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Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
Lucas and Luna strip the mystique from executive career transitions. In each episode, they examine one concrete career move — a VP of Product becoming a Chief Innovation Officer, a CFO exiting to a PE-backed portfolio company, a General Counsel landing a board seat — and trace the actual mechanics: the search process, the compensation architecture, the political calculus inside the hiring organization. Lucas brings the journalist's eye for precedent and market data; Luna presses on the human…
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Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career StrategyWhy Top Executives Keep a Career Scorecard
Most senior leaders manage their P&L more rigorously than their own careers. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the idea of a personal career scorecard — a…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Handle a Board Seat Offer
When a board seat offer lands on a senior executive's desk, the instinct is to say yes before asking the hard questions. In this episode, Lucas and Luna…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Executives Reframe a Demotion on Their Resume
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle a sensitive but common scenario: taking a step down in title or responsibility—and how…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Executives Handle the Imposter Syndrome That Follows a Big Promotion
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the acute imposter syndrome that strikes right after a major promotion — the moment the title is real and the doubt…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Executives Answer the Question What Do You Do
In this episode of Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the most underestimated questions in a senior leader's career: 'What do you…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Executives Exit a Role Before Burnout
In this episode of Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna tackle a topic many senior leaders avoid until it's too late: recognizing the early signs of burnout…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Executives Handle a Counteroffer From Their Current Employer
When a senior leader resigns, the counteroffer is rarely about money — it's about power, timing, and leverage. In episode 166, Lucas and Luna break down…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Executives Rebrand Themselves for a New Industry
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the art of industry pivots for senior leaders. When a VP or C-suite executive decides…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
When Your New Boss Is Younger Than You
In this episode of Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna unpack the uncomfortable but increasingly common situation of reporting to a younger boss. They trace the…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Executives Should Handle a Career Plateau
In this episode of Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna tackle a topic many senior leaders face but rarely discuss openly: the career plateau. Using the example…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Executives Set Boundaries Without Burning Bridges
In this episode of Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna explore how senior leaders can set professional boundaries without damaging relationships or reputations…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Read a Board Room in the First Minute
Episode 161 of Executive Careers with Fexingo drills into a skill rarely taught but vital for any VP or C-suite prospect: reading the unspoken dynamics of a…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Negotiate Their Mandate
In episode 160 of Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna explore what separates a job description from an actual mandate. Drawing on the story of a new chief…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Rebuild Trust After a Failed Initiative
When a major project collapses, executives often focus on the numbers. Lucas and Luna argue the real repair work is relational. In Episode 159 of Executive…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Recover From a Public Failure
Public failure is a defining moment for senior leaders. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how top executives recover reputationally and strategically…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Executives Use a Decision Journal to Lead Better
In this episode of Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna explore the practice of keeping a decision journal—a tool senior leaders use to track major calls, record…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
Why Executives Fail at Board Service Preparation
In this episode of Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna tackle a critical career move that many senior leaders get wrong: preparing for their first corporate…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Turn a New Role Into a Career Springboard
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how senior leaders can use a new role as a strategic springboard for their broader…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Vet Culture Before They Sign
Before accepting a CEO or VP role, senior leaders often scrutinize the P&L, the board, and the succession plan — but culture? That's harder to measure. In…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Audit Their Time Before Accepting a New Role
Before saying yes to a new executive role, do you actually know what the job will demand of your calendar? In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Delegate Decision Rights
This week on Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna tackle a topic every senior leader wrestles with: delegation. But not just the tactical 'hand off…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use a Career Contract
This episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo explores the career contract: a written agreement between a senior leader and themselves, defining what they…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Build a Succession Pipeline
In this milestone 150th episode, Lucas and Luna drill into the art of building a succession pipeline as a senior leader. The conversation is anchored by the…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Delegate Without Losing Control
Lucas and Luna explore the delicate art of delegation for senior leaders — specifically, how to hand off big work without watching every detail. They use the…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
Executive Exit Interview Strategy That Protects Your Reputation
In this episode of Executive Careers, Lucas and Luna dive into the art of the executive exit interview. After a decade of advising senior leaders, Lucas shares…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Signal Stability During Uncertainty
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how senior leaders use intentional signaling to project stability during turbulent…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Delegate for Impact
Most senior executives believe delegation is key to scaling their impact, yet many struggle to let go of control. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine a…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
The Private-to-Public Career Transition for Executives
Nearly 70 percent of senior leaders moving from private to public companies struggle with cultural friction in their first year, according to a Heidrick &…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Navigate the Counteroffer Trap
