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You know you're meant for more. Here's how to get there.
Career strategy for rising professionals, from a former corporate HR insider who's helped hundreds of people land better jobs, negotiate bigger salaries, and build careers the system never told them were possible.
“I got a job at my top-choice company, negotiated a 30% salary increase, and found a healthy, supportive work culture with opportunity for growth!” — “My favorite part of working with Janel is her beautiful combo of woo-woo and Jersey-spice.” — “She’s not only your Career Coach, but she is a human being!” — “I now feel confident in where I want to be, something which at the time of starting with Janel felt impossible and out of reach.” — “One of the greatest skills learned from working with Janel was how to get clear with myself.”
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You're not behind. You just want more options.
You're smart, ambitious, and good at a lot of things, which is exactly why choosing the next one feels impossible. Stay or leap. One income or several. Climb the ladder or build your own. I'm building a flexible, multifaceted, rewarding career of my own, and I'm sharing the playbook as I go: how to cash in your corporate miles, become the obvious choice for the opportunities you want, and network without it feeling gross. It's built on ten years inside corporate HR at NBCUniversal, Stitch Fix, and Tinder, in the rooms where hiring, promotion, and layoff decisions get made.
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I know because I've been there.
Hi, I'm Janel.
I started my career in corporate HR because I was fascinated by a simple question: why do some talented people rise while other talented people stall? Ten years at NBCUniversal, Stitch Fix, and Tinder gave me the answer, and it had very little to do with working harder. The people who rose weren't the most qualified. They were the ones who understood how the system works.
Now I'm building a flexible, multifaceted career of my own, a few steps ahead of where you might be, and sharing the playbook as I go: every week in Going Places, in person at Future Self Night, and on stages and in workshops.
Meet Janel →Maybe You Don't Need a New Job.
Maybe you need a new definition of success. Because not every restless season calls for a dramatic resignation letter.
Sometimes the next chapter looks like:
- Redesigning your current role
- Negotiating for what you actually need
- Exploring a portfolio career
- Building multiple income streams
- Creating more flexibility
- Reconnecting with what matters
The goal isn't to escape your career. The goal is to build one that actually fits your life.
Cash in your corporate miles — Become the obvious choice — Network without the ick — Design a career with options — Cash in your corporate miles — Become the obvious choice — Network without the ick — Design a career with options
Future Self Night
A monthly in-person night for people designing what's next. A panel a few steps ahead of you, a room worth talking to, and a letter to your future self.
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Keynotes, panels, and workshops on modern careers, including non-icky networking for teams. Booked by companies, universities, and national organizations.
Bring Janel