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Why Women Get Overlooked in Business — and How to Change It | Catherine Lang-Cline

Julie Fairhurst Episode 268

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Why do talented, hardworking women continue to be overlooked in business?

Award-winning CEO and author Catherine Lang-Cline says it is not because women lack ability. It is because many women were taught to be quiet, work harder, wait their turn, and hope someone eventually recognizes their value. Meanwhile, the real decisions are being made in rooms they have not yet learned how to enter.

In this powerful episode of Women Like Me Stories & Business, Julie Fairhurst speaks with Catherine about the unwritten rules of business, women in leadership, financial confidence, strategic networking, and what it took to build and sell a multimillion-dollar company.

Catherine is the author of The Rules of the Game for Women in Business: A Playbook to Become the Leader You Were Born to Be. She reveals how women can stop waiting for permission, communicate their value, build influential relationships, and confidently claim their place at the table.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why hard work alone does not guarantee recognition
 • How women can stop being the “doer” and become the leader
 • Why women should speak openly about their accomplishments
 • How relationships and strategic networking create opportunities
 • Why asking for more money is not selfish
 • How to stop apologizing for your ambition and success
 • Why delegation is essential for business growth
 • What Catherine learned from building a multimillion-dollar company
 • Why “no” may simply mean “not yet”
 • What it means when Catherine says, “No one is coming to save us”
 • How to outgrow people without apologizing for changing
 • Why women must stop waiting and begin building what they want now

This conversation is for female entrepreneurs, women in leadership, business owners, professionals, and every woman who knows she is capable of more—but is tired of waiting for someone else to notice.

You do not have to become someone else to succeed. But you do need to understand the game, use your voice, build the right relationships, and walk into the room knowing you belong there.

Learn more about Catherine, her coaching, and The Rules of the Game for Women in Business on her official website:

https://catherinelangcline.com/
https://langcline.substack.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinelangcline/


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