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Signal & Leverage

Signal & Leverage

By: Ross Johnston
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Summary

Insider Insights for Ambitious Executives

Join Ross Johnston for candid conversations about VP & C-level career moves, with guests including industry leaders, seasoned investors, and leading headhunters.

© 2026 Signal & Leverage Career Success Economics
Episodes
  • Find Your Angle

    Find Your Angle
    May 10 2026

    Most executives walk into interviews and sound exactly like every other candidate. They talk about their background, their achievements, and hope that's enough. It's not. In this episode, Ross breaks down how to find your unique angle — the thing your competition can't compete with — and how to use it to get your interviewer to reframe what they're really looking for.
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    11 mins
  • Negotiating Great Offers Is Not About Negotiating Great Offers

    Negotiating Great Offers Is Not About Negotiating Great Offers
    Apr 22 2026

    Most executives wait until the offer discussion before putting their negotiating hat on. It's too late.

    90% of your ability to influence the offer you receive comes before that conversation. Executives are always negotiating, and most don't realise it.
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    9 mins
  • Why You're Not Getting Past First Round Interviews

    Why You're Not Getting Past First Round Interviews
    Mar 29 2026

    If you're having a lot of first-round interviews that aren't progressing and you can't figure out why, this one's for you. Ross breaks down 5 practical things executives can do right now to change the way they interview — from shifting the dynamic with your interviewer, to telling your story at the right level, to the common mistakes that keep coming up over and over again. Drawn from 15+ years on the hiring side of the table and thousands of executive interviews.
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    8 mins
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