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Stuck at Senior Manager - How to Break Through to Executive

4.7 (189)

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5 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

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

This course is popular

35 people enrolled last week.

15+ years at Amazon; retired Amazon VP

Amazon

Course overview

17.5+ total hours of content: Level Up from Senior Manager to Executive

COURSE CONTENT:

17.5+ total hours of content: 7.5 hours of on-demand video lectures for self-learning followed by 10 hours of live sessions which include an intense weekend of live Q&A and peer networking plus 4 weeks of dedicated implementation follow-up workshops (implementation advice, Q&A, and peer accountability and networking groups).


BONUS:

1) (From Ethan): By enrolling, you will get a 1-year subscription to Ethan's Level Up paid newsletter comped at the end of the course ($170 value).


2) (From Maven): When you enroll in this course, you’ll receive $1,395 in free credits to level up your workflow with Superhuman, Linear, Sprig, Dovetail & Gamma (see FAQ for details).


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 1,000 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).


Many leaders buy this course for their team: Citing it is a big net positive for an organization by up-leveling team skills with practical and actionable insights. Multiple executives and leaders have bought 10+ seats for their direct reports / team.


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 & Company, Vimeo, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, Kohl's, Capital One, Warner Bros, Discord, IBM, Vimeo, Waymo, and more startups & large companies all over the world. Titles of course members range from Manager/Senior/Group/Principal to Director/VP/SVP/CPO.


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. 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


TOP MAVEN COURSE

- Top Course in Leadership & Career

- Top Instructor in Leadership

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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&A sessions with Ethan. It is designed for busy leaders who want to get the information and then quickly take action.

Who is this course for

01

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

02

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

03

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

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Many leaders buy this course for their team to help uplevel their skills with practical and actionable insights.

05

This is not for you if you want 1:1 coaching from Ethan.

What you will get out of this course

How to get promoted to Executive

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 manage your promotion process

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.

Optimized actionable advice for Senior Managers who want to get promoted

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.

Learn from Ethan's personal stories (not theory)

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.

You will be in great company

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 & Company, Vimeo, JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, and more.

This course includes

6 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

12 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

Projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Jan 11—Jan 12

    READ COURSE SCHEDULE FOR FULL COHORT DETAILS BY DATE

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    Prework Video Recording & Worksheet

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    Lecture 1 (VOD) - Personal, Team, & Company Level Executive Performance

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    Lecture 2 (VOD) - Managing the Promotion Process to Win

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    Jan

    11

    Session 1 - Live Q&A with Ethan followed by Peer Networking

    Sat 1/115:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)

    Jan

    12

    Session 2 - Live Q&A with Ethan followed by Peer Networking

    Sun 1/125:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)

Week 2

Jan 13—Jan 19
    Nothing scheduled for this week

Week 3

Jan 20—Jan 26

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    24

    Session 3 - Implementation Advice on "Great Personal Performance", Implementation Problem Q&A with Ethan, and Peer Networking

    Fri 1/245:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)

Week 4

Jan 27—Feb 2

    Jan

    30

    Session 4 - Implementation Advice on "Great Team Performance", Implementation Problem Q&A with Ethan, and Peer Networking

    Thu 1/305:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)

Week 5

Feb 3—Feb 9

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    7

    Session 5 - Implementation Advice on "Great Organizational Contributions", Implementation Problem Q&A with Ethan, and Peer Networking

    Fri 2/71:00 AM—2:00 AM (UTC)

Week 6

Feb 10—Feb 14

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    14

    Session 6 - Implementation Advice on "Promotion Process", Implementation Problem Q&A with Ethan, and Peer Networking

    Fri 2/145:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)

Bonus

    Bonus — Prework Video Recording (90 minutes)

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    Executive Presence by Mariposa Leadership

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    Recommended Paid Coaching Options

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    Promotion Checklist

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    On-Demand Courses: Alumni Discount

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    ALL MATERIALS (single resource document)

