Prepare Your Career For Disruption
Alison Gretz, ACC
Fmr VP of UX, Thomson Reuters.
Nicole Johnson
Fmr Head of UX, Amazon.
Most people prepare for disruption six months too late.
1.2 million US workers were laid off last year. A quarter of them were still searching six months later. And AI isn't slowing the pace of change — it's accelerating which roles disappear, what the remaining ones require, and who gets to keep them.
The professionals who come through this intact aren't the ones who move fastest after a layoff. They're the ones who were already prepared. Who knew their financial floor. Who had already named what wasn't working. Who understood who they were outside of the role that just ended.
This is a three-week intensive to do that work before you need it — while you still have the luxury of time and choice.
What you’ll learn
Reclaim your agency, make career decisions with confidence, and have the backup plan for the runway you need to figure things out.
Map your real monthly costs — including the identity expenses most people forget — using our guided private worksheet.
Model three financial scenarios: survive a gap, breathe easy, or take your time.
Leave with a live Freedom Number you can use to decide what to tolerate, negotiate, or walk away from.
Complete an Energy Audit to map where you're giving and getting — and spot where the math stopped working.
Use the Mind the Gap framework to name what's actually wrong — not just feel it.
Leave with language for what's off, which is the prerequisite to deciding what to do about it.
Use the Win-Win framework to map what you have, what they need, and where your leverage actually is.
Draft one real conversation or ask you've been avoiding — and stress-test it before you have it.
Learn to tell a genuine win-win from a costly compromise — a pattern high-performers often can't see.
Use the Career Compass workbook to map what work has been doing for your identity — and what you want instead.
Work through the Beyond the Title framework to separate who you are from what you produce.
Leave with a personal clarity statement: a true north that holds regardless of what happens at work.
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Who this course is for
The Layoff Forecaster: "I don’t know I’m getting laid off, but I suspect it's coming or feel I should prepare."
The Stay-and-Shift Builder: “I’m not trying to quit. I’m trying to make this sustainable.”
The Disrupted-Path Rebuilder: “I need confidence in what’s next — even if the career I signed up for has changed.”
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Alison Gretz, ACC & Nicole Johnson in a real-time, interactive format.
1x1 Executive Coaching Session
Get customized support and guidance from your choice of certified coach.
Access to experts
Vetted professionals answer your HR, Financial and Legal questions.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable, learn from others and know that you are not alone.
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Course syllabus
6 live sessions • 4 lessons • 3 projects
Week 1
Sep
15
Workshop 1: Your Freedom Number
Tue 9/154:30 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)Sep
17
Expert Q&A: Financial Planning Office Hours
Thu 9/175:00 PM—5:45 PM (UTC)Optional
Know Your Ground
Week 2
Sep
22
Workshop 2: Mind the Gap
Tue 9/224:30 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)Sep
24
Expert Q&A: Employment Rights Office Hours
Thu 9/246:00 PM—6:45 PM (UTC)
Stand Your Ground
Schedule
Live sessions
2-3 hrs / week
One 90m recorded Workshop, one 45m optional and recorded expert Q+A
Tue, Sep 15
4:30 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Thu, Sep 17
5:00 PM—5:45 PM (UTC)
Tue, Sep 22
4:30 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Async Projects
1-3 hrs / week
Choose your own adventure and go deeper with video-guided exercises on your Career Skills Map, Energy Audit and Win-win Where You Are modules.
Next Step Resources
1 hr / week
Access our curated list of resources from books, websites, and our expert network.
Get the clarity & support you deserve
Your Freedom Number. A named Gap. One specific next move — whether that's a conversation to have, a boundary to set, a search to start, or a timeline to build. Direct access to financial and employment experts with your real questions answered. And a private coaching session that's actually about you.
This is not for you if...
This isn't for you if you're looking for a job board, interview coaching, or someone to tell you it'll all work out
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