What does it take to rise to the top 5% of performers in corporate America—while navigating layoffs, pivots, and the unique challenges of being a Black woman in tech?

 

In this powerful episode of Sunday SoulDay, I sit down with Katheline Jean-Pierre, a transformative tech executive, investor, and podcast host of Driving Impact: The Top 5% Method®. With two decades leading billion-dollar portfolios at Google and LinkedIn, Katheline now helps leaders and entrepreneurs future-proof their careers, build thriving side businesses, and scale with purpose.

 

We cover:

🌱 How Black women are being disproportionately impacted by layoffs—and what the future of work could look like

🌱 Building & scaling a side business to become layoff-proof

🌱 Leveraging your personal brand on LinkedIn to land deals, clients, and portfolio opportunities

🌱 The Top 5% Method®: How to accelerate your career and earn like the elite performers

🌱 Her journey through multiple pivots—from music to tech to entrepreneurship

🌱 Self-care, motherhood, and staying fueled mind, body, and soul

If you’re a professional, entrepreneur, or changemaker navigating uncertainty, this episode will show you how to root yourself, rise with clarity, and lead with impact.

 

About Katheline

Katheline Jean-Pierre is a transformative tech executive, entrepreneur, and former Silicon Valley leader who has driven billion-dollar growth at Google and LinkedIn.

She spent a decade at Google as Head of Sales, managing billion-dollar portfolios and earning the highly coveted Outstanding Manager Award, given to less than 1% of employees. She later served as Managing Director at LinkedIn, leading enterprise marketing solutions across financial services, venture, and Canadian operations

 

Today, she is the Founder and CEO of Driving Impact Ventures, where she helps high-performers and organizations scale their influence, revenue, and leadership impact using her Top 5% Method®.

 

 

She is also the host of the globally ranked podcast Driving Impact, which reached Apple’s Top 200 Business Podcasts and 100,000+ monthly downloads at its peak.

 

 

Katheline brings deep expertise in AI-driven growth strategies, executive leadership, and career acceleration — helping leaders break into the top 5% of their industries through her career accelerator programs and LinkedIn personal branding services.

 

 

Top 5% Method® Career Accelerator Coaching Program:

https://www.top5percentmethod.com/career-accelerator-coaching-program-for-tech-workers

 

 

Top 5% Method® Brand authority & Product Launch Program:

https://www.top5percentmethod.com/the-brand-authority-system

Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@Top5PercentMethod⁩  

 

 

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Hosted by:

⁠Damesha Craig⁠, Certified Career & Life Purpose Alchemist, Startup Board Advisor, Author, Founder of Leadership Garden & Talent Connect Network & Executive Contributor & Editor of The Soul Fueler Journal

 

 

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