Permission Granted™

Working hard was supposed to be enough. It isn’t.

Build the five career skills that make your value easier to see, your voice easier to hear, and your next move easier to make.

A live, practical program for capable professional women who are done waiting to feel more confident, more ready, or more certain before they move forward.

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Sandy presenting the Permission Granted career development program

Hi, I’m Sandy. I created Permission Granted to help capable women stop waiting to feel ready—and start intentionally moving forward.

Permission Granted is a five-week live career development program that teaches professional women the practical skills to become more visible, communicate with confidence, protect their priorities, and intentionally move their careers forward.

39%

of women report being interrupted or spoken over more than others at work.

Source: McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org, Women in the Workplace 2024

You're not imagining it. Visibility—not capability—is often the missing piece.

Most career programs focus on confidence first. Permission Granted teaches the practical skills that make your value easier to recognize.

If You’ve Ever Thought...

Watched someone less qualified get promoted and wondered why?

Left a meeting wishing you’d spoken up? You had good ideas!

Been told you’re doing a great job, but nothing changes?

Wondered why your hard work isn’t translating into opportunities?

Felt like you’re capable of more but can’t quite break through?

If you nodded at even one, Permission Granted was built for you.

A Different Approach

I used to believe confidence came first.

That once a woman felt more confident, she'd speak up, set the boundary, share the win, ask for the opportunity, and make the move.

But confidence isn't the starting point. It's what grows after you act.

Permission Granted doesn't ask you to become a different person. It helps you practice the specific behaviors that make your value visible, strengthen your voice, protect your priorities, and create evidence you can trust yourself.

Built on 30+ years of leadership development, executive coaching, hiring, and career strategy.

Sandy Stricker, creator of Permission Granted

The Permission Granted™ Framework

Five skills. One career transformation.

Inside the Program

You will not just learn this. You will practice it.

Each week combines live teaching, guided practice, real-world application, reflection, and coaching—so what you learn becomes something you can actually use.

By the end of the program, you will not simply understand why you have been holding back. You will have the language, tools, and experience to own your value, speak with greater clarity, protect your priorities, make your work more visible, and move your career forward intentionally.

Click any skill below to see what you’ll learn, what will be different, and what you’ll walk away with.

01 Own Your Value Trade self-doubt for evidence—and put your impact into words.

What Will Be Different

You will be able to name what you do well, explain why it matters, and talk about your contributions without minimizing them or waiting for someone else to validate them.

You’ll Learn & Practice

Recognizing the difference between self-doubt and reality, identifying your strengths, connecting them to impact, tracking your accomplishments, and turning your value into language you can say out loud.

You’ll Leave With

A Personal Value Statement
An Accomplishments Inventory for tracking the wins you want to capture
A Brag Book for turning those wins into language you can articulate to others
A Strength Profile
An Evidence Tracker

Put It Into Practice

Introduce yourself using your value statement.

02 Find Your Voice Speak up in the meetings and conversations that matter.

What Will Be Different

You will spend less time replaying the conversation afterward and more time saying what you mean while the opportunity is still in the room.

You’ll Learn & Practice

Recognizing why you stay quiet, cutting minimizing language, communicating with clarity, handling interruptions, contributing in real time, and making direct asks without over-explaining.

You’ll Leave With

The Point-First Meeting Framework
A Minimizing-Language Checklist
A Meeting Prep Worksheet
An Ask Script and Template

Put It Into Practice

Speak first in one meeting.

03 Protect Your Priorities Name the invisible work—and set boundaries without guilt.

What Will Be Different

You will stop treating every request as equally urgent. You will have language for saying no, resetting expectations, and protecting your time without over-explaining or carrying the guilt afterward.

You’ll Learn & Practice

Identifying invisible work, understanding the true cost of every yes, setting healthy boundaries, preparing for conflict, and deciding what deserves your time and energy.

You’ll Leave With

An Invisible Work Audit
A Boundary-Setting Script Bank
A Difficult Conversation Prep Template
A Priority and Energy Matrix

Put It Into Practice

Say no to one request that does not support your priorities.

04 Increase Your Visibility Make your value easier for the right people to recognize.

What Will Be Different

You will stop hoping your work speaks for itself. You will know how to communicate your impact, shape your professional reputation, and help the right people understand what you contribute.

You’ll Learn & Practice

Closing the visibility gap, building an intentional personal brand, sharing wins strategically, communicating with senior leaders, and developing relationships with mentors, sponsors, and decision-makers.

You’ll Leave With

A Personal Brand Statement
A Sharing-Wins Update Script
An Executive Presence Self-Assessment
A Sponsor and Mentor Map

Put It Into Practice

Share one accomplishment with someone who needs to know about it.

05 Move Forward Turn what you’ve learned into a concrete plan for what comes next.

What Will Be Different

You will leave knowing what you want next, what action to take first, and how to keep moving—even when confidence, certainty, or perfect timing has not arrived.

