Be the Investment, Not the Gamble - Using AI as Your Unfair Advantage

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6 Days

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Cohort-based Course

For high-achieving ICs who do everything right - and still get overlooked. The blueprint to get sponsored, promoted, and remembered.

Google
The Wharton School

Course overview

High Impact. Low Maintenance. Work Loudly. How you become the investment.

You’ve led the projects.


Crushed the deliverables.


Mentored your peers.


Built the promo doc.


Said yes.


Stayed late.


Did all the things.


And yet—when the big opportunity hits the table? Your name still doesn’t come up.


You’re not imagining it.


You’re not broken.


And you’re not alone.


You’re stuck in a system that wasn’t built to reward you—and you’ve been taught to play by rules that don’t actually get you promoted.


This course is your way out.


Inside, I teach you the trifecta that gets high-achieving ICs promoted, sponsored, and remembered:

High Impact — Know what actually matters to the business—not just your calendar

Low Maintenance — Be trusted and respected without overexplaining, overdelivering, or burning out

Working Loudly — Make your work visible in the rooms that matter, without sounding like a try-hard


And it’s all backed by SallyGPT—your 24/7 AI career coach trained on my scripts, strategy, and exact playbook from 12+ years in Big Tech.


😈 This isn’t fluff. This is a full-blown career exorcism.

Career demons keep you stuck—even when you’re doing everything "right."

You’re working hard, delivering results, and still feeling invisible. That’s not a performance problem. That’s a pattern. And it’s powered by career demons like:

"Don’t be too much."

"Let the work speak."

"You’re not ready yet."

"Stay quiet."

"You have to be perfect."

In this course:

We kill those demons, one by one.

We rewrite the habits that keep you buried in busywork.

We rebuild your strategy from the inside out—so you’re not just delivering value, you’re seen as the bet.

Because here’s the truth: you don’t need to be fixed. You need to be remembered.


Sound familiar?

→ You’re the go-to on your team—but never the one they promote

→ You prep for big meetings—but execs barely look up

→ You’ve gotten solid reviews—but zero momentum

→ You keep wondering, “What am I doing wrong?”


Here’s the truth: you’re not doing anything wrong—you just haven’t been taught how to play the real game.


This course shows you how to:

- Build trust with your skip-level and manager’s peers

- Get credit without begging for it

- Lead with clarity, not overcomplication

- Handle vague feedback like a pro

- Choose the projects that build power—not just workload


You’ll also get:

✅ AI-powered prompts and scripts for high-stakes moments

✅ Templates and tools designed to work with your leadership team

✅ Real-time strategy, real-life examples, and step-by-step implementation

✅ SallyGPT—your personal, AI-powered clarity engine for navigating every career moment

This is how you stop feeling invisible—and start being the investment.


✅ This is for you if:

✔️ You’re the go-to person for hard projects—but still overlooked for the big ones

✔️ You’ve gotten solid performance reviews, but minimal momentum on actual promotion

✔️ You’ve started doubting yourself—even though you know you’re good at what you do

✔️ You’re ready to stop playing the game blindly and start being bet on

✔️ You’re done with corporate fluff and want real scripts, real strategy, and real growth



❌ This is not for you if:

✖️ You’re hoping for a quick fix without real work

✖️ You’d rather vent than take ownership

✖️ You think just doing good work is still enough

✖️ You’re not ready to examine the patterns keeping you stuck


Taught live by me. On Zoom. With your real career moments at the center.


🙋‍♀️ Alumni have come from: Meta, Amazon, Google, Octave, Indeed, and more.


Let’s make you the investment.

This course is for you if:

01

You’re a high-performing mid-level IC—at a startup or a Fortune 500—and want to break into the next level (Amazon L5, Google L5, Meta 5)

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You're not new to working but you're new to Big Tech. You landed your dream job at a tech company, but now you realize there’s no roadmap

03

You’re a seasoned individual contributor (L6+) ready to be seen as a top performer and future leader

What you’ll get out of this course

Show up like the investment—even before the title

You don’t need the promo to prove you’re ready. We'll decode what your manager actually values, kill the demon that says “stay in your lane,” and build a track record that makes you look like the obvious next bet.

Work Loudly—without the cringe

Visibility isn’t performative. It’s strategic. We’ll dismantle the demon that says “bragging is bad” and show you how to make your work visible, your name remembered, and your value impossible to ignore.

