Ethan Evans

Course Content (6 hours live class, combining lecture and real-work case studies in small groups) Topics. You are already someone who has a track record of great results. Many of your peers also do. So how do you shine so your boss and your boss’s peer notice? And further, how do you make the most impact for your company. Four ways: (1) STRATEGIC INFLUENCEThe mindset of being a steward of your company. Moving up to the C-suite means going beyond strategic planning. Strategy and influence go hand in hand. You must develop strategies, vision, and thought leadership that make the business better. Explore/know the market, outside forces, and ecosystem like no other, translate this information so it aligns with your company’s needs, and effectively sell your message to your peers, boss, and team. (2) SCALE CULTUREScaling to large numbers - how do you lead when your team is too big to even know names, let alone what people are doing? Use the skills of principles, processes, and people engagement to demonstrate the mindset of a conductor for your company. (3) DEVELOP TALENTAn emphasis on guiding/coaching a high-performance team. How do you select high-level leaders and make them great in only the small bits of time you have? How do you teach your directs how to coach their team? (4) EXECUTIVE PRESENCEA particular focus on navigating through the highly political world of the top.&nbsp;Leaders who make it to the C-suite are excellent communicators. They are clear and inspiring, and they have a particular kind of confidence and gravitas that sets them a part. What are the best ways for you to upskill both your formal and informal speaking? How do you best cultivate your network and inspire your followers with impact? High emphasis on case studies:Ethan and Sue built cases based on real-work examples. Example: “How do you shift your knowledge-base toward what your CEO values most?”&nbsp; Dive deep group discussions:- Illuminate your executive presence with “Pick your moments, NOT your battles.”- Optimize your coaching with your directs with “Stop solving all your leaders’ problems.”&nbsp; Learn what it takes to break through and succeed in VP, SVP, &amp; CXO roles:&nbsp;- How to think strategically and be seen as an influential leader who enhances the whole company in 3 ways: Explore/Know, Translate, Message- How to influence and optimally lead large teams in 3 ways: Principles, Processes, People Engagement- How to teach your directs how to coach in 3 easy steps: Rapport, Assess, Re-frame- How to develop and demonstrate executive presence and confidence in 3 ways: Gravitas and Grace, Humor + Stories, Superpower- How to see around corners (e.g. think long-term and have a multi-year approach)- How to become a scaled deep leader, change agent, and trusted decision maker- How to manage your organization to execute with little oversight, take calculated risks, and deliver results- How to cultivate peer relationships and inspire your followers Scope, organization size, and consistent high-impact results are important...But are not enough. We will teach you specific actionable steps on how to prioritize the things that matter most to top-level executives. Bonus material:- Video recording of all live sessions available via Maven platform- 120 minutes of prework content, specifically, a 60 minute prework video recording from Ethan &amp; Sue plus another 60 minutes of prework articles and actions.- 100+ page electronic “Living” Resource Guide from Mariposa Leadership- Class slides as a PDF- 20% off all career development on-demand courses- $1000 off 1-1 executive coaching from Mariposa Leadership Proven ROI for leaders getting to and succeeding in top executive roles: Together Ethan and Sue have worked with over 500 executives in operational and coaching contexts.&nbsp;Many of Ethan's executive team members at Amazon have now moved on to either their own VP roles at the company or to SVP/EVP roles across the tech industry, including as VCs, startup founders, and executives at Oracle, Google, Toyota, and more.&nbsp;Sue has worked with over 400 VPs+ who have boosted their effectiveness and results for their companies, including presidents at two $10 Billion+ companies, CEOs at 8 start-ups, and SVPs/VPs at numerous tech companies like: Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Credit Karma, eBay, GoFundMe, Guru, HPE, Intel,&nbsp;LinkedIn, Microsoft, MongoDB, Monite, Paypal, Pinterest, Roku, Twitch, Yahoo!, Zuora, and Zynga. Student testimonials from the first cohort of Cracking the C-suite:- "This course was fantastic! Actionable frameworks, tools, and sage advice from both Ethan and Sue. Highly recommended!" — Executive Director of Product Management, Disney - "Uplevel yourself with the skillsets and framework to make the jump into the C-Suite. This course gets straight to the point while providing ample time for coaching, questions and networking among a group of highly successful leaders across the industry. Walk away with actionable next steps to get you from here… to there." — Head of Sales, AWS - "Wealth of knowledge gained from real-world experiences, unexpected curveballs, and people issues shared in 2 days! Super productive course with a ton of learnings and actionable tips. Highly recommended!" — Group Engineering Manager, Microsoft - "This two-day course distilled over 50 years of collective leadership experience from Ethan and Sue into a concise 6 hours of content. Packed with practical frameworks condensed into easily digestible segments, it provides immediately applicable tools for daily leadership growth. I emerged with fresh perspectives on conveying executive presence through intentional awareness of how my actions shape others’ sense of value and belonging." — Senior Director of Product Management, Workday - "Excellent class. I liked to have all the content I've been reading or listened in one place." — VP Engineering and Research, LILT

