The #1 Interview Mistake That’s Costing You Multi-Six-Figure Roles
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About this listen
In this episode, you’ll learn:
→ Why getting interviews but not offers is a communication problem—not an experience problem
→ The critical storytelling shift that helped Priya’s client land a multi six-figure offer just two hours after her final interview
→ How to stop sounding like you’re executing tasks and start positioning yourself as a strategic, high-impact leader
→ The Power Story structure that transforms behavioral interview answers into executive-level narratives
→ How to use ownership language, business impact, and storytelling to become the obvious choice in final rounds
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Welcome to the first episode of Unleash Your Voice for 2026
01:02 – Meet Samira: Director-level leader getting interviews but no offers
02:10 – Why interviews mean your experience is already good enough
03:00 – The communication gap that blocks offers at senior levels
04:10 – Wanting more than a job: building a leadership brand beyond your company
05:10 – The costly interview mistake high-achieving women make under pressure
06:05 – Why missing challenge, ownership, and impact makes you sound junior
07:00 – Real interview example: “I was asked to improve onboarding”
08:30 – The hidden business risk Samira wasn’t articulating
09:20 – Reframing the story to signal strategic leadership
10:20 – What a Power Story actually is (and what it’s not)
11:10 – How to answer behavioral questions at the executive level
12:45 – Making the challenge undeniable so the solution lands
13:40 – Ownership language and tying impact to business goals
14:35 – Why presentations should always start and end with a story
15:20 – The President’s Club story that sealed the offer
16:45 – Becoming the obvious choice—and why the offer came fast
17:40 – Why you don’t need more confidence, you need a strategy
18:45 – How Power Stories create calm, clarity, and negotiating power
19:45 – Invitation to the free Power Story Playbook Masterclass
20:35 – Final message: stop being the best-kept secret
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