Hi gorgeous beauties, welcome to another episode
of the Startup Stories podcast. You, my dear,
are one of many powerful everyday women of the
world, so I hope that you really appreciate the
value and significance of who you are. If you
think you're just like a nobody, well I'm just
a nobody, but yet I'm so... um necessary to like
the cogs in the wheels in the systems so just
take a minute to really appreciate yourself maybe
give yourself a hug and just be like yes woman
yes you matter you're valuable you're worthy
on top of and surrounding all of that and i am
just ever so honored and pleased to serve you
and bring you incredible guests and we're gonna
party hard with sasha Elizavsky today. Sasha
and I are like new online friends, but our hearts
and souls go way, way back. And we're going to
have such a fun party conversation talking about
her journey and lessons and life applications
at present. And We're going to try and wrap it.
I'm saying this to Sasha. We're going to try
and wrap it around the top of the hour, love,
because I've got to wake up my daughter. You've
got to go and be a badass. And I say that lovingly
and jokingly, listeners, because Sasha and I
did a workshop together and we were just like,
we couldn't stop and we shouldn't have to. So
watch out if we decide to do some sort of VIP
thing. Exactly. Right? Exactly. But let me just
do my proper introductions and welcome Sasha
to the show. She's beautiful and ready to serve
and share. So you know the drill, you guys. It's
the Startup Stories podcast where the ambitious
everyday woman is heard, held, and served in
life and business. Relatable stories to keep
you sane, grounded and growing as you expand
yourself and deliver your purpose to the world.
And if you're watching on video, I'm kind of
excited that I have this new background. Fun
anecdotal story. My mom said my background was
too distracting and I was like, resist. And then,
hey, why don't we try something else? So I'm
trying out this background. I kind of love it.
It looks good. And it's the same wallpaper that
I actually have. So enough about all of that
nonsense. Sasha will tell us what the acronyms
mean, but she's a human resources professional.
And she is now, I love this, this dropped to
me this morning, Sasha, the entrepreneur for
the employee. Yes. Entrepreneur for the woman
employee. Right. For female employees in corporate
looking to. level up like we say we want the
things we think we're ready and then when they
come to us on a platter of silver or slightly
tarnished or gold or whatever we're like I'm
not sure right so that's why life coaches that's
why career professionals like Sasha that's why
too hold you accountable to yourself, to your
dreams and to the resistance, hold you through
the resistance of actually becoming that next
version of yourself, that next transformation.
So Sasha has got this beautiful and steadfast
career in human resources, HR and recruiting,
a master's in HR development certification as
an intuitive life coach. And like, I'm just covered
in goosebumps already because I know and love
Sasha's heart. But you picture these two different
systems coming together in a holistic approach,
right? To really hold you and to prepare all
of you, mind, body, spirit. for the raise for
like the 15 to 50k salary jumps, career moves,
but also capacity of self to step into that.
So let's bring her on here because there's just
so much to dive into. And I don't want to be
the only one talking. So welcome, my darling.
Thank you. Thank you for having me. Thank you
for having me. That was a beautiful introduction.
And, you know, one of the things that I do want,
how I want to distinguish myself is, you know,
I'm not just like a career coach, like not just
going to help you, you know, do your resume or
get that raise. Like, you know, there's a lot
that comes with that. And, you know, when they
say when you teach a man a fish, right. So if
I teach you how to. see the power in yourself
and I teach you how to set boundaries and I teach
you how to um like in a very gutsy confident
and you know we talked about the word manipulative
but like in a very like cunning fox kind of way
if I can teach you how to do that uh while growing
in corporate um you won't need someone to do
your resume to get put your resume together you
won't need someone because all of that comes
with it right yeah um it really really all starts
with confidence and how you um sell yourself
um and how you make it like how you allow yourself
to grow in corporate right because corporate
is a soul -sucking place so but anyway thank
you for having me not anyway like it's great
because when we're seeking this growth It applies
unilaterally to everything in life. So it's not
like if you don't have a job and I, again, I'm
going to really normalize and hold safety around
being an entrepreneur and an employee. But when
you're seeking growth, all of what you just talked
about, Sasha, is very transferable because we
are having to become. stronger increase our mental
fitness our spiritual fitness to hold that space
and that growth of self and what you just described
is it transcends anything that could be captured
on paper because it's your essence right and
so it's like how did Mel Robbins become Mel Robbins
part and parcel as a natural outcome of who she
is matched with a willingness to take on more
responsibility to take on more um what like what's
another way of describing that like because it's
not all just responsibility but like um power
um yeah and and let me just say let me let me
just go back to because yeah the the the transition
between employee and entrepreneur, right? Like,
you know, I know most of your audience is, you
know, entrepreneurs and my audience is employees,
but let me tell you something. I can tell you
right now that the woman that had the hardest
time negotiating their salaries in corporate
will probably have the toughest time with their
money mindset when they become entrepreneurs,
because these are the ones that you have to convince
them. You are worth that much. You know that,
right? You can charge, you can ask for that.