Cracking the C-Suite: How to get and master key executive roles

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Course syllabus

<ul><li>Strategic Influence &amp; Stewardship: Explore, Translate, Message - How to best utilize this framework to understand the ecosystem, align to your company, and shape audiences.</li><li>Scale Culture: Principles, Processes, People Engagement - How to influence and optimally lead large teams.</li></ul>

Saturday, October 5 - Strategic Influence & Scale Culture

<ul><li>Develop Talent &amp; Effective Coaching: Rapport, Assess, Re-frame - Coach your directs with little time. Coach them how to coach.</li><li>Executive &amp; Top Presence: Gravitas + Grace, Humor, Superpower - Master the tools of projecting executive influence. Cultivate peer relationships.</li></ul>

Sunday, October 6 - Develop Talent & Executive Presence

An emphasis on real-work case studies, dive deep group discussion, and interactive Q&amp;A.

Each session includes case studies, group discussion, and interactive Q&A

You will get a 60 minute prework video recording from Ethan &amp; Sue plus another 60 minutes of prework articles and actions.

Bonus — Prework Video Recording, Articles, and Actions (120 minutes of content)

All live sessions will be video recorded and made available to watch/rewatch at your own pace via the Maven Student Portal. Thus, if you cannot attend the full time or need to drop off at any point, you can catch up and watch the video recording.

Important — Video Recordings will be Available

Course schedule

Directors, Sr. Directors, &amp; VPs from all disciplines who have the ambition and confidence to crack the C-suite.

Managing large groups and multiple organizations. Seeking top roles Amazon and Google L10, Microsoft 70/80, Meta D2+.

Startup Founders and anyone in CXO roles wanting to maximize their leadership impact with the right skills.

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

Learn how to stand out strategically so you can influence the direction of your company.

How to stand out and influence

Scale up and coach your team and make them great in small bits of time.

How to scale up and develop talent effectively

Upskill your communication style and messages to inspire your organization.

How to demonstrate Executive Presence

Content is developed by Ethan's experience as an Amazon Vice President with input from Ethan &amp; Sue's network of executives, coaches, VCs, army officers, and startup founders. You will get specific examples from Sue’s coaching clients.

Optimized actionable advice for Directors & VPs who want to get a higher executive role, internally or externally

Hear Ethan's break through experience first hand and learn from the specific actions Ethan took with his direct reports to help them break through to the C-suite.

Learn from Ethan's personal stories (not theory)

Hear how Sue helped executive clients succeed and how she demonstrates executive presence leading her Mariposa team.

Learn from Sue’s real examples (not theory)

Ethan and Sue built cases based on real-work examples. Example:&nbsp;“How to you shift your knowledge-base toward what your CEO values most?”&nbsp;

High emphasis on case studies

- Illuminate your executive presence with “Pick your moments, NOT your battles.”- Optimize your coaching with your directs with “Stop solving all your leaders’ problems.”&nbsp;

Dive deep group discussions

Network and cultivate peer relationships with other high-performing leaders.

A powerful network

Learn actionable skills for top performance in VP, SVP, & CXO roles: Strategic Influence, Scale Culture, Develop Talent, Executive Presence.

