Break the Golden Handcuffs: Fearless Career Transitions, Executive Resumes & LinkedIn Strategy with Amy Adler

Everyone's Talkin' Money

Shari Rash

Self-improvement, Business, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.2 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Thinking about a career move but worried about trading stability for growth? In this episode, Shari Rash sits down with Amy Adler (CMRW, CERM, NCOPE)—president of Five Strengths Career Transition Experts—to unpack fearless career transitions, executive résumé writing, LinkedIn strategy, and career portfolio development. You’ll learn how to position your impact, optimize for ATS keywords without losing your voice, and build a personal brand that opens doors to C-suite roles, board seats, and better compensation. You’ll hear: How to reframe the “golden handcuffs” and evaluate real earning potential in a new role The resume art + science formula: metrics that matter, language that passes ATS, copy that sounds human What actually belongs in an executive career portfolio (résumé, LinkedIn, bio, thought leadership, more) When to tailor a résumé (and why tweaks should take minutes, not hours) The truth about networking vs. cold applying, and building relationships before you need them Personal branding on LinkedIn without the cringe—rules that keep your reputation clean and compelling Résumé “rules” that are outdated (one-page mandates, graduation years, GPA) and what to do instead How to identify your five strengths and translate them into executive-level language Guest: Amy Adler — President, Five Strengths Career Transition Experts; author of Courageous Career Change. Website: fivestrengths.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amyladler Podcast: How I Hire Listener Perk: Amy is offering a complimentary résumé or LinkedIn review for our audience! Sign up here: https://fivestrengths.com/letschat Be sure to follow the show on Instagram @everyonestalkinmoney! Thank you to our sponsors! Policygenius - Head to policygenius.com to compare free life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save. Ava - Help build your credit score with Meetava.com. Use promo code: Money Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.9	You're listening to everyone's talking money, the show that's all about making life richer,
0:20.5	from your bank account to your mindset and
0:23.0	everything in between. Today's episode is for high-earning women who want their money to match
0:29.3	their ambition. What would happen if you stopped convincing yourself you're lucky to have this job and started asking,
0:47.6	what's my value actually worth on the open market?
0:51.6	If that question made your stomach do a little cartwheel, good.
0:55.6	That's your cue.
0:56.9	Today, we're talking about the moment you've realized stability has turned into stagnation.
1:03.0	You're great at what you do.
1:04.9	Your Slack DMs are a constant got a minute, and yet your title and your compensation haven't kept pace with your
1:13.0	impact. You are not broken. Your story is. And stories are fixable. My guest today is Amy Adler,
1:21.2	president of five strengths career transition experts, an award-winning certified master resume writer, and the author of
1:29.9	Courageous Career Change, Fearlessly Earn the Executive Role You Deserve.
1:35.0	Amy works with senior leaders who are ready to move from known quantity to obvious choice.
1:41.3	We're going to get real about how to build an executive ready career portfolio,
1:46.3	not just a resume, and how to beat the applicant tracking system without sounding like a robot.
1:52.7	Lastly, we're going to talk about how to align your next move with your values and your bank
1:58.1	account. If you're a high-earning, high-capacity woman who's carried the team
2:02.7	long enough, this is your permission slip to aim higher. We'll talk about the mindset that keeps
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