How to Get Your Ideas Funded by Influencing Up

Episode 12 of The Promotion Memo with Fexingo tackles a classic career puzzle: you have a great idea, but no budget or authority to execute it. Lucas and Luna break down how a mid-level marketing manager at a regional bank used internal data, a sympathetic finance contact, and a one-page pre-read to secure $150,000 in funding for a customer-retention pilot — without her boss’s explicit sign-off. They walk through the specific steps: finding the pain point your idea solves for senior leadership, building a coalition before you ask, and framing the request as a low-risk test, not a big bet. Along the way, they discuss why the standard 'pitch deck to the VP' approach often fails and why informal hallway conversations work better. Plus, Luna shares a quick tool for estimating the ROI of any project in under ten minutes. If you’ve ever struggled to sell an idea upward, this episode gives you a concrete playbook. #InfluencingUp #CareerAdvancement #GetYourIdeasFunded #InternalPitching #CoalitionBuilding #OfficePolitics #CareerStrategy #PromotionPath #ExecutivePresence #CommunicationSkills #ROIAnalysis #DataDriven #ManagerTips #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers #Leadership #WorkplaceInfluence Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo