Anthony was already making ~$150K as a Senior Product Manager, but felt like every “promotion path” just meant more politics and less freedom. He assumed real income jumps required a VP title or jumping into FAANG roulette. After tightening his positioning, targeting high-leverage remote orgs, and running our clean outreach + interview system, he stacked a second Senior PM role that added +$180K. Now he’s sitting around $330K total, with more autonomy and zero need to play corporate ladder games.