Podcast
February 28, 2025 2025-06-16 11:50Podcast
🎙️ The Career Bump Series with KL Shaw
A monthly masterclass in owning your worth, making bold moves, and negotiating with power.
Get the Raise, Make the Move, Own Your Worth!
📅 New episodes drop every 4th Wednesday—tune in, take notes, and take charge.
Show Up as a Leader helps you lead authentically, break barriers, and make a positive impact—no matter your role. Dr. Rosie Ward leverages experience, stories, books, ideas, and insights to help further our understanding of ourselves.
🎙️✨ In this special episode of “The Career Bump,” KL gets personal—interviewing her daughter, Haiden Sweeney, a soon-to-be college grad with bold dreams and fresh insights!
From juggling three jobs to landing multiple job offers, Haiden dishes on job search burnout, why Gen Z is redefining success, and how DMs (yep, really!) helped her get in the door.
If you’re raising, mentoring, or hiring Gen Z—or are Gen Z—this convo is your must-listen mix of heart, hustle, and real talk about the future of work 💼🌟💬
Additional Resources:
Learn more about The Salary Bump: https://thesalarybump.com
Discover The Salary Bump on YouTube
Connect with Rosie on LinkedIn
Learn more about Salveo Partners
Follow PeopleForward Network on LinkedIn
Learn more about PeopleForward Network
Key Takeaways:
- Gen Z seeks meaning, mentorship, and development—not just a paycheck.
- Titles and salary are less important than opportunities to grow early in your career.
- Flexibility is appreciated, but in-person learning is still valued early on.
- Entry-level job definitions are outdated and unrealistic in today’s market.
Show Up as a Leader helps you lead authentically, break barriers, and make a positive impact—no matter your role. Dr. Rosie Ward leverages experience, stories, books, ideas, and insights to help further our understanding of ourselves.
🎙️ In this episode, KL is flipping the script as her daughter, Haiden, grabs the host mic and things get real!
From quitting college and selling cars to launching a company at 51, KL opens up about her unconventional path, imposter syndrome moments, and learning to lead with heart ❤️.
It’s a candid convo full of laughs, life lessons, and the kind of wisdom you wish someone had shared sooner. Perfect for anyone who’s ever taken the scenic route to success 🌍✨
Additional Resources:
Learn more about The Salary Bump: https://thesalarybump.com
Discover The Salary Bump on YouTube
Connect with Rosie on LinkedIn
Learn more about Salveo Partners
Follow PeopleForward Network on LinkedIn
Learn more about PeopleForward Network
Key Takeaways:
- Curiosity can be a career strategy; following instinct often leads to unexpected growth.
- Not knowing the language or the rules doesn’t make you less capable—it builds adaptability.
- Inner work and authenticity are game-changers in overcoming self-doubt.
- Failure, or even just feeling like one, often precedes major career growth.
If you’ve ever:
- Said “yes” to less than you’re worth
- Stayed silent instead of negotiating
- Wondered if you’re really ready to lead…
This series is for you.
Each month, I join Dr. Rosie Ward on the Show Up as a Leader podcast to bring you clear, unapologetic strategies for elevating your career—and your compensation.
We talk:
- Salary negotiation tactics that actually work
- How to navigate career transitions with clarity and confidence
- Building leadership presence without losing yourself
- And everything in between that gets you paid and powerful
No fluff. No jargon. Just real talk from a former Chief People Officer who knows what it takes to get to the top—and get paid like it.