Amazon Vice President, retired after 15+ years; 70+ patents; led global teams of 800+; Executive Coach currently

Sue Bethanis, Ed.D.

Executive Coach & CEO/Founder, Mariposa Leadership; has coached 400+ tech executives + has led the Mariposa team for 27+ years

Cracking the C-suite: Cohort 1

Cracking the C-suite Cohort 2

Course Content:Learn the Standards of Executive Performance- How to know where you stand- How to break out of being stuck- How to develop and demonstrate executive presence- How to gain executive visibility- How to engage executive sponsors- How the leaders above you are evaluated and thus how you can help them- How to get scope, including during a flat or negative growth environment- How to overcome obstacles and poor managers- How to become a scaled deep leader, change agent, and trusted decision maker- How to manage your team to execute with little oversight, take calculated risks, and deliver results- How to think strategically and be seen as a influential leader who enhances the whole company Learn How to Manage the Executive Promotion Process- How to position yourself for promotion- How executives assess promotion readiness- Overcoming blocks to promotion- How to deal with a manager who gives little feedback- How to manage peers and sponsors- How to win skip level support- How to run the document creation process Scope, team size, and consistent high-impact results are important...But are not enough. I will teach you specific actionable steps on how to prioritize the things that matter to executives. Bonus material:- Video recording of all live sessions available via Maven platform- 90 minute prework video recording from Ethan detailing prework goals and actions- Executive Presence handout by Mariposa Leadership (one of our recommended coaching options)- Recommended coach list- Class slides as a PDF- 20% off all career development on-demand courses Advice is based on Ethan's personal promotion experience from Amazon Senior Manager to Director to Vice President and diverse insights from his network of executives, coaches, venture capitalists, army officers, and startup founders. Proven ROI for promotions and internal/external hires: Ethan promoted 8 reports from Senior Manager (Amazon L7) to Director (Amazon L8), contributed to 25+ Director promotions, hired 10+ Directors internally and externally, drove the promotion of 3 engineers to Principal, and of his former reports 2 are current Amazon VPs (L10) and 5 are C-Suite outside of Amazon. More than 500 senior managers and leaders worldwide have taken this course (including engineering managers, senior product managers, general managers, head of partnerships and business development, design leaders, and directors/VPs who have also found the course applicable to their careers). Alumni from: Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Apple, Netflix, Airbnb, Uber, Stripe, Shopify, Flexport, Oracle, Salesforce, Red Hat, Affirm, eBay, Expedia, Zillow, Groundspeed, Snapchat, TikTok, Unity, LinkedIn, Disney, McKinsey &amp; Company, Vimeo, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, Kohl's, Capital One, Warner Bros, Discord, IBM, Vimeo, Waymo, and more startups &amp; large companies all over the world. Titles of course members range from Manager/Senior/Group/Principal to Director/VP/SVP/CPO. Student testimonials:- "Ethan unveils what every senior manager wants to know about what happens behind the scenes of an executive promotion, and how to position yourself as the best choice. Extremely insightful, transparent, honest, and resourceful. The value I got out of this program is 20x its cost." — Engineering Manager, Netflix - "Ethan delivers on his brand of truthful and pragmatic career advice that's brought to life with real anecdotes from his career." — Senior Manager, Airbnb - "Getting promoted into senior leadership at a big tech company is as much art, as science. Ethan offers practical and pragmatic advice, delivered with empathy while expecting accountability. His coaching on how to successfully escalate an issue to executive leadership by turning a problem into a business opportunity was a game changer for me." — Principal Technical Program Manager, Amazon/Twitch - "Ethan shares his approach based on his experience as an Amazon VP that you can measure yourself against. You can have a personal network to get this information. (I don't.) Or you can get it directly from this beautifully designed training. I found Ethan's advice extremely valuable." — Director of Engineering, On &amp; Author “Drawn to Leadership” - "Incredible straight talk without embellishment that is really insightful." — Senior Development Manager, Shopify - "The straight truth in this course was refreshing and the real-life stories from an Executive like Ethan was like getting batting advice from Mike Trout." — Senior Manager, Fortune 100 Company Alumni success stories:- “What was key was that I actively participated in the live course AND followed through with some participants afterwards to talk shop and build relationships. One of those relationships just happened to be able to help when I needed it.&nbsp;Simply adding connections wouldn’t have been successful as they would have had no context about me, and not enough trust to put me in touch with important people in THEIR network.” — Landed FAANG Role - “When I took the ‘stuck at sr. manager’ course, Ethan mentioned that he knows that everyone wants to get promoted and wants it now but in the grand scheme of things, it’s not a big deal (paraphrasing, of course) since he knows us high performers are going to get there. Oddly, that comment didn’t make me lazier (“I guess i’ll get there anyway, so why try so hard”) but it grounded me a bit to take a breather and realize that it is not as urgent as I think it is and take the challenge (wanting a next level title) in stride!” — Promoted to Director - “I give so much credit to the Level Up: Breaking through to the Executive course and getting a front seat to Ethan's coaching and wisdom. Thank you for working to build this community that has given me to confidence to reach even in the current market environment! It is my dream role and I'm so grateful for the opportunity.” — Promoted to Director - “I am excited to share that I got promoted to Director and I sincerely thank and appreciate your help on this. I was not able to break through the barrier to Director level, partly due to constant changes happening in the company at leadership and strategies. I continued to apply my learnings from the community to influence the cross functional teams. Leadership was seeing the adaptability that I exhibited in continuing to add business value in new role and I was starting to get positive feedback from the VP on my flexibility. If I have to just pick one thing across all of Ethan’s teachings that helped me the most, it is being PROACTIVE. I am very grateful for your help and I really appreciate the learnings I have got as part of your community and your course on Stuck at Senior Manager. It really helped me to achieve this big milestone in my career. I thank you and Jason deeply as this promotion was very close to my heart." — Promoted to Director WHO THIS IS NOT FOR:- This is not for you if you want 1:1 coaching from Ethan.- This is not for you if you believe you already know what it takes to demonstrate executive performance and how to manage the promotion process.- This is not for you if you want a slower-paced course over several weeks. This course provides in-depth on-demand lectures for self-learning to then maximize the 2-day intensive live Q&amp;A sessions with Ethan. It is designed for busy leaders who want to get the information and then quickly take action.

