July 17, 2025
How the Thrive Beyond Survival V.I.P. Framework™ Creates the Shift from Stuck to Thriving


“You’ve checked every box. Degrees. Promotions. Leadership roles. Yet… you still feel stuck, silenced, and stretched too thin.”
If that hits close to home, you’re not alone.
For far too many high-achieving Black women executives, the climb to the top came at a cost…
…emotional, mental, and sometimes even physical. You’ve mastered the hustle, but where is the harmony?
This is where executive coaching steps in. Not as another to-do, but as a transformational space to realign with your power, voice, and vision.
The Reality for Black Women Executives Seeking Executive Coaching
In boardrooms and leadership meetings, Black women are often:
- Overlooked for promotions despite qualifications.
- Tokenized, carrying the invisible burden of representation.
- Under-supported, with little mentorship or advocacy at the top.
- Under constant pressure to outperform and prove their value.
This persistent pressure can lead to decision fatigue, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and burnout. Even while others see you as “having it all together.” Executive coaching offers a powerful alternative.
Why Executive Coaching Works So Well for Black Women Execs
Executive coaching is not therapy. It is a forward-focused, strategic partnership. But when it’s done right, especially for Black women, it becomes something more:
A mirror to see yourself with clarity.
A megaphone to amplify your voice and values.
A strategy to align who you are with what you do; without code-switching, shrinking, or sacrificing.
And it works because it’s grounded in what matters most: you.
The 8 Universal Management Competencies. And How Executive Coaching Strengthens Them
Whether you’re a VP, COO, or Director leading large teams, these 8 competencies define impactful leadership. Through coaching, you sharpen each one intentionally:
1. Communication
- Coaching enhances how you process information in high-stakes situations.
- You learn to communicate effectively without minimizing yourself.
- You become a leader who listens deeply, even when the room gets loud.
2. Leadership
- You learn how to instill trust authentically, not performatively.
- You provide direction aligned with purpose, not people-pleasing.
- You master the art of delegating responsibility to reclaim your time and power.
3. Adaptability
- Coaching builds your ability to adjust to new circumstances without compromising your values.
- You start to think creatively about navigating complex environments with strategy, not stress.
4. Relationships
- You cultivate relationships that are mutually nourishing, not extractive.
- Coaching helps you facilitate team success while protecting your energy.
5. Task Management
- You learn how to work efficiently without overfunctioning for others.
- You start working competently and with intention, not from urgency or fear.


6. Production
- Coaching helps you take action even when the path ahead feels uncertain.
- You begin to achieve results with more clarity and less burnout.
7. Development of Others
- You shift into a leader who cultivates individual talents across your team.
- You motivate others successfully, not by overgiving, but by modeling boundaries.
8. Personal Development
- You renew your commitment to yourself, not just to your job title.
Now imagine building those skills while also healing from trauma, redefining success, and creating boundaries that protect your peace.
That’s what I guide my clients to do inside my Thrive Beyond Survival V.I.P. Framework™ for executive coaching.
Why My Clients Need More Than Just Strategy in Executive Coaching
You don’t need another productivity system or LinkedIn-worthy title.
What you need is a pathway to power that centers your peace.
That’s where my signature coaching method, the Thrive Beyond Survival V.I.P. Framework™ begins.
This isn’t just a framework. It’s a step-by-step liberation strategy for the Black woman executive who is brilliant, tired, and ready to reclaim her voice, value, and vision. Without shrinking, overworking, or self-sacrificing.
The Thrive Beyond Survival V.I.P. Framework™ Executive Coaching
A 15-Step Journey from Burnout to Boundaries, From Survival to Thriving
Here’s the transformation your coaching journey follows:
Phase 1: Empower Your Inner Authority
Step 1 – Empower Your Inner Authority
You begin executive coaching by reclaiming control of your life. You stop outsourcing decisions to fear, people-pleasing, or outdated rules.
Phase 2: Align Your Career & Life
Step 2 – Align Your Career & Life
We re-center your personal values to create a career that complements your lifestyle, not competes with it.
Phase 3: Sustain & Elevate Your Worth
Step 3 – Sustain and Elevate Your Worth
You learn to define your value beyond job titles, roles, or recognition. Your worth is not up for negotiation.
Phase 4: Rediscover Your Value
Step 4 – Value (V)
You reconnect with what makes you brilliant. Your talents, lived experiences, and hard-won skills.
Step 5 – Interpret (I)
We make meaning of that brilliance. What does it say about the impact you’re meant to make?
Step 6 – Position for Prosperity (P)
You claim aligned leadership roles that honor your voice, values, and salary expectations.
Phase 5: Mindset & Inner Mastery
Step 7 – Clarify the Voice Within
We quiet the external noise and reconnect to your inner compass, the wisdom you’ve silenced to fit in.
Step 8 – Disarm the Inner Critic
You release perfectionism and shame, replacing them with curiosity and compassion.
Step 9 – Build Self-Trust Muscles
You learn to trust your choices, not second-guess or over-research them.


