Forget the Ladder. Your Career’s a Jungle Gym—Start Swinging
Forget the ladder—that thing was missing rungs and built for someone else anyway.
In this candid, clear-eyed talk, Victoria rewrites the script on traditional career advice. Using the jungle gym as her metaphor (yes, the wobbly metal one from your childhood playground, complete with splinters and bad landings), she explores how careers actually evolve: through pivots, stumbles, awkward swings, and the occasional moment where you wonder, “Am I the only one losing it?”
Designed for both emerging and experienced leaders, this session brings hard-won insight on navigating the chaos, building grip strength even when your palms are sweaty, and designing a path that fits you. With dry humor, honesty, and just enough irreverence, Victoria makes space for real talk about burnout, ambition, and the power of creating something that works, even when the system doesn’t.
You’ll walk away with:
Why “doing everything right” still isn’t a guarantee, and what actually works.
How to build leverage and keep your sanity through relationships, range, and reputation.
What it means to lead without losing yourself or your weekends.
How to spot real needs, not just the loud ones, and build solutions that move things forward.
Why the smartest move might be building your own set of bars.
Whether you're climbing, pivoting, or hanging on with one hand and a lot of hope, this is your permission slip to stop chasing someone else’s ladder and start shaping your own view of success.
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