Your boss loving your work is not enough to get you promoted. Not at the senior level.

Most of us believe that if we impress our manager and make ourselves indispensable, the promotion will follow. But once you're being considered for director, VP, and beyond, your boss is rarely the only person deciding. Promotions at that level are made by committee. And if the leaders in that room don't know you, your boss is fighting an uphill battle on your behalf. Ready to get in the room? Get VP-ready in my free masterclass: morewomenpromoted.com/masterclass

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

How senior-level promotions actually get decided, and why it's almost never a one-person call

• Why "my boss loves me" can be the exact thing keeping you stuck at director
• The three things that make it easy for your boss to win the room when your name comes up
• How to build real visibility with leaders outside your function without feeling braggy or political
• The single mindset shift that separates the women who get promoted from the ones who stay stuck

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Get VP-ready: free masterclass - morewomenpromoted.com/masterclass
• Connect with Katy on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katy-mcfee-3880b4a
• Weekly newsletter: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter

Curious what it’s like to work together? Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward, and we can take it from there.

Join my FREE Masterclass on September 8th: The 3 Things Keeping You Stuck from VP and How to Fix Them
morewomenpromoted.com/masterclass

Join me live in Ottawa, Canada, on October 23rd. Save your seat at owntheroomsummit.com.

Not sure if you're ready for VP? Take the free assessment and find out at morewomenpromoted.com/quiz

Remember, there's room for all of us at the table.

If you're waiting for your company to invest in your growth, send you to leadership training, or map out your path to VP, you're going to be waiting a long time. The lessons I've learned in four years of entrepreneurship would have made me a better executive a decade ago, and you can use them without leaving your job.

Since becoming an entrepreneur, I've grown more in four years than I did in the previous fifteen. And what's wild is realizing how many of the things that have helped me build a successful business are the exact same things that would have helped me get promoted faster, lead better, and be way less stressed in my corporate roles.

The best part is you don't need to start a business to use them. They're available to you right now, wherever you are in your career. I just gave you the cheat code.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Why being intentional about your career is the same skill as running a business, and how to start treating yourself as the CEO of your own path
• The investment in yourself I avoided for years (and the actual number I now spend annually because the ROI is undeniable)
• What "find your people" really means at the senior leadership level, and the kind of room that gave me permission to take bigger swings
• The mindset shift that costs nothing and changes everything, plus how to tell when your brain is lying to you about whether you belong at the table
• The flywheel: how intentionality, the right people, and mindset reinforce each other to change the trajectory of your career

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Connect with Katy on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katy-mcfee-3880b4a
• Weekly newsletter: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter

Curious what it’s like to work together? Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward, and we can take it from there.

Join my FREE Masterclass on September 8th: The 3 Things Keeping You Stuck from VP and How to Fix Them
morewomenpromoted.com/masterclass

Join me live in Ottawa, Canada, on October 23rd. Save your seat at owntheroomsummit.com.

Not sure if you're ready for VP? Take the free assessment and find out at morewomenpromoted.com/quiz

Remember, there's room for all of us at the table.

You're growing and feeling distance from the people around you - friends, your partner, your family. The advice online says cut them off. The real answer is more nuanced. Join me on June 23rd for my Visibility & Recognition Workshop morewomenpromoted.com/workshop.

Have you been told to "level up and leave them behind"? Or to "find your tribe" and let the rest go? That advice is everywhere online, and it's a little too black-and-white for me. I share the three truths to hold at once when you're changing faster than the people you love.

Here's the truth most growth content gets wrong: when you're growing faster than the people around you, the answer isn't "cut them off" or "pretend nothing has changed." It's three things at once, and they're easier to hold than you'd think.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Why expecting one person (especially your partner) to serve every purpose in your life is the recipe for resentment nobody warns you about
• The reframe that turns frustration with your partner's lack of growth into deep gratitude (and how this changed how I think about my marriage)
• Why the friendships with the deepest roots are worth protecting even when they can't relate to every part of your current life
• How to know when a friendship is actually pulling you backward (and the Mel Robbins quote that gave me permission to let one go)
• Where to actively find women on the same growth path as you, and why proximity is the key

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Connect with Katy on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katy-mcfee-3880b4a
• Weekly newsletter: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter

Curious what it’s like to work together? Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward, and we can take it from there.

Join my FREE Masterclass on September 8th: The 3 Things Keeping You Stuck from VP and How to Fix Them
morewomenpromoted.com/masterclass

Join me live in Ottawa, Canada, on October 23rd. Save your seat at owntheroomsummit.com.

Not sure if you're ready for VP? Take the free assessment and find out at morewomenpromoted.com/quiz

Remember, there's room for all of us at the table.

Being visible isn't the same as being visible for the right things. If your name comes up but you're known as "so reliable" or "the fixer," you have a visibility problem. Join my strategic visibility workshop on June 23: morewomenpromoted.com/workshop

Have you been told you're "so reliable"? Or that "we couldn't do this without you"? Those compliments feel great, but they may be exactly what's keeping you stuck at director.

Here's the truth about visibility most leaders won't tell you: you can be very visible and still not get promoted. The leadership team can know your name, your kids' names, your hobbies, and still not picture you at the next level. Because visibility without strategic positioning just means they know you as a person. It doesn't mean they're thinking of you for what's next.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• The 3 visibility traps that quietly keep smart, high-performing women stuck at director level
• Why being the most reliable executor on the team is a ceiling, not a ladder
• What strategic visibility actually looks like, and the 4 specific moves to start making this month
• How to shift your visibility from being known for your doing to being known for your thinking
• The reframe that takes you from "great team manager" to "business leader" in how leadership perceives you

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Visibility Workshop, June 23: morewomenpromoted.com/workshop
• Connect with Katy on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katy-mcfee-3880b4a
• Weekly newsletter: insightstoactioncc.com/newsletter

Curious what it’s like to work together? Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward, and we can take it from there.

