"I'm passionate about supporting others" is the fastest way to stay underpaid.

I know that sounds eff'd up. But hear me out.

When you say you're "passionate about supporting others," what a hiring managers hear is:

"I will accept less money because I find fulfillment in the work itself."

And listen I get it. You probably ARE good at supporting people.

You probably DO get satisfaction from making your exec's life easier, from solving problems, from being the person everyone can count on.

That's not the problem.

The problem is that you've been conditioned to lead with service instead of strategy.

To position yourself as helpful instead of essential. To talk about passion instead of results.

This is what we've been taught. Be humble. Be accommodating.

Be grateful for the opportunity.

Don't be too demanding. Don't be difficult.

Especially as women and especially women of color we've been socialized to nurture, to support, to put others first.

To derive our value from how well we serve, not from what we produce.

So you pour yourself into your work. You anticipate needs before they're asked. You stay late, come in early, figure shit out on your own because you don't want to be a burden.

You move from task to task, making magic happen, keeping the whole operation running.

And then review time comes and you get a 3% raise and a "you're so great to work with!"

Meanwhile, the account executive who started the same month as you just got promoted to senior with a $25K bump because he talks about "driving revenue" and "strategic partnerships."

You're both doing valuable work. But he's getting paid for impact while you're getting paid for effort.

You need someone to tell you: your passion is great, but it's not a salary strategy. Your kindness is lovely, but it doesn't pay rent.

Your dedication is admirable, but it's costing you $30K-$50K a year.

You should be passionate about getting PAID for running ish worth 10x your salary.

​EA Career Accelerator shows you how to reframe your experience from "I support the CEO" to "I manage the CEO's $10M calendar, coordinate strategic initiatives across 5 departments, and built the systems that saved the company 200+ hours quarterly."

Same work. Different positioning. $40K+ difference in salary.

Right now I'm offering founder pricing: 20% off ($797 instead of $997) for EAs who are ready to stop undervaluing themselves.

Reply "FOUNDER" and let's get you paid what you're worth.

Your passion is not the problem. Your positioning is. We can fix that.

Christina Torres​
​Chief Creative & Bish Better Have My $$$ Officer
​Run & Tell That - Copy. Content. Culture.
​w: www.runandtellthat.co e: christina@runandtellthat.co​