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The Executive Career Playbook

The Executive Career Playbook

By: D&S Executive Career Management
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Looking to level up your career profile or aiming your career trajectory to the C-suite and beyond? TECP is the podcast of D&S Executive Career Management, the leading experts in the field of executive career coaching, candidate branding, and board readiness. Join Debra Boggs and Michelle Merritt as they share the insider tips and tactics you need to reach your goals faster than you ever thought possible.

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Episodes
  • The 2026 Executive Compensation Playbook
    Dec 29 2025

    Compensation negotiations in 2026 demand a different playbook.

    Join Debra Boggs and Michelle Merritt for 30 minutes of straight talk on what it takes to secure the package you've earned.

    This session is for you if: You're a C-suite executive or senior leader planning a move, expecting a promotion, or ensuring your current compensation reflects your actual value.

    Walk away with a clear strategy to negotiate compensation that matches your impact

    Visit us at: https://www.dscareermanagement.com/ to learn how we can help you stand out, stay visible, and move your career forward.

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    33 mins
  • Where Have All The Jobs Gone?
    Dec 22 2025

    This episode is your roadmap to finding opportunities in today’s hiring landscape, not the one from 5 years ago.

    Work with D&S (Executive Search Support): https://www.dscareermanagement.com/

    Visit us at: https://www.dscareermanagement.com/ to learn how we can help you stand out, stay visible, and move your career forward.

    Book a call with us today here: https://meetings.hubspot.com/cpoff/in...

    Download your Executive Job Search Diagnostic now: https://share.hsforms.com/2VJfQD8HKQq...

    Access our Layoff Preparation Checklist here: https://sai1k.share.hsforms.com/22ejw...

    Download your board readiness guide here: https://sai1k.share.hsforms.com/2LANY...

    Follow Us on LinkedIn for more executive insights:

    linkedin.com/company/dscareermanagement/posts/?feedView=all

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    32 mins
  • 1600 to 1: Why Smart Leaders Never Apply Online
    Dec 16 2025

    The Shocking Truth: A recent IT Manager posting received 1,600 applications.

    Your odds of getting hired?

    Worse than becoming a NASA astronaut.

    When companies face this tsunami of applications, they don't review them all.

    They tap their network or hire a recruiter to start over.

    Your perfect resume?

    Never even opened.

    Join Debra Boggs, CEO, and Michelle Merritt, Chief Strategy Officer of D&S Executive Career Management as they pull back the curtain on why traditional job searching is failing senior executives, and reveal the strategies that actually work.

    In this episode, you'll discover:

    - Why AI-powered application tools have made the odds impossibly worse

    - The real reason companies abandon their own posting process

    - The strategy that successful executives are using instead -How to be found rather than forever applying

    - Specific tactics to bypass the black hole entirely

    This session is for:

    ✓ Senior and C-level executives frustrated with the application process

    ✓ Leaders considering board positions who know they can't rely on job boards

    ✓ Professionals ready to abandon outdated job search methods

    ✓ Recruiters and hiring managers who want to share their perspective

    The executive job market has fundamentally changed. Your approach must change with it. Stop playing the application lottery. Start positioning yourself strategically.

    Visit us at: https://www.dscareermanagement.com/ to learn how we can help you stand out, stay visible, and move your career forward.

    Book a call with us today here: https://meetings.hubspot.com/cpoff/in...

    Download your Executive Job Search Diagnostic now: https://share.hsforms.com/2VJfQD8HKQq...

    Access our Layoff Preparation Checklist here: https://sai1k.share.hsforms.com/22ejw...

    Download your board readiness guide here: https://sai1k.share.hsforms.com/2LANY...

    Follow Us on LinkedIn for more executive insights

    linkedin.com/company/dscareermanagement

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    33 mins
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