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FIRESIDE CHAT

More than Manifesting: Designing Your Dream Role in 2025

Thursday, January 23rd

2:00-3:00 PM EST | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Learn how to create a vision for your life and career and navigate career transitions with confidence and clarity.

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Derek Ling

Career Coach and CEO/Founder, DLC

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Carolyn Frazier

Advertising Sales & Strategy Leader

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Event Summary:

 

Next Thursday, January 23, at 11 AM PT, I'll be hosting a fireside chat alongside Advertising Sales and Strategy Leader Carolyn Frazier. We'll discuss why creating a vision for your life and career should be the first step in your career journey and how to succeed and thrive in 2025.

 

Many job seekers are wondering things like:

  • What is different about career planning as a parent that’s different than earlier in my career?

  • How can I design a role that leverages my strengths, vision, potential, and purpose?

  • How can I leverage my network to get noticed outside of the ATS?

  • What signals should I look for to understand whether or not I need a career coach?

 

You’ll learn how to:

  • Overcome common career challenges like imposter syndrome, rejection, and developing executive presence

  • Turn interviews into conversations that help you ace every stage

  • Grow your network with executive stakeholders who aren’t in your network 

  • Design a role aligned with your strengths and purpose

  • Recognize career signals and when to consider working with a career coach

 

This event is ideal for:

  • Leaders – from first-time managers to the C-suite

  • People on the job search

  • Sales leaders and executives


 

Agenda:

 

In a 60-minute session, we’ll cover the following topics and answer any questions you may have.

 

  • Introduction

  • Fireside chat with Derek and Carolyn on navigating career transitions with confidence and clarity

  • Audience Q&A

Speaker Bios

Derek Ling is a career and executive coach and CEO/Founder of Derek Ling Consulting, or DLC. He has over 20 years of experience in talent management and recruiting and has led high-performing teams at companies like Yahoo, Helix, Genome Medical, and Invitae. He’s also a researcher in the areas of psychology, economics, history, neuroscience, investing, philosophy, and coaching.

 

Carolyn Frazier is an advertising sales and strategy leader with over 15 years of experience. She’s built a reputation as a creative deal-maker and strategic partner to many of the retail industry's most influential leaders. Before joining Amazon, she worked at Yahoo for 8 years developing the Walmart business where she grew revenue from $7M to $70M, transforming the business into a top 4 Global Yahoo account.

 

Company Bios

Derek Ling Consulting (DLC) is a leader in career coaching, leadership training, and talent management with over 20 years of expertise in recruiting, executive branding, compensation strategy, offer negotiation, and leadership development within the tech industry. DLC empowers tech leaders to elevate their executive presence, become thought leaders, generate qualified opportunities, and excel in their leadership roles and in the interview process. Their clients work at industry-leading technology companies across sectors like healthcare, adtech, and advertising, as well as global players featured on the S&P 500.

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Event Summary

Whether you’re at a company or on the job hunt, there’s no denying that it’s a challenging time right now in the tech industry. Layoffs at top companies are still making the headlines while there are hundreds – if not thousands – of applicants for highly competitive leadership roles.

Join Derek Ling, Career Coach and CEO/Founder of Derek Ling Consulting (DLC) and Giuseppe La Rocca, VP of Sales at StackAdapt, for a fireside chat on job search strategy and career development.

Many job seekers are wondering:

  • How do I navigate this challenging job market? 

  • How can I stand out from the crowd? 

  • How can I turn challenges into opportunities to advance my career?

You’ll learn how to:

  • Overcome common career challenges like imposter syndrome and developing executive presence

  • Create opportunities within your organization to help you level up your career

  • Become a change agent by leveraging strategies for driving change within your organization

This event is ideal for:

  • Leaders – from first-time managers to the C-suite

  • People on the job search

  • Sales leaders and executives

Agenda:

In a 60-minute session, we’ll cover the following topics and answer any questions you may have.

  • Introduction

  • The state of the job market today & common challenges

  • Fireside chat with Giuseppe & Derek on how to stand out 

  • Audience Q&A
     

Speaker Bios

Derek Ling is a career and executive coach and CEO/Founder of Derek Ling Consulting, or DLC. He has over 20 years of experience in talent management and recruiting and has led high-performing teams at companies like Yahoo, Helix, Genome Medical, and Invitae. He’s also a researcher in the areas of psychology, economics, history, neuroscience, investing, philosophy, and coaching.

Giuseppe La Rocca is VP of Global Enterprise at StackAdapt and a forward-thinking, product-focused revenue leader who brings a proven track record in building high-performing organizations and developing strategic partnerships with some of the largest advertising holding companies and brands in the world. Some of his past roles include Director, Head of Native Advertising Sales & Strategy at Verizon Media and Senior Director of Ad Tech Partnerships at Yahoo.

 

Company Bios

Derek Ling Consulting (DLC) is a leader in career coaching, leadership training, and talent management with over 20 years of expertise in recruiting, executive branding, compensation strategy, offer negotiation, and leadership development within the tech industry. DLC empowers tech leaders to elevate their executive presence, become thought leaders, generate qualified opportunities, and excel in their leadership roles and in the interview process. Their clients work at industry-leading technology companies across sectors like healthcare, adtech, and advertising, as well as global players featured on the S&P 500.

StackAdapt is a digital advertising platform that specializes in native, display, video, connected TV, audio, in-game, and DOOH advertising. StackAdapt is ranked as the number 1 DSP on G2. For six consecutive years with over hundreds of reviews, StackAdapt has been recognized as a high performer and the highest-ranking DSP in customer satisfaction by G2. StackAdapt was also recognized as an Enterprise Fast 15 winner as part of the Technology Fast 50™ program in 2023 and is one of Ad Age’s Best Places to Work in 2024.

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Webinar

​How to Stand Out & Succeed in Today’s Job Market

Tuesday, September 24th

3PM EST | 12PM PST

Learn how to stand out in today’s job market, leverage your network, and create opportunities to advance your career within and outside of your organization.

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Derek Ling

Career Coach and CEO/Founder, DLC

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Giuseppe La Rocca

VP Global Enterprise, StackAdapt

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