Land + Thrive (1:1)
For experienced leaders shaping what their next move should be - and seeing it through.
Land + Thrive is a 1:1 program for experienced leaders deciding their next role, scope, and direction — and stepping into it with the support to make it stick.
From forming the decision through landing the role through the first 90 days in it.
You could make another strong move tomorrow — but something in you knows that doing "more of the same, somewhere else" isn't the right use of your time or judgment anymore.
This work is for people who:
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Are weighing a logical next step against what they actually want
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Refuse to default into another predictable "next role"
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Care about the shape of the work, not just the title
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Are considering first Director/VP role, broader scope, or a shift in how their judgment is used — and want to be deliberate about how they step into it
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Have done work that should qualify them for what's next, but haven't yet translated it into language that lands at that altitude
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Have choices — and want to narrow them instead of spreading themselves thin
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Want work that fits their life AND their leadership
“After effectively ‘climbing the corporate ladder’ for the last decade, I was hitting a low point in my career - feeling stuck in my role, insecure about how I was perceived, far away from my goals, and on the verge of burning out.
Through our sessions together, Mel helped me gain clarity on what I was looking for, rediscover my super powers, and develop effective narratives showcasing these unique skills and experiences that set me apart.
This clarity and confidence enabled me to successfully negotiate multiple opportunities, eventually leading to a new role that increased my scope and doubled my team size.”
— Yvonne, Principal Product Manager
A grounded conversation to decide whether 1:1 support is the right move now.
This isn’t about fixing a broken career.
It's about updating how you decide — now that your experience, priorities, and leadership have changed.
The result: you don't step into a role that makes sense on paper but quietly misuses your judgment once you're inside it.
Land + Thrive is for leaders who are no longer optimizing for speed, prestige, or what made sense five or ten years ago — and want their next move to reflect who they are now, not just what they've proven they can do.
How Land + Thrive differs from Ready to Land
Some leaders come in clear on the role they want and ready to execute. Ready to Land (cohort) is built for that.
Land + Thrive is for the move where the decision itself needs work — where you're calibrating level, scope, and direction at the same time as you're going after it. The program is built to hold both.
How the work works
We're here to make decisions — not to admire the complexity or keep optionality artificially open.
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Narrow paths into a direction you can act on
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Make trade-offs explicit so you can choose, not defer
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Calibrate level and scope so your judgment is understood at the right altitude
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Align the move with how you want to work and live now
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Translate your experience into signal the market can't ignore
This is the work that lets you stop asking "what should I do next?" and start moving.
“Before working with Mel, I was struggling. After a layoff - my first in a 28-year career - I questioned my worth and was stuck in a cycle of self-doubt.”
Mel helped me overcome the obstacles, identify my goals, and translate my diverse skills into a compelling narrative.
The results were transformational: within a month, I secured four major opportunities, nailed several interviews, and had two offers.
Now, six weeks into my new role, I’m showing up with more confidence than I’ve felt in years."
—Shelley, Executive Business Partner
What's included
Land + Thrive supports the full arc of a meaningful career move, structured across four phases:
Phase 1 — Identity + Positioning. Reconnecting with what you want this next chapter to be. Naming what your current environment has made invisible — the things you treat as normal that are actually rare.
Phase 2 — Targeting + Strategy. Defining the role, scope, and environment you're aiming for. Building the criteria you'll evaluate every opportunity against - and shaping the brief for your resume and LinkedIn rewrite.
Phase 3 — Execution + Interview Readiness. Active search. Translating your work for external audiences. Preparing for interviews that range from structured loops to unstructured strategy conversations.
Phase 4 — Decision + Transition. Offer evaluation, negotiation, and a 90-day plan for entering the new role with intention — establishing credibility, navigating the new culture, setting precedent for how you operate.
12–15 sessions. Phase 4 begins after you've accepted an offer.
Also included
Professionally rewritten resume and LinkedIn profile
Produced by our copywriting team. 45-minute intake call, full rewrite, one round of edits, final deliverables.
Access to alumni accountability sessions
Available if you want them, though most 1:1 clients don't need them. Useful if you hit a stretch of the search where the work feels isolating.
At the end of Land + Thrive, clients:
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Are clear about how they want to operate — and in roles that let them
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Have work that aligns with the rest of their life
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Are in roles where their judgment and strengths are genuinely leveraged
You stop reopening the same career question because the work finally fits.
“I worked with Mel for a little over a year navigating a career transition after leaving Amazon after more than a decade.
Her frameworks and methodology for identifying strengths, values, work/life alignment, and new target career possibilities really made my daunting objective into tangible executable actions.
She didn’t hesitate to have hard conversations or call me out when I needed to hear certain things.
I’ve since transitioned to an entirely new city, new industry, and new gig that I am so excited for.”
— Quang, Strategic Partnerships Leader
Pricing
Land + Thrive is a highly personalized 1:1 engagement.
Land + Thrive is a 1:1 engagement. The fee is fixed at the start — it doesn't increase if the calendar length stretches.
Most engagements: $6,497 - $8,997 USD
Timeline: 6-9 months, paced to fit life and work.
The fee can be split into up to 6 payments, no extra cost.
Full refund within the first 2 sessions if it's not the right fit.
All work begins with a clarity call to confirm fit, scope, and timing.