Right. Don't let anyone tell you what you're
worth. You can sit there and say, this is what
I like. The worst thing that they can say is
no. And then they move on and whatever. But the
people that have the hardest time, I know because
I was that person that had the hardest time with
negotiating their salaries tend to be the people
that have a hard time. you know, setting their
prices, like holding to their prices. They're
the ones that like struggle with, like, should
I give a discount? Should I, they're the ones
that I struggle with that. So yeah, there is,
there's a lot of transferable, a lot of like
commonalities. Even though we, you know, we serve
different, different audiences, the, the, the
struggles can be very much the same. Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah. You know, because we're looking to be,
to achieve our potential. To see how far we can
take ourselves at the end of the day, right?
And that comes from within. It doesn't come from
an external circumstance. And then it comes again
with that loving the word willingness to hold
everything that comes with it. Because it is
more in the sense of more responsibility, more
money, more... accountability commitment like
all these things right it's it's my favorite
analogy lifting heavier sets of weights and and
powering through that and then acclimatizing
building that resilience to hold through it because
it's not going to be without roller coasters
or other things happening. Sometimes things culminate
all at the same time, like the awesome job offer,
maybe an issue with a child, maybe a new relationship,
maybe a transition in a relationship or, you
know, like things will, the storm, and then you
come through the other side into a new space.
So we've already kind of sneak peeked into some
of your story. that you worked in corporate and
now that you're on the other side as an entrepreneur.
So just tell us a little bit more about you and
your story, you know, your journey to get here
and what that was like, what you grew through
to land in this beautiful new place. Yeah, so
I decided to be an entrepreneur at a very interesting
time. It was around the time that I decided that
I wanted to be divorced. and yeah exactly it
was around the time that I decided to be divorced
but also it was around the time that I realized
I was starting to get stronger as a person I
I transparently I was a broken person with a
lot of trauma um when I met my husband and so
like as time went on I started to you know um
realize that you know I had to take accountability
for a lot of the things that I was bringing into
my life so for example um I had I was one of
those that had like you know boyfriend after
boyfriend one was worse than the last right and
so by the time I got to my husband he was very
different in a lot of ways but similar and others
and I you know um my mom she was a narcissistic
person so like I was very comfortable with certain
things and so um by the time I like I got to
this point, I had gone through some therapy and
I realized that I had to fix myself in order
to stop bringing these types of characters into
my life. And also to stop accepting mediocrity
and corporate as well. Because I realized that
I was going for the things that I felt the most
comfortable with because. I felt like if I went
for the tougher jobs, the more responsibilities
or the more like they're not going to pick me.
Why would they pick me? You know, like I'm not
I'm not at that level yet. They're looking for
something bigger and better. And I wasn't that
I was self -rejecting from all the greatness.