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    Level Up Newsletter & Community

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    Ethan's Book List

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    Course Map

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4.7 (189 ratings)

What students are saying

EVP at Capital One (Ameesh Paleja) on what he learned from Ethan

Ameesh was also ex-Google VP, ex-OfferUp CTO, Atom Tickets CoFounder & CEO, ex-Amazon Director

Meet your instructor

Ethan Evans

Ethan Evans

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

In my 15+ years at Amazon, I led global teams of 800+ and invented well-known businesses and products such as Prime Video, Amazon Video, Amazon Appstore, Merch by Amazon, Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime), and Twitch Commerce.


  • Hold 70+ patents.
  • Helped advocate for and draft the Amazon Leadership Principle (LP) “Ownership” — the words, “They never say ‘that’s not my job.’” are mine.
  • 10,000+ resume reviews.
  • 2,500+ live interviews.
  • 1,000+ hires.
  • Was an Amazon Bar Raiser and Bar Raiser Core Leader, responsible for training and maintaining Amazon's group of interview outcome facilitators.


I've 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 my former reports 2 are current Amazon VPs (L10) and 5 are C-Suite outside of Amazon.


I retired from Amazon as a Vice President in September 2020 to allow me to focus on paying forward my good fortune to others.


Prior to Amazon, I spent 12 years at 3 startups.


Follow me on LinkedIn.


Subscribe to my newsletter and join our Level Up Career Community.

Course schedule

17.5 hrs of on-demand content + live Q&A

  • IMPORTANT

    Hybrid format class

    Mix of on-demand video recordings and live online Q&A and peer networking.

    • 17.5+ total hours of content.
    • 7.5 hours of on-demand video recording lectures from Ethan (self-learning). Watch prior to the live Q&A sessions.
    • 10 hours of live online Q&A with Ethan and peer networking.
  • Bonus — Prework Video Recording (90 minutes)

    You will also get a 90 minute video recording from Ethan that covers:

    (1) Prework goals:

    • How to get the most out of class.

    (2) Prework actions:

    • Identify your ultimate goal.
    • Pinpoint where you are stuck.
    • Take stock of where you stand.
    • And more.
  • Prework — Video Recorded Lectures

    Self-paced; Available starting Dec 18

    7.5 hours of self-learning on-demand video recorded lectures. Watch all before the first live online Q&A with Ethan.

    • Prework: Goals & Actions
    • Lecture 1: Personal, Team, & Company Level Executive Performance
    • Lecture 2: Managing the Promotion Process to Win
  • Saturday, January 11 - (Session 1) Live Q&A & Peer Networking

    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM US Pacific Time

    • Breakout group discussion
    • Q&A
    • Peer networking


    Note: Before this session, watch the video recording of Ethan's lecture "Personal, Team, & Company Level Executive Performance"


    Optional to attend (but recommended)

  • Sunday, January 12 - (Session 2) Live Q&A & Peer Networking

    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM US Pacific Time

    • Breakout group discussion
    • Q&A
    • Peer networking


    Note: Before this session, watch the video recording of Ethan's lecture "Managing the Promotion Process to Win"


    Optional to attend (but recommended)

  • Friday, January 24 - (Session 3) Live Implementation Workshop

    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM US Pacific Time

    • Ethan’s implementation advice on "Great Personal Performance"
    • Implementation problem Q&A with Ethan
    • Peer accountability and networking groups


    Optional to attend (but recommended)

  • Thursday, January 30 - (Session 4) Live Implementation Workshop

    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM US Pacific Time

    • Ethan’s implementation advice on "Great Team Performance"
    • Implementation problem Q&A with Ethan
    • Peer accountability and networking groups


    Optional to attend (but recommended)

  • Thursday, February 6 - (Session 5) Live Implementation Workshop

    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM US Pacific Time

    • Ethan’s implementation advice on "Great Organizational Contributions"
    • Implementation problem Q&A with Ethan
    • Peer accountability and networking groups


    Optional to attend (but recommended)

  • Friday, February 14 - (Session 6) Live Implementation Advice, Q&A, Networking

    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM US Pacific Time

    • Ethan’s implementation advice on "Promotion Process"
    • Implementation problem Q&A with Ethan
    • Peer accountability and networking groups


    Optional to attend (but recommended)

  • Video Recordings will be Available

    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.

