What Nobody Taught Us About Building a Career on Our Own Terms

What if everything you were taught about building a successful career is actually keeping you stuck?

In this episode of Unspeakable Leadership Season 6, Rohene Bouajram sits down with Alison Hemmings, career glow-up coach and founder of Nouveau Executive Solutions, for a refreshingly honest conversation about redefining career success, breaking free from traditional employment scripts, and building a life that actually fits.

Drawing on over a decade of experience as an executive recruiter sitting in rooms where hiring decisions were made, Alison shares what she learned on the inside and how she now uses that knowledge to help senior women of colour get seen, promoted, and paid what they are worth.

We cover:

Why the traditional script of work hard and climb the ladder is keeping women of colour broke and burnt outThe visibility gap and why the most talented person rarely gets the jobHow to advocate for yourself when you have been conditioned to stay invisibleWhy staying at the same company too long is actually costing you moneyWhat fractional leadership is and why it represents the future of workThe importance of getting a life outside of your careerHow to stage your career like a house before you go to marketThe difference between being a generalist and being a multi-hyphenateWhy doing everything by yourself is one of the biggest career limiters for women of colourHow to shift from a struggle bus mindset to a private jet mindsetWhat it truly means to decouple your identity from your career

This conversation is honest, practical, and deeply affirming for anyone who has ever felt stuck in a career loop, burnt out from overgiving, or ready to reimagine what success looks like on their own terms.

Connect with Alison Hemmings:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachalisonhemmings/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alisonhemmings

Connect with Rohene:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohenebouajram/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unspeakableleadership/