Building a Portfolio Career with Meaning and Income

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Christine Perfetti

Social Psychologist, Lift Up Connections

For mid-career professional creating multiple paths to work, income, and meaning

At mid career, you may be realizing that the old career questions no longer feel big enough.

Not: What job should I get next? But: What do I want my work and life to look like now and what do I want to build toward?

For many experienced professionals, the answer may not be one job.

A portfolio career combines multiple forms of work and income over time, such as consulting, fractional work, teaching, advising, entrepreneurship, and selective employment.

It can create greater flexibility and optionality while allowing you to use more of what you know and care about.

For building one, you need a clear vision for the life and work you want, an understanding of the value you can uniquely offer, and a thoughtful strategy for testing and building new income paths.

In this 4-week interactive working lab, you will begin designing that next chapter

Through a small peer council and Christine Perfetti’s Only You Framework, you will:

✨ Clarify what matters most to you now
✨ Identify your Zone of Genius, strengths, and Career Capital
✨ Create your vision for the work and life you want next
✨ Design low-risk experiments to test new possibilities
✨ Create a practical 90-Day Portfolio Career Action Plan

What you’ll learn

A 4-week working lab to help mid-career professionals build more career security, optionality, and momentum in a changing world.

Clarify your values and priorities for this season of life
Identify your Spark, strengths, and Zone of Genius
Take stock of the Career Capital you have built

Envision what you want to be true 2–3 years from now
Explore the role of work, income, flexibility, relationships, creativity, and contribution
Explore how multiple types of work could fit together rather than searching for one perfect next role

Identify 2–3 promising paths or income streams to explore
Explore consulting, fractional, advisory, teaching, or creative pathways
Evaluate each path based on income potential, energy, fit, flexibility, and meaning

Turn possibilities into small, low-risk experiments
Identify conversations, offers, projects, or opportunities you can test now
Create a realistic 90-Day Portfolio Career Action Plan

Join a thoughtful group of mid-career professionals building their own next chapters
Learn from people experimenting with different combinations of work and income
Build relationships with others who understand that the future of a career may look very different from its past

Learn directly from Christine

Christine Perfetti

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Social Psychologist · Facilitator · CEO, Lift Up Connections

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Who this course is for

Mid- to senior-level professionals who want more than just a “next job”. They want a portfolio of work that supports meaning and income.
Mid-career professionals ready to rethink how they work, earn, and grow with practical tools to explore aligned income pathways
Those seeking community and accountability while they navigate uncertainty, evaluate risk, and design an expansive future.

What's included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Christine Perfetti in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Return to recordings, materials, and frameworks whenever you need

Council peer group

Stay accountable and supported with curated peer circles

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

Your purchase is backed by the Maven Guarantee.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Oct 23—Oct 25

Oct

Session 1 - Only You: What Are You Building Toward?

Fri 10/235:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Week 2

Oct 26—Nov 1

Oct

Session 2 - Your Career Capital: What Do You Have to Build With?

Fri 10/305:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Schedule

Live sessions

2-2 hrs / week

Fri, Oct 23
5:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, Oct 30
5:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, Nov 6
6:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, Nov 13
6:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)

Projects

1-2 hrs / week

Async content

1 hr / week

Testimonials

Christine has thoughtfully crafted a program that goes beyond conventional playbooks or manuals. What I needed was a space to connect with like-minded women—where we can listen, challenge, and provide real-time feedback to each other. Together, we are all learning and growing.”
Mary Noone
Marketing Executive
I really appreciated all of the support and feedback I got from my council. It’s amazing that I ask people in every strategic conversation, what do you want to achieve?, and then can’t see it from the inside until someone else says it. Thanks for bringing us all together. What a gift!”
Stephanie Gerber Wilson
Leadership Consultant
Being part of this mastermind group, surrounded by these incredible women, has been one of the true highlights of my spring and summer. I’m deeply grateful for the guidance and support I’ve received, and I want to extend a special thanks to Christine for creating this opportunity and tirelessly working to uplift women."
Kyle Soucy
UX Research Consultant
I found this to be an incredible experience and Christine is a very gifted facilitator. If you even think this might be a good fit, I highly recommend you sign up!"
Diana DeMarco Brown
Design Executive