Layoff To Launch
A structured advisory engagement for recently displaced executives who are done reacting and ready to build their next chapter on purpose.
Capable people are dangerous to themselves. They can make almost anything work. That is not the same as finding what fits.
You have spent years developing your expertise, leading teams, and delivering real results. None of that disappeared when the job did.
What disappeared was the external context that made your expertise legible, to you and to the people around you. That is the disorientation most executives do not name.
Most executives in transition move too fast because the financial pressure is real. That speed is the enemy of the decision you actually need to make. And moving in the wrong direction for six months does not just cost time.
Research on executive career transition consistently estimates the cost of a wrong direction move at $50,000 or more, when you account for lost opportunity, misdirected energy, and the time to correct course.
Layoff to Launch is the structured reset that makes everything after it faster, clearer, and more intentional.
Not ready for the full engagement? Start with one focused hour. The Executive Transition Evaluation is $500, credited in full toward any advisory engagement.
What Clients Say
"The process itself was very raw and deeply reflective. That self-discovery has become a practical framework I now use to evaluate new opportunities."
Allan Litchfield, CEO, Litchfield Images
“Very incisive and almost eerily knowing of exactly what you're going through and cutting through the B.S. to coach you through the unknown. I am now so much more clear on what I want and how to get there."
Robin Niemeyer, Learning and Leadership Development Manager, Proofpoint
"At a time where I was really unsure which direction to take next professionally, Elizabeth's expert guidance helped me narrow down my thoughts and feel confident in the choices I made. My next career step will be a successful one."
Julia Cherepakho, Sr. Global Account Manager, Lenovo
What the Work Delivers
Over the course of this engagement you will work through five stages: who you are, what you will and will not do, whether you are wired for ownership or for excellence inside a structure someone else built, which direction fits your life, and how to build toward it in a way that is sustainable.
You will complete a 29-page playbook as you go. You will leave with a completed Operating Framework and a 90-Day Roadmap. You will leave with a clear direction you chose on purpose.
A decision you made on purpose is the only one worth building on.
How The Process Unfolds
Session 1: Identity Discover who you are when the title no longer defines you. Surface the skills, instincts, and expertise that were always yours and never belonged to the company.
Session 2: Values Name the non-negotiables that will drive every decision you make from here. Not aspirational values. The ones that cost you sleep when they are violated.
Session 3: Alignment High-performing executives rarely lack options. This session cuts through the noise to identify which direction is the right one for you, not the most obvious one, not the safest one, the one that actually fits.
Session 4: Opportunity Generate and map every direction worth considering. Nothing gets evaluated yet. This is the session where you give yourself permission to explore without editing.
Session 5: Testing Run your top ideas through a five-year lens and a runway reality check. Find out which directions produce energy and which ones produce obligation.
Session 6: Vision and Mission Build the foundation that will guide every decision in the business you choose. These are not marketing copy. They are navigation tools.
Session 7: Motion Translate your direction into a 90-Day Roadmap built around the life you actually have. The calendar goes in first. The business fills the space that remains.
A Note on These Engagements
I have watched the volume of high-level corporate displacement accelerate this year. Experienced, capable executives being separated from organizations they built careers inside, and then facing a market that has changed significantly in the time since they last navigated it.
I built this work for exactly this moment. And I made a decision to open a small number of advisory engagements at a lower investment for the executives who are navigating this right now.
These are not a reduced version of the work. The engagement is identical. The access to Elizabeth is identical. The deliverables are identical. What is different is the investment, and the reason the investment is different is because this times we are in and the options available are different.
Limited Access Engagements
5 engagements total | 1 currently active | 4 remaining
Limited access rate: $5,000 Standard rate: $6,500
When these engagements are filled, these will revert the standard rate only.
The Engagement Formats
The engagement delivers the same outcome in three formats. Choose the one that fits where you are right now.
Layoff to Launch: Limited Access Rate $5,000standard rate $6,500 - Seven (7) weekly live 1:1 sessions | The full engagement at a sustainable pace. Best for clients who want time between sessions to work through the material before the next session builds on it.
