships, and the executive presence that causes decision-makers to see you as the obvious choice before the opportunity even exists.

If you’re a senior leader who’s ready to recalibrate how you’re perceived at the executive level — in the next 120 days. The Executive Presence Mastery System may be your logical next step. Click here to set up a strategy call with Laura.

To learn more visit www.speakupwithlaura.com. New Speak Up podcast episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday early in the morning.

The Speak Up Podcast helps high-performing professionals develop executive presence through strategic communication, executive confidence, and leadership influence. Each episode provides practical strategies to help you speak up in meetings, communicate with senior leaders, present ideas with clarity, build executive visibility, strengthen your leadership presence, influence without authority, stop overexplaining, answer difficult questions with confidence, and become a trusted executive leader.

Whether you're preparing for your next Vice President promotion or looking to communicate with greater credibility and gravitas, you'll learn actionable executive communication skills that accelerate career growth.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Executive presence and promotion readiness
• Succession planning and executive leadership pipelines
• Why promotions are decided before jobs are posted
• Building trust with senior leaders
• Executive sponsorship vs. mentorship
• Strategic networking and relationship building
• Communicating executive judgment and leadership potential
• How senior leaders evaluate future executives
• Visibility vs. credibility in career advancement
• Preparing for executive leadership before opportunities arise