The Career Control Starter Lab
Timing Matters.
Most people think leaving corporate life is a leap of faith. We treat it as a strategic pivot. A tested roadmap and intentional timing can set you up for the ultimate control and autonomy over your career and your time.
Are you ready to make the change?
Learn how to convert your corporate success into professional freedom.
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Fern Partners helps mid-career financial professionals move from W-2 employment to high-end independent consulting without risking their income, their reputation, or their sanity.
INTRODUCING
The Career Control Starter Lab
The Starter Lab is designed for corporate employees in the early stages of a career pivot. You have valuable experience and want to take control of your workday, but need a plan.
This course covers Stage 1 of the Career Control Framework, before you incur business costs and take legal steps. It gives you a chance to pressure test your readiness and determine your ideal timing for a career pivot without the full commitment of the Career Control Framework.
The Starter Lab can help you:
- Build a clear vision of your career as a self-employed, in demand consultant with control of your day
- Get a strong start on your business plan
- Confidently assess your personal readiness & ideal timing to make the strategic career pivot to independent consultant
- Make a plan to exit the corporate world from a position of career strength, maintaining your network and your success
- Have the independent career you’ve always dreamed of
Ready to Design Your Next Chapter?
Don't wait for a reorg or burnout to make the decision for you.
Build your independence while you have the leverage.
SEE WHAT'S INCLUDEDWhat's Included in the Starter Lab?
MODULE 1
Welcome
- Get to know Fern Partners
- Understand what to expect in the course
- Take a baseline readiness assessment
- Understand your career values and motivating factors
MODULE 2
Vision & Planning
- Define your specialty or niche
- Build your service catalog
- Understand your clients and market
- Start your business plan
MODULE 3
Considerations & Timing
- Explore the self-employed mindset
- Assess your financial position
- Determine the ideal timing to launch your new business
- Examine gradual independence alternatives
MODULE 4
What's Next
- Take an updated readiness assessment
- Explore options for keeping your momentum
- Identify tactical next steps on your journey to independent consultant
Ready to Take Control of Your Career?
Enroll in one of our courses or book a consultation.
Starter Lab
$97
Self-Paced, Stage 1 Only
Designed for those in the early stages of a career pivot, this course covers Stage 1 of the Career Control Framework, before you incur business costs and take legal steps
Full Framework
$497
Self-Paced, Stages 1-6
The complete framework and roadmap you need to make a strategic career pivot from W2 employee to independent, self-employed consultant.
1:1 Consultation
$350
Live, Personalized Planning
1:1 consultation for a more personalized discussion about your business. Set up a 60-minute introductory session and learn more about coaching packages.