Join my FREE Masterclass on September 8th: The 3 Things Keeping You Stuck from VP and How to Fix Them
morewomenpromoted.com/masterclass

Join me live in Ottawa, Canada, on October 23rd. Save your seat at owntheroomsummit.com.

Not sure if you're ready for VP? Take the free assessment and find out at morewomenpromoted.com/quiz

Remember, there's room for all of us at the table.

Being VP-ready and being seen as VP-ready are two very different things, and the gap is rarely what you think it is. Take my free quiz to find out exactly where you stand: morewomenpromoted.com/quiz

Have you ever been told you need to be "more strategic"? Or that you need to "demonstrate more readiness" before that next promotion? Vague feedback like this is exactly what kept me stuck for years as a director.

Here's the truth most leaders won't tell you: VP readiness has almost nothing to do with how well you're doing your current job. The skills that got you to director are table stakes at the next level. What gets you the role is a completely different set of skills that nobody has explicitly taught you.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Why being VP-ready and being seen as VP-ready are two completely different things (and which one is actually keeping you stuck)
• The four specific areas leadership uses to evaluate whether you're ready, broken down with concrete examples
• The most common ways high-performing women unintentionally signal "not ready" without realizing it
• What strategic thinking actually looks like at the VP level (and why getting more certifications won't get you there)
• Where to start if you've been investing in the wrong skills and didn't know it

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Are You VP Ready? - free quiz: morewomenpromoted.com/quiz
• Connect with Katy on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katy-mcfee-3880b4a
• Weekly newsletter: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter

Curious what it’s like to work together? Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward, and we can take it from there.

Join my FREE Masterclass on September 8th: The 3 Things Keeping You Stuck from VP and How to Fix Them
morewomenpromoted.com/masterclass

Join me live in Ottawa, Canada, on October 23rd. Save your seat at owntheroomsummit.com.

Not sure if you're ready for VP? Take the free assessment and find out at morewomenpromoted.com/quiz

Remember, there's room for all of us at the table.

You've been told to "be more strategic" but no one ever explains what that means. In this episode, I decode three of the most common pieces of vague promotion feedback and tell you what your boss is really saying. Newsletter: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• What your boss really means when they tell you to "be more strategic" and the three specific shifts that close the gap fast
• The three drivers of executive presence you can actually control, no matter how vague the feedback feels
• Why "keep doing what you're doing" with no promotion conversation might be the most dangerous feedback you can get
• How being the indispensable "go-to person" is quietly making you unpromotable, and what to do about it
• Why this is a perception problem, not a talent problem, and what that means for your next move

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Weekly newsletter from Katy: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter
• Connect with Katy on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katy-mcfee-3880b4a

Curious what it’s like to work together? Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward, and we can take it from there.

Join my FREE Masterclass on September 8th: The 3 Things Keeping You Stuck from VP and How to Fix Them
morewomenpromoted.com/masterclass

Join me live in Ottawa, Canada, on October 23rd. Save your seat at owntheroomsummit.com.

Not sure if you're ready for VP? Take the free assessment and find out at morewomenpromoted.com/quiz

Remember, there's room for all of us at the table.

If you've been told you're too much, too direct, or too ambitious, this episode is for you. I sit down with bestselling author Jenny Wood to flip three labels women have been taught to avoid and show how they actually get you promoted. Newsletter: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• The three fears keeping ambitious women small at work, and the "spotlight effect" that fuels every one of them
• How to reframe "manipulative" as building influence through empathy, plus the Monday Manifesto Jenny swears by
• Why being "brutal" with your time, your words, and your priorities is the skill senior leaders are looking for in their next promotion
• The GRAB framework for getting what you want in the first 90 seconds of any high-stakes meeting
• How to push past imposter syndrome and stop "toning yourself down" at work

CONNECT WITH JENNY

Jenny Wood is a New York Times bestselling author, former Google executive, and sought-after keynote speaker. Over 18 years at Google, she rose from entry-level to COO roles, led teams that drove billions in revenue, and founded Own Your Career, a program that reached 56,000 employees across 100 countries. She's been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and CNBC, and now helps leaders and teams thrive under pressure with courage, influence, and impact.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Jenny Wood's book: Wild Courage
• Jenny's free Say No guide: https://itsjennywood.com/sayno
• Jenny's free Get Promoted guide: https://itsjennywood.com/getpromoted
• Jenny's free Negotiations guide: https://itsjennywood.com/negotiations
• Connect with Jenny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyilles/
• Weekly newsletter from Katy: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter

Connect with Katy on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katy-mcfee-3880b4a

Curious what it’s like to work together? Send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram (Katy McFee) and tell me what you are working toward, and we can take it from there.

Join my FREE Masterclass on September 8th: The 3 Things Keeping You Stuck from VP and How to Fix Them
morewomenpromoted.com/masterclass

Join me live in Ottawa, Canada, on October 23rd. Save your seat at owntheroomsummit.com.

Not sure if you're ready for VP? Take the free assessment and find out at morewomenpromoted.com/quiz

Remember, there's room for all of us at the table.