And so I was settling for mediocrity. Let's just
put it this way. And so when I decided to be
to start my business, it was at that point where
like I started shifting in my mindset where I'm
like, wait a minute. you know if corporate doesn't
you know one of the things that I said to myself
is like I never want to get like I had just gotten
laid off because of COVID too so I said to myself
I never want to put myself in a position again
where corporate can just like lay me off and
I have nothing to myself because I was already
planning on leaving my marriage so I said I need
to build um start building a portfolio of income
like I need to start like building money some
way somehow so that if one drops I'm still making
money somewhere else and and also it was my way
of saying to my ex -husband that like you know
if I can make it you know um like I could I you
know he would he would say things like you'll
never make it yeah you need me you're nothing
without me whatever exactly so he would say things
like that and you know, I, it was like my way
of saying, I'm going to conquer it. I'm going
to do this. Right. I'm going to like, there's
no one that's and, and transparently the first
time I started my business, the first time the
end of 2023. And at that time I was still working
on my confidence. So like the, the, the intention
was there, but I still had some things to work
through. And then I got laid off again from my
corporate job in 2024. um, last year, March.
And that's when I realized I was like, wait a
minute. I said, I wanted to start my business
so that I can, you know, um, you know, not put
myself in a situation where I have nothing and
it happened. So I took the summer off to, to,
to be with my kids because my daughter also had
some anxiety issues. And, um, you know, so I
said, let me be present for my kids. But as I
was being present for my kids, I was like, in
my mind, I was like, you know, building myself
up and building myself up and building myself
up. And this time around, um, as I was, you know,
as I'm starting my business again, this year,
I started again, like Q4 of last year. Um, it's
a completely different field. Like I, it's almost
like I'm looking back at the person that I was
and I'm like, who is that person? Yeah. And I
like that. Right. Um, you know, it was just a
series of like, okay, I, you know, I need to
make it. There's no other option, right? Like
I need to, now I'm a single mother. And transparently
when I was getting a divorce, I, my divorce was
finalized in 2021. As a corporate professional,
I ended up getting my first job. So like I was,
I was unemployed when I was going through my
divorce because of COVID. I was 2020. I finalized
my divorce in 2021. Um, but in my divorce is
finalized April, 2021 by like May, I ended up
getting my first job, like in corporate after
my ex -husband with, I mean, I negotiated, you
know, a huge salary. It was something like 15
or 20 K or something like that, that I negotiated,
but it was because I said to myself, like there,
you know, the worst they can do is say no. Um,
I just psyched myself up. It was like a, like,
I just blurted out the number. Like I was just
saying to myself, like, all they're going to
do is say, no, it's not, you know, the word no
is not a, a bullet is a two letter word. It's
a, it's nothing. Right. Like I just kept saying
to myself, no, is not a bullet. No, is a two
letter word. It doesn't define me. If, if they
don't feel like I'm worth it, then fine. I choose
to either stay or go, but you know, it doesn't
define me their rejection. Right. So. I just
said, I want this much. And they were like, okay.
And I said, that's it. That's it. It's not always
going to be like that. Right. Because it's awesome
when it is. Yeah. Oh, awesome. When it is. And
what's, you know, a few things to pull out of
this is trying something. And then you didn't
give up. Like it stayed in your heart and you
came back to it. And again, the deep encouragement
to all the people listening that what's in your
heart is there for a reason. And it may come
in a season. Now we're in a Dr. Seuss rhyme.
Yeah, exactly. Right. But stay with it. don't
give up on your dreams because the timing isn't
always up to you, but being prepared when timing
comes along is. And so I'm getting goosebumps
again. People talk about manifestation or God's
will. There's, there's. supernatural forces at
work but you're not a leaf in a windstorm you
are responsible for preparing yourself and taking
actions to align to those great works and this
is what you've laid out here is that the pull
in your heart was I'm ready to heal from deeper
I'm starting that in my home with this relationship
which obviously ties into multiple other relationships
and versions of Sasha that existed always. And
I've had a moment like that. I left a bad relationship
as I neared 30. I met him at the end of high
school until like 28, 29. And I remember that
moment of being like, more, like done. And it
was just... it was just like douchey, right?
It was low level, like just, and I was tired
of living in that because it held me down and
it held me back. Right. And when you're meant
for more, you can only tolerate so much before
the will strengthens and the willingness we're
talking about just a few minutes ago to just
see. And that's like you're saying in, in propositioning.
the salary, you're just seeing, you're just experimenting
and throwing stuff out there. And it's very,
very powerful to say that no is not a bullet,
especially if you're just starting out either
seeking a career change, because Sasha, obviously,
you can share this with your audience, or, you
know, seeking more of something in your life.
