Go Ahead… Ask For It!

You're talented. You deliver results. So why isn't that enough?

Because the moment that changes your career isn't the big break. It's the small ask.

While you're waiting to be noticed, proximity is being mistaken for performance. The gap between your contributions and your recognition is widening: every quarter, every review cycle, every promotion decision where your name doesn't come up.

The cost of silence isn't just stalled momentum. It's missed sponsorship, invisible proof, and opportunities given to people who simply made themselves seen.

But visibility isn't vanity. It's strategy, when it serves your team and company.

In Go Ahead… Ask For It! Chief Information Security Officer Janet Heins reveals the system that took her from overlooked contributor to C-suite executive: how to make strategic asks, package proof, and design visibility that serves.

You'll learn how to:

• Root your asks in purpose so they create value, not discomfort

• Package proof that reaches decision-makers when it matters

• Cultivate sponsors who advocate for you in rooms you're not in

• Design visibility where proximity bias is real

• Turn small actions into unstoppable momentum

Written for high performers who navigate bias and proximity gaps, and refuse to stay overlooked.

Janet Heins is Chief Information Security Officer at ChenMed and has led security at Biogen, W. L. Gore, and Royal Caribbean. Named a Top 100 Global CISO, she's coached dozens of leaders through these same challenges.

Your talent is undeniable. Now make it impossible to overlook. Your next breakthrough is one ask away.