  • Maven's Satisfaction Guarantee

    Maven's Satisfaction Guarantee offers a full refund within 14 days after the course ends if you meet the completion criteria:

    • Attend all live sessions
    • Review all course material
    • Respond to feedback requests


    Otherwise, no refunds starting Dec 18, 2024 (when Student Portal opens).

Ethan Introduces Stuck at Senior Manager - How to Break Through to Executive (Format, Content, Benefits, & What You Get)

We will go deep on HOW to get promoted to executive and HOW to manage your promotion process

We will go deep on HOW to get promoted to executive and HOW to manage your promotion process

What does great look like?

What does great look like?

Personal Executive Performance

You must be a scaled deep leader, a change agent, and a trusted decision maker.

Team Level Executive Performance

Your team must execute with little oversight, take calculated risks, and deliver results.

Company Level Executive Performance

You must think strategically, enhance the whole company, and be known as an influential communicator and leader.

Learn from Ethan's personal stories (not theory)

Learn from Ethan's personal stories (not theory)

Ethan's experience with the Senior Manager to Director to Amazon Vice President promotion

We will DIVE DEEP on each step you need to set your promotion up to win

We will DIVE DEEP on each step you need to set your promotion up to win

Your company process

Clearly know the required scope, time, calendar of promotion reviews, document contents and lead time, "Best reasons not to promote"

Executive level challenge

Executive need is determined by ambiguity, complexity, and impact

Role scope

Quantify the impact of role, complexity, autonomy, cross-functional work, and P&L ownership


High growth creates scope, but, we are in a low growth environment, learn what to do

Peers and sponsors

Learn how to effectively manage and win over peers, committee members, and sponsors

We will DIVE DEEP on the promotion process from the executive's POV and common mistakes to avoid

We will DIVE DEEP on the promotion process from the executive's POV and common mistakes to avoid

Document creation

Nail the section list, example document, and draft for your manager

Promotion review

Learn what happens in the meeting, cross-leveling, favoritism, the final review, and the importance of skip level support (and how to get it)

Final approval

Learn what to do and the common mistakes to avoid


"Strategically patient, tactically impatient"

How to get scope in a flat or downsizing environment (video recording)

I breakdown my advice, share personal "How to" stories, and answer live audience questions.

Read what Gagan Biyani, CEO and Co-Founder of Maven, said about the value of Ethan's course

Read what Gagan Biyani, CEO and Co-Founder of Maven, said about the value of Ethan's course

Buy this course for YOUR team

Buy this course for YOUR team

Alumni Success Story - Landed FAANG Role

Alumni Success Story - Landed FAANG Role

Alumni Success Story - Promoted to Director

Alumni Success Story - Promoted to Director

Alumni Success Story - Promoted to Director

Alumni Success Story - Promoted to Director

Alumni Success Story - Promoted to Director

Alumni Success Story - Promoted to Director

What Ethan's former reports say

        My ability to deal with different types of personalities, navigate EQ problems, and leadership situations is largely predicated on Ethan's coaching. Ethan is clearly a bar raiser on teaching people how to think about problems and how to communicate problem-solving.
Ameesh Paleja

Ameesh Paleja

EVP at Capital One (ex-Google VP, ex-OfferUp CTO, Atom Tickets CoFounder & CEO, ex-Amazon Director)
        I often refer to the lessons Ethan taught me (or that I learned through Ethan's example) while we worked together at Amazon. Seems like not a week goes by where I don't think about times where we were wrestling with launches, or where Ethan was wearing his barrister's wig in talent reviews. Thanks for investing in me.
Kyle Downey

