From Full-Time to Fractional: A Step-by-Step Launch Playbook for Senior Leaders

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10 Days

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Cohort-based Course

Kickstart your independent consulting practice with confidence; learn positioning, pricing, and sales fundamentals to land your first client

Previously at

Rent the Runway
The Wing
Tia
Modern Animal
Emerson Collective

Course overview

Get off the sidelines and kickstart your independent consulting practice.

Maybe you’re feeling stuck, burnt out, or not lit up by your full-time job anymore. Or, maybe you’re craving more balance, freedom, and ownership over how you spend your time. You might be realizing that your 9-5 isn’t as safe (or fulfilling) as it used to be. You’ve thought about going out on your own, but the “how” feels scary.


→ How do I position myself and standout?

→ How do I find my first clients?

→ How (and what) do I charge?

→ How do I handle taxes and health insurance?

→ How do I manage uncertainty?


Moving away from the traditional career ladder can feel risky and confusing—but it doesn’t have to be this way.


This course is designed for experienced full-time operators who are ready to explore independent consulting and don’t want to figure it out alone. I’ll walk you through the exact framework I used to launch a thriving, 6-figure fractional practice, step-by-step.


What You'll Learn

In this 2-week sprint, we’ll get you out of idea mode and into action. You’ll learn how to:

👉 Sharpen your positioning and define the unique value you can offer to clients

👉 Build your initial pipeline of projects through proven sales and relationship-building strategies

👉 Follow a step-by-step playbook—with easy-to-apply templates—to take your practice from 0 to 1

👉 Stand up light-weight systems and tools to set your business up for success

👉 Gain confidence—through hands-on workshops, coaching, and community—to actually start this next step in your career


Course Framework

This two-week sprint is jam packed with:

👉 4 Live Workshops

👉 2 Office Hours

👉 2 Projects for Feedback

👉 Async Feedback & Community Support


Why learn from me?

I've spent the past decade working inside high-growth consumer startups like Rent the Runway, The Wing, and Tia. Three years ago, I left that world behind and launched my fractional consulting practice, Next Wave Marketing. Since then, I’ve worked with 25+ mission-driven clients I love, built a 6-figure fractional practice, and designed a career that fits into my life—not the other way around.


Whether you're all-in on fractional work, in transition, or looking to diversify your income outside of your 9-5, I'm here to help you kickstart your independent journey with confidence.


So, what are you waiting for?

This way of working is powerful. Learning how to monetize your expertise and make money on your own terms gives you options. Leverage. Flexibility. Greater impact. Freedom. This path isn’t for everyone. But if you’ve been thinking about it for a while—if your gut is saying there has to be another way—I'm here to show you how.

Who this course is for

01

Full-Time Operators Looking For Greater Freedom + Impact

Learn how to monetize your expertise and diversify your income outside of your 9-5.

02

Senior Leaders (8+ Years of Experience) in Transition

Assess whether or not fractional work is the right path for your career journey.

03

New (<6 mo) to Fractional Work

Standup your practice with confidence, clarity, and proven playbooks and accelerate the learning curve.

You'll leave this course with:

A clear positioning statement and offer suite that reflects your strengths

Walk away with a focused, ownable way to describe what you do, who you help, and the unique value you bring.

  • Define your initial offerings
  • Create your initial one-pager to use in outreach and discovery calls
  • Get personalized feedback from me and your peers

Tactical networking & sales strategies to build your early pipeline and land your first projects

Learn proven, relationship-driven sales strategies to activate your network and attract your first clients—without feeling salesy.

  • Apply proven, relationship-driven outreach strategies
  • Set up your lightweight CRM
  • Start building a pipeline of warm leads and referrals

Proven techniques to scope, price & set up client engagements for success

Take the guesswork out of pricing and scoping so you feel confident putting together proposals that close.

  • Understand pricing models (hourly, retainer, project-based)
  • Define your pricing and offer strategy
  • Learn how to structure scopes that protect your time and value

Templates, tools, systems, and a clear action plan to go from 0 to 1

Leave with a step-by-step action plan and templates to launch your fractional practice, whether you're taking the leaping now or easing into it over time, including:

  • Outreach Templates
  • Discovery Call Scripts
  • Scope & Contract Templates
  • Systems Starter Kit

Personalized feedback and peer support from other operators navigating this transition

You don't have to figure this out alone. Accelerate your transition with confidence with through:

  • Personalized feedback on your positioning statement & sales plan
  • Weekly office hours for 1:1 support
  • Collaboration and connections with operators navigating similar challenges

This course includes

6 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

8 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

2 projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Jun 9—Jun 15

    🪨 Step 1 | Build Your Foundation & Sharpen Your Positioning

    • Jun

      9

      Intro to Fractional Work & Positioning Workshop

      Mon 6/97:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)
    2 more items

    📈 Step 2 | Activate Your Network & Build Your Pipeline

    • Jun

      11

      Sales 🤝 Relationship Building

      Wed 6/117:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)
    2 more items

    Jun

    13

    Optional | Office Hours Week 1

    Fri 6/134:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

Week 2

Jun 16—Jun 18

    💪 Step 3 | Scope, Price & Set Up Client Engagements for Success

    • Jun

      16

      Scoping & Pricing Workshop

      Mon 6/167:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)
    3 more items

    Jun

    17

    Optional | Office Hours Week 2

    Tue 6/174:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

    🛠️ Step 4 | Business Systems, Tools & Tech

    • Jun

      18

      From Freelancer ➡️ Business Owner

      Wed 6/187:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)
    2 more items

Bonus

    Bonus Materials

    1 item

Meet your instructor

Emily Hollender

Emily Hollender

Fractional Operator | Startup Advisor

I’m Emily—an integrated marketer, community builder, and surfer. I spent a decade working inside marketing teams at high-growth consumer startups like Rent the Runway, The Wing, and Tia.


Now, I apply my community-led growth playbooks to early-to-mid-size startups looking to sustainably grow through my consulting practice, Next Wave Marketing Partners.


I've worked with over 25 clients across the consumer startup and investing space, including Modern Animal, Emerson Collective, The Sill, GSV Ventures, StartEd, and more.

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Join an upcoming cohort

From Full-Time to Fractional: A Step-by-Step Launch Playbook for Senior Leaders

Cohort 1

$650

Dates

June 9—18, 2025

Payment Deadline

June 6, 2025
Get reimbursed

Course schedule

2-Week Sprint

  • Live Sessions – Monday & Wednesday

    12pm-1:30pm PST

    We'll come together for live, interactive workshops on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.

  • Office Hours

    Have a question or want to workshop progress? Join office hours to get hands-on, actionable feedback from me and your peers.

  • Async – Pre-Work, Post-Work & Templates

    Throughout the course, access bonus materials, pre-work, projects, and templates that you can directly apply to your business.

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

A pattern of wavy dots

Join an upcoming cohort

From Full-Time to Fractional: A Step-by-Step Launch Playbook for Senior Leaders

Cohort 1

$650

Dates

June 9—18, 2025

Payment Deadline

June 6, 2025
Get reimbursed

$650

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