Private Client Home

“Its the not the destination, it's the journey.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Your personal brand shouldn’t be left to others’ interpretation.

Your personal brand needs to be built, managed, and protected like any other strategic asset.

That’s why I created this Private Client Home page; to give us a place to more actively think about and manage your future.

Returning Clients

So much of my work with clients has become less about “returning” and more about “continuing.” Reinforce your immediate needs and long-term commitments to your career, whether we’ve just wrapped your project, or we’ve worked together for 20+ years.

“This update is like working with an old friend. You know me. You help people regain their mojo. You reflect back to us who we are. On top of it, because of what you do, and who you work with, you have this holistic view of it all. ”

— Big Pharma Digital Marketing Operations Director

- Job Search Strategy (e.g., develop a networking strategy, navigate job boards, customize documents to live job postings)
- Technical Assistance or Optimization (e.g., job submissions, LinkedIn “Skills” optimization, cover letters)
- Document Customization & ATS Submission Support (e.g., customize your résumé or cover letter to a specific job description)
Here are some examples:
- You're referred to someone and need to develop a strategy (e.g., tone, pre-meeting questions, expectations, follow-ups and thanks yous, next steps)
- A recruiter contacted you and you're not sure what to do next
- An odd inbound query came in and you don't know whether you should ignore it or respond to it
- You suddenly have a promotion offer
- Your dream job came along and you need to *calm down* and think rationally
- You need to identify your "Top 10 contacts" about your stealth job search intentions, and then develop a contact strategy for each
The in-depth work we did during your project doesn't have to stop at my delivery of your master documents, and it doesn’t need to stay behind the scenes.
Stick to your career goals and represent yourself better on the job with me as a thought partner, sounding board, skeptic, and champion invested in your success.
Book a Career Cultivation Subscription
Here are a few ways I routinely help clients:
Behind the scenes:
- Become board ready
- Keep your written materials and brand up to date
- Cultivate long-term career goals (e.g., promotions)
- Pressure test career ideas
- Strategize new career directions
On-the-job:
- Prepare for annual reviews
- Raise your visibility as a thought leader (e.g., article writing, public speaking)
- Prepare pitch decks
Got a super-quick question and need a quick answer? Schedule a 15-minute “Burst” session.
Example needs:
- interview prep
- networking strategies
- recruiter responses
- salary / compensation
- presentation talking points
If you’ve been away for some time and need to refresh your story, get the ball rolling with a single session
- Document Update (30 min) (Résumé, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Document Update (60 min) (Résumé, LinkedIn, etc.)
Additional time will be scheduled and billed as you go.
Be sure I have the latest versions of your master documents in advance of our first meeting; otherwise, I'll pull your most recent archived master file.
Sometimes long-time clients want to do more than just a résumé or LinkedIn update.
They want to set everything aside and reverse engineer, again, where they'll go next.
That often looks like a full-blown package or program, but for returning clients, we already have loads of repurposable brand elements and content.
If that's you, we'll still take the same sequenced approach we did during your first round of work, but we'll be salvaging what we can from our past work.
Book six hours of work with a Back-to-Basics Reset Package
SPECIAL NOTES:
If you'd like to do a JDA before we meet, go back to your files from our first engagement OR email me to get a fresh version of the JDA.
BILLING NOTES:
This package enables package pricing and calendar prioritization.
Unused time can be banked for later use, or used for other types of coaching (e.g., job search support, interview prep).
Overtime is available. It’s impossible to know for sure how long an engagement will take when we really start digging.

Active Clients

Let’s talk about the challenges leaders face when it comes to designing and cultivating their own careers.

These are the concepts and ideas that I’ve advised private clients on and aggregated over the years. Sharing them here optimizes our project time together.

Rethinking the Basics

You’ve evolved since your first job. The world has changed, too. These articles bring my clients up to speed, illuminate potential blind spots, and help them gain greater control of the uncontrollable.

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