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Enroll in the Executive Career Accelerator and Get:

  • The entire 5-module Executive Career Accelerator Course & Resources

  • A community of Authentic, Empathetic, and Audacious Executives & Aspiring Leaders

  • Acceleration Calls & Mentorship from Vertical Motion-Trained Coaches & Executive Recruiters

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You Have the Potential to Become an Executive Leader.

  • I get it. You are a star professional. You know how to do your job extremely well. You have the experience and desire to become a business leader.

    But what got you here won’t get you there.

    When I began my executive career journey probably I felt a lot like you do right now.

    I was frustrated. Sick of watching lesser-qualified people get promoted faster than me. Couldn’t get interviews, even though I was more than qualified for the roles.

    Tired of being told “You’re doing great - don’t change a thing” and seeing nothing happen in my career.

    Annoyed with the threat of layoffs being rolled out every single year to avoid pay raises.

    I was this way until I learned the right way to build your executive career.

Why I Created
The Executive Career Accelerator

I had been an executive leader for 15 years.

But In 2022, I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and given weeks to live.

Filling out a Last Will & Testament when it’s not an academic exercise crystallized in my mind how fragile life really is, and how fast it can all be gone.

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I promised myself if I beat Leukemia I would spend the rest of my life doing:

  • Something that I love.

  • Something I’m good at.

  • Something I can be paid for.

  • Something the world needs.

For me, that became teaching authentic, empathetic and audacious people how to become great leaders.

While still hooked up to a chemo pump, I started coaching friends at first, then a handful of clients. In early 2023, I rang the bell and was in complete remission And had a new direction in life and my career.

Two years later my team and I have helped hundreds of mid-career professionals become the effective leaders they knew they could become.

Nothing lights me up more than seeing good people transformed into confident, decisive, prepared leaders.

Let Me Introduce You To…

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So What’s Included?

Complete 5-Module Video Course

The exact steps to take to define who you want to be as an executive, build your executive brand, build executive presence, communication skills, AND the tools you need to tap the hidden job market to land one of the 70% of executive roles that are never posted online.

You’ll also learn how to nail the executive interview every single time, negotiate the right compensation package, and how to lock in for The First 90 Days of your new executive role.

There’s also a Vault of trainings from multiple coaches and guest speakers that covers a broad range of specific topics. We go much deeper than I do on YouTube or Instagram.

Our High-Level Private Executive Community

Connect with hundreds of AMAZING and successful executives and aspiring leaders who were right where you are when they started too. Ask any questions of the coaches or the community for immediate feedback from lots of experienced people.

This is also a fantastic way to jump-start your executive network! You should connect with as many community members as you can to build out your first and second-level connections around the world.

Multiple Acceleration Sessions (Coaching Calls) Every Week

Get coaching support in a small group setting several times a week. Our coaches can help you through every aspect of the program in these calls, including:

  • Career Roadmap

  • Executive Brand

  • Executive Skills

  • Networking

  • Thought Leadership Content

  • Interviewing

  • Compensation Negotiations

  • Entrepreneurship

  • And so much more!

We also have a weekly call on Tuesday evenings called The Executive Edge. This is a lecture-style call with guest speakers and in-depth content that’s continuously added to our vault of trainings.

Also be sure to join us during the Happy Hour networking call just before the Executive Edge!

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My Goal For You

Someone once told me something that changed my mindset forever:

“I wish for you to become a millionaire. Not for the money, but to become the version of yourself you have to be in order to earn that kind of money."

I want to help you become the most authentic, empathetic, and audacious version of yourself. That’s how you become a leader: the best executives are the best versions of themselves.

Whether you are stuck in a job you don’t love, or have lost hope of ever getting promoted, or you’re just not sure what direction to take your career anymore…all of these are challenges that can be solved with our program through mindset shifts, structured training, and positive reinforcement from both the coaches and the hundreds of other members.

We will help you become the kind of person who attracts opportunities to you, instead of randomly applying to LinkedIn job postings and getting ghosted.

My promise to you is that we will do everything to help you never have to worry about getting laid off again.

Your 5-Phase Action Plan:

 

The Whole Executive Framework™

 

This is the framework we teach all of our clients, and the framework I used to land five executive roles in my career.

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Module 1: Foundations

  • The Foundations Report™ - a comprehensive analysis of your psychometric data from multiple proprietary assessments and self-analysis tools

  • 60-minute 1:1 call with an executive coach to review your Foundations Report & plan your journey in the ECA

  • Define who you are and where you want to go

  • Understand what your life purpose is and how to align your career to it

  • Executive Career Roadmap - Where you are trying to go & how you will get there

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Module 2: Executive Upskilling

  • Develop Your Executive Presence

  • Improve Your Executive Communication

  • Enhance Your Executive Management Skills

  • Build Your Leadership Mindset

  • Learn Other Core Skills Executives (Finance, M&A, Team-Building, Strategic Planning, Time Management)

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Module 3: Brand Activation

  • Learn how to put yourself out there without feeling creepy or narcissistic

  • Define your Personal Executive Brand - what people say about you when you're not in the room

  • Create your attractive character - the 3 pillars that define who you are

  • Learn the secrets of how to use LinkedIn the RIGHT way

  • Targeted outreach to recruiters and hiring managers

  • Building a funnel of opportunities for your career

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Module 4: Interviewing & Negotiation

  • God-Mode Interviewing - how to stick the landing in every executive interview

  • Protocols & checklists for in-person and remote interviews

  • Timing multiple offers for maximum leverage

  • Negotiating a fair compensation package

  • How to resign the right way

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Module 5: The First 90 Days

  • How to prepare BEFORE your new executive role

  • What to do Day 1, Week 1, Month 1 of your new role

  • Days 1-30: Observe

  • Days 31-60: Assess

  • Days 61-90: Implement

  • Set yourself up for further growth in your career

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Bonus: Incredible Resources

  • A Vault of trainings from guest speakers that go deep into specific trainings & skills

  • Tools for managing your online presence, your brand, and your job tracking

  • Email & Direct Message scripts for outreach & follow-up

  • Resume templates, LinkedIn header templates, and much more!

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Here’s Some Math:

If you are a Manager making $120K/year…

  • Directors make on average $160-180K/year

  • In 6 months, you could increase your income by $40-60K every year, year over year

 

If you're a Director making $150K/year...

  • Vice Presidents make on average $200-300K/year

  • In 6 months, you could increase your income by $50-150K every year, year over year

Okay Tom, but does that actually happen?

See For Yourself:

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“Every month you wait you’re spending $3-5K/month on lost compensation.”

— Dan K., who doubled his income

 Frequently Asked Questions

Your Discovery Coach will answer most of your questions, but here are a few frequently asked questions that might help you prepare.

  • Short answer: About 4 hours per week.

    Long answer: We teach time, energy, and attention management skills so that you actually gain more time for yourself to focus on the right things - including sleep, family time, etc.

  • No.

    And if any coach guarantees you a job, pay level, or really anything, be very skeptical. All coaching programs require 3 elements to be successful: Structure, Discipline, and Accountability. We can provide the Structure and Accountability, but cannot make you have the discipline to show up and do the work.

    We are here to mentor and guide you on how to become the kind of person that attracts executive roles to you. But we are only coaches - we can’t do the work for you.

    Finally, this is not a placement agency - we don’t give you fish. Instead this is the place to learn how to fish for yourself.

  • Absolutely!

    We have a weekly call on entrepreneurship where we talk about how to exit the corporate world altogether and become a business leader on your own by building a consulting or coaching business.

    We have helped some of our clients replace their income from their full-time job so they could turn their part-time passion into their main career.

  • If you are laid off, you should join this program TODAY.

    We have some incredible financing options available with Affirm and Klarna, and if you don’t qualify for those we can work out some financing between us. I never want the cost of this program to be a barrier to those who need it.

    If you are in transition, you probably have a scarcity mindset and are living in anxiety and fear. We can help you shift your mindset and help you see all of the opportunities swirling around you that might be hard to see right now.

    We like to move FAST with folks in transition with the goal to get them to safety first - in other words earning enough income to cover their costs while we work long-term on your career goals.

    If you are in transition, let your Discovery coach know so they can tailor the program to your needs.