The Ambitious Woman of Color is a career advice, career strategy, and leadership podcast for ambitious women of color who want to grow their careers, get paid what they’re worth, step into leadership, and build success without burning themselves out in the process. I’m Jessica Lynn Rojas, a career growth strategist, certified coach, and consultant with 15+ years of corporate experience. I’ve navigated promotions, raises, career pivots, leadership, burnout, and the reality of building a career while still wanting a life outside of work. This is career advice built with women of color in mind. In solo episodes, I share career coaching and leadership strategies for navigating promotions, salary negotiation, career advancement, visibility, influence, workplace dynamics, boundaries, burnout, self-trust, and career pivots. In guest episodes, I have real conversations with experts, therapists, coaches, and ambitious women of color about leadership, money, workplace culture, wellbeing, identity, and what it really takes to build a career on your terms. You’ll learn how to: • Position your work so your value is clear and recognized • Communicate your impact without minimizing yourself or over-explaining • Navigate promotions, raises, leadership opportunities, and career pivots with more strategy • Build visibility, influence, and relationships that support your career growth • Navigate high-stakes conversations and workplace dynamics without constantly second-guessing yourself • Make career decisions that support both your ambition and the life you want outside of work Because traditional career advice doesn’t always account for what it means to build a career as a woman of color. You don’t have to choose between ambition and a life that feels good. New episodes every week.
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29. Why You’re Not Getting the Leadership Role You’re Ready For
Aug 26, 202656 min
You know you’re ready for more. You’ve built the experience, taken on bigger responsibilities, and know you could do the job. But somehow, you’re still not getting the leadership role. In this episode of The Ambitious Woman of Color Podcast , Jessica Lynn Rojas sits down with Cindy J. Lone, executive neuroleadership coach and founder of Latinas at Work, to talk about what can get in the way when you’re ready for a promotion or leadership opportunity but still find yourself questioning your abilities, overworking, or trying to prove yourself. As part of the Summer of Leadership series , Jessica and Cindy explore the connection between self-doubt, confidence, brain science, and career growth—and how the patterns that helped you succeed can sometimes keep you from stepping into the next level. In this episode: • Why “imposter syndrome” doesn't fully explain self-doubt • How negativity bias affects confidence and decision-making • Why working harder isn't always the path to a promotion • How an evidence list can help you recognize your leadership • Why over-functioning and people-pleasing can affect career growth • How to build self-trust using facts instead of forced positivity • Why rest and space can make you a better strategic leader • How to identify what gives you energy and what drains it • What to focus on when preparing for a leadership role • Why “fake it till you make it” isn't the answer If you've been thinking, “I know I'm capable of more. Why am I still not getting the opportunity?” this conversation will help you look at your career growth and leadership development differently. Start with Paid & Promoted Paid & Promoted is Jessica's free 5-day coaching experience for ambitious women of color who want to position themselves for their next promotion or leadership opportunity. You'll learn how to recognize your leadership, document your accomplishments, communicate your value, and make your work more visible. https://jessicalynnrojas.myflodesk.com/e84wuxmmh8 About Cindy J. Lone Cindy J. Lone is an executive neuroleadership coach and founder of Latinas at Work with 20+ years of corporate experience across finance, operations, and strategy. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latinasatwork/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindylone/ Work With Jessica Jessica Lynn Rojas is a career growth strategist, certified coach, and healthcare consultant helping ambitious women of color navigate promotions, leadership, visibility, career strategy, and higher pay. Coaching: https://www.jessicalynnrojas.com/scheduling Email community: https://www.jessicalynn-wellness.com/email-list Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicalynnrojas ⭐ Enjoying the podcast? Subscribe, rate, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps more ambitious women of color find the show and these conversations about career growth, leadership, and building a successful life without sacrificing yourself.
