Career Growth for Working Women | Career Advancement, Overwhelm, Clarity, Visibility, Burnout Recovery

Shannon Fox | Promotion & Compensation Coach

Do you feel stuck in a role you have outgrown, but unsure how to make your next move without risking your reputation or burning out? Are you doing high-level work, carrying invisible responsibility, and still wondering why your impact is not reflected in your title or pay? Do you know you are capable of more, but feel unclear on how to position yourself for a promotion or raise without working even harder? Are you tired of waiting to be noticed and ready to be compensated for the value you already bring? You are in the right place. Career Growth for Working Women is the podcast for ambitious corporate women who want to advance their careers, increase their income, and gain recognition without overworking, people-pleasing, or shrinking to fit outdated expectations. I am Shannon, a Promotion and Compensation Coach, and I help women fast-track their next promotion by teaching them how to show their value so clearly that leadership cannot overlook them. Through my 5% Method, we focus on positioning you for meaningful raises, promotions, and career growth because when you consistently perform above and beyond, your pay should too. Each week, you will get honest conversations, practical strategy, and mindset shifts around career advancement, visibility, burnout recovery, confidence, and compensation so you can grow your career sustainably and strategically. Grab your coffee, or reheat it for the third time, and let’s talk about how to grow your career in a way that actually pays off. READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 💰 Start Here: Take the Fast Track Your Income Quiz to understand what’s actually holding your income back—and what kind of move makes sense next. → https://theshannonfox.com/fast-track-your-income-quiz📞 Book a Promotion Strategy Call: If you’re ready to talk through your goals, your current role, and what’s realistically possible next, book a Promotion Strategy Call. This is for women who want clarity, positioning, and a plan—not guesswork. → https://theshannonfox.com/promotion-stratgey-call📲 Join the Women Who Get Promoted Facebook Group if you want support, conversation, and real-world career strategy with women who get it → https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenwhogetpromoted💌 Become an Insider to receive weekly insights, promotion strategy, and behind-the-scenes coaching you won’t hear on the podcast. → https://theshannonfox.com/email-opt-in

  1. 2D AGO

    123 | Why You Feel Busy but Still Stuck at Work featuring Dominic Carruba

    If you feel busy all day but still like you are not actually moving forward… what is really going on? In this episode, we unpack a frustrating experience so many high-performing women face. You are working hard, staying productive, checking things off your list… but somehow, it still feels like progress is missing. That feeling is not random. It is a signal. I am joined by Dominic Carruba, a sales and leadership expert with decades of experience working inside Fortune 500 environments. After years of leading teams and building businesses, Dominic began to study what actually causes people to feel stuck even when they are doing everything right. His answer is something he calls invisible friction. The habits, patterns, and misalignments that quietly slow your momentum without you realizing it. In this conversation, we break down why busyness can create the illusion of progress, how overwhelm keeps you from moving forward, and what to do instead. In this episode, we cover:  ✅ Why being busy does not mean you are making progress ✅ The hidden patterns that create the feeling of being stuck ✅ The difference between motion and meaningful momentum ✅ How overwhelm disguises itself as productivity ✅ Why clarity does not come before action ✅ The power of asking for help and why it accelerates growth  ✅ How to identify your next smallest step when you feel stuck If you feel stuck, it is not because you are not working hard enough. It is because something is misaligned. And the solution is not more effort. It is awareness, clarity, and a shift in how you move forward. 🔗 Connect with Dominic Carruba READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 💰 Start Here: Take the Fast Track Your Income Quiz to understand what’s actually holding your income back—and what kind of move makes sense next. 📞 Book a Promotion Strategy Call: If you’re ready to talk through your goals, your current role, and what’s realistically possible next, book a Promotion Strategy Call. This is for women who want clarity, positioning, and a plan—not guesswork. 📲 Join the FB Group if you want support, conversation, and real-world career strategy with women who get it 💌 Become an Insider to receive weekly insights, promotion strategy, and behind-the-scenes coaching you won’t hear on the podcast. 🎧 LOVE THE SHOW? 👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies! ✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you. Kat and Tanner by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ...

