The Executive Career Playbook

The average executive search now spans 6-9 months.
If you're feeling the weight of an extended transition, you're not alone, and more importantly, you're not broken. Our panel has guided over 3,000 executives through successful transitions, and they're here to share what actually works. Our experts reveal the #1 mental trap that derails even the most accomplished leaders and, more importantly, how to recognize when you're falling into it.
Forget generic advice about "staying positive." Our panelists share the exact daily structures their most successful clients use. Radio silence hurts differently at the executive level.
Listen in as Debra, Norma, and Allan address the reframe that transforms rejection into intelligence, specific exercises to rebuild executive presence after setback, and when to follow up and when to let go because extended interview processes have become the norm, not the exception.
Reclaim your opportunities today.
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Your title doesn’t make you influential, your story does.
Join Debra Boggs, CEO of D&S Executive Career Management, and Ari Butler, Founder of The AB3 Group, as they unpack how top executives turn expertise into influence through the power of storytelling. You’ll learn how to:
✅ Communicate with impact in high-stakes moments
✅ Turn technical brilliance into leadership influence
✅ Build executive presence that commands the room
Whether you’re board-bound, leading change, or shaping your next career move, this conversation gives you the frameworks to lead, inspire, and get remembered.
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Your next executive role or board seat won’t be decided by your résumé alone. In today’s market, executive search consultants and board nominating committees are digging deeper. They’re looking at your entire digital footprint before making million-dollar decisions.
In this exclusive conversation, Debra Boggs, CEO of D&S Executive Career Management, sits down with Donald Thompson, award-winning author and executive advisor, to reveal how senior leaders can build a digital presence that opens doors to premium opportunities.
What you’ll learn:
-The unseen digital touchpoints shaping perceptions of leaders
-How executive search firms evaluate candidates beyond LinkedIn
-Reputation strategies that attract board nominating committees
-Thought leadership approaches that amplify your credibility
-Mistakes that quietly disqualify even the most qualified executives
If you’re a C-level leader, board candidate, or executive in transition, this session is your roadmap to standing out where it matters most.
 
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What if your biggest career blow felt public, personal, and impossible to bounce back from? That’s exactly where Brittney Ezell found herself. After two decades as a Division I head basketball coach, her entire identity was tied to the title, until it wasn’t.
In this powerful conversation, Brittney reveals what it really takes to bounce forward, not just bounce back. Now the CEO of Keller Williams (Johnson City) and Executive VP of a fast-growing startup, her journey is a masterclass in reinvention.
Inside this interview:
✅ How to lead after loss
✅ The mindset that saved her career
✅ Real talk about rejection, transition, and what's next If you're navigating a career pivot or identity shift, you need to hear this.
 
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