There’s a quiet assumption many high-performing professionals carry:

If I just keep doing great work, someone will notice.
If I’m ready, they’ll tap me on the shoulder.
If I deserve it, it will come.

Sometimes that happens.
Most of the time, it doesn’t.

Not because you’re unqualified.
Not because you’re overlooked.
But because no one can respond to an ask you never made.

We’re challenging the notion that your career is “stuck” during our next Room For Growth session. I’ll be joined by Julian A. Lewis II, who will help us unpack a skill many of us were never formally taught: How to ask for what you want at work.

From opportunities, feedback, responsibility, visibility and support, we’re getting crisp on how to confidently ask for what you want and how to do it professionally in the workplace.

Because the fear isn’t usually about capability. It’s about rejection. About being perceived as pushy. About hearing “no.”

And Julian will work with us to reframe this mindset.

He’ll walk us thought how every ask results in one of three outcomes:

• Yes: You move forward.

• No: You gain direction.

• Not now: You get a roadmap.

  
  

There is no failure in the equation. Only information.

• A “no” tells you what’s missing.

• A “not now” tells you what to build toward.

• A “yes” accelerates everything.

  
  

The real risk isn’t asking. It’s waiting.

Julian brings a perspective shaped by years of sales leadership and marketing across major brands. He’s worked in roles where asking isn’t optional, it’s survival. But what makes his approach resonate isn’t bravado. It’s honesty. He openly speaks to the underdog mentality, the moments of self-doubt, and the discipline required to step forward before you feel fully ready.

His motto says it all: “You can’t pull it off unless you put it on.”

This isn’t a motivational talk. It’s a practical session. Over lunch, you’ll hear real stories, learn a clear framework for structuring your ask, and workshop what you want to say before you say it. You’ll also connect with peers navigating similar growth edges, because self-advocacy feels less intimidating when you realize you’re not the only one figuring it out.

If you’ve been waiting for a signal that it’s your turn, this is it.

Join us. Bring your questions and leave with the words you’ve been rehearsing in your head, but haven’t said out loud yet.

The Details:

📍 In- person session in San Francisco

🥗 Lunch will be provided

🗓️ Wednesday, March 4th | 12 to 1 pm at WeWork Spear Street

👉 Register now HERE and bring your appetite, for lunch and for growth