    29 min
  2. 6D AGO

    122 | Why Promotion Conversations Stall Even When You’re Doing Great Work

    Have you ever walked into a promotion conversation feeling confident… only to leave wondering why it didn’t land the way you expected? In this solo episode, Shannon explains one of the most common challenges high-performing professionals face during promotion discussions. Many women describe their work accurately, but they describe it in ways that emphasize effort and support rather than ownership and impact. Leadership, however, listens for something different. They listen for signals such as:  ➡️ Ownership  ➡️ Results  ➡️ Strategic thinking  ➡️ Organizational impact When these signals aren’t clearly communicated, promotion conversations can stall even when someone is performing exceptionally well. In this episode, Shannon shares how small changes in how you describe your work can dramatically shift how leadership perceives your contributions. In this episode, Shannon discusses:  ✅ Why promotion conversations sometimes stall even for high performers  ✅ The difference between describing effort and describing impact  ✅ How language influences leadership perception  ✅ Why connecting your work to results changes career conversations ✅ A simple framework for communicating your impact more clearly She also shares a practical structure you can use this week to reposition how you talk about your work inside your organization. READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 💰 Start Here: Take the Fast Track Your Income Quiz to understand what’s actually holding your income back—and what kind of move makes sense next. 📞 Book a Promotion Strategy Call: If you’re ready to talk through your goals, your current role, and what’s realistically possible next, book a Promotion Strategy Call. This is for women who want clarity, positioning, and a plan—not guesswork. 📲 Join the FB Group if you want support, conversation, and real-world career strategy with women who get it 💌 Become an Insider to receive weekly insights, promotion strategy, and behind-the-scenes coaching you won’t hear on the podcast. 🎧 LOVE THE SHOW? 👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies! ✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you. Kat and Tanner by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ...

    7 min
  3. MAY 12

    121 | Why Being the Go-To Person Isn’t Getting You Promoted featuring Limor Berman Gross

    If you are the go-to person at work, why does it still feel like your career is moving slower than it should? In this episode, we are unpacking a hard truth for high-performing women. Being reliable, capable, and the person everyone depends on does not automatically lead to promotion. In fact, it can sometimes keep you exactly where you are. I am joined by Limor Bergman Gross, a former Director of Engineering who spent over 20 years in tech leading global teams. After becoming the person everyone relied on, she realized that being indispensable did not translate into visibility, influence, or advancement. That realization changed everything. Now, Limor helps women in tech move from execution to leadership by focusing on visibility, strategic thinking, and influence instead of overworking and overdelivering. In this conversation, we break down what actually shifts your career forward and why hard work alone is no longer the lever at higher levels. In this episode, we cover:  ✅ Why being the go-to person can quietly stall your career ✅ The difference between execution and strategic leadership  ✅ How overworking keeps you stuck in contribution mode ✅ Why delegation is essential for leadership growth  ✅ The visibility gap that most high-performing women miss ✅ How to build influence without waiting for a title  ✅ The mindset shift from doing more to thinking bigger 🔗 Connect with Limor Bergman-Gross READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 💰 Start Here: Take the Fast Track Your Income Quiz to understand what’s actually holding your income back—and what kind of move makes sense next. 📞 Book a Promotion Strategy Call: If you’re ready to talk through your goals, your current role, and what’s realistically possible next, book a Promotion Strategy Call. This is for women who want clarity, positioning, and a plan—not guesswork. 📲 Join the FB Group if you want support, conversation, and real-world career strategy with women who get it 💌 Become an Insider to receive weekly insights, promotion strategy, and behind-the-scenes coaching you won’t hear on the podcast. 🎧 LOVE THE SHOW? 👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies! ✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you. Kat and Tanner by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ...

    16 min
  4. MAY 8

    120 | Why Being the Person Everyone Depends On Can Stall Your Promotion

    Have you ever been told, “We don’t know what we’d do without you” at work? While that might sound like the ultimate compliment, it can sometimes signal something else entirely. In this episode, Shannon explains the hidden pattern she often sees with high-performing professionals called the Reliability Trap. Many capable women become the person who keeps everything running. They fix broken processes, support multiple teams, step in when things fall apart, and carry responsibilities far beyond their role. Over time, they become indispensable. But here’s the challenge. When leadership sees someone as essential to keeping the current system running, they may hesitate to move that person into a different role. Instead of being positioned for advancement, that individual becomes anchored to their current responsibilities. This episode explores how professionals can shift from being the person who holds everything together to the person who leads what comes next. In this episode, Shannon discusses: ✅ What the Reliability Trap is and why it happens ✅ Why being dependable can sometimes stall promotions ✅ The difference between operational responsibility and leadership positioning ✅ Why leadership roles require space for strategic thinking ✅ How shifting your energy changes how leadership perceives your role She also shares a simple question you can ask yourself this week to begin shifting your time and attention toward work that positions you for advancement. READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 💰 Start Here: Take the Fast Track Your Income Quiz to understand what’s actually holding your income back—and what kind of move makes sense next. 📞 Book a Promotion Strategy Call: If you’re ready to talk through your goals, your current role, and what’s realistically possible next, book a Promotion Strategy Call. This is for women who want clarity, positioning, and a plan—not guesswork. 📲 Join the FB Group if you want support, conversation, and real-world career strategy with women who get it 💌 Become an Insider to receive weekly insights, promotion strategy, and behind-the-scenes coaching you won’t hear on the podcast. 🎧 LOVE THE SHOW? 👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies! ✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you. Kat and Tanner by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ...

