Client Success Story: Laura

Laura* spent over a decade building her career at multiple major organizations, rising into senior leadership roles and delivering real business impact. Then she made the important and difficult decision to stepped away to raise her children.

When she came to me, her kids were in school and she was ready to re-enter the workforce. But she had a major concern in the back of her mind. Would the time away hold her back? Would she need to take a step down just to get back in?

Absolutely not!

We took a very different approach.

We did not treat her like someone trying to “get back in.” We positioned her as the senior leader she already was.

We rebuilt her full portfolio including her resume, LinkedIn, and cover letters to clearly show her scope, impact, and leadership level. We created a targeted networking strategy so she was having the right conversations with the right people. We prepared her for interviews so she could confidently speak to her experience and own her story.

But the biggest shift was her mindset.

She stopped seeing her career break as a setback and started seeing it as just one part of her story. She stopped thinking she needed to settle and started expecting more.

And that changed everything.

Laura landed a more senior role than she held before stepping away, with a base salary of $150,000+.

We also negotiated a $9,000 sign-on bonus and 5 additional PTO days, which was incredibly important to her as a mom returning to work.

She did not just re-enter the workforce. She leveled up. And now she has a world of opportunity in front of her.

*Name changed for confidentiality