Kyle Downey

VP at Upstart (ex-Amazon, ex-Microsoft, ex-Expedia)

"The value I got is 20x its cost." — 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.
Emanuel (Manny) de Souza

Emanuel (Manny) de Souza

Engineering Manager, Netflix
        Ethan’s course had offered a treasure trove of valuable insights and pearls of wisdom, all gleaned from his extensive decades-long corporate journey, making it exceptionally insightful. I recommend his course to transform and accelerate your career.
Chaitali Shah

Chaitali Shah

Principal Software Engineering Manager, Microsoft
        I really enjoyed how relatable the context of the course is. I found it really informative and took a lot away with direction on my next steps.
Greg Jennings

Greg Jennings

Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon
        Ethan delivers on his brand of truthful and pragmatic career advice that's brought to life with real anecdotes from his career.
Sandy Wong

Sandy Wong

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.
Dani McKenzie

Dani McKenzie

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.
Claus Höfele

Claus Höfele

Director of Engineering, On & Author “Drawn to Leadership”
        Ethan touched on the essence of what the promo committee does: they basically look for the "best reason to not promote you". To reach a leadership level (in tech, Staff level), "not working across team boundaries" is a valid reason to not promote; "not setting multi-year strategy" is actionable feedback, but not strong enough to block a promotion.
Di Wu

Di Wu

Asian leadership coach; Tech lead manager at Waymo
        This course provides vital guidance for professionals aiming to enhance their career prospects. Ethan, an industry expert, effectively conveys his insights with sound reasoning, real-world examples, and stories, establishing instant credibility among participants.
Sonia Singh

Sonia Singh

Sr Sales Manager ISV/DNB, AWS
        This course was very insightful, Ethan gave a lot of actionable advice and immediate action items for making progress on my career.
Chirag Nirmal

Chirag Nirmal

Senior Engineering Manager, Credit Karma
        Ethan laid out a path with all of the specific steps to take on how to make "executive." I truly appreciate Ethan's brutal honesty, enthusiasm, and expertise on the subject.
Dan Li

Dan Li

Senior Engineering Manager, Google

What more students are saying about the course

        This course is an accelerant for any leader that wants a blueprint for how to advance their executive career in a large organization. Ethan’s insider view, which couples descriptive anecdotes with tangible, prescriptive guidance for navigating the challenges of professional life, has already given me actionable insights for taking the next step.
Matt Sussman

Matt Sussman

Head of Revenue Operations, AWS Professional Services
        Great course, excellent content and Ethan is a fantastic teacher. Even though the course was for 3hrs each over 2 days, I did not feel the time pass as I was absorbed in what Ethan shared.
Sripathi Ramadurai

Sripathi Ramadurai

Director of Product Management, Yahoo
        I loved Ethan's delivery of content. It is presented as a strong narrative with thoughtful stories to drive the key points home. Each session ends with a strong call to action. As I reflect on my part of the "how" after this course, I have noticed myself taking action and making choices after listening to Ethan's suggestions.
Dipti Aswath

Dipti Aswath

Sr Engineer, GoodRX
        Great actionable advice for managing myself and my team. I also appreciate clear guidance around sponsors and managing the promotion process - it is clear that I need to advocate for myself. I also appreciate Ethan’s stories around trust, especially when he lost (and then regained) Jeff Bezos’ trust.
Jason Soo Hoo

Jason Soo Hoo

Director of Engineering
        This course exceeded my expectations in several ways. It covers crucial topics such as individual, team, and company performance, the promotion process, and the essential role of a leader. What sets it apart are the real-world case studies drawn from Ethan's more than a decade-long journey at Amazon, offering valuable insights and lessons.
Aderlei Coraini

Aderlei Coraini

Head of Software Engineering at Santander & F1RST Digital Services
        I found this course really helpful even for a newer Sr. Manager. Ethan gives specific action steps and resources to operate at an executive level. I left energized with an understanding of how to immediately apply the lesson rather than, like many classes, wondering what to do next. I highly recommend this course for anyone looking to grow.
Brittany Kucera Brown

