How Do Women Go from Overlooked to Influential? With Cheryl Thompson

How Do Women Go from Overlooked to Influential? With Cheryl ThompsonFor 40 years, Cheryl Thompson was often the only woman in the room. She started on the floor at Ford, rose through a tool-and-die apprenticeship into global manufacturing leadership, and was inducted into the Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame along the way. In this episode she shows you exactly how women move from overlooked to influential: finding sponsors who open doors, ending the people pleasing that keeps you invisible, and using AI as the single biggest career differentiator of the decade.Host Rosie Zilinskas, creator of The Articulation Gap framework for workplace communication and leadership visibility, and Cheryl get into the performance review that rewired Cheryl's career, four ways to put AI to work for yourself this week, and her word of the year, ROAR.In this episode:Why a sponsor, not just a mentor, changes your trajectoryThe review that taught Cheryl to work on what leadership actually valuesHow to say no without guiltFour ways to use AI to advocate for yourself right nowROAR: Cheryl's framework for how to show upConnect with Cheryl Thompson:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-thompson/Website: https://www.cherylthompson.net/Ready to make your impact visible, recognized, and rewarded?Use the free Impact Clarity AI tool to turn your accomplishments into clear language that communicates your results, business impact, and leadership value.Ready for personalized support? Apply for a complimentary strategy call to explore Certified High Performance Career Coaching with Rosie Zilinskas.Check us out at No Woman Left Behind