Stuck at L4 or L5 in FAANG - Unlock the Next Level

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7 Days

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Cohort-based Course

Learn the formula that drives career growth—and master the one skill that makes your impact impossible to ignore: Working loudly.

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Course overview

Higher rating, bigger salary, and a stronger relationship w/ your Manager

Before you can move up to the next level, you need to be a high impact, low maintenance individual contributor.


If you have 5-7 years of work experience, unlocking the 5 key skills will make you an irreplaceable asset to your organization. And if you're in the top 10% of each of these 5 skills, you'll position yourself in the top 1% of all talent. And the top 1% are the ones who get the top rating, make more money, and get promoted.


If you are able to take what you learn from this course and get a promotion (let's say, a $8,500 raise), the course's $850 cost represents a 10x ROI.


My goal is to help you reach your career goals, faster.

- Sometimes, that's in moving to the next level

- Sometimes, that's in improving your relationship with your Manager so you can unlock new opportunities

- Sometimes, that's in increasing visibility of your work so your Skip, your Manager's peers, and others know about the value you're providing


Doing all of this will result in you being better at your job. And when you get better at your job, you get harder problems to solve with high-caliber people. And those harder problems and working with high-caliber people not only tend to get you promoted, but tend to build your brand so future opportunities come your way.


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You're a high achiever who's used to success. You want to keep doing better and keep getting ahead.


But since starting your corporate job, things have been off. Your hard work isn't paying off, and you're not getting the opportunities you deserve. It's frustrating and you're starting to doubt yourself, wondering "where did I go wrong, where did I go off track?"


Boy, have I heard that before.


You don't know what you don't know, and if this is your first job or you have ~5-7 years of work experience, you're facing topics that school never prepared you for. Such as:


→ Being "manageable"

→ Staying top of mind for your busy Manager

→ How to take negative feedback (constantly)

→ Picking the right projects with outsized impact

→ How to ask for a promotion

→ Not knowing where to start



HAVE YOU EVER...


Felt stuck because you're working hard but you're not getting the accolades you deserve?


Seen co-workers (less talented than you) get selected for projects that match your skill set?


Prepared hours for a presentation to senior leadership, only for them to zone out?


Struggled with talking about your work in a way that doesn't trigger your imposter syndrome?


Thought you were aligned with your Manager, only turns out you were both on different pages?


Been a top performer in school, only to struggle when you entered the corporate world?


Thought something was wrong with you and wondered if you're cut out for the corporate world?


NEWSFLASH: THE CORPORATE JOB IS A GAME.

And this course will help you learn the rules so you can play the game to win the game.


In this course, I will share everything that I have learned (as well as from others) during my 12+ years in Big Tech,.


The result?

- Getting promoted to the next level

- Building your group of allies (Skip, Manager's peers) so that they can back you up and speak to your work

- Maximizing the people who know about your impact and value by working loudly (without the cringe)

- Driving value that the corporation cares about

- Getting unstuck and knowing what skills are "signals" vs "noise"

- Getting better, more impactful projects

- Becoming a joy to be around, which unlocks value and time for your Manager and team

- Increasing your leverage which ultimately builds your brand


What to expect:

This is an interactive course with in-depth discussion, Q&A, examples, exercises, and tactics you can apply immediately. There are 6 hours of live instruction, all live on Zoom taught personally by me. We will focus on both the "why" and tactical pieces around the "how."


This also includes:

• Step-by-step tactics for you to implement

• Scripts for tricky work scenarios (so you don't have to reinvent the wheel)

• Real-life examples

• Hands-on experiences

• Live coaching as we walk through key examples

• Cohort-style learning where you engage with others, learn from each other, and start building a strong(er) network


My goal is to help you get to the next level. I'll do this by explicitly calling out what drives value in a corporate job, what Managers appreciate (and look out for), and how you can position yourself so that when that next high-impact project comes down the line... your name comes up first.


What I will teach you are the skills you need to level up and succeed as an L4/L5 in FAANG. Then, you will take it and implement it with continued practice.

This course is for you if:

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High-performing mid-level IC from startup to large companies who wants to break into the next level.

eg Amazon L4/L5, Google L3/L4, Meta E5.

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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.

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Also applicable to Senior Individual Contributors who wants to be seen as a top performer & future leader. Google L5, Amazon L6, Meta E6.

What you’ll get out of this course

Go from overlooked to someone leadership sees as a next-level performer.

You’ll stop waiting to be recognized and start proactively shaping how leadership sees you—so your promotion isn’t a debate, it’s obvious.

Go from blending in to becoming a name people bring up in key rooms.

Hard work alone won’t get you ahead. You’ll master how to work loudly (without the cringe) so the right people know your impact—without feeling like you’re bragging.

Go from hoping for a promotion to leading the conversation with confidence.

No more waiting for someone to advocate for you. You’ll learn exactly how to make your case for promotion—and how to get leadership to want to support you.

Go from replaceable to someone leadership fights to keep.

The best opportunities don’t go to the hardest workers—they go to the most trusted, valuable people. You’ll learn how to be both high impact and low maintenance so leadership sees you as someone they can’t afford to lose.

Go from trial and error to having a proven roadmap for career growth.

No more guessing or spinning your wheels. You’ll walk away with clear strategies, templates, and scripts so you know exactly what to do to move up—without wasting time on things that don’t work.

This course includes

5 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

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Course syllabus

Week 1

Feb 22—Feb 23

    Feb

    22

    What is the Winning Formula

    Sat 2/224:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    Learn the rules of the corporate game

    1 item

    Change your mindset, changing your life

    1 item

    Feb

    22

    Part 1 of the Winning Formula

    Sat 2/225:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

    Own your impact

    1 item

    Present your work

    1 item

    Work loudly

    1 item

    Feb

    23

    Part 2 of the Winning Formula

    Sun 2/234:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)

    Your Co-Workers

    1 item

    Your Manager

    1 item

    Take feedback like a pro

    1 item

    Feb

    22

    Performance Reviews

    Sat 2/225:30 PM—6:30 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

Feb 24—Feb 28

    Feb

    28

    Implementation Q&A

    Fri 2/283:00 PM—4:00 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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Stuck at L4 or L5 in FAANG - Unlock the Next Level

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Feb 22—28, 2025

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Course schedule

6 hours

  • Sat/Sun on Feb 22/23

    8 am - 11 am PST

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


    You'll walk away with specific tactics (e.g. step 1, step 2), resources and templates so we can help you get unstuck and reach the next level.

  • Optional - Friday, February 28th

    7 am PST

    Hour long implementation Q&A.


    Why?


    Because as you implement what you learned in the course, I bet you might have some questions.


    Because nothing is perfect.

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Join an upcoming cohort

Stuck at L4 or L5 in FAANG - Unlock the Next Level

Cohort 3

$850

Dates

Feb 22—28, 2025

Payment Deadline

Feb 22, 2025

Don't miss out! Enrollment closes in 4 hours

Get reimbursed

$850

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