Build confidence.
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Executive Presence
for Women of Waste (WoW!) West
A program for Women in the Waste, Recycling and Environmental Industries
The Executive Presence for Women in Waste course is a live, online cohort-based training program designed to help you develop a set of vital life skills that can lead to accelerated career advancement opportunities and increased success.
Learn to command respect, influence others, and effectively advocate for yourself and your clients all with the guidance of pioneering trainer and much sought-after coach, Judy Sims.
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Investing in your executive presence is one of the most important steps you can take to accelerate your career as a woman in a male dominated industry.
As a woman in the waste industry, you've faced unique challenges in your career.
You’ve worked hard to establish your credibility and expertise, but you may still find yourself struggling to be heard and seen as a leader.
Climbing the ladder in a male dominated industry can feel like navigating a maze. Women are every bit as committed and ambitious as men. And yet, unconscious bias, lack of representation in senior leadership, and a lack of mentoring and networking opportunities causes them to be overlooked. This leaves many women frustrated and doubting themselves.
Then someone suggests you "work on your executive presence".
Cool. What does that mean exactly?
No one can tell you.
That's because executive presence isn't a personality trait. It's the story people tell about you when you're not in the room. In industries where most of the people telling that story are men, they write women's stories with less information and more bias. Some of that is a system problem. Some of it is a pattern you can change.
You need to know which is which.
The assessment
Before the first session, you'll take the Executive Presence Assessment. Judy built it around the patterns she sees again and again in her coaching, and it asks different questions depending on the scope of your role:
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Individual contributor: you're responsible for your own work
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Manager: you lead a team
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Director: you lead people who lead people
(We ask what you actually do, not your title.)
Your results show you which of four patterns shape how people see you:
The Capable Executor
You get things done, reliably and well. So well, that everyone wants you exactly where you are.
The Invisible
Expert
You're the one who knows how everything works. The people making decisions about your career don't actually know that.
The Hopeful Waiter
You're doing the work and trusting it will be noticed. It isn't, or not the way you'd hoped.
The Well-Rounded Leader
Your skills aren't the problem. Something around you is: no sponsor, no clear path, or a culture working against you.
Then you get a workbook that speaks to your pattern at your level.
A woman who leads a team faces different problems than one who's two years into her first role. Her executive presence strategy is different too.
If your results show that imposter syndrome and perfectionism, giving and receiving feedback, or being the only woman in the room are getting in your way, you'll get a focused workbook for each of those as well.
This isn't a personality test, and we're not labeling you. We're giving you a starting point. Most women read their results and think, "Oh. That's me."
That moment of recognition is where change starts.
You'll leave this course with:
Clarity about what's actually holding you back.
Know your pattern, at your level, in plain language. No more guessing which advice applies to you.
Confidence in the face of unconscious bias.
Understand the authority gap and unconscious bias well enough to stop taking them personally, and to respond from a position of real authority.
A cohort of women who get it.
Other women in your industry who know exactly what you're dealing with. These relationships tend to last well beyond the five weeks.
The Expansive Woman Philosophy
An Expansive Woman is grounded in solid core values and purpose, yet open to new ideas, people, and situations.
She is courageous, curious, and collaborative.
She takes pride and ownership in her work and prioritizes the truth of what is happening around her over hew own personal comfort. She adapts in the face of complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity.
From here, she's able to reach new heights of growth, contribution, and career success.
Meet your instructor.
Judy Sims
Founder of The Expansive Woman Project
Coach. Trainer. Talent Accelerator.
Judy is a pioneering leadership trainer and much sought-after leadership coach.
In past lives, Judy was a corporate vice-president, a start-up CEO and a strategy consultant. Today she coaches leaders one-on-one, trains women in leadership across male-dominated industries, and in 2024 was an elite coach with Google's LEAD program.
Judy is the author of the book, The Unstuck Leader, and founder of both The Expansive Woman Project and the Center for Expansive Leadership.
Her mission is to help as many women as possible advance to senior leadership roles.
Judy's Blog
Judy's Book
More about Judy
What our alumni say about Expansive Woman Project Training:
"Judy's thoughtful process coupled with the support of the other incredible women participating in the journey helped me wade through the external noise and unhelpful distractions keeping me from pursuing my true passion. I now have the confidence and mindset necessary to create my own story and it feels incredible."
Jamie Hogue
COO, Hillcrest Energy Technologies
6-Week ExpansiveTransformation Participant
"The program created a safe and empowering environment for women to openly discuss the challenges they face. Through shared experiences, we learned from one another, promoting understanding and support. I explored the depths of my strengths, areas of growth, and values, paving the way for personal and professional alignment."
Shivani Garg
People & Culture Manager, Peak Power
Expansive Leadership Participant
"Wow! What a breath of fresh air it was collaborating with Judy and the other exceptional women each week. Judy created a safe space for us all to come, learn about ourselves, and collaborate on mutual and differing life experiences. I left the course feeling more comfortable in being my authentic self, while also being more thoughtful about giving others the space to do the same. "
Allie Turow
Paid Search Account Manager, Page Zero
6-Week ExpansiveTransformation Participant
You are welcome here!
The Expansive Woman Project welcomes all who who identify as women, regardless of sexuality, ability, race, age, ethnicity, religion, or gender listed on their driver's license.
