The Career Clarity Collective

Design the career and life you actually want.

Stop outsourcing your career decisions — and start intentionally designing the life you want to live

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As an accomplished professional, you’re always moving from one thing to the next.

Your days are full. Meetings, decisions, follow-ups, deadlines. Work spills into evenings. Life happens in the gaps.

You’re doing well by most measures. You’re competent, trusted, and relied on. People come to you because you can handle things. And yet, there’s very little time or space to step back and ask whether this is actually the direction you want to keep going in.

On paper, things look good. The feedback is positive. The progression makes logical sense. But it doesn’t land the way it used to, and the question you keep ignoring won’t go away:

Is this really how I want to spend the next 20–30 years?

Over time, something subtle starts to shift:

  • Decisions feel heavier, and you second-guess moves you once would’ve made with ease

  • Your confidence erodes in ways that don’t quite make sense given how capable you are

  • The mental energy spent questioning everything starts to creep into your health, your relationships, and your life away from work

You don’t want to blow everything up. You’ve built a life, a level of security, and a version of success that took real effort to create.

You’re not miserable. You’re just waking up to the fact that this nagging question doesn’t magically resolve itself.

If nothing changes, this is simply the life you keep choosing — year after year after year. And that’s become impossible to ignore.

The Career Clarity Collective exists for this exact moment.

The Career Clarity Collective is a structured decision-making experience for accomplished professionals who are done circling the same questions — and know they can’t keep postponing real decisions.

It’s for the moment when you’re clear that something needs to change, but also clear that thinking about it more isn’t getting you anywhere new.

Over 12 weeks, the work follows a deliberate progression.

You slow things down enough to get out of mental noise and default thinking.
You get clear on what actually matters now — not five years ago, not on paper, not according to someone else’s definition of success.
And you turn that clarity into grounded decisions and next steps you can commit to, without second-guessing yourself every step of the way.

The aim isn’t more insight for insight’s sake. It’s direction you can stand behind, decisions you trust, and a way forward that’s sustainable — professionally, personally, and over time.

This is where questioning turns into clarity. And clarity turns into a version of success you don’t have to outrun.

The Commitment & The Container

The Career Clarity Collective is a 12-week, small-group experience designed to fit into a demanding life — without becoming another thing you have to manage.

This isn’t an intensive. It’s not a full-time side project. And it’s not something you consume passively and hope something magically changes. It’s a focused container for making real decisions, with structure, support, and momentum built in.

What the commitment actually looks like:

  • Weekly live group call: ~60 minutes of guided coaching, discussion, and real-time application

  • Weekly time investment: 1–2 hours total, including the live call

  • Group size: intentionally small, designed for thoughtful engagement and real conversation

What’s included inside the container:

  • Live group coaching: A consistent weekly space to think clearly, get coached, and work through real decisions alongside peers who are taking this seriously (and yes, replays are made available afterward)

  • Short, focused modules: Bite-sized videos with tools and frameworks you can use immediately, without information overload

  • Ongoing support: Private platform for questions, sense-checking, and staying out of your own head between calls

  • Private coaching: One dedicated 1:1 session to go deeper on your specific situation and goals

  • Bonus expert guidance: Select guest sessions that expand how you think about career, visibility, energy, and decision-making; adding strategic and human context where it matters

The structure is deliberate. Each week is designed to move you forward — sharpening your thinking, clarifying what matters, and turning insight into action — without overwhelming your schedule or adding noise.

This is about making decisions while you’re supported. Not being handed a pre-defined path, and not staying stuck in analysis while time keeps passing.

Over 12 weeks, the work compounds. You don’t just think differently — you start living differently, with clearer priorities, stronger boundaries, concrete actions, and the confidence that comes from finally acting on what you know.

What This Program Requires

The Career Clarity Collective is for people who are willing to engage seriously with their decisions — not outsource them, avoid them, or endlessly analyze them.

This is a small, intentional group.

This works best if you:

  • are capable and self-aware, but no longer interested in staying busy instead of being intentional

  • can sit with uncomfortable questions without rushing to premature answers

  • are willing to slow down, think clearly, and then act

  • want structure, challenge, and perspective — not motivation or hand-holding

This will not be a good fit if you:

  • want shortcuts, guarantees, or someone to tell you what to do

  • aren’t willing to question your own patterns or follow through on agreements

  • feel you need total certainty before taking any action

  • need crisis support, therapy, or recovery rather than forward-looking coaching

It’s okay to feel unsure at the start — clarity in this program comes through action, not before it.

The Career Clarity Collective is designed for people who are open to perspective beyond their own, enjoy engaging in thoughtful conversation, and ready to take responsibility for what comes next — not for staying on the sidelines or keeping decisions theoretical.

Meet Your Coach

Hi! I’m Steph. Before coaching, I spent over a decade in senior leadership roles in global, high-pressure environments. I know what it’s like to be capable, trusted, and successful on paper, while quietly questioning whether the way you’re living and working still makes sense.

I’ve navigated multiple major career and life transitions myself — from living in four different countries to leaving corporate and building my own coaching business. I didn’t change my life by burning everything down. I did it by getting clear on what actually mattered to me, aligning my decisions with that clarity, and building from there.

Not just at work — but in how I spend my time, the relationships I invest in, the boundaries I set, and the life I choose to build.

That process isn’t one-and-done. Priorities change. Seasons shift. What matters evolves. Learning how to navigate that without losing yourself is the real work.

That’s the work I lead my clients through.

I’ll support you, challenge you, and act as your mirror — helping you make decisions you can stand behind, so you’re not just reacting to your life, but actively shaping it in a way that feels sustainable and right for you.

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Ready to Move Forward?

If this resonated, the next step is simple.

To join, you’ll begin with a short application. I review each one personally and will be in touch with next steps — whether that’s an invitation to join or a short conversation to make sure this is the right fit. Applying doesn’t lock you in, it opens the door to a discussion.

Program dates: early February through mid-May 2026
Investment: €999 / $1,150

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