Negotiation Coaching for Women in Leadership
Ask Boldly. Lead Powerfully.
Strategic negotiation coaching for women in leadership is built to close pay gaps, elevate confidence, and reclaim the seat you’ve already earned.
You’ve done the work. You’ve led the teams. You’ve delivered results. But when it comes time to ask for the raise, the role, or the recognition, something holds you back.
If you’re a woman in leadership who’s tired of under-asking, over-delivering, or being told to “just be grateful,” Dr. Kerstin Brehm offers negotiation coaching designed to help you advocate, not apologise.
It’s not just about getting more. It’s about owning your value out loud, on paper, and in the room.
The Global Reality: The Pay Gap Isn’t a Myth
- Women in leadership earn 16–23% less than men in equivalent roles, depending on the region (World Economic Forum, 2025).
- In performance reviews, women are praised for collaboration, men for results.
- In salary negotiations, men ask for 20–30% more and receive it more often.
The message? Women still carry the emotional labour of staying likeable, even when fighting for what they’ve earned. You’re not wrong for wanting more. You’re just done whispering it.
Why Women Struggle to Negotiate | Even in Senior Roles
- Fear of being seen as difficult or demanding
- Lack of exposure to strategic negotiation tools
- Unconscious bias in how women are perceived when self-advocating
- Social conditioning to “not rock the boat”
- Internalised belief that over-preparation will speak for itself (it won’t)
Why Work With Dr. Brehm?
Before becoming a negotiation coach, I was a senior cardiac surgeon and never once negotiated my salary. Why? “I assumed the tariff was fixed. It wasn’t. Years later, I realised I’d left over $500,000 on the table simply because I didn’t know I could ask.”
It wasn’t until my pivot into Big 4 consulting that I saw the reality: male colleagues in the same surgical roles had entirely different contracts. Later, as a Director at Deloitte and Managing Director of an international company, I sat on the other side, fielding salary negotiations from employees who did ask.
Today, I help women step into that same clarity and confidence, no more assumptions, no more under-asking.
What You’ll Learn Inside The Negotiation Lab
The Negotiation Lab is a private coaching container built to transform how women negotiate across their careers, from salary reviews to boardroom decisions.
You’ll learn to:
What You’ll Learn Inside The Negotiation Lab
Identify and dismantle personal negotiation blockers
Build a data-backed, emotionally intelligent ask
Shift your tone from hoping to earn it → knowing you've earned it
Respond to objections without shrinking
Leverage silence, timing, and powerful language
Rehearse real-world negotiations in live 1:1 simulations
Develop an internal narrative that supports the external one
This isn’t theory. This is tactical, tested, and transformational.
Who This Is For
- Women preparing for performance reviews, contract renewals, or interviews
- Senior execs aiming for board positions or salary restructuring
- Female founders pitching investors or negotiating equity
- Women re-entering the workforce post-career pause
Anyone who’s ever said, “I should’ve asked for more.”
Real-World Use Cases
- Salary renegotiations
- Equity share discussions
- Promotion conversations
- Client contract rates
- Panel selection + speaking fee negotiations
- Internal conflict resolution
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Ready to Step into Power?
There’s no perfect time. Just a powerful decision. If your career is no longer working for you, let’s build one that does.
TURN POTENTIAL INTO PERFORMANCE
You don’t have to raise your voice to raise your value, you just need the right strategy.
