026 - By A Stroke of Genius with Jide Benson

Send us Fan MailEight days to his birthday and two weeks to his final exams, Jide found himself saddled with the responsibility of running a second-generation printing press, which happened to be his father's legacy after retiring from a lifelong corporate role.Jide lost his dad and started down the path of entrepreneurship at the early age of 24.In this episode of the show, listen to this broadcaster, PR executive, academic, politician and serial entrepreneur, Jide Benson, share his story and the mentors and role models that have shaped his life.------------------------Most careers look like lucky strokes of genius from the outside. From the inside, they're 90-day plans executed in writing — Promotion Maps built one quarter at a time.That's the core insight of The Uncap Framework™, the 4-pillar methodology I built to break the invisibility pattern keeping internationally trained professionals capped out of the promotions they've already earned.What looks like genius is really a written plan with a date attached and 12 weeks of moves shipped behind it.Free download: The Promotion Map template — the same one-page artifact every graduate of my cohort walks away with. Built on The Uncap Framework™. 90-day cohort: The Promotion Positioning Program, built on The Uncap Framework™. Applications open October 1, 2026. ------------------------Links MentionedPlease feel free to book a complimentary coaching session if you need help clarifying and focusing on your goals.Join the Empowerment Mentoring CommunityLooking to work on your team? Schedule a complimentary Team Impact Assessment.Subscribe and listen to every episode of the Iconic Life Podcast.Say hi on social:LinkedInInstagram------------------------Built on The Uncap Framework™️ · For Internationally Trained Professionals who are ready to stop capping out.