Get Started Consulting
Clarity Conversation
Private strategic evaluation | $2500 Investment
For accomplished women at a corporate inflection point.
You have arrived at Wickedly Smart Women® at a point of professional transition.
The Get Started Consulting Clarity Conversation is a private, paid consultation designed for accomplished women discerning what comes next after corporate leadership — and whether consulting is the right structure for that next chapter.
This is not an introductory call.
It is a focused, high-level conversation designed to determine strategic alignment and next-step clarity.
You are not here for motivation.
You are here because something is shifting.
The real questions are:
The Get Started Consulting Clarity Conversation exists to examine those questions deliberately and professionally.
The Get Started Consulting Clarity Conversation is a private, paid consultation designed for accomplished women discerning what comes next after corporate leadership — and whether consulting is the right structure for that next chapter.
This is not an introductory call.
It is a focused, high-level conversation designed to determine strategic alignment and next-step clarity.
You are not here for motivation.
You are here because something is shifting.
The real questions are:
- Is it time to orchestrate your exit — or begin preparing for it?
- Does building a consulting business make strategic sense now?
- If so, how do you pursue it without compromising income, authority, or positioning?
The Get Started Consulting Clarity Conversation exists to examine those questions deliberately and professionally.
What Comes After Corporate
This is a strategic evaluation of two decisions happening at once:
These decisions should not be improvised.
- Exit Strategy
Whether and how to transition out of corporate — immediately, gradually, or in phases — without destabilizing your financial or professional standing. - Consulting Viability
Whether building a high-value consulting business is strategically appropriate for you now, and what that would realistically require.
These decisions should not be improvised.
What This Conversation Is Designed To Do
This conversation is for you if:
- You are in, or approaching, a late-stage corporate role.
- You sense your tenure is closing — or you are actively planning an exit.
- You are considering consulting or advisory work.
- You want to evaluate both exit and startup decisions together, not separately.
- You value precision over experimentation.
Who This Is For
During this private Clarity Conversation, we will:
- Clarify where you are in your corporate lifecycle.
- Evaluate timing and exit orchestration considerations.
- Examine whether consulting is strategically viable at your level.
- Explore what kind of consulting model could realistically support your authority and income expectations.
- Identify risks that could undermine positioning, pricing, or transition timing.
- Determine whether the Smart Start Consultancy Blueprint & Build Experience™ is the appropriate next engagement — or whether another course of action is indicated.
What We Will Examine Together
The Smart Start Consultancy Blueprint & Build Experience™
The Smart Start Consultancy Blueprint & Build Experience™ is a structured, multi-phase engagement for accomplished women transitioning from corporate leadership into independent consulting authority.
It is designed to:
This is not a course, content access or an open-enrollment program.
Entry into Smart Start occurs only after completion of the Get Started Consulting Clarity Conversation and mutual determination of fit.
It is designed to:
- Establish strategic sequencing for exit and launch
- Architect your consulting business before public positioning
- Define your authority, model, and client structure deliberately
- Design and build the framework for your first high-value offer so it is market-ready
This is not a course, content access or an open-enrollment program.
Entry into Smart Start occurs only after completion of the Get Started Consulting Clarity Conversation and mutual determination of fit.
When alignment is established and you move forward into the Smart Start Consultancy Blueprint & Build Experience™, the investment is fully credited toward that engagement.
This conversation is decision-focused and strategic, designed to assess fit on both sides.
This conversation is not:
Because you are at an inflection point, this conversation prevents two common errors:
The purpose is clarity before commitment — and intelligent sequencing of what comes next.
This conversation is decision-focused and strategic, designed to assess fit on both sides.
This conversation is not:
- A coaching session
- A brainstorming call
- A free advisory consult
Because you are at an inflection point, this conversation prevents two common errors:
- Exiting prematurely without a viable second act
- Delaying action when conditions are already aligned
The purpose is clarity before commitment — and intelligent sequencing of what comes next.
This is a $2,500 paid evaluation.
Engagement Terms
Wickedly Smart Women® supports accomplished women at the point where corporate leadership no longer represents their final chapter.
The brand is built around one core premise:
Professional exits and second-act consulting businesses should be designed deliberately — not improvised.
Through strategic evaluation and structured engagement, we support women in translating decades of corporate authority into independent consulting leadership without diluting positioning, income, or influence.
The brand is built around one core premise:
Professional exits and second-act consulting businesses should be designed deliberately — not improvised.
Through strategic evaluation and structured engagement, we support women in translating decades of corporate authority into independent consulting leadership without diluting positioning, income, or influence.
About Wickedly Smart Women®
Anjel B. Hartwell is an internationally recognized business advisor, media host, author, and strategic thought leader with more than four decades of experience across diverse industries.
Her work spans business strategy, consulting architecture, leadership evolution, and the translation of accumulated expertise into independent authority.
While her broader body of work extends well beyond corporate transition, she is particularly known for her ability to help accomplished professionals evaluate pivotal inflection points with clarity and precision — especially when considering whether and how to convert corporate experience into high-value consulting leadership.
Her work spans business strategy, consulting architecture, leadership evolution, and the translation of accumulated expertise into independent authority.
While her broader body of work extends well beyond corporate transition, she is particularly known for her ability to help accomplished professionals evaluate pivotal inflection points with clarity and precision — especially when considering whether and how to convert corporate experience into high-value consulting leadership.
