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.

“What gets in the way isn’t a lack of knowledge, it’s the high expectations women put on themselves when they come back.”
In this conversation, Vicky Millar an experienced parental coach, explore the challenges faced by individuals returning to work after parental leave, particularly focusing on the confidence gap that arises from a perceived loss of knowledge and high self-expectations. She discusses the importance of aligning expectations with managers and the transition from HR to coaching, emphasising the transformative nature of coaching methods.