Brittany Kucera Brown

Senior Manager, Product Management, Amazon
        "Ethan shares insights about the company's & executives' perspective that you won't find on the internet, based on his own experience & observations as an executive. Ethan's delivery of concise wisdom & illustrative stories help reinforce the main points, & Q&As with questions from peers go one level deeper to make things more concrete & practical.
Derek Yang

Derek Yang

Group Product Manager, Discord
        I ended up doing the whole thing in a single sitting. Ethan is THAT compelling. You will walk away with tangible and actionable information born out of Ethan's considerable experience and skill. For anyone looking to optimize their impact in big and small companies, and whether you're looking to breakthrough to exec, you will get a lot of use.
Scott Huson

Scott Huson

Microsoft, T-Mobile, Currys (Dixons Retail) alum. 
        This class is definitely worth checking out. Ethan’s Straight Truth series and his leadership lessons are pure gold - plus he’s just an awesome human being!
Yiyang Hibner

Yiyang Hibner

Product Lead, TikTok
        Course was relevant, practical, and full of actionable advice. Ethan covered a lot of area in 6 hours; all of it helpful. Highly recommended.
Chuck Blevins

Chuck Blevins

Director of Product Management, DigiCert Inc.
        I recommend my network to consider this class if you want to make career progress. Probably you already know some of the content, but Ethan structures it into a framework that’s easy to understand and helps me to identify my blind spots. He shares his experience at Amazon and other startups to illustrate his points, and that is a big plus!
Tu Duong

Tu Duong

Finance Business Partner
        10x return on investment, minimum. The lessons are transferrable and will stick with you for your career. Its delivered by someone who has been there and got the t-shirt (in his case, built a t-shirt business) so you know that its not just academic or high level. Its practical application using real world examples of products we all know.
Alan O'Beirne

Alan O'Beirne

Manager, Recruitment at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
        Every single topic in the class resonated with me. I felt like Ethan was talking to me one-on-one. Coming out of the course, I feel energized, equipped with the toolset and framework to advance to the executive level. Thank you.
Satish Murthy DS

Satish Murthy DS

Head of Commercial Med-Tech Product Management, Johnson & Johnson
        Finding the right mentors is the best investment one can make to navigate through tough times. Personally, I found Ethan Evans, former VP of Amazon, to be an exceptional mentor. As an alumnus of Ethan's courses, I highly recommend his flagship course for managers or senior individual contributors.
Piotr Czech

Piotr Czech

Tech Lead Consultant
        This class is highly recommended. I walked away from this class with immediate actions that I could apply and also things I should change for better results. The book recommendations and the class recordings are very helpful.
Santhi Boppana

Santhi Boppana

Lead Business Analyst, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
        Ethan brings a wealth of experience and shares the expectations of what it really takes to be seen at the next level. I personally enjoyed Ethan's career anecdotes that highlighted his teachings in practice.
Andy Kane

Andy Kane

Principal Technical Business Development Manager, Amazon
        In today's dynamic corporate landscape, standing still is not an option. Invest in your future and equip yourself with the tools, insights, and strategies to not just move, but soar. If you're serious about career advancement, Ethan's course is a must-take.
Saranya Roy

Saranya Roy

Manager of Sales Strategy & Operations, Amazon
        Awesome class to elevate and gain new perspectives on managing and getting promoted to exec. Many intricacies are better done through live classes and stories.
David Tseng

David Tseng

Senior Product Manager - Technical, AWS
        I felt connected to Ethan and the content of the course. The material helped me self evaluate and pushed me to look for more effective tools to work on my professional development and be the leader I wish I had.
Nicolas Aragon

Nicolas Aragon

Engineering Manager, Google
        Ethan's courses have always provided enormous value. You get insights from an Amazon Executive on how to level up, straight truths no one has told you before, and actionable advice.
Khola Khan