No happens. We say no to things. We say no to
things, to a lot of things, to a lot of people,
men, women, other whatever is that have asked
you out, you know, food menu items, clothing,
hotels, like everything. So that is such a phenomenal
foundation to move from where you're willing
to get a no and you know that no don't mean.
Nothing. Exactly. And, you know, and that's what
it's important with auto rejection, too, because
like I said, like, you know, the second time
I ended up doing it, like fast forward a little
bit, I ended up one of my colleagues referred
me to another job while I was in this job. I
was I became a recruiter. Then she referred me
to a project manager with a lot more on the base.
But I knew as a project manager that I can ask
for a little bit more. And so I did. I went I
think I asked for something like 15 or. another
15 or 20 K, but, uh, and I ended up like, it
wasn't the same, right. It wasn't like, oh, okay.
It was more of a negotiation. I negotiated. It
was, it took me like two or three times for us
to get the number. Right. Um, but the point is
that I was like, not auto rejecting myself. I
wasn't saying, well, they're going to say, no,
they're going to, you know, what if they, because
when I was a recruiter, that's when I really
realized that coaching is what I wanted to do,
because I spoke to so many women, especially
my minority women who were so socially conditioned
to being the good girl, the good girl that just
accepts, like, you know, just, I would have to
coach them and say, I would take my recruiter
hat off because obviously I worked for the company.
So I, you know, but I would take my recruiter
hat off and say, listen, you know, I, I need
you to do a little bit more research on this
role. Right. And I also need to need you to look
at like, you know, because I can tell what a
woman felt about herself when she opened her
mouth and said, well, I'm looking for this much.
And I can like with her body line, which she
would say, I'm thinking like she would do a whole
lot of that and dancing around the topic. And
I'm like, girl, just spit it out. You know, and
I made them comfortable enough to tell me. And,
you know, there were many times where I took
my my recruiter hat off and I would coach them
on like, you know, this is how you want to present
this. Right. The confidence, the confidence of
owning the request. Exactly. Like I've been seeing
these. I just saw a video about a woman interviewing
a man using questions that women get asked. And
the men were highly uncomfortable in what you
just described there. And everybody is a little
bit different, so we don't want to overgeneralize,
et cetera, the disclaimer. But imagine a man
being wishy -washy and like that, right? And
what's the difference? It's that, well, women
are awesome, awesomer. Exactly. And we don't
like to receive as much as we love to give, right?
Exactly. But how do you get to more than if you're
self -limiting, like you're saying, right? So
what started, like, it's such a tangible. that
illumination, if you will, of like the spark
of the fire growing, leaving the husband, pursuing
the career, and now, you know, stepping into
this next version and the Sasha that you are
today and continuing. Now you're kind of like
in a momentum role, right? It's like, oh, baby,
I ain't stopping, right? Yeah. So another thing
that, another thing that motivated me was like
I said, my kids, because like I said, corporate
America is not meant for mothers and it's certainly
not is, is not meant for single mothers. Right.
So as a single mother, I have been working from
home since 2016, since my daughter was born.
But I, we're in a market now where everybody's
like return to work, return to work, return to
work. And so when I got laid off last year, I
vowed to myself, I was like, you know, first
of all, the market has been crappy. So even if
I, you know, even if I saw roles that were hybrid,
they wouldn't even call me back or in -person
roles. But, you know, I said to myself, like,
what do I want? Right. Because I don't want to
be chosen just to be just because that's a that's
a thing that women. go through in their job search
right like when they're looking for jobs they're
ready for a job and the the delight of being
chosen by a company overpowers or the fact like
oh my god they like me that they're not really
like almost like when you're dating you're not
really seeing the red flags because you're like
oh my god he likes me he likes me he likes me
so you're just excited about that you're not
seeing the red flags but a lot of times like
when we're in these toxic work environments we
could have seen that if we just asked the right
questions if we could read between the lines,
if we were a little bit hyper, if we did the
due diligence of asking them like, okay, you
know, what is, you know, what are the, like,
how can I say? What was the one question that
I asked that I told one of my, you know, what
are the, what is the culture like for women,
you know, parents or something? I don't recommend
people. talking too much of their personal business
because we're looking at biases, right? From
an HR standpoint. But yeah, so I realized, I
said to myself that I sat down and I wrote down
my non -negotiables just like I did for dating.
