Career Slay
Career Slay
Kelly Poquiz Burke
Winning the Career Game ft. Kendall Berg
40 minutes Posted Jan 21, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
Introduction
Growing up driven, entrepreneurial, and type-A
Studying math and economics without a clear path
Sneaking into job fairs and landing a career-defining role
Telling a CFO the hard truth (and getting hired anyway)
Rapid promotions, tech leadership, and learning soft skills
Turning down a C-suite role and redefining ambition
What a Chief of Staff role really looks like day-to-day
Balancing corporate leadership and That Career Coach
Content creation, controversy, and building thick skin
Writing Secrets of the Career Game
“Your boss has no idea what you’re doing”
Advocacy, promotion strategy, and managing up
How Kendall defines success today
Advice to her 20-year-old self
Career in three words
Where to find Kendall
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What if climbing the corporate ladder isn’t about working harder, but about learning the rules no one ever taught you? In this episode of the Career Slay Podcast, Kelly Poquiz Burke sits down with Kendall Berg, founder of That Career Coach and author of Secrets of the Career Game, to unpack the unspoken rules that shape real career growth. From sneaking into job fairs and telling a CFO his strategy was flawed (at 19), to earning five promotions in six years, turning down a C-suite role, and b...