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Jennifer Speciale – Designing the Career You Actually Want

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Jennifer Speciale helps leaders rewrite the rules of career growth 🚀, redefine executive presence 🧠, and build unapologetic clarity in an uncertain market 🌍—sharing why designing your career is the ultimate act of leadership 🎯.

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Episode Chapters:

00:00 – Why Candidates Should See Themselves as the Prize
00:43 – Welcome and Introduction
01:15 – Meet Jennifer Speciale
03:15 – Life in Florence and Sicilian Roots
10:30 – Myth, Beauty, and Strong Women in History
16:05 – From Corporate Leadership to Coaching Executives
19:23 – Helping Design Leaders Define Success
25:18 – Finding Options After Layoffs
29:00 – Reframing LinkedIn as a Marketing Tool
32:05 – What Recruiters Really Look for on LinkedIn
36:05 – Why Job Descriptions Are Intentionally Vague
42:32 – The Danger of a Bad Interview on Your Record
45:39 – Building Relationships Through Outreach
50:05 – Turning Interviews into Conversations
56:47 – Believing You Are the Prize

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Who is Jennifer Speciale?

Jennifer Speciale is the Founder and Executive Leadership Coach at Speciale Executive Leadership, helping ambitious leaders transition into executive roles and unlock new opportunities 🚀.

She has:

  • Led executive recruiting for design at Amazon
  • Built a global Experience Design team at McKinsey
  • Helped leaders at Google, Amazon, and McKinsey land executive roles
  • Coached over 100 leaders into executive positions, delivering over half a million dollars in salary growth in 2024 ✨

Through her proven frameworks, she’s changing the way leaders navigate executive transitions.

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Find Jennifer Speciale here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferspeciale/
Website: https://www.jenniferspeciale.com

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Jennifer Speciale helps leaders rewrite the rules of career growth 🚀, redefine executive presence 🧠, and build unapologetic clarity in an uncertain market 🌍—sharing why designing your career is the ultimate act of leadership 🎯.

======

Episode Chapters:

00:00 – Why Candidates Should See Themselves as the Prize
00:43 – Welcome and Introduction
01:15 – Meet Jennifer Speciale
03:15 – Life in Florence and Sicilian Roots
10:30 – Myth, Beauty, and Strong Women in History
16:05 – From Corporate Leadership to Coaching Executives
19:23 – Helping Design Leaders Define Success
25:18 – Finding Options After Layoffs
29:00 – Reframing LinkedIn as a Marketing Tool
32:05 – What Recruiters Really Look for on LinkedIn
36:05 – Why Job Descriptions Are Intentionally Vague
42:32 – The Danger of a Bad Interview on Your Record
45:39 – Building Relationships Through Outreach
50:05 – Turning Interviews into Conversations
56:47 – Believing You Are the Prize

======

Who is Jennifer Speciale?

Jennifer Speciale is the Founder and Executive Leadership Coach at Speciale Executive Leadership, helping ambitious leaders transition into executive roles and unlock new opportunities 🚀.

She has:

  • Led executive recruiting for design at Amazon
  • Built a global Experience Design team at McKinsey
  • Helped leaders at Google, Amazon, and McKinsey land executive roles
  • Coached over 100 leaders into executive positions, delivering over half a million dollars in salary growth in 2024 ✨

Through her proven frameworks, she’s changing the way leaders navigate executive transitions.

======

Find Jennifer Speciale here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferspeciale/
Website: https://www.jenniferspeciale.com

======

Subscribe to Brave UX

Like what you heard?
🎙️ Subscribe to Brave UX for more conversations with world-class voices in UX, design, and product leadership. Your support helps others discover the show!

======

Follow Brave UX for more great content!

======

Hosted by Brendan Jarvis:

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