I left a Senior Corporate Role for Fractional Work. Here is what I wish I'd known

Описание: The fractional executive model is growing at 14% annually and has doubled from 60,000 to 120,000 practitioners in just two years. But most of the content out there tells you why to go fractional. Almost nobody tells you how to actually make the transition safely.

This video is the roadmap I wish I’d had when I left my role as Global Head of Talent Acquisition at a multi billion dollar hedge fund. I didn’t have a neat plan. I left and figured it out. It is working, but there were some terrifying moments along the way.

I break the transition into five clear phases:
Phase 1: The Shadow Build (Months 1-6): How to build your network, create content, and have strategic conversations while you’re still employed, without breaching your contract or telegraphing your plans.

Phase 2: The Financial Fortress (Months 3-9): The exact calculation for your financial runway, why 9-12 months is the magic number, how to set a “red line” safety threshold, and the boring but essential admin to sort before you leave.

Phase 3: Pricing & Packaging (Months 6-12): Why dividing your salary by hours is the most expensive mistake you can make, the retainer vs day rate debate, and a three tier model for structuring your offer.

Phase 4: The Identity Shift: The hardest part nobody warns you about, redefining who you are when your job title disappears, dealing with loneliness, and building a new scorecard for success.

Phase 5: The Launch Window (Months 12–24): A go/no-go checklist, how to time and execute your resignation, and activating the network you’ve been warming up.

Plus: what to do in your first 90 days out, and what I’d tell my past self if I could go back.

Whether you’re a CFO, CMO, CTO, Head of Talent, or any senior executive considering the move to a portfolio career, this is the video to watch before you hand in your notice.

Podcast: Adapted Ambitions (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast..., career reinvention for professionals over 40

Practice: Inference Talent Advisory, fractional talent leadership, executive search and career strategy for quantitative finance and AI