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the high-stakes decision every senior leader eventually faces: the counteroffer…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Navigate Executive Search Firm Relationships
Nearly 80% of C-suite placements come through executive search firms, yet most senior leaders treat them as mere gatekeepers. Lucas and Luna unpack the hidden…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use the First 30-Day Relationship Map
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a critical strategy for senior leaders stepping into a new role: the 30-day…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Write a Transition Charter
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack the transition charter—a written document that senior leaders use to define…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use Strategic Sabbaticals
In episode 140 of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into a career strategy that many senior leaders consider but few execute well: the…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Map Hidden Power Centers Before a Move
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how senior executives use organizational network analysis (ONA) to identify informal influence before accepting a new…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Build a Personal Board of Directors
Uncover the strategy senior executives use to build a personal board of directors—a curated group of trusted advisors who provide candid feedback on career…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use Financial Runway Analysis
Episode 137 of Executive Careers with Fexingo dives into a critical but overlooked aspect of senior leadership transitions: calculating your financial runway…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use Pre-Employment Listening Tours
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a powerful but underutilized strategy for senior leaders evaluating a new role: the…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use Executive Coaches for Career Acceleration
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how senior leaders strategically leverage executive coaches—not as a last resort, but…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use a Career Reframe After Layoff
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack the strategic career reframe: how senior leaders reshape their professional narrative…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use the Pre-Transition Mentor Map
Episode 133 of Executive Careers with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna explore a strategic tool rarely discussed in career coaching—the pre-transition mentor map. They…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use the Quiet Recruiting Network
Episode 132 of Executive Careers with Fexingo explores the hidden job market for senior leaders. Lucas and Luna unpack a 2025 study from the Harvard Business…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Recover from a Failed Interview
Every senior leader eventually faces an interview that goes sideways. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dissect the anatomy of a failed interview and the…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use the Pre-Offer Psychometric Assessment Strategy
Episode 130 of Executive Careers with Fexingo dives into the often-overlooked pre-offer psychometric assessment—a tool many senior leaders encounter but few…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Exit Without Burning Bridges
Episode 129 of Executive Careers with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna explore the art of the strategic executive departure. Using the recent C-suite transitions at…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Negotiate Their Own Severance Package
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the delicate art of severance negotiation for senior leaders. Drawing on real-world…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use the Second-Interview Power Play
In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down a specific, under-discussed senior leadership career strategy: the second-interview power play. Lucas opens with the…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Manage Career Regret
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the psychology of career regret at the senior level. They discuss why the most…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Navigate the Pre-Offer Integrity Check
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the pre-offer integrity check—a critical but often overlooked step in senior…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Handle the Post-Offer Reference Deep Dive
Episode 124 of Executive Careers with Fexingo digs into the most stressful part of any senior-level hiring process: the reference check. Lucas and Luna break…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use a Career Compass for Strategic Decisions
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the concept of a career compass — a structured framework senior leaders use to make…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use the Pre-Offer Background Check Strategy
When a VP-level offer lands, the background check is often treated as a formality. But for senior leaders, a misfired background check can crater a deal after…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use the Counteroffer Strategy
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into a high-stakes moment many senior leaders face: receiving a counteroffer from their…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use a Career Relationship Audit
In Episode 120 of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the career relationship audit—a strategic tool senior leaders use to evaluate and…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use a Career Best Alternative to Negotiated Agreement
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how senior leaders apply the concept of BATNA—Best Alternative to a Negotiated…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
Senior Leaders and the Pre-Transition Career Narrative
Episode 118 of Executive Careers with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna explore how senior leaders craft a powerful career narrative before entering the job market. They…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Build a Pre-Transition Power Resume
Episode 117 of Executive Careers with Fexingo digs into one of the most underrated career documents for senior leaders: the power resume. Lucas and Luna…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use the Post-Offer Cooling-Off Period
When the offer letter lands, the instinct is to say yes fast. But the smartest senior leaders do the opposite: they build in a deliberate cooling-off period…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Negotiate Remote Work in an RTO Era
Episode 115 of Executive Careers with Fexingo explores a quiet but powerful shift in C-suite negotiations: securing permanent remote or hybrid arrangements…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use the Severance Negotiation Strategy
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a rarely discussed but critical skill for senior leaders: negotiating the terms of…
- Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy
How Senior Leaders Use the Pre-Offer Reference Strategy
Episode 113 of Executive Careers with Fexingo dives into a critical but often overlooked phase of senior-level hiring: the reference process. Lucas and Luna…