26. Why You Still Doubt Yourself Even After You've Become a Leader
Jul 29, 202618 min
You nailed the interview. Then spent hours replaying everything you said. If you've ever overanalyzed an interview, performance review, promotion conversation, or leadership opportunity, this episode is for you. In Part 4 of the Summer of Leadership series, Jessica Lynn Rojas shares what happened after interviewing for a leadership role at her company and why trusting yourself after the interview can be harder than preparing for it. Because leadership isn't just about becoming qualified. It's about trusting the leader you've already become. In this episode you'll learn: • Why women of color often second-guess themselves after interviews • How to stop replaying conversations you can't change • Why self-doubt doesn't disappear with promotions • Three questions that build leadership confidence while waiting for results • How to trust your leadership evidence instead of your fear If you're working toward a promotion, leadership role, or executive position, this episode will help you build confidence that lasts beyond the interview. Join Paid & Promoted Jessica's free 5-day coaching experience helps ambitious women of color become the obvious choice for leadership opportunities through career positioning, leadership visibility, executive presence, and documented impact. Join here: https://jessicalynnrojas.myflodesk.com/e84wuxmmh8 Work With Jessica Jessica helps ambitious women of color position themselves as the obvious choice for leadership roles—without overworking or waiting to be recognized. If you're preparing for your next promotion, leadership role, salary negotiation, or executive opportunity, 1:1 coaching helps you build the visibility, leadership strategy, executive presence, and confidence needed to move forward. Book a coaching consultation: https://www.jessicalynnrojas.com/scheduling Join Dear Ambitious WOC: https://www.jessicalynnrojas.com/email-list Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicalynnrojas ⭐ Follow, rate, and review the podcast to help more ambitious women of color build leadership careers on their own terms.
26. Why Women of Color Don't Recognize Their Own Leadership Evidence
Jul 23, 202623 min
You may already have years of leadership evidence. You just might not be calling it leadership. In Part 3 of The Ambitious Woman of Color Podcast's Summer of Leadership series, Jessica Lynn Rojas explores why ambitious women of color often dismiss their own leadership experience as “just doing their job.” After preparing for leadership interviews, Jessica realized she was arguing with her own evidence. Every story came with the same response: “That’s just my job. That doesn’t count as leadership.” But the leadership evidence was there. In this episode, Jessica breaks down why women of color often normalize the skills that make us strong leaders—systems thinking, executive communication, influencing without authority, navigating ambiguity, managing up, building trust, and seeing what others miss. She changed her approach to leadership interviews by asking: “What does this teach someone about how I think?” You'll learn: • Why high-performing women of color dismiss their own leadership evidence • The difference between describing what you did and showing how you think • How to identify the “leadership read” inside your existing work • How to build a Leadership Evidence Portfolio for interviews, performance reviews, promotion conversations, and career growth • Why leadership positioning is built before a leadership opportunity opens Jessica also walks through a real example from her own work: what looked like “fixing a workflow” was actually evidence of systems thinking, strategic prioritization, scope management, influencing without authority, and executive communication. JOIN PAID & PROMOTED Paid & Promoted is a free 5-day coaching experience for ambitious women of color in corporate ready to become the obvious choice for leadership opportunities. Inside, you'll learn how to build visibility, communicate your value, and track your leadership evidence. You'll create an Impact Tracker and Leadership Tracker to document your value and leadership moments for interviews, performance reviews, salary negotiations, and promotion conversations. Join Paid & Promoted: https://jessicalynnrojas.myflodesk.com/e84wuxmmh8 WORK WITH JESSICA Jessica Lynn Rojas helps ambitious women of color in corporate become the obvious choice for leadership opportunities through strategic career coaching focused on leadership positioning, workplace visibility, executive presence, influence, authority, and career growth. Book a 1:1 consult: https://www.jessicalynnrojas.com/scheduling Join Dear Ambitious WOC: https://www.jessicalynnrojas.com/email-list Follow Jessica: https://www.instagram.com/jessicalynnrojas/ Subscribe, rate, and review The Ambitious Woman of Color Podcast for practical strategies for career advancement, leadership development, and becoming the obvious choice for your next leadership role.
