Career transition coaching for accomplished professionals.
This Chapter is Over. What's Next?
You've built a successful career or business. Respected in your field. You've been the one with all the answers for years.
So why does the next chapter look like a total blur?
I know exactly why. I've been there.
You've reached the summit of professional success. But you're not enjoying the view.
You lived for your work. It gave you security and identity. It also cost you almost everything else.
The trade-off used to make sense. Lately, it doesn't.
What started as a suspicion has grown into a pit in your stomach. It feels inevitable. You can't keep doing this, but walking away is terrifying.
Maybe you sold the business. Maybe you burned out. Maybe the decision was made for you.
Either way, the future — and how to get there — is unclear.
In the quiet of the night, the same questions surface:
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Who am I without this role?
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Where do I go from here?
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What's next?
It might feel like you're at a career crossroads.
You're actually at an identity crossroads.
Whatever ended the last chapter has reordered your priorities. It's changed you. Or maybe it's brought you back.
"Who am I now?" is the question to ask first.
Skip it, and you'll recreate the same intensity somewhere else.
Answer it, and you'll have a clear picture of what you want, the confidence to do what's right for you, and the conviction to bet on yourself.
That's where the Wayfinding Program begins.
The Wayfinding Program
The first step towards the change you want to make.
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Focus on now, not on dissecting the past.
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Identify what's strong instead of what's wrong.
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Shift away from regret and toward belief.
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Discover who you are today and what you need tomorrow.
Find clarity and courage in eight weeks.
Eight sessions, weekly, blending curated exercises with private coaching.
(Need a faster or slower pace? We can discuss what works best for you.)
Phase 1: Build Your Power Profile (Sessions 1–4) Capture what matters most in your career and life, and what you will and won't accept going forward. You'll leave with your Power Profile — a one-page picture of your strengths, your priorities, and the value you bring anywhere. It's a mirror of the self you've lost sight of.
Phase 2: Explore Your Options (Sessions 5–8) Put your Power Profile to work. Separate realistic possibilities from pipe dreams, test more than one direction — a new role, a new venture, or a better way of working on the path you're already on — and get mentally, emotionally, and practically ready to make the change.
Investment: $3,500 + applicable taxes.
Most clients start here. But if your situation calls for something customized, I'm happy to talk through what that could look like.
Meet Lauren
I spent a decade in executive search, where I got very good at answering other people's strategic and tactical career questions. By all accounts, I was successful. I just didn't feel that way. I was exhausted and stressed. I was afraid of staying in the same role for the next 30 years — and, paradoxically, afraid of doing something else.
When my father died, just shy of 60. It planted questions that changed everything:
Was I living life fully? Was I living for what mattered most?
It took seven months, two coaches, and a deep dive into positive psychology, but the breakthrough came when I realized that who I am and what I do had tangled into a knot I couldn't untie alone.
I didn't need to start over. I needed to understand who I'd become.
In 18 years across executive search and coaching, I've worked with 350+ professionals at career crossroads — 150+ of them as coaching clients through the Wayfinding Program, helping them discover who they've become and what to do next.
Clients often describe the same thing, in different words: I don't tell you what to do. I pair real structure with real attunement, so the clarity we build together outlasts our time working together.
If any of this sounds familiar, let's talk.
Credentials: Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation · Applied Positive Psychology Practitioner and Applied Positive Psychology Coach, The Flourishing Centre
In My Clients' Words
Lauren helped clarify what was important to me. She helped provide an actual method to think about these issues — to quantify and objectively evaluate different ideas.— Neal Winokur, sold his accounting firm
By the time I found Lauren, I was cresting in the middle of my career, burnt out after nearly seven years in politics. I knew how to run, but not how to pause. She met me exactly where I was — exhausted and disoriented"— Bud Sambisivan
What started as a career transition discussion quickly morphed into building a sustainable and joyful life. Lauren helped me get clear on what I love about my work. — Justine Janssen
I was in the process of putting my identity back together, and she was like a mirror, reflecting back to me all the good parts of myself that I couldn't see anymore." — AJ Tibando
Talking with Lauren has given me more clarity and direction in just a few months than I've had on my own trying to figure this out over 10 years.— Jennette Vasiljevic
I was stuck in “thought paralysis” before our work together. I learned that with clarity and a bit of reassurance, you can make a change that helps you find joy in your job. The career doesn’t have to be something you just do - you can love it too if you work on the conditions that make you happy. — Stewart McKendry
Additional client reflections can be found here.
FAQs
Some knots you can't untie alone.
If you're done letting work define you and ready to build a life that actually feels good, let's talk.
Complete the form below. I'll be in touch within 1–2 business days to set
up a complimentary 30-minute call. No pressure. No pitch. Just a
conversation about what’s holding you back.
If it feels like a fit for both of us, we'll talk next steps.