My non -negotiables of like, this is what I need
a work environment to be. This is what the company
needs to be for me. This is what my terms needs
to be. This is what my salary needs to be. And
once you have down your non -negotiables, it's
hard for a job. to make you sway. Once you're
very, very clear on this is what I need to be
happy because I wasn't happy when I took these
jobs that didn't have these things, right? So
one of the things for me was I needed to work
from home and I also needed a leader that wasn't
micromanaging. Like if my, thank God, my last
boss was, she was the one that made this like
possible for me in my mind that. You know, she
never checked in on me. She just said, is the
work done? That's it. I would deliver whatever,
you know, I would deliver things on time. But
she was never like, oh, you can't log off at
two o 'clock to pick up your kids and take them
to Taekwondo. She's like, you're a salaried employee.
Just manage your time. Like, as long as you get
things done, I don't care what time you log off.
So I would log off when I had my kids because
I have 50 -50 custody. I will log off on my days,
you know, at, you know, two o 'clock. go pick
up my daughter, go pick up my son, take them
to their activities. And then later on when they
were in bedtime, I would log in and do a little
bit more work. Right. So, so I need that too.
Cause if a company is telling me I need to stay
on the computer from nine to five, that's also
not going to jive well with me. Right. So now
I ask questions about that. Right. Well, when
I was considering going back to corporate, but
this is what I tell women all the time. Definitely
have your list of non -negotiables for everything,
for your business, like what you, what you want
to feel like, the types of clients you want and
what do you want? Like, as long as you have your
list of non -negotiables, it's going to be, and
you stay, you stay stuck with them and you say,
this is what I actually need to be happy. It's
going to be harder for you to sway from that
and for you to accept their minimum. Right. So
to answer your question, like what, what else,
like, I guess motivated me is, is my kids. You
know, my kids really, really cemented into me
that I need to be present and that I don't want
to be in a corporate environment where they're
like, oh, you have to be on the computer from
nine to five. It's not going to work for me.
Like my kids have activities. And no, I'm not
going to pay someone to drive my kids to their
activities. I want to be there. I want to cheer
my kids on. Yeah. You know, being a mom, this
is like, it's the most important. cliche but
it's like it's the most important job your kids
are under 10 my kid is under 10 like you want
to be there with them now is the time to be there
with them right and until they leave us I know
it's it also shows them a beautiful family lifestyle
right and that they can count on you and very
empowering that you can design your life the
way that you want it to flow right and I love
the juxtapositions of finding this in corporate
because we often hear that on the flash sale
of the entrepreneurial world And again, you guys,
I work a full -time job, got kids all over the
place and running this online business, but doing
it in my schedule, in my... my decisions for
me. And that is where the real power is. And
that is where you are truly in control in managing
yourself. So I love that you're encouraging women
in the corporate workforce to do that, because
it is a difficult system. And I would not be
surviving life right now, if not for the employer
that I have, which is largely women led phenomenal
women. phenomenal women a lot of us have um enough
of us have kids in the same age range like single
digit still you know when doing the school runs
and stuff and that same um Trust in competence.
So trust in competence. We want our employer
to trust in our competence. We also need to fully
trust in our competence. Exactly. How we're delivering
and of what more we can have. And I tell you,
Sasha, even just being in your space has got
me thinking about pushing a little bit faster,
stronger. for like a higher level position, creating
a higher level position at my workplace, because
like, I'm looking around at what I'm doing and
it's way above pay grade, right? Well, that's
another thing, right? Is that as women, we, that
people pleasing aspect, you know, we, so I'm,
you seem like you love your job. So I'm not really
talking about you. What I'm talking about is
the women that are like, you know, they're, preying
on a shiny star that their leaders like they
get this job and they spend their entire life
pretty much 50 to 60 hours a week performing
and saying like you know i i you know i have
to be the first one to leave and the last one
to stay and i have to go above and beyond with
this and go above and beyond and and they're
they're hoping on a star wishing upon a dream
that they get a promotion and they get like a
salary raise like this. They think that that's
going to be an automatic thing and it's not.
