Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style

418: STOP Spinning Your Wheels on Projects that Sound Impressive but Aren’t Moving Your Career Forward

Jun 9, 2025

Discover the disconnect between executive presence and impressive projects. Learn how simply using advanced tools like AI isn’t enough without tying them to real business outcomes. Find out how to grab leadership’s attention and leverage AI for your career growth. A standout real-life example shows innovative use beyond tech sectors. Get ready to turn your AI projects into significant leadership opportunities that truly impact your career trajectory!

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INSIGHT

AI Needs Business Metrics

Simply using AI technology won't boost your career unless you link it to key business metrics.
Executive presence requires communicating AI's impact on revenue or cost savings.

ADVICE

Connect AI to Profits

Understand how your company makes money and show how AI can increase profits or reduce costs.
Present AI projects with confidence, competence, and tie them to company metrics to stand out.

ANECDOTE

Walmart's AI Profit Example

Walmart cut excess inventory by 16% in 2023 using AI, saving hundreds of millions of dollars.
An executive said AI helps put the right product in the right place at the right time, boosting margins.

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In today’s episode you’ll discover exactly what the smartest leaders are missing about AI and projects, and their careers.

Let's break down why simply using fancy new tools isn’t enough to boost your executive presence or get on the CEO’s radar — and why only tying innovation to specific business outcomes like revenue or cost savings makes you stand out.

By the end of today’s episode you’ll know:

🚀The fastest way to get top leadership attention right now.

🔥How to think about AI so it boosts your Executive Presence.

🎯A real-life example of leveraging AI profitably– and it’s not from a tech company.

To chat with Laura to see if her Executive Presence Mastery System is right for you click here.

Listen now to learn the exact steps you need to turn your AI projects into powerful leadership opportunities that boost your career.

So look — if you’re realizing you’ve been spinning your wheels on AI projects that sound impressive but aren’t moving your career forward, and you really want to become the kind of leader who knows how to connect AI directly to business metrics and impress the C-suite… welcome to the Executive Presence Mastery System. This private coaching program gives you the 1-on-1 strategy you need to shortcut your way to executive-level impact.

If you’re interested, go to the show notes, click the first link you find or visit www.speakupwithlaura.com and choose a time that works for you. I’d love to show you how this program can help you rise fast and smart.

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In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives 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.