How to Get What You Want
Your career isn’t built by waiting for someone to notice your value. It’s built by learning how to advocate for yourself with confidence.
You’ve been told your work will speak for itself. Yet despite doing everything asked of you—and more—you’re still feeling overlooked and uncertain about your next step. Leadership isn’t just about managing a team; it’s navigating the complexities of internal relationships and consistently advocating for your growth.
On Get What You Want, Susie Tomenchok is your silent partner, empowering you with the mindset and tools to negotiate your career—and life—with intention.
Unlike podcasts that focus on climbing the ladder or hustle culture, this show is for women who want to own their careers authentically. You’ll learn practical strategies for everyday negotiations, from asking for what you deserve to confidently handling tough conversations. Because negotiation isn’t just for raises or promotions—it’s how you navigate every opportunity in your career and beyond.
Susie is a negotiation expert who understands the challenges of being in a male-dominated industry and the struggles women face when advocating for themselves. She’s helped countless professionals unlock their potential and will show you how to do the same.
If you’re ready to stop waiting for your career to happen to you and start creating the opportunities you want, hit follow and join Susie each week to build your confidence, advocate for yourself, and finally Get What You Want.
How to Get What You Want
Developing your leadership style with Matt McConnell
Matt McConnell is an accomplished global CEO, COO, Entrepreneur, Community Leader, Board Chairman, Independent Director, and Fortune 50 Senior Executive with over 33 years of experience driving profitable revenue growth through the commercialization of technology. He joins us today to share some insight on his career path and his intake on negotiation, advocating for yourself, and leverage.
Tune in to this interesting conversation where Matt shares the strategies he’s used that have made him the great leader he is today. We also discuss corporate politics and how they’ve shaped him along the way and why it is so important to always advocate for yourself.
A look at what we talked about:
[00:01:40] Meet Matt McConnell.
[00:04:40] Matt McConnell's leadership skills.
[00:06:56] Corporate politics and how they shaped him.
[00:10:37] Having an objective perspective in the workplace.
[00:13:14] Gaining confidence over time.
[00:15:20] Creating opportunities for yourself.
[00:16:50] Advocate for yourself all the time.
[00:22:04] Keeping yourself open to receiving feedback.
[00:24:04] Matt McConnell’s way to being a leader.
[00:27:10] Matt McConnell’s take on leverage.
[00:31:30] The hack to a good relationship.
Connect with Matt McConnell
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcconnellmatt/
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Remember, negotiation is more than a skill—it’s a mindset.
💕Susie
www.linkedin.com/in/susietomenchok