    7 min
  5. MAY 5

    119 | Wealth Without Apology: The Belief Shift That Changes Everything featuring Randy Gage

    What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your capability… but your sense of worthiness? In this episode, Shannon sits down with entrepreneur, speaker, and bestselling author Randy Gage to unpack the deeper beliefs that shape success, money, and what we allow ourselves to pursue. From spending time in jail as a teenager to building a multi-million dollar career, Randy’s journey is a powerful example of what happens when internal beliefs shift before external results follow. This conversation goes beyond strategy and into the mindset patterns that quietly influence decisions—especially for high-performing women navigating ambition, guilt, and growth. Because for many women, the challenge isn’t whether they can achieve more… It’s whether they’ve given themselves permission to. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✅ Why worthiness is the foundation of success and financial growth ✅ How limiting beliefs about money are formed—and how they hold you back ✅ The hidden ways women self-sabotage success through guilt ✅ Why success and money are not finite (and how that changes everything) ✅ The difference between ambition and waiting for permission ✅ How social conditioning shapes your career decisions and confidence ✅ Why focus and deep work are becoming rare (and more valuable than ever) ✅ A simple habit shift that can immediately improve your clarity and energy You do not need permission to pursue more. But you do need to believe you are worthy of it. Because the beliefs you carry about money, success, and your value will shape every decision you make—whether you realize it or not. 🔗 Connect with Randy Gage READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 💰 Start Here: Take the Fast Track Your Income Quiz to understand what’s actually holding your income back—and what kind of move makes sense next. 📞 Book a Promotion Strategy Call: If you’re ready to talk through your goals, your current role, and what’s realistically possible next, book a Promotion Strategy Call. This is for women who want clarity, positioning, and a plan—not guesswork. 📲 Join the FB Group if you want support, conversation, and real-world career strategy with women who get it 💌 Become an Insider to receive weekly insights, promotion strategy, and behind-the-scenes coaching you won’t hear on the podcast. 🎧 LOVE THE SHOW? 👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies! ✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you. Kat and Tanner by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ...

    23 min
  6. MAY 1

    118 | Why Hard Work Alone Doesn’t Guarantee a Promotion

    Have you ever watched someone get promoted and wondered what they were doing differently? In this solo episode, Shannon shares an early career moment that shifted the way she thinks about promotions, performance, and visibility inside organizations. Like many high-performing professionals, Shannon believed that hard work and strong results would naturally lead to advancement. But after sitting in a leadership meeting where a promotion decision was being discussed, she realized something surprising. The people being considered for advancement weren’t just the ones working the hardest. They were the ones whose impact was clearly visible to leadership. That realization eventually became the foundation of Shannon’s 5% Promotion Method, which helps women learn how to communicate their value, connect their work to business outcomes, and position themselves more effectively for promotions and compensation growth. In this episode, Shannon discusses:  ✅ Why promotions are not just about working hard  ✅ The difference between performance and visibility  ✅ How leaders actually evaluate promotion candidates  ✅ Why many high-performing women unintentionally downplay their impact ✅ How positioning your work changes promotion conversations She also shares a simple exercise you can use this week to begin making your value more visible inside your organization. READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 💰 Start Here: Take the Fast Track Your Income Quiz to understand what’s actually holding your income back—and what kind of move makes sense next. 📞 Book a Promotion Strategy Call: If you’re ready to talk through your goals, your current role, and what’s realistically possible next, book a Promotion Strategy Call. This is for women who want clarity, positioning, and a plan—not guesswork. 📲 Join the FB Group if you want support, conversation, and real-world career strategy with women who get it 💌 Become an Insider to receive weekly insights, promotion strategy, and behind-the-scenes coaching you won’t hear on the podcast. 🎧 LOVE THE SHOW? 👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies! ✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you. Kat and Tanner by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ...