And so what it drives is - See me, see me, see
me. Exactly. What it drives is resentment because
that's where you get the disgruntled people because
they're like, well, I did this and I did all
that and I get nothing because they come in with
the expectation. They say, if I just work hard
enough, they'll see me. And that's not, that's
just going to drive you to burnout and resentment,
you know, because that's not the way it works
in corporate. In corporate, if you haven't noticed
yet, it's the people that built the best relationships.
It's the people that knows people. This is why
sometimes when I hear people say, well, I can't
believe they hired that girl and she gets paid
way more than I do. And I'm like, yeah, because
she negotiated her salary and you didn't. Yeah.
She just went, let's just be frank. She just
went for more. Um, you know, so, so like, let's
take accountability for ourselves. And like I
said, you sound like you love your job. I'm talking
mostly about the women that are like, you know,
they're like, you know, I, I, I've heard it all.
I've seen it all. And I, and I, and I, and I
really, my heart breaks for women because it's,
it's like, it's the same thing. This is why I
do holistically because usually The same woman
that have a hard time with like setting boundaries
with men, you're usually going to see it in the
workplace. Like, this is the woman that is like,
you know, I cook for you. I clean for you. I
do this for you. I do that for you. And like,
you won't give me a ring. You won't propose to
me, but they're doing the same thing at work.
They're expecting to, you know, when that should
have been, you shouldn't be performing. That
should be something like, if you walk, like you
deserve that. You would have had that in the
bag from the beginning. Like you would have set
yourself up to say, this is what I'm going to
get. And if this is not what is happening, I'm
gone. But we keep trying a little bit harder,
a little bit harder, performing a little bit
harder. And like I said, we end up burning out
and resentful because we're not on the same page
with these people that we are. You know what
I mean? So yeah, there's so in local government,
we tend to say if you don't let it break, it
can't be fixed. Right. And I do love my job,
but I also am ambitious. And anytime I have worked
in local government, I've been able to grow the
service portfolio and have those same intentions
here and having those conversations. So even
when you love your job, be encouraged to still
ask for more because it is available and you're
well positioned to achieve it. And then this.
What I say to women, I'm so sorry not to cut
you off, but what I say to women is don't go
in there with the thought is I'm going to become
irreplaceable. You have to become promotable.
There's two different things. Two different things,
but sorry, go ahead. Yeah, well, talk about that
because in this endeavor, you are taking internal
responsibility to drive an external result okay
yep internal responsibility drive external result
instead of please see me please see me please
see me i love that what you said sasha praying
on a chinese star like girl yeah yeah exactly
there god is for your knees life is for your
feet get up and get going Exactly. And work it,
right? Because exactly, people get things they
want by asking and asking and asking and or building
a business case to validate it. Like when you
talked about the project management role and
wage, that is a business case and negotiating
deliverables and time and results that they can
then. qualify for payment, right? Like a total
negotiation, it's really a back and forth. And
it's easy to quit in that because it gets scary,
daunting, or you're not sure what the outcome
is going to be. But get to the outcome, whatever
it is, because when you get the experience, and
practice, and then you get to build that power,
you get to keep that fire stoking and growing,
right? And that's what's really going to lead
to the change. It's not Like in transformation
and life coaching and everything, we talk about
what happens on the outside when we've transformed,
but the real work and, you know, huge premise
of powerful link is what's actually going on
inside. Like, let's go behind the scenes. I don't
care about your 10 ,000 clients and $5 million
from one post. I care about what happened to
get you there and what you went through to get
there. And the only way to do that is to lift
the weights. yeah what what else do you want
to share with us to like based on what you've
seen and based on your lived experience of going
through that work now um you know it sounds like
you've you've really stepped into a solid version
of yourself you've done some great healing and
now you're just like ready to go forward marching
forward I don't want to say force, but I want
to say like lovingly bring other women along,
right? Yes. Yes. So I'm actually working on a
few cool things. So first of all, I have my free
newsletters called the corporate glow up. And
it's where I help corporate women. I say, you
know, get the paycheck they want, the peace of
mind they want. um, without having to work, you
know, a day or the title that they want without
having to work a day past a minute past 5 PM.