Be low maintenance—without playing small

Low maintenance isn’t about dimming your light. It’s about being non-defensive, making your manager’s life easier, and being someone their peers want to work with. I’ll show you how to handle feedback, manage up, and build a reputation that screams: bet on her.

Stop shrinking your power in plain sight

Overexplaining. Apologizing. Waiting to be “ready.” Those are all symptoms of buried career demons. We’ll name them, slay them, and build a new way of showing up that moves you forward.

The step-by-step playbook to sounding like the investment

You don’t need another motivational pep talk. You need someone to walk you through exactly what to say, how to say it, and when to follow up. You’ll get 7+ templates, 20+ AI prompts, and a step-by-step system built to work in real rooms with real power dynamics.


Kill the guesswork. Use AI to rise faster.

SallyGPT is your 24/7 AI career coach—trained on my scripts, strategy, and voice.

• Need help reframing your promo doc?

• Prepping for a skip-level?

• Handling feedback without spiraling?


Ask SallyGPT. No guesswork. Just the clarity to move like the investment.

This course includes

9 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

May 17—May 18

    May

    17

    What is the Winning Formula

    Sat 5/173:00 PM—4:00 PM (UTC)

    Learn the rules of the corporate game

    1 item

    Change your mindset, changing your life

    1 item

    May

    17

    Part 1 of the Winning Formula

    Sat 5/174:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)

    Own your impact

    1 item

    Present your work

    1 item

    Work loudly

    1 item

    May

    18

    Part 2 of the Winning Formula

    Sun 5/183:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    Your Co-Workers

    1 item

    Your Manager

    1 item

    Take feedback like a pro

    1 item

    May

    18

    Performance Reviews

    Sun 5/185:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)

    Resources and Links for easy access

    1 item

    Performance Reviews Made Easy

    1 item

    Promotions

    1 item

    Key Lessons I've learned

    1 item

Week 2

May 19—May 23

    May

    19

    Guided co-working

    Mon 5/191:00 PM—2:00 PM (UTC)

    May

    20

    Guided co-working

    Tue 5/201:00 PM—2:00 PM (UTC)

    May

    21

    Guided co-working

    Wed 5/211:00 PM—2:00 PM (UTC)

    May

    22

    Guided co-working

    Thu 5/221:00 PM—2:00 PM (UTC)

    May

    23

    Guided co-working

    Fri 5/231:00 PM—2:00 PM (UTC)

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Meet your instructor

Sally Ivester

Sally Ivester

I've always been a hard worker. When I faced a challenge, I'd just "work harder" to overcome it. And while that work ethic helped me excel in high school to get into an Ivy League college, I quickly realized it didn't work in the corporate world.


When I started my first job, I stumbled. I faced things I had never dealt with before - speaking about my work, managing my Manager, and struggling under the pressure of "everything is a priority". I had no one to lean on - my parents couldn't advise me. I didn't have a mentor, a coach, or a playbook to follow - I had to figure it out on my own.


So, I created what I couldn't find - a practical guide to succeeding in the corporate job. I studied the habits and strategies of high-performers, and put together a practical guide that helps you stand out in the corporate job without the cringe.


And it's designed for the NEW ways of working - where job security is fleeting and where your network is your net worth. It'll help you get a competitive edge and separate you from everyone else.


I'm excited to share this with you so you can start applying it to your own career -- I can't wait to see where you go :)


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Be the Investment, Not the Gamble - Using AI as Your Unfair Advantage

Cohort 4

$850

Dates

May 17—23, 2025

Payment Deadline

May 16, 2025
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Course schedule

6 hours

  • May 17 & 18

    8 am - 11 am PST

    It'll be 3 hours each day where I provide live instruction covering:

    • Rules of the corporate job
    • The Winning Formula (high impact, low maintenance)
    • Mindset
    • Working loudly
    • Working with co-workers and your Manager
    • Feedback
    • And performance reviews / promotions


  • May 19-23: Co-Working With Your Cohort

    6-7 am PST

    5 days a week.

    1 hour each day.

    I'll give you a prompt each day.


    Why?


    Because I want you to implement what you learned in the course.


    How I'll run it:

    First 15: I'll give you the prompt.

    Next 40: You work on prompt and ask questions.

    Final 5: Share wins.


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Join an upcoming cohort

Be the Investment, Not the Gamble - Using AI as Your Unfair Advantage

Cohort 4

$850

Dates

May 17—23, 2025

Payment Deadline

May 16, 2025
Get reimbursed

$850

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