What makes this training different.
It's Personalized.The Executive Presence Assessment and workbooks provide insights and strategies that address your patterns at your level. This isn't a one-size-fits-all experience.
It's highly interactive.
Throughout the program, participants will interact directly with course instructor, Judy Sims, as well as the other women in the cohort. They will share their thoughts and feelings, ask questions, and offer their experience as support to others.
It's designed to last.
Participants will learn a set of skills that will support them and their dreams for the rest of their lives. Never again will they hesitate to go for that promotion or to launch that ambitious project.
It's based in the real world.
As an executive coach, Judy Sims works 1:1 with leaders everyday, giving her intimate, first-hand knowledge of the challenges they face. Because of this, Judy is able to go beyond theory in her training by providing anonymized real-world examples to illustrate the training concepts. This creates a richer participant experience that deepens understanding and drives the training home.
Stop settling for less. Invest in yourself and take your career to the next level.
You're in the right place if you're...
Frustrated
with the trajectory of your career and your life and you suspect you might be getting in your own way.
Yearning
to stand up, take charge and to make your mark on the world with confidence, joy and kindness.
Ready
to commit the time, do the work and let go of patterns of belief and behavior that have been holding you back (even when it can feel deeply uncomfortable).
How we'll learn together:
It starts with you
Your assessment results shape what you focus on from week one. Your workbooks give you exercises and experiments for your specific pattern, so the time between sessions isn't spent on things that don't apply to you.
Videos, exercises and in-class discussions
Each week, you'll unlock new content as you explore what's been holding you back and discover your expansive self. In class, we'll deepen your understanding as you and your cohort members ask questions and receive coaching from your instructor.
Peer-to-peer support and collaboration
This is where the magic really happens. In session, participants learn to support and coach each other. This builds the foundation for lasting relationships with fellow expansive women.
Weekly rhythm of learning and reflection
Live sessions Thursday from 10:30am-12:00pm PT, 11:30am-1:00pm MT, 12:30pm-2:00pm CT.
In between sessions, you can watch associated videos and complete recommended workbooks.
In the weeks of modules 2 and 5, you will have optional access to a live office hours session with Judy Sims where you can ask questions and receive personalized coaching.
5 week course
Weekly beginning January 14, 2027
90 minutes per week time commitment
12 months access to content
Weekly live workshops
Thursdays from
10:30am-12:00pm PT
11:30am-1:00pm MT
12:30pm-2:00pm CT
2 live coaching office hours sessions
Course outline:
NOTE: All sessions are recorded, so you can catch up if you miss one!
Module 1: January 14, 2027
Why you're here
Learn about the nature of executive presence and its importance for women in male dominated industries. Learn about imposter syndrome, the authority gap, perfectionism, and "should values".
Module 3: January 28, 2027
Discovering your expansive self
This is a very big week! You'll explore the states of being and qualities of life and character that are most important to you. From here, you'll identify the unique set of 3 to 5 values that are core to who you are. This is the grounding that allows you to enter an expansive state.
Module 5: February 11, 2027
Keeping what you've gained
You'll build your own leadership practice from what you've learned about yourself: your early-warning signs, your route back to an expansive state, and the peers who'll keep you honest.
Module 2: January 21, 2027
What's holding you back?
Discover the limiting patterns of belief and behavior that have been reducing your executive presence and potentially holding you back. Learn what is motivating your reactions, judgements, and behaviors as well as those of others around you.
Module 4: February 4, 2027
Presence under pressure
Learn to notice when you start to contract, ground yourself in your values, and speak from agency instead of defence. We'll cover giving and receiving feedback, and setting boundaries without apologizing for them. You'll leave with your opening words written down and a commitment to have the conversation before the final session.
Bonus Material
Opening to possibility
Discover your purpose, mission and vision for your life. Take what you've learned so far, overcome your internal resistance and create your BIG PLAN.
What previous participants are saying:
"Very empowering! Provided me with the tools, courage, and confidence to support the next stage of my career."
"I feel less alone in how I have felt at work and the experiences I've had. I feel different now in how I approach my job. I am grateful for the opportunity."
"I really liked the interactiveness of the program and enjoyed meeting other women in my industry."
"An eye-opener in my self-awareness."
"The program is life changing. Thank you so much! I feel so empowered and energized."
"Judy's methods of explaining concepts and helping us work through our experiences is wonderful. Highly recommend taking this course!."
"Very interactive, personable, with a lot of real life examples. It's nice to have an open group of like minded individuals who can be honest and open. This has allowed me to to look deep inside myself - who I am, and who I want to be. Oh, and Judy ROCKS!"
Sound good?
Pricing
Executive Presence for
Women of Waste West
Regular price: $1,295
WoW West Member Price:
$225 + applicable tax
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Take the Executive Presence Assessment and receive your personalized workbooks
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Gain access to 5 live online learning sessions
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Unlock access to the engaging videos, reading and workbooks of this career-changing program
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Gain access to live office hours where you will have the opportunity to receive live coaching with Judy Sims
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Connect with like-minded women and become a part of the expansive woman community
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Keep access to all content for 1 full year
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Build the confidence and clarity you need to succeed on your terms
It's all yours for the taking!