    7 min
  7. APR 28

    117 | Why Confidence Isn’t the Problem at Work featuring Mickey Fitch-Collins

    Have you ever been told you need to be more confident at work? More confident speaking up in meetings.  More confident sharing your ideas.  More confident stepping into leadership. But what if confidence is not actually the problem? Many high-performing women are extremely capable, yet still question their leadership ability. When that internal belief feels shaky, they often compensate by working harder, saying yes to everything, and carrying more responsibility than their role requires. Over time, that pattern can quietly lead to burnout. In this episode, Shannon sits down with Dr. Mickey Fitch-Collins, leadership researcher, educator, and facilitator, to talk about a concept that explains this experience: leadership self-efficacy. Leadership self-efficacy is the belief that you can successfully perform leadership tasks. It is not about appearing confident in the room. It is about believing you can actually get the job done. In this conversation, we explore how leadership actually develops and why small moments of influence matter far more than most people realize. In This Episode We Discuss:  ✅ What leadership self-efficacy really means and how it differs from confidence  ✅ Why many women compensate for self-doubt by working harder instead of influencing more  ✅ How leadership can exist long before you have a formal title  ✅ The power of tiny leadership moments that build influence over time  ✅ Why learning to say no is essential for preventing burnout  ✅ How simple habits and systems help leaders protect their energy If you have ever felt capable but still questioned your leadership voice, this conversation will give language to an experience many women quietly navigate in their careers. 🔗 Connect with Dr. Mickey Fitch Collins READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 💰 Start Here: Take the Fast Track Your Income Quiz to understand what’s actually holding your income back—and what kind of move makes sense next. 📞 Book a Promotion Strategy Call: If you’re ready to talk through your goals, your current role, and what’s realistically possible next, book a Promotion Strategy Call. This is for women who want clarity, positioning, and a plan—not guesswork. 📲 Join the FB Group if you want support, conversation, and real-world career strategy with women who get it 💌 Become an Insider to receive weekly insights, promotion strategy, and behind-the-scenes coaching you won’t hear on the podcast. 🎧 LOVE THE SHOW? 👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies! ✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you. Kat and Tanner by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ...

    19 min
  8. APR 24

    116 | Hidden Burnout: Why Your Promotion Should Feel Lighter

    Are you actually burned out… or are you operating above your title without recognition? There is a version of burnout that does not look dramatic. You are still high-performing. Still trusted. Still reliable. But everything feels heavier than it should. You are slightly more tired. Slightly more irritable. Slightly more resentful. And you cannot quite explain why. In this episode, we unpack hidden burnout, the kind that happens when you are doing leadership-level work without leadership-level positioning. You are influencing without authority. Solving cross-functional problems without recognition. Thinking strategically without owning direction. That gap is draining. We explore: ✅ The difference between workload burnout and misalignment burnout ✅ Why boundaries alone do not fix structural positioning gaps ✅ How operating above your title erodes energy over time ✅ The three alignments required for sustainable promotion ✅ Why your next level should feel strategic, not heavier If your workload keeps expanding but your title does not… If your influence keeps expanding but your compensation does not… This is not necessarily a stamina problem. It may be a visibility and positioning problem. Promotion should not cost you your health. The next level should feel lighter because it is aligned. Let this episode shift how you think about burnout, authority, and sustainable advancement. READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 💰 Start Here: Take the Fast Track Your Income Quiz to understand what’s actually holding your income back—and what kind of move makes sense next. 📞 Book a Promotion Strategy Call: If you’re ready to talk through your goals, your current role, and what’s realistically possible next, book a Promotion Strategy Call. This is for women who want clarity, positioning, and a plan—not guesswork. 📲 Join the FB Group if you want support, conversation, and real-world career strategy with women who get it 💌 Become an Insider to receive weekly insights, promotion strategy, and behind-the-scenes coaching you won’t hear on the podcast. 🎧 LOVE THE SHOW? 👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies! ✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you. Kat and Tanner by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ...

    7 min

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Do you feel stuck in a role you have outgrown, but unsure how to make your next move without risking your reputation or burning out? Are you doing high-level work, carrying invisible responsibility, and still wondering why your impact is not reflected in your title or pay? Do you know you are capable of more, but feel unclear on how to position yourself for a promotion or raise without working even harder? Are you tired of waiting to be noticed and ready to be compensated for the value you already bring? You are in the right place. Career Growth for Working Women is the podcast for ambitious corporate women who want to advance their careers, increase their income, and gain recognition without overworking, people-pleasing, or shrinking to fit outdated expectations. I am Shannon, a Promotion and Compensation Coach, and I help women fast-track their next promotion by teaching them how to show their value so clearly that leadership cannot overlook them. Through my 5% Method, we focus on positioning you for meaningful raises, promotions, and career growth because when you consistently perform above and beyond, your pay should too. Each week, you will get honest conversations, practical strategy, and mindset shifts around career advancement, visibility, burnout recovery, confidence, and compensation so you can grow your career sustainably and strategically. Grab your coffee, or reheat it for the third time, and let’s talk about how to grow your career in a way that actually pays off. READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 💰 Start Here: Take the Fast Track Your Income Quiz to understand what’s actually holding your income back—and what kind of move makes sense next. → https://theshannonfox.com/fast-track-your-income-quiz📞 Book a Promotion Strategy Call: If you’re ready to talk through your goals, your current role, and what’s realistically possible next, book a Promotion Strategy Call. This is for women who want clarity, positioning, and a plan—not guesswork. → https://theshannonfox.com/promotion-stratgey-call📲 Join the Women Who Get Promoted Facebook Group if you want support, conversation, and real-world career strategy with women who get it → https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenwhogetpromoted💌 Become an Insider to receive weekly insights, promotion strategy, and behind-the-scenes coaching you won’t hear on the podcast. → https://theshannonfox.com/email-opt-in