Khola Khan

Program Lead - Cloud, Data & AI, TELUS Health
        Ethan's straight truth ethos and authentic representation of executive mental models bring clarity to the obfuscated barriers in place around leadership career progression.
Evan Rossi

Evan Rossi

Software Development Manager, Amazon
        Ethan’s courses have been an invaluable tool I have utilized for the last 6 months! If you are looking to grow in your career or hone your skills, can’t recommend his insights enough.
Tiffany Barnett

Tiffany Barnett

Program Manager - Process Improvement and Product Engineering, Amazon
        Very well organized and real world scenarios to get you to the next level! Hats off to Ethan for putting together this valuable course.
Brij Vora

Brij Vora

Sr. Technical Program Manager, Amazon
        Great insights, pointers, and stories on being a better leader and getting to the next step in your career!
Gregory Klets 

Gregory Klets 

Director of Engineering, DocuSign
        Ethan's passionate stories and actionable insights are very powerful. Highly recommend this class.
Sagar Mukala

Sagar Mukala

Consultant, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
        It is a very well-structured course, the information is very dense and beneficial.
Olga Sharapova, PhD 

Olga Sharapova, PhD 

Principal Scientist, Seagen
        Ethan provides candid and insightful advice along with practical tips!
Radha Coutinho

Radha Coutinho

Engineer Manager, Google
        Practical advice, tools, techniques and resources to grow into an effective executive role - one of the best use of 6 hours on a weekend!
Qaseem Shaikh

Qaseem Shaikh

Core Ads, Facebook
        A masterpiece in the field of executive education. It combines theoretical knowledge with the wisdom of experience, providing a comprehensive package for career development. The class succeeds in not only meeting but exceeding expectations by fostering an open atmosphere that encourages inquiry and discussion.
Director

Director

FAANG
        Excellent course. Ethan shares the concept in a very relatable manner via personal stories and anecdotes which really adds a whole lot of practical learning on the go.
Prashant Tripathi

Prashant Tripathi

Senior Manager, EY
        I liked the no BS approach to delivering clear messages and actionable content.
Senior Director of PM

Senior Director of PM

Tech
        An excellent course, packed with information, wisdom and resources. I wish I had known Ethan and this course earlier.
Director

Director

Motional
        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

Senior Manager

Fortune 100 Company
        Personal stories are the best part of the course. "No TiVo without Ethan". I'll search for my TiVo moment.
Tech Leader

Tech Leader

Fortune 100 Company
        Incredible straight talk without embellishment that is really insightful.
Senior Development Manager

Senior Development Manager

Shopify
        Ethan's advice to take any and all feedback and just say "thank you" is absolutely paying dividends. It was such a small suggestion but it has made a huge difference for me professionally to help process feedback better.
Sr. Software Development Manager

Sr. Software Development Manager

Fortune 500 Company
        Covers relevant topics and offers actionable things that can be worked upon. If you're looking to up-level your leadership, Ethan's course is highly recommended.
Sr. Practice Manager

Sr. Practice Manager

AWS
        Action packed course, lots of practical advise and great cohorts. Probably best $$ spent on a business course.
Senior Manager

Senior Manager

Amazon
        Great content and awesome anecdotes.
Senior Software Engineering Manager

Senior Software Engineering Manager

AWS
        The content is just right for a 6 hour course. Very well structured to define an executive, process to become one, and pointers for self-work. The delivery is excellent! Even though it was an online course, I felt Ethan was right in my room. He spoke with a lot of passion, energy and sounded very genuine in trying to help me grow.
Sr. Manager SDM

Sr. Manager SDM

AWS
        I loved the class. It gave me tools to prepare for promoting myself. This session gave me a wakeup call, showing so many things I need to be doing to prepare myself for the next level. This list I am taking away from this class will be invaluable.
Sr Software Development Manager

Sr Software Development Manager

AWS
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