The Strategic Salary Series is the podcast for ambitious women who want to negotiate bigger salaries, lead with confidence and get promoted on their own terms.
Hosted by Lucy Daramola, an advertising and tech leader and working mum, this podcast cuts through the corporate noise and delivers real, practical, unapologetic advice on how to ask for more, earn more and become impossible to overlook!
Each episode features candid conversations with C-suite leaders, award-winners and industry trailblazers, revealing the unfiltered strategies behind salary negotiation that works, pay-rise and promotion pathways, career confidence for women in leadership, building visibility and influence, and navigating work as a parent.
Expect raw insights, proven frameworks and stories you will not hear anywhere else. No fluff, no jargon, just powerful guidance to help you own your value, negotiate your worth and build a career that pays you properly.
Follow, share and step into your most confident, highest-earning era. This is your blueprint for earning more and realising your value.
The Strategic Salary Series is the podcast for ambitious women who want to negotiate bigger salaries, lead with confidence and get promoted on their own terms.
Hosted by Lucy Daramola, an advertising and tech leader and working mum, this podcast cuts through the corporate noise and delivers real, practical, unapologetic advice on how to ask for more, earn more and become impossible to overlook!
Each episode features candid conversations with C-suite leaders, award-winners and industry trailblazers, revealing the unfiltered strategies behind salary negotiation that works, pay-rise and promotion pathways, career confidence for women in leadership, building visibility and influence, and navigating work as a parent.
Expect raw insights, proven frameworks and stories you will not hear anywhere else. No fluff, no jargon, just powerful guidance to help you own your value, negotiate your worth and build a career that pays you properly.
Follow, share and step into your most confident, highest-earning era. This is your blueprint for earning more and realising your value.

“Know the number you want to ask for and say it out loud until your brain and your voice are comfortable with it.”
In this engaging conversation, Jo Vaughton, CMO of Popeyes UK, shares her unique career journey from aspiring journalist to marketing leader. She discusses the impact of her recent ADHD diagnosis on her personal and professional life, emphasizing the importance of understanding neurodiversity in the workplace. Jo provides valuable insights into salary negotiations, the significance of holistic compensation packages, and the role of learning and development in career progression. The discussion also highlights the power of knowing one's worth and the importance of having advocates in one's career journey, all while maintaining a light-hearted tone with personal anecdotes about cheese and family life.