So we're not performing, we're not compromising,
you know, we're not saying, okay, like if I work
60 hours a week, that means I won't see my kids.
Like, you know, we are, you know, getting what
we want, um, without compromise, but in a, you
know, unapologetically, but also feminine way,
if that makes sense. Like there's like a, there's
like a little bit of a balance there. Um, So,
yeah, so I that's where I give weekly tips on,
you know, building that building that confidence,
building that portfolio, that executive presence.
Yeah. But also I'm actually working on something
really exciting. I don't know if you've ever
heard of Lean In. Yes. Lean in. So like, I'm
actually considering starting my circle. So that,
that might be something that like, you know,
sign up for my corporate newsletter, the corporate
glow up, because I'm, there's something that
might, I might be announcing pretty soon where
I'm like a mastermind or something more like
a, a group where we're having weekly theme topics.
Like we're talking anything corporate growth.
Right. And it's a weekly, it's like a group of
powerful women that we get together and we talk
about, you know, like growing in corporate, right.
Once a month. So that might be something that,
you know, that is, is, is in the works, but definitely
for sure to stay on top of that, join my newsletter,
the corporate glow up where I share all these
details. Yeah. Amazing. I can see in you, Sasha,
the passion and the proficiency. You know your
industry, right? And I just am so grateful that
you believed in yourself enough, which was just
a little bit at the beginning, you guys. It's
just a little bit at the beginning because you're
creating a new thread of evidence as to trusting
yourself by following through. Like you said,
Sasha, I had to make it work. This was the way
forward and I had to do it. Fine, to prove it
to him, to prove it to them, for my kids, whatever
the motivation was, it became who you are and
it became self -belief that you can do things
that you dream about. That's how you make your
dreams actually come true, is by taking the imperfect
actions. and growing that belief and growing
that trust. And then now, because you've done
it, you know how possible it is. And it's so
encouraging and so healthy for corporate environment
to start to have this shift. Because I tell you
again, like at my workplace, women leaders, it's
a totally different vibe. And it's not, it's
just, yeah, it's just more holistic. This is
a more holistic future. a better place to be
empowered and make change and it's available
you just have to be willing to do the heavy lifting
right to push through and then you get to have
this and and like I mean when you have those
breakthroughs with the women it's you're not
just getting them more money you're you're expanding
their heart yeah right yeah that's the life coaching
piece it's awesome Yeah. Whatever, whatever we
go through as far as like confidence or negotiation
or setting that, that transcends into every,
this is why I say I work holistically. I don't
just work on the career part because like, I
find that women that struggle in one area of
the life, it transcends into others. And so,
you know, whatever we go through, whatever we,
this is something that can help shape you in
every area of your life. You know, it's not just
like a resume. It's not just interview skills.
you know, we get to the root of the things, you
know, we get to the root of, I'm definitely not
a therapist or anything like that, but, you know,
we, we definitely get to the bottom of like,
okay, why, you know, what is it that, that I'm
doing now that can help me do things a little
bit different, right? Because we can't. keep
doing the same thing except different results,
right? So if we're doing the same things, okay,
how do we change it? What are we doing that can
be fixed? It's an opportunity. And how do we
optimize it so that we can get different results
and better results? But yeah, thank you so much
for having me. Oh my God, thank you. So we'll
put in the link to the newsletter. We follow
you on LinkedIn. You're on Facebook too? You're
on Instagram? I'm on Facebook. I'm on Instagram.
I'm definitely more active on LinkedIn though.
But yes, I'm on Instagram. Instagram and Facebook,
it's Sasha the Career Coach. And Facebook, LinkedIn
is, you know, Sasha Lazoski. But yeah, thank
you so much for having me. Thank you too. And
watch out guys, because we're going to run you
over with our empowerment. Thanks, Sasha.