Unlocked: Your Career by Design

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Samantha Flores

9 episodes

18 minutes ago

What if the real question isn't "What do I need to do?" but "Who do I need to be?" Most people focus on doing more, learning more, and getting another degree. But that's what keeps you stuck on the career treadmill—going faster but getting nowhere. In this episode: Why asking "What do I need to do?" keeps you stuckThe power shift from doing to beingHow to embody your next-level self before you get thereThe backpack metaphor: What you need to unlearn to riseWhy unlearning is more powerful th...

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Episodes (9/9)

Unlocked: Your Career by Design

Episode 008: Stop Asking 'What Should I Do?' - The Hidden Key to Leadership Growth

1 hour ago

20 minutes

Unlocked: Your Career by Design

Episode 007: Why the Feedback That Stings Holds the Key to Your Next Level

You know the moment. You've just finished a major project or gave it your all last year, and the praise is nowhere to be found. Instead, you get the review that lands like a punch. That familiar knot in your stomach flares up. The immediate urge to get defensive and dismiss the messenger kicks in. We’ve all been there, but what is the real cost of that reaction? Here is the truth that you might not realize: that stinging feedback is rarely an attack, it’s a mirror. If you’re still avoiding th...

4 days ago

22 minutes

Unlocked: Your Career by Design

Episode 006: When Everything Feels Stuck: How to Ask the Questions That Move You Forward

When everything feels stuck, the reorgs, the missed promotions, the gnawing sense that your effort isn’t matching your outcomes, it’s easy to spiral into frustration and self-doubt. It’s a frustrating loop that plays on repeat. You start asking: “Why is this happening to me?” “Why do others get ahead when I’m giving everything?” “Why am I not being recognized?” But here’s the thing: These “why” questions are the real villain. They keep you trapped in reflection without dire...

2 weeks ago

23 minutes

Unlocked: Your Career by Design

Episode 004: The Career You Want Won't Happen by Chance

No one is coming to tap you on the shoulder and offer you your dream job. If you don’t intentionally design your career, the corporate system will design one for you. Best case? You'll plateau. Worst case? You’ll wake up five years from now in a role you never wanted, wondering, “How did I end up here?” In this episode, you will discover: The most dangerous misconception that keeps talented professionals passively waiting for a promotion that never comes.The critical difference between a “C...

3 weeks ago

25 minutes

Unlocked: Your Career by Design

Episode 001: The Unwritten Rules No One Tells Ambitious Women at Work

Are you smart, driven, and consistently earn glowing performance reviews? So why does it feel like you’re stuck while others advance? Here’s the frustrating truth: Performance doesn't equal advancement. In the world of corporate, there's a hidden playbook: a set of unwritten rules and invisible barriers operating in Fortune 100 environments that determine who rises and who plateaus. If you don’t know the rules, you can’t win the game. Welcome to the first episode of Unlocked: Your Career by D...

3 weeks ago

21 minutes

Unlocked: Your Career by Design

Episode 003: The 3 Career Killers That Keep Ambitious Women Stuck

You're working harder than ever, getting stellar reviews, and yet your career is stalled. You're doing everything right, so why does it feel so wrong? The truth is, your biggest career obstacles aren't your boss, your workload, or the company culture. They are the invisible habits and patterns quietly sabotaging your success from the inside. They erode your confidence, cost you credibility, and make you invisible when it matters most. In this episode, you’ll uncover: Career Killer #1: The I...

3 weeks ago

29 minutes

Unlocked: Your Career by Design

Episode 002: Hard Work Won’t Get You Ahead, Here’s What Will

For 18 years, school programmed you with a simple formula: Hard work = success. You were taught that if you just put in the hours and got the best results, you'd be rewarded. But now you're in the corporate world, and that formula isn't working. You're constantly proving your value, but you're still being passed over. If being the best was enough, wouldn't every talented professional you know already be leading? In this episode, you will discover: Why the "more work, more value" mindset is ...

3 weeks ago

27 minutes

Unlocked: Your Career by Design

Episode 005: Stop Proving. Start Owning: How to Embody Your Unstoppable Powerhouse Identity

What if the reason you feel overlooked isn't because you're missing a skill or a degree, but because you've been taught to earn your worth instead of own your value? The shift from overlooked to unstoppable isn't about adding more to your plate. It's about unleashing the powerhouse you already are and leading from that inherent power. In this episode, you will discover: The crucial mindset shift between proving your worth and owning your value, so you can finally break free from the cycle o...

3 weeks ago

17 minutes

Unlocked: Your Career by Design

Unlocked: Your Career by Design — The Unwritten Rules of Extraordinary Careers

What if the career you dream of isn’t out of reach, just locked behind invisible barriers? Welcome to Unlocked: Your Career by Design. I’m Samantha Flores, Fortune 100 executive, billion-dollar business leader, and founder of Powerhouse {Code}. After nearly two decades inside the world’s top companies, I’ve seen too many ambitious women stay stuck while less qualified colleagues get ahead. Not because they lack talent or drive, but because no one ever taught them the unwritten rules that actu...

1 month ago

2 minutes