You're Still Employed. But the Clock Is Ticking
You know the date. Maybe it's a redundancy timeline, a restructure, a planned retirement or simply a decision you've made. You're leaving corporate... and you're smart enough to know that waiting until you've left to figure out what's next is a mistake.
The executives who build the strongest portfolio careers are the ones who start before they leave. Not after.
You Have a Window. Use It.
Right now, you still have a salary, a title, a professional identity and - crucially - a safety net. That’s the perfect moment to start positioning yourself for what comes next, because once you’re out, the psychological pressure intensifies. The savings start running down. The confidence dips. The temptation to take another full-time role “just to be safe” kicks in.
If you use this window well, you’ll leave corporate with a positioned profile, an understanding of the SME market, a pipeline of targets and - ideally - conversations already underway.
If you waste it, you’ll join the ranks of experienced executives spending their first six months out of corporate wondering what happened.
Preparation That Creates Momentum
The smartest thing you can do right now isn't to wait... it's to prepare. The executives who transition most successfully don't figure things out after they leave. They put five things in place while they're still employed:
Clarity on the opportunity
Quiet positioning
A roadmap
Confidence
Timing
Your Route In
If you have a leave date, Life After Corporate is the ideal starting point. It’s a self-paced digital course you can work through in your own time, while you’re still employed. It’ll give you clarity on whether a portfolio career is right for you and what the path looks like.
When you’re ready to accelerate, the FastTrack Workshop gives you the complete roadmap in a single day. And if you want to hit the ground running the moment you leave, the Accelerator starts your implementation while you’re still in role.
THE STARTING POINT
£99
Self-paced. Work through it while you're still employed.
- Discover whether a portfolio career is right for you
- Understand the SME landscape and where you fit
- Complete your personalised readiness assessment
- Five focused video modules covering the transition
- Lifetime access - go at your own pace
- Start preparing without anyone knowing
THE FAST START
From £299
One day. The complete roadmap.
- Full-day workshop (virtual or in-person London)
- Complete A-Z portfolio career blueprint
- Positioning, targeting, outreach and conversion
- Live panel with Accelerator members
- FastTrack handbook with templates and frameworks
- Direct Q&A with Adrian throughout the day
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Fee credited against Accelerator if you join within 14 days
Want to explore first?
Download the free playbook to understand how the SME NED market works and what a portfolio career could look like for you.
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