Friday - July 10th, 2026
Apple News
×

What can we help you find?

Open Menu
July 9th, 2026

How Do Women Go from Overlooked to Influential? With Cheryl Thompson

  1. How Do Women Go from Overlooked to Influential? With Cheryl Thompson Rosie Zilinskas 46:59

How Do Women Go from Overlooked to Influential? With Cheryl Thompson

For 40 years, Cheryl Thompson was often the only woman in the room. She started on the floor at Ford, rose through a tool-and-die apprenticeship into global manufacturing leadership, and was inducted into the Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame along the way. In this episode she shows you exactly how women move from overlooked to influential: finding sponsors who open doors, ending the people pleasing that keeps you invisible, and using AI as the single biggest career differentiator of the decade.

Host Rosie Zilinskas, creator of The Articulation Gap framework for workplace communication and leadership visibility, and Cheryl get into the performance review that rewired Cheryl’s career, four ways to put AI to work for yourself this week, and her word of the year, ROAR.

In this episode:

  • Why a sponsor, not just a mentor, changes your trajectory
  • The review that taught Cheryl to work on what leadership actually values
  • How to say no without guilt
  • Four ways to use AI to advocate for yourself right now
  • ROAR: Cheryl’s framework for how to show up

Connect with Cheryl Thompson:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-thompson/

Website: https://www.cherylthompson.net/

Ready to make your impact visible, recognized, and rewarded?

Use the free Impact Clarity AI tool to turn your accomplishments into clear language that communicates your results, business impact, and leadership value.

Ready for personalized support? Apply for a complimentary strategy call to explore Certified High Performance Career Coaching with Rosie Zilinskas.

Check us out at No Woman Left Behind 

Rosie Zilinskas Leadership Coach, Podcaster

Rosie Zilinskas is a leadership coach and expert in “Career Progression.” She is an executive vice president specializing in high-net-worth personal insurance, with just under 30 years of experience climbing the corporate ladder.

Rosie is an international bilingual speaker, executive career coach, podcast host, author, and corporate trainer. She appeared on podcasts, such as “Bravehearts Radio,” “The Driven Entrepreneur,” and “Lead at any Level.” She was also a featured storyteller at “The People Tree.”

Rosie is the creator of the Corporate Ladder Kickstart Formula, which helps individuals take command of their profession. She has helped dozens of people obtain the promotion they sought to shred the frustration of a dead-end position. Rosie is a first-generation Mexican American and fluent in Spanish. She is living proof that you really can have it all and move up the ladder of success despite the odds.