What if the career that once gave you security has reached the end of its shelf life? In this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, host Anjel B. Hartwell with Amanda Goodwin wrap up the seven-part anniversary series wraps up the seven-part anniversary series to explore what happens when highly accomplished women know they are done with corporate life or an industry but haven't yet figured out what comes next.
They unpack how to carry forward the knowledge, relationships, and wisdom gained from a career without carrying the career itself into the next chapter.
The series ends with a message of hope and a reminder that you don't have to start over. What you already know can become the foundation for what comes next.
What You Will Learn:
- How to recognize when a career or industry has reached its shelf life.
- Why leaving an industry does not mean leaving your expertise behind.
- How to transfer knowledge, skills, and intellectual property into a new business model. Why doing the math matters when considering an exit from corporate.
- How financial clarity can help determine whether the timing is right for a transition.
- Why practical tactics alone may not be enough to build a successful consultancy.
- How the right support can shorten the path from expertise to a high-value offer.
- Why building the foundation of a business matters more than collecting disconnected tactics.
- How fear and uncertainty can keep women from following a calling.
- Why your existing wisdom can become an asset instead of something you leave behind.
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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