Women Changing Leadership with Stacy Mayer

Executive Coaching in the AI-Era

Ep. #9: Are you using AI against yourself?

In this episode of Executive Coaching in the AI Era, I dig into something I'm seeing constantly with the senior women I coach. We're turning to AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini for advice, feedback, and reassurance, and without realizing it, we're using them to feed perfectionism, shame, and self-doubt.
I share real client examples of what this looks like in practice, the difference between asking AI to analyze data and asking it to tell you you're good enough, and why that distinction changes everything about your confidence at work. There's a simple coaching question that can shift how you show up in the room, and I walk you through it.
AI is a powerful tool. But it can't do the deeper work of real coaching and peer support. Listen in and learn how to make the technology work for you, not against you.
Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.
If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.
And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.
I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Executive Coaching in the AI Era

Ep #8: AI Has a Gender Bias Problem, and Your Resume Is Paying for It

Gender bias doesn't just show up in the boardroom — it's baked into the AI-driven tools deciding who gets seen and who gets scrolled past. Most women try to fix this by asking AI to "improve" their resume, and end up with generic, forgettable AI slop that reads like everyone else's. In this episode, I break down why bypassing the algorithm and speaking directly to human decision-makers matters more than optimizing for it, and why being a great manager isn't the same as demonstrating organizational leadership. You'll walk away with the exact prompts I use with clients to get AI to highlight real influence — not buzzwords — so your resume and LinkedIn actually reflect the leader you already are.
Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.
If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.
And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.
I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Executive Coaching in the AI Era

Ep. 7: Nobody's Hiring. Everyone's Hiring. Here's Why

In this week's episode, I'm digging into the strange contradiction happening in hiring right now: mass layoffs and skyrocketing unemployment on one side, desperate talent shortages in tech and healthcare on the other. I'm talking through the rise of "AI cheating" in interviews (and why it's not the red flag you think it is), the real reasons leaders are defaulting to contractors over full-time hires, and what to watch out for before you make that call. I'm also sharing what to do when you're stuck in a hiring freeze but still need to build influence and prepare your team for growth. If you're building a team in this AI-era chaos — or you're the one job hunting in it — this episode gives you the clarity and strategy to move forward with confidence.
Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.
If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.
And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.
I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Executive Coaching in the AI-Era
Ep. 6: Stop knowing. Start leading.
That's the shift I'm inviting you to make in this episode — and I'll be honest, it's one I'm still making myself.
We're living in a moment where AI is moving faster than any of us can keep up with, and the instinct is to double down on expertise. Know more. Certify more. Prove more. But that strategy? It's running out of road.
What I've seen in my work with senior leaders is that the executives who are actually thriving right now aren't the ones with all the answers. They're the ones who've gotten comfortable not having them — and built enough trust in themselves to lead anyway.
In this episode, I'm talking about why letting go of the need to "know it all" isn't a weakness. It's the most powerful move you can make in an AI-driven world. We'll get into how to rebuild trust in your own judgment, why curiosity and relationship capital will outlast any expertise, and what it actually looks like to lead with confidence when everything around you is changing fast.
You don't need more certifications. You need to stop waiting until you have all the answers — and start leading right now.
Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.
If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.
And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.
I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚

Executive Coaching in the AI-Era

Ep. 5: The Only AI-Proof Career Move in Corporate

The only AI-proof career move isn't the one you think. While everyone's racing to out-skill the algorithms, I'm telling my clients something different: subject matter expertise — the thing you've spent your whole career building — is becoming replaceable. What's not replaceable is executive leadership. In this episode, I break down why leadership roles offer the real job security in the AI era, and what separates the leaders who thrive from the experts who get automated out. We get into the relational and political skills AI simply can't replicate — the trust-building, the influence, the ability to read a room and move a room. I'll also walk you through how to start shifting from a technical role into an influential one, with actionable steps for communicating, building trust, and leading at the next level. If you're wondering how to future-proof your career, this is where you start.
Before you go — if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, do it now. And head over to stacymayer.com/youtube and subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're at it.
If this episode hit home for you, share it. Post it to your LinkedIn. Send it to a colleague, a friend, anyone who needs to hear it. We are navigating this AI era together, and I don't take lightly the opportunity to be part of that journey with you.
And if you're ready to stop navigating it alone — whether you've just been laid off or you're simply done white-knuckling your way through a chaotic landscape — I want to work with you personally. Go to stacymayer.com/discovery and schedule your free call. We'll map out a career strategy built specifically for you.
I'll see you there. 👊🏼💚