Level Up from Senior Manager to Executive

Mix of on-demand video recordings and live online Q&amp;A and peer networking.<ul><li>7.5 hours of on-demand video recording lectures from Ethan (self-learning). Watch prior to the live Q&amp;A sessions.</li><li>4 hours of live online Q&amp;A with Ethan.</li><li>2 hours of live online peer networking.</li></ul>

IMPORTANT

7.5 hours of self-learning on-demand video recorded lectures. Watch all before the first live online Q&amp;A with Ethan.<ul><li>Prework: Goals &amp; Actions</li><li>Lecture 1: Personal, Team, &amp; Company Level Executive Performance</li><li>Lecture 2: Managing the Promotion Process to Win</li></ul>

Video Recorded Lectures

<ul><li>Breakout group discussion</li><li>Q&amp;A</li><li>Peer networking</li></ul> Note: Before this session, watch the video recording of Ethan's lecture "Personal, Team, &amp; Company Level Executive Performance" Optional to attend.

Saturday, September 7 - (Session 1) Live Q&A, Breakout Groups, & Peer Networking

<ul><li>Breakout group discussion</li><li>Q&amp;A</li><li>Peer networking</li></ul> Note: Before this session, watch the video recording of Ethan's lecture "Managing the Promotion Process to Win" Optional to attend.

Sunday, September 8 - (Session 2) Live Q&A, Breakout Groups, & Peer Networking

You will also get a 90 minute video recording from Ethan that covers:(1) Prework goals:<ul><li>How to get the most out of class.</li></ul>(2) Prework actions:<ul><li>Identify your ultimate goal.</li><li>Pinpoint where you are stuck.</li><li>Take stock of where you stand.</li><li>And more.</li></ul>

Bonus — Prework Video Recording (90 minutes)

Live Q&amp;A with Ethan sessions will be video recorded and made available to watch/rewatch at your own pace via the Maven Student Portal. Thus, if you cannot attend the full time or need to drop off at any point, you can catch up and watch the video recording.

Video Recordings will be Available

No refunds after the Maven Student Portal opens (making the on-demand video recording available) on August 22, 2024 at 6 AM US PST.

Refund Policy

Ambitious Senior Managers from all disciplines at startups and large companies who want to become true executives.

Those managing large groups, managers of managers, including Amazon and Google L7, Meta M2, and Microsoft 66/67.

Also applicable to Senior Individual Contributors (ICs - Principal at Amazon) and Managers of 2-5 reports.

What you will get out of this course

We will dive deep into specific tactics on how to get promoted, what great looks like, the executive bar, how to build a reputation that signals you are an executive, how senior executives assess promotion readiness, and how to drive team and company-wide impact.

How to get promoted to Executive

Learn how to stand out from your peers with specific tactics on how to better position and advocate for yourself, how to gain senior executive sponsorship, and how to influence the promotion approval meeting.

How to manage your promotion process

Course content is developed by Ethan's personal promotion experience from Senior Manager to Director to Vice President at Amazon along with input from Ethan's wide network of executives, coaches, VCs, army officers, and startup founders. You will get specific actionable advice.

Optimized actionable advice for Senior Managers who want to get promoted

Hear Ethan's break through experience first hand and learn from the specific actions Ethan took with his direct reports to help them break through to executive.

Alumni from: Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Apple, Netflix, Airbnb, Uber, Stripe, Shopify, Flexport, Oracle, Salesforce, Red Hat, Affirm, eBay, Expedia, Zillow, Groundspeed, Snapchat, TikTok, Unity, LinkedIn, Disney, McKinsey &amp; Company, Vimeo, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, and more.

You will be in great company

Learn actionable specific standards by which executives are selected and how to manage your promotion process to show you meet them. 

Retired Amazon Vice President; now Coaching Leaders to become True Executives

Stuck at Senior Manager - How to Break Through to Executive: Cohort 5

Course Content:(1) Finding the best talent - Sourcing channels- Maximize the quantity and quality of hiring by targeting the top sourcing channels- How to leverage employee referrals- How to ask for referrals- What an effective referral drive looks like- How to increase the diversity of candidates- How to engage new college graduates, industry hires, reskilling, internal transfers, (2) Finding the best talent - Sourcing process- How to manage recruiting like a sales funnel- How to write a clear and compelling job description (JD)- How to best work with HR- How to patrol your Applicant Tracking System (ATS) (3) Finding the best talent - Working well with recruiters- How you work with recruiters determine your results- Learn the secrets of what recruiters love- Learn the process I used to make 2-3 tech hires per week and conduct 225 interviews per year (4) Assessing candidates (interviewing) - Methodology- Learn what an effective interview process looks like- Be clear on interviewing specifics to avoid mistakes (5) Assessing candidates (interviewing) - Team- How to create great interview teams- Know the role of other assessment tools (6) Assessing candidates (interviewing) - References- Interviews have many limitations, references are your safety net, learn how to maximize this Material you get:- Video recording of all live sessions available via Maven platform- Class slides as a PDF Advice is based on Ethan's personal experience from 12+ years at 3 different startups and 15+ years at Amazon as a Senior Manager, Director, and Vice President (including as an Amazon Bar Raiser and Bar Raiser Core Leader, responsible for training and maintaining Amazon's group of interview outcome facilitators.)

Secret tips and tricks to find and land star talent

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To be announced

Hiring managers who want to stand out as capable leaders who know how to find and hire the best talent

New and first time managers who do not want to make costly hiring mistakes

Recruiters who want to continue honing their skills

Go in-depth on sourcing channels, standing up an effective sourcing process, and how to work well with HR and recruiters

How to find the best talent

Go in-depth on standing up an effective methodology, how to create great interview teams, and how to use references as your safety net

How to interview and asses candidates

Hear Ethan's experience first hand and learn from the&nbsp;specific actions&nbsp;Ethan took

Learn from Ethan's personal experience and stories (not theory)

Get your top questions answered immediately after lecture

Live Q&A with Ethan

Learn how to find the best talent and how to choose from candidates at any level and under any circumstance.