Hosted by Jill Avey · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 52 episodes
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Are you a woman in leadership who is tired of feeling stuck in your career? Like your work isn’t getting the recognition it deserves? Like your voice doesn’t have the influence it needs to contribute to better solutions? Like no matter what you do, you can’t get promoted?While these challenges don’t discriminate against gender, women need different solutions to overcome them. It’s not enough for women to simply get leadership training and career advice. They need to learn how to lead with their feminine energy and use it as their biggest advantage. On this show, career success coach Jill Avey and her guests explore how women can rise from director to vice president and beyond by fully leaning into their feminine energy as their biggest advantage. In each episode, you’ll understand how women need to lead differently and how by doing so, women leaders gain influence and respect among their colleagues, restore balance to their role, and receive the recognition and promotions they dese
Jill Avey hosts SisterSmart Leadership, a business show with 52 episodes published.
Have you been at the same company for years, even decades, and suddenly the work that once excited you feels stale? You are not alone and there is a clear path forward. This is the question so many ambitious women face:
Show notesAre you a high performer who has been waiting for your hard work to speak for itself? You are not alone. Most women rise to the director level by being exceptional individual contributors, then hit an invisible ceiling t
Show notesIf you are a woman in leadership right now, ask yourself one honest question. When was the last time you felt like you had enough time, enough energy and enough space for yourself? If you had to think about it, you are n
Show notesHave you ever hit a career level where everything you used to do to succeed suddenly stops working? The problem is not usually a skills gap. It is an identity gap -- and it is one of the most misunderstood moments in a w
Show notesAre you trying to figure out how to get promoted to VP but feel like you are missing pieces of the puzzle? This episode is the career strategy for women in leadership that no one talks about openly. April Little is an ex
Show notesHave you ever been told you are too direct, too strong, or too bossy -- only to find yourself shrinking down just to keep others comfortable? If so, you are not alone, and this episode was made for you. Christel is a for
Show notesHave you ever trained the person who got promoted over you? Or held your entire department together behind the scenes while someone else got credit for the results? Here is what no one tells you about getting promoted: i
Show notesHow to negotiate as a woman without getting penalized for it -- that is exactly what Columbia Business School professor and negotiations researcher Malia Mason breaks down in this episode of SisterSmart Leadership. Women
Show notesHave you ever wondered why you keep getting in your own way, even when you have the talent, the drive, and the dream? That is exactly where Krystal found herself when she first connected with SisterSmart. She was burned
Show notesEmotional labor at work is one of the biggest invisible barriers holding women leaders back, and most have never even named it. As women in leadership, we often take on the invisible work of managing team emotions profes
Show notesHow to transition from technical leader to executive leadership as a woman in 2025. Learn proven leadership development strategies for career advancement and getting promoted to senior management. Are you a technical pro
Show notesThat promotion you did not get? It was probably not decided in a performance review. It was decided on a golf course, at happy hour, or in a conversation you were never invited to. Informal networks at work are where the
Show notesShould I stay or should I go? This is a question many of my clients come to me with. You've invested years at your company, built strong relationships, and know how to do your job well. But something feels off. Maybe you
Show notesHave you ever been told you need to be 'warmer' in a meeting... and then told you need to be 'more assertive' in your next review? This is what researchers call the 'likeability trap.' And it's one of the biggest reasons
Show notesHow can we change the gender balance in traditionally male dominated fields? The tech industry is one that's been known to be male dominated. I have a lot of clients in the tech industry, and some of them feel very
Show notesMid-career women often have an allergic reaction to how to build their network. They don't want to feel cheesy, sleazy, or like they're only out for themselves. They've seen others doing this and they don't want to
Show notesYou’ve likely heard the saying, “you can’t control the situation, but you can control how you react to the situation.” That can be easier said than done, but that’s exactly the skill great leaders are able to devel
Show notesEvery leader with an eye on a senior role needs to understand how to find a mentor. When you seek out the right mentors, they become an advantage that will help you rise into senior leadership roles more quickly an
Show notesEveryone's heard the phrase, your network is your net worth. Then why do so few mid-career women have the robust network that will get them into senior management? According to McKinsey, even female CEOs have netwo
Show notesWhat happens when you have a failure? Like when you make a mistake at work — big or small — or you get rejected for something that you thought was a sure thing. It’s tempting to hide away or play small after a
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SisterSmart Leadership is hosted by Jill Avey. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 52 episodes.
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