Level 1: The Individual Contributor (Income ceiling: $75-100K)
- Does all work personally - Valued for task execution - Time = Money equation - Growth limited by hoursLevel 2: The Coordinator (Income range: $90-120K)
- Manages specific projects - Delegates some tasks - Still heavily involved in execution - Beginning to multiply impactLevel 3: The Orchestrator (Income range: $120-180K)
- Designs systems others execute - Focuses on strategy and optimization - Manages through metrics - Impact multiplied 5-10xLevel 4: The Strategic Leader (Income range: $180K+)
- Sets vision and direction - Builds leaders who build systems - Works on the business, not in it - Impact multiplied 50x+Natalie was stuck at Level 1. Marcus had climbed to Level 3.