25. Promotion Season Starts Before the Job Is Posted
Jul 14, 202637 min
Most women of color think promotion season starts when the leadership position gets posted. It doesn't. By the time an interview is scheduled, leaders have already been watching. They've already experienced how you think, how you influence decisions, how you navigate difficult situations, and whether they can picture you leading long before a title is ever available. In this episode of The Ambitious Woman of Color Podcast , leadership and career coach Jessica Lynn Rojas takes listeners behind the scenes of her own leadership journey after two leadership opportunities unexpectedly opened within her company. She's sharing how she's positioning herself for leadership in real time while preparing for two internal leadership opportunities. Because interviews don't make someone leadership material. They reveal who they've already been becoming. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why promotion season starts the day after your last promotion—not when a leadership role gets posted • The difference between preparing for an interview and preparing for leadership • Why women of color need different career strategies than simply working harder or waiting to be noticed • How to build visibility, executive presence, influence, and authority before leadership opportunities open • What Jessica learned after not getting a previous internal leadership role—and how it completely changed the way she approaches career growth • How an Impact Tracker, Leadership Tracker, and Story Bank help you prepare for interviews, performance reviews, salary negotiations, and leadership opportunities • Why positioning isn't something you say about yourself—it's something leaders experience from you over time If you're a woman of color in corporate ready for your next leadership role and wondering why others seem to move ahead faster, this episode is for you. Ready to stop waiting to be noticed and start intentionally positioning yourself for leadership? Join Paid & Promoted: A Free 5-Day Coaching Experience for Women of Color Ready to Become the Obvious Choice for Leadership Opportunities. You’ll learn: • Why hard work alone is not a leadership strategy • How to increase your visibility and communicate your value • How to track your impact and leadership so you are prepared for promotion conversations 👉🏽 Join Paid & Promoted https://jessicalynnrojas.myflodesk.com/e84wuxmmh8 Work With Jessica Jessica helps ambitious women of color get promoted, increase their visibility, and step into leadership without burnout or overproving. Inside 1:1 coaching, we focus on: • Leadership positioning • Workplace visibility • Communicating your value • Career strategy for your next level Book a 1:1 sales call: https://www.jessicalynnrojas.com/scheduling Join Dear Ambitious WOC: https://www.jessicalynnrojas.com/email-list Follow @jessicalynnrojas: https://www.instagram.com/jessicalynnrojas/ ⭐ Subscribe, rate, and review to help more women of color build leadership careers on their own terms.
24. The Rules That Helped Women of Color Succeed Aren’t the Ones That Get Us Promoted
Jul 8, 202622 min
You worked hard. You built your expertise. You became the person everyone trusts. But if you’re still wondering why leadership opportunities are not coming your way, this episode is for you. In this episode of the Summer of Leadership Series , Jessica Lynn Rojas shares why the strategies that helped many women of color succeed early in their careers are not always the strategies that help us move into leadership roles. For many women of color, hard work was the path forward. It helped us prove ourselves, create opportunities, and succeed in spaces where we were often one of the few. But leadership is not just about doing more. Leadership opportunities are created when people see your impact, trust your judgment, and recognize you as someone ready for more responsibility. In this episode, Jessica shares: • Why high performers can still be overlooked for leadership roles • The difference between working hard and positioning yourself for growth • Why being reliable can sometimes keep you stuck in your current role • How women of color can build visibility without changing who they are • How to document your impact and leadership before opportunities appear • How to become the obvious choice when leadership roles open up This episode is for ambitious women of color in corporate who want career growth, leadership opportunities, and promotions without sacrificing their health to get there. Join Paid & Promoted Ready to stop waiting to be noticed and start intentionally positioning yourself for leadership? Join Paid & Promoted: A Free 5-Day Coaching Experience for Women of Color Ready to Become the Obvious Choice for Leadership Opportunities. You’ll learn: • Why hard work alone is not a leadership strategy • How to increase your visibility and communicate your value • How to track your impact and leadership so you are prepared for promotion conversations Join here Work With Jessica Lynn Rojas Jessica helps ambitious women of color get promoted, increase their visibility, and step into leadership without burnout or overproving. Inside 1:1 coaching, we focus on: • Leadership positioning • Workplace visibility • Communicating your value • Career strategy for your next level 👉🏽 Book a 1:1 sales call 📩 Join Dear Ambitious WOC 📱 Follow @jessicalynnrojas ⭐ Subscribe, rate, and review to help more women of color build leadership careers on their own terms.
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