Phase 6: Redefining Leadership
Step 10 – Define Leadership Values
You shape leadership on your terms, grounded in equity, integrity, and legacy. Not hustle or approval.
Step 11 – Redesign Success Metrics
We toss outdated definitions of success and co-create new ones based on peace, power, and purpose.
Step 12 – Design for Work-Life Harmony
You design a life that doesn’t make you choose between your ambition and your joy.
Phase 7: Visibility & Boundaries
Step 13 – Articulate Your Unique Value
With clarity and confidence, you now speak your value. Unapologetically and powerfully.
Step 14 – Package Your Power
We position your voice, visibility, and executive presence to match your new vision.
Step 15 – Protect the Bag & Boundaries
You create emotional and energetic boundaries that preserve your growth, rest, and generational wealth.
The Real Outcome: Leadership on Your Terms
This is more than coaching.
It’s a movement back to yourself.
✨ You’ll stop asking for permission.
✨ You’ll stop trying to “prove” your worth.
✨ You’ll lead without abandoning your peace.
You weren’t meant to survive leadership.
You were meant to thrive in it.
Ready to Thrive, Not Just Survive?
If you’re a high-achieving Black woman executive ready to lead with clarity, confidence, and calm…
Let’s talk.
Book your V.I.P. Executive Roadmap Session today, and take the first step to creating leadership on your own terms.
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Let’s Build Together
This isn’t about fitting into leadership.
It’s about redefining it. On your terms, with your brilliance, and in your voice.
Your legacy is waiting. Let’s begin.
Frequently Ask Questions
- Q1 What makes executive coaching different from therapy
Executive coaching is future-focused and action-oriented. While therapy often explores emotional healing from past experiences, coaching helps you set goals, make decisions, and elevate your leadership from a place of clarity and confidence. With the Thrive Beyond Survival V.I.P. Framework™, we address mindset, strategy, and legacy all within the context of your career and life goals. - Q2 Why is coaching especially important for Black women executives
Black women leaders often face unique challenges: microaggressions, isolation, code-switching, and the pressure to outperform. Executive coaching offers a culturally aware space where you can unpack those burdens, clarify your value, and lead without sacrificing your peace, power, or authenticity. - Q3 What results can I expect from the Thrive Beyond Survival V.I.P. Framework™
Clients experience increased clarity, confidence in decision-making, stronger boundaries, and a more authentic leadership presence. Many redefine success, pursue aligned leadership roles, reclaim their time, and build legacies. All while sustaining emotional and financial peace. - Q4 How do I know if I’m ready for executive coaching
If you’re feeling unfulfilled despite your success, questioning your next move, or tired of performing instead of leading authentically…you’re ready. Coaching is for those who are done surviving and ready to thrive in leadership and life. - Q5 How is this framework different from other leadership programs
Most leadership programs focus only on skills. The Thrive Beyond Survival V.I.P. Framework™ blends mindset transformation, identity reclamation, and strategy. It’s built specifically for high-achieving Black women leaders who want to lead boldly without burning out or betraying themselves. - Q6 What’s the first step if I want to start the coaching process
The first step is to schedule a V.I.P. Executive Roadmap Session. This 1-on-1 session is designed to uncover the root of what’s keeping you stuck, clarify what you truly want, and outline your personalized path forward. You’ll walk away with insight, strategy, and next-step clarity. Whether you choose to move forward with coaching or not.
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I’m a certified executive coach and an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) for Twanna Carter Professional & Personal Coaching, LLC. I flubbed my first career transition from the military so badly, it took me the next 10+ years to build my confidence and recover. I know what it feels like to struggle with imposter syndrome and uncertainty about my leadership skills in the workplace. It’s why I am dedicated to empowering Black women. Helping them navigate career challenges and uncertainty by providing them with the tools and strategies they need to be successful. Schedule a V.I.P. Roadmap session today.
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