My public vindication triggered an unexpected professional explosion. Within 72 hours of the gala, my business phone wouldn’t stop ringing. Three Fortune 500 CEOs reached out personally.
“Anyone who can maintain that composure while being publicly attacked has the leadership we need,” one said, offering a $3 million consulting project.
Harvard Business School called.
“We’d like you to speak at our Women in Leadership Summit. Your story of overcoming workplace and family discrimination while building an empire is exactly what our students need to hear.”
A major publisher offered a seven-figure book deal.
Breaking Corporate Ceilings: A Guide to Claiming Your Worth would chronicle my journey from being dismissed as “just a secretary” to commanding $15,000-per-day consulting fees.
Forbes featured me in their “Women to Watch” issue. The article opened, “While her mother-in-law called her ‘nobody,’ Josephine Drexler was quietly revolutionizing digital transformation strategies for Fortune 500 companies.”
My new rate structure reflected my true value: $15,000 per day, with a three-month minimum commitment. No one balked. If anything, the high price point attracted more serious clients.
