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I was the manager in the room.

I spent 26 years in corporate, and for a lot of that time I was the manager in the room. Here's what I saw over and over. Good women, the ones who got promoted because they're great at what they do, end up doing the work of three people. Nobody notices. Their boss goes around them. They rehearse what to say in the car, lose their nerve in the meeting, and replay it all night. The problem isn't their skill. Nobody handed them the words.

That's what I do now. I have coached people since I became a manager, and I help women leaders who feel overworked and overlooked walk into their next meeting knowing exactly what to say.

Since I was a kid, I've been the one helping people find their words, through cards, songs and conversations. My cousin called me "the heart of the family." I still show up that way.