In today’s episode you’ll discover the secret to winning over your toughest stakeholders using a simple Post-it note and a five-minute chat.

As a highly-conscientious, high-performing leader, you’re constantly navigating the chaos of communicating complex ideas—whether it’s rallying your team for the 2025 strategy or convincing skeptical executives to greenlight your vision.

This episode tackles a problem you face daily: how to bridge the gap between your expertise and your audience’s understanding, ensuring your ideas don’t just land but stick, driving the influence and outcomes you strive for.

By the end of Laura’s riveting conversation with Dan Chuparkoff you’ll know:

🥊 How to slash all that super valuable time and energy you spend in preparing for meetings and presentations

🧩The secret to STOP BEING OVERLOOKED and start making your ideas unforgettable using simple tricks

👀Stop crushing your future and missing out on success with all the ways you avoid rejection

Play this episode now to snag Dan’s battle-tested tactics from his 30 years at Google, McKinsey, and beyond—and get a free edge in your next high-stakes conversation!

If you're tired of being seen as a workhorse instead of a leader and feel misunderstood or invisible to senior executives, it’s not your hard work holding you back—it’s how you're presenting yourself.

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About our guest:

Dan Chuparkof is a pioneering technology leader and one of the world’s leading speakers on INNOVATION and A.I. He has been helping to #reinvent the way teams work since the early 1990s. A serial-team transformer, Dan has run successful start-ups, held senior leadership positions in established enterprises, and has coached millions of team-members worldwide. Dan has a gift for making complex topics easy to understand and put into practice.

In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.

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