Where she started
Before we worked together, Temilade was drained. She had just left a toxic work environment that had left her self-esteem in tatters. Something needed to give.
She had been following my work since 2022 — LinkedIn articles, newsletters, AMA sessions, speaking engagements — and had gotten value from every piece of content she'd engaged with. She knew she needed to go deeper.
The moment everything shifted
One of the first things I asked her to do was a raw skills audit. The task that felt like her enemy going in became the veil being lifted.
"I spent the whole night typing out all the campaigns I have executed, supported, driven in my PR roles — and I couldn't believe myself. I was like — wait, I did all these? In one year plus?"
She went to bed that night with what she now calls an imaginary shoulder pad she hasn't been able to put down.
Then came the moment I'll always remember. I named it — Integrated Communications — and I watched a light turn on. Events, PR, crisis comms, C-suite stakeholder management. They weren't disconnected skills. They all fell under one clear, powerful professional identity she'd been living all along but never named.
"It was as if I had waited all my career to be called an integrated communications professional. It was so seamless."
The outcome
The work didn't just change how Temilade saw herself — it changed how she showed up in rooms that mattered. From her interview to the negotiation table, she was assertive and clear about the value she was bringing.
She landed the role. Corporate Communications Manager — a title that finally reflected the level she had always been operating at. I couldn't be prouder.
What she walked away with
- →A clear professional identity: Integrated Communications
- →A raw skills audit that revealed 13+ years of overlooked expertise
- →Confidence to negotiate — and win
- →A role that finally reflects the level she was always operating at
- →A shoulder pad she hasn't put down since
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