Hi Reader,

I’m excited to share my latest podcast episode with you! I recently sat down with executive leadership coach and author Maria Kyriakos for a deeply insightful conversation that completely hits home for anyone looking to step up their professional impact.

Have you ever fallen into the trap of thinking, “If I just work hard enough, the right people will eventually notice the value I bring”?

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As Maria shared with me, that is one of the biggest fallacies we carry into our professional lives. The truth is, your career is entirely yours to own. If you aren’t actively and intentionally driving it forward, you’re bound to find yourself feeling stuck.

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Maria wrote her brilliant new book, Work It: How to Rock Your Career Intentionally, to scale her executive coaching practice and give professionals a structured, highly actionable roadmap to take charge of their growth.

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In this episode, we explore:

• Why Maria wrote a book to extend her business and share her proprietary model with a larger audience
• The 3-pillar approach to career management: Self-Reflection, Networks/Alliances, and Influential Communication
• How to recognize the signs of professional dissatisfaction and decide whether to stay in your current organization or pivot
• Why effective communication is actually about receiving and listening, not just speaking
• How to transition from a “doing” mindset into an impactful leadership mindset

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One of my favorite takeaways from our chat was this reminder from Maria: “Your life is on purpose. You were born for a reason and stand up, own it, and drive it. Ask for help when you can, and don’t expect it to be there. If we expect and wait, then we’re wasting precious time.”

Tune in here

🎧Listen on Podbean​

📺Watch on YouTube​

Curious to learn more about Maria and her frameworks? You can grab her book, Work It, on Amazon, check out her online courses, or connect with her directly at Leadership Assist or via email maria@leadership-assist.com.

Best,

Kelly

P.S. If this conversation speaks to where you are in your career or business right now, I’d love it if you could leave a review on your favorite app and share this episode with a friend or colleague who needs to hear it!