Layoff to Launch Accelerated: $7,000 - Five (5) weekly live 1:1 sessions plus one follow-up session two weeks after completion. For clients who are ready to move and want to compress the timeline without compressing the work. The follow-up session is built in because moving fast requires a check-in once you have had time to apply what you built.
Layoff to Launch: Immersive Priced individually based on engagementTwo days of intensive on-site 1:1 engagement, at your location or in Puerto Rico For the executive who wants to go deep and move fast without the weekly schedule. Two full days of focused work that takes you through the entire playbook to expedite your timeline. Contact Elizabeth directly to explore this format.
A Note on Consulting and Fractional Work
Many executives in transition assume the natural next step is consulting or fractional work. For some, it is. But the market for both has changed significantly.
AI is reshaping the consulting and fractional executive market faster than most people realize. Work that was straightforward to land two years ago is harder now. The executives doing well in that space have something distinct to offer and a clear sense of who they serve. That clarity is exactly what this program builds.
Whether you are building a business, moving into consulting, returning to a corporate role, or still deciding, Layoff to Launch gives you the foundation to make that choice from a position of clarity rather than financial pressure.
The Work Guarantee
I ask for a commitment from the people I work with. It is only fair to offer one in return.
I’ve been using this framework in various forms for years and watched incredible results unfold. I know you will only realize this at the end of your experience and I want to remove some of your concerns.
The first two sessions are where we establish your foundation. If after these two sessions you are not satisfied with this process or feel this is not working for you, you are free to go and I will return your investment. No lengthy explanation required.
While I cannot guarantee is your direction, that is yours to find and yours to build. I can guarantee is that if you do the work, what you leave with will be worth every dollar and every hour you put in.
-Elizabeth
Is This Right For You?
A few questions that come up, answered directly.
What if I cannot afford it right now?
This is a common question. The answer depends on what not investing actually costs you.
An executive who moves in the wrong direction for six months, whether it’s the wrong consulting niche, or the wrong next role or the wrong business idea typically spends far more than the cost of this engagement. There is both time and money spent that puts you further away from your goal. This opportunity exists to make that mistake less likely.
If you are reading this during the window when Limited Advisory Engagements are available, the limited access rate of $5,000 is the lowest this work will be offered. When those engagements are filled, the standard rate is the only option. If $5,000 is still a real constraint right now, the Executive Transition Evaluation is $500 and gives you a concrete starting point. That $500 applies in full toward any advisory engagement if you choose to continue.
What if I already know what I want to do?
That confidence is worth testing before you build on it.
Most executives who come into this work believe they know their direction. What the engagement surfaces is whether that direction actually fits their life, their values, and the market reality they will be building inside. Sometimes the direction holds. Sometimes it shifts. Either way, the clarity and confidence you leave with is earned and tested rather than assumed.
What about consulting or fractional executive work?
Both are viable paths for some executives. Both are also harder to land today than they were two years ago.
AI has compressed the market for consulting and fractional work significantly. Executives doing well in that space have something distinct to offer and know their value proposition precisely. This advisory work builds that foundation. If consulting or fractional work is your direction, this program makes you sharper going in.
How much time does this require?
The Standard program is one 1:1 session per week over 8 weeks, plus your own workbook time between sessions. Most clients set aside 2 to 3 hours per week total. The Accelerated format is more compressed. The Immersive is two full days.
The time you spend here is not time away from your search or your business. It is the work that makes everything else you do after it more direct.
What is the Work Guarantee?
If after the first two sessions you are not satisfied with your progress, Elizabeth will refund your investment in full. No lengthy explanation required. The guarantee is there because Elizabeth believes in this work and she stands behind it 100%.
Ready to Build Your Next Chapter?
All work begins with a conversation. Reach out directly and tell me briefly where you are. I will respond personally.
Elizabeth works with a small number of clients in this advisory work at any given time. If the timing is right, do not wait.
Apply for Layoff To Launch
This is not an intake form. It is the first step in a real conversation.
Tell me briefly where you are. I review every submission personally and respond within 48 hours.