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More Women Promoted

More Women Promoted

Katy McFee 56 Episodes Aug 17, 2026

A podcast for ambitious women stuck at the senior manager or director level, offering strategies to break through to executive roles. Host Katy McFee, a former tech executive and leadership coach, shares practical advice on navigating career challenges, overcoming gender bias, balancing motherhood, and preventing burnout. Each episode provides actionable insights to transform how others perceive your leadership and secure promotions.

Episodes

What I Would Do Differently If I Were Starting My VP Push Today
What I Would Do Differently If I Were Starting My VP Push Today Aug 17, 2026 1740 My corporate career looks great on paper. VP, then EVP. But the road to get there was so much messier than it needed to be.Here's the part that still gets me. The skills were already there. My strategic thinking, my expertise, my talent, none of that changed when I finally broke through. What changed was how I was showing up. Today I'm not teaching a framework. I'm telling you the t
Why Your Boss Can't Promote You (Even If They Want To)
Why Your Boss Can't Promote You (Even If They Want To) Aug 10, 2026 1596 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'
3 Entrepreneur Lessons That Would Have Made Me a Better Executive
3 Entrepreneur Lessons That Would Have Made Me a Better Executive Aug 3, 2026 1836 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
Treat Your Job Search Like a $7M Business Deal with Anna Belyaeva
Treat Your Job Search Like a $7M Business Deal with Anna Belyaeva Jun 29, 2026 3021 The strategies that got you your last few roles will not get you your next one if it's at the VP level. Career strategist Anna Belyaeva joins me to reframe senior job search as closing a seven-figure deal, not submitting an application. Sign up for my newsletter to keep getting weekly insights like this: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter Have you been told the job market is brutal? That you sh
When You're Growing and the People Around You Aren't
When You're Growing and the People Around You Aren't Jun 22, 2026 2109 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
You're Visible, But for the Wrong Things!
You're Visible, But for the Wrong Things! Jun 15, 2026 1397 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/workshopHave you been told you're "so reliable"? Or that "we couldn't do this without you"? Those
Are You Actually VP Ready?
Are You Actually VP Ready? Jun 8, 2026 1920 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/quizHave 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
What Your Boss’ Feedback Really Means
What Your Boss’ Feedback Really Means Jun 1, 2026 1436 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 LEARNWhat your boss really means when they tell you to "be more strategic" and the three specific s
Why Being "Too Much" Could Be Your Biggest Career Asset with Jenny Wood
Why Being "Too Much" Could Be Your Biggest Career Asset with Jenny Wood May 25, 2026 3083 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 LEARNThe three fears keeping ambitious women small at work, and the "spotlight effect&q
Why You Need to Leave Your Home Office and Get In the Room (With the Right People)
Why You Need to Leave Your Home Office and Get In the Room (With the Right People) May 18, 2026 1399 You've taken the courses, read the books, listened to all the podcasts, and you still feel stuck. I share why getting in the room with the right people might be the highest-ROI career move you can make, and invite you to Own the Room Summit on October 23rd: owntheroomsummit.com.In this episode, I share why proximity to the right people might be the most valuable career investment you can make
Stop Worrying About Your Non Traditional Background - Here's How to Frame It
Stop Worrying About Your Non Traditional Background - Here's How to Frame It May 11, 2026 1230 If you've ever thought "I don't have the right background," this one's for you. I'm busting the myth of the traditional career path and showing you how to position your experience as your edge as you aim for executive roles.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:Why the "traditional background" for executives is mostly a mythHow a non-linear or non-traditional path can actu
Why You Need a Personal Board of Directors
Why You Need a Personal Board of Directors May 4, 2026 1903 The higher you rise, the lonelier it gets. I'm sharing why every senior leader needs a personal board of directors and exactly how to build one. Want to talk about your options? Send me a message on Linkedin. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:Why strong peer networks lead to better decisions and faster growthWho should (and absolutely should not) be on your personal board of directorsWhat a peer group a

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