You’ll Learn & Practice

Separating fear from facts, clarifying your career direction, identifying your values and career anchors, building sustainable habits, preparing for setbacks, and having the career conversation you have been postponing.

You’ll Leave With

A Career Anchors and Values Worksheet
A 90-Day Action Plan
An Accountability Tracker
A Negotiation Prep Script

Put It Into Practice

Schedule one meaningful career conversation.

Five weeks. Five skills. A lifetime of showing up for the career you were meant to have.

What's Included

5 Live Group Coaching Sessions
1 Private 1:1 Coaching Session
Comprehensive Workbook
Scripts, Templates & Worksheets
Private Cohort Community
Lifetime Access & Recordings

Permission Granted workbook, conversation scripts, visibility tracker, worksheets, exercises, templates, and checklists

Six months will pass either way.

If nothing changes...

You're still doing excellent work too few people notice.
You're still replaying the meeting after it ends.
You're still saying yes when you want to say no.
You're still watching opportunities go to someone else.

Six months from now...

You speak up with more clarity and less hesitation.
People recognize your value and seek out your expertise.
You protect your priorities without carrying the guilt.
You know what's next, and you're moving toward it.

The Meaning Behind the Name

Why It’s Called Permission Granted

For a lot of women, the biggest obstacle isn’t ability. It’s permission.

Permission to

speak first.
ask the question.
share the accomplishment.
set the boundary.
apply for the role.
stop apologizing.
take up space.
speak first.

The truth is...

No one is coming to hand you that permission.

That’s why this program is called Permission Granted.

Not because I’m giving you permission.

Because I’m reminding you that it was never mine to give.

You don’t need your boss’s permission to speak up.

You don’t need your coworkers’ permission to advocate for yourself.

You don’t need your family’s permission to pursue something bigger.

And you certainly don’t need to wait until you feel confident enough to begin.

The permission you’ve been waiting for... was never someone else’s to give.

So consider this your reminder.

Permission Granted.

The Next Cohort

Permission Granted™

Founding Cohort

Five live weeks of teaching, coaching, practice, and peer support— intentionally designed as a small-group experience.

Program Begins

Tuesday,
September 15, 2026

10:00 AM Central Time

Five live weekly sessions

Cohort Size

Limited to 10 women

Small enough for coaching.

Large enough for meaningful conversation, connection, and community.

Enrollment Closes

Tuesday,
September 8, 2026

Or sooner if all 10 seats are filled.

Once the cohort is full, enrollment will close.

Why only ten participants? I intentionally keep each cohort small so every woman receives personalized coaching, individual feedback, and meaningful opportunities to practice during the live sessions.

Reserve Your Spot

Enrollment closes September 8—or when all ten seats are filled.

Permission Granted™ Founding Cohort

Ready to put this into practice?

$497

Founding Cohort Investment

Founding Cohort pricing is available for a limited time. Future cohorts will be $997.

or

Two equal payments over two months

Everything you need to keep moving forward

Five weeks of live teaching, coaching, and peer support
One private 1:1 coaching session
Comprehensive workbook and guided exercises
Scripts, templates, and practical tools
Private cohort community
Lifetime access to program materials and recordings

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30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee

Attend the first session and put the program into practice. If you’re not completely satisfied, request a full refund within 30 days of enrollment.

Still Weighing the Investment?

Is this only for women whose goal is a promotion?

No.

Promotion may be one outcome, but it's not the goal.

Permission Granted is for women who want to become more visible, communicate with greater confidence, protect their priorities, and make intentional career decisions—whether that leads to a promotion, a better role, stronger influence, or simply greater fulfillment in the work they already do.

But if I want one, will this program guarantee me a promotion?

No one program or person can guarantee a promotion. What this program will do is teach you the skills to own your value and share it with others.

I'm not a manager. Will this still be valuable?

Absolutely. If you’re not leading others yet, you’re still leading yourself. This program will help you communicate with more confidence, be more visible, and enjoy your career again.

Where will I find the time?

The truth of the matter is, you will never FIND the time. But you will learn to MAKE the time. This program is about giving yourself permission. Permission to set boundaries. Permission to put yourself first. And permission to believe that you deserve it.

What happens if I miss a session?

I recommend attending the sessions live whenever possible. There's a lot of content that you can get by listening to their recordings, but the real value is in being able to bounce ideas off of other women in the cohort. However, I understand life happens, and every session will be recorded and uploaded to a secure membership site within 24 hours of each session.

How does the guarantee work?

Attend the first session and put the skills into practice. If you're not completely satisfied, let me know within 14 days of enrollment, and I'll refund your investment.

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And compensation is only one possible return. Greater visibility may also lead to better assignments, stronger influence, more meaningful opportunities, and greater choice in what comes next.