I help professionals build six-figure careers through systematic advancement and strategic opportunity identification. My approach combines insider knowledge of how promotion decisions actually get made with practical frameworks for accelerating career growth.

How It Started

Three years ago, I was stuck in the same promotion trap that catches most high performers. Despite crushing quarterly goals and earning stellar performance reviews, I'd been passed over for advancement twice. My manager kept saying "be patient" and "keep doing great work" while I watched colleagues with average performance get promoted.

That's when I tried something different.

Instead of hoping someone would notice my good work, I went to HR and requested the official job description for the position I wanted. I sat at my kitchen table that evening with a printed copy and started handwriting between each requirement - documenting specific examples of how I'd already demonstrated those capabilities.

By the time I reached the bottom, I realized something shocking: I wasn't just ready for the next level. I was exceeding requirements for positions two levels above my current role.

When I presented this systematic analysis to leadership, the evidence was so compelling that my VP ran into the CFO's office with one message: "We need to promote him two levels immediately, or we're going to lose him."

That handwritten analysis became the foundation for the Job Rubric Method - a systematic approach to promotion that uses your company's own advancement criteria to demonstrate readiness in terms they already understand and value.

Through my work with Fortune 200 companies, I've discovered that most professionals are fighting the wrong battles:

They focus on performance instead of positioning. Excellence at your current level doesn't automatically translate to promotion readiness. Companies promote potential, not just past achievement.

They guess at what matters for advancement. Without understanding official promotion criteria, talented people waste energy on activities that don't move them forward strategically.

They wait for recognition instead of building systematic cases. The professionals who advance fastest don't hope someone notices their good work - they make advancement decisions feel inevitable.

They chase trendy opportunities while overlooking profitable ones. While everyone fights for attention in oversaturated markets, entire industries are begging for innovation and willing to pay premium prices for practical solutions.

My Approach

Everything I share is based on systematic analysis of how career advancement and wealth building actually work, not how we think they should work.

For Corporate Advancement: I teach professionals to use their company's own promotion frameworks to demonstrate readiness strategically rather than hopefully. When you build your advancement case using official criteria, you're not asking leadership to trust your assessment - you're showing them that their own evaluation system proves you're ready. To not promote you would be operational malpractice.

For Entrepreneurial Opportunities: I identify overlooked markets where regulatory changes, infrastructure shifts, and technology gaps create massive opportunities for entrepreneurs who see beyond the hype. The most profitable startup opportunities often hide in unglamorous industries that tech entrepreneurs ignore. Or accelerate the process through Business Acquisition.

For Strategic Career Development: I help professionals understand the systematic processes behind promotion decisions, salary negotiations, and opportunity identification. Success isn't random - it follows predictable patterns that can be learned and applied.

Your career advancement shouldn't depend on luck, politics, or hoping the right person notices your good work. Whether you're seeking promotion within your current company or building a business around your expertise, there are systematic approaches that dramatically improve your odds of success.

The difference between professionals who advance quickly and those who stay stuck isn't talent or effort - it's understanding how advancement systems actually work and positioning themselves accordingly.

Get Started

Download my free guide Below: "Get Double-Promoted: The Job Rubric Method" to learn the exact framework I used to get recommended for a double-promotion. This 30-page guide includes templates, scripts, and systematic approaches for demonstrating promotion readiness using your company's own advancement criteria.

Ready to advance strategically instead of hopefully?

Questions? Connect with me at hello@themoneyzoo.com