What Comes After Corporate? Part 1 - Timing: The Clock is Ticking
What if the next chapter of your career isn’t another executive position, but something you build for yourself? In this special seventh anniversary episode of Wickedly Smart Women, host Anjel B. Hartwell welcomes Amanda Goodwin, the newest member of the Wickedly Smart Women team and Director of Engagement and Strategic Partnerships.
After serving as CEO of a technology startup, Amanda realized she had spent decades progressing from one leadership role to another without ever intentionally mapping out what would come next. Her initial answer to the question was simple: rest.
This is Part 1 of a special seven-part series celebrating seven years of Wickedly Smart Women and exploring the often-overlooked bridge between corporate leadership and consultancy.
What You Will Learn:
- Why successful corporate careers do not automatically create a clear path for what comes next.
- How rest can create the space needed for creativity, clarity, and the next stage of growth.
- Why timing matters when considering a move from corporate leadership into consulting.
- How decades of professional experience can become valuable intellectual property.
- Why your expertise can be applied across multiple industries and sectors.
- How to begin recognizing the systems, processes, and knowledge you have already built.
- Why creating your own path can give you greater agency over your time and career.
- How a consultancy can provide freedom while still allowing you to serve organizations and causes you care about.
- Why having human support can make navigating a major career transition more intentional.
- How building a consultancy can allow high-achieving women to create new possibilities for their expertise, income, and impact.
If this episode has you thinking about leaving corporate to start a consultancy, begin here.
Assess the timing signals and readiness factors that may indicate it is time to begin planning your transition.
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