Jordan Blake
Chief of staff · Leadership pipeline coach
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- Chief of Staff · Helix Capital
- Based in
- Chicago, United States
- Experience
- 15 years in finance & legal
- Speaks
- English
In her words
The gap that matters is not the ceiling, it is the first rung into management. I sit in the rooms where those promotions get decided, and I can tell you what is said about candidates who do not get them.
What she can help with
Path to Management
Positioning yourself as management material and earning the first people role.
First Promotion to Manager
That first step into a people-manager role — where many women get stuck.
Glass Ceiling
Breaking into senior leadership and C-suite opportunities.
Lack of Sponsorship
Finding advocates who champion you in rooms you are not in.
Leadership Presence
Owning the room with clarity, calm, and credible authority.
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I became a head at 34 and spent two years being called the deputy. Very useful on managing people older than you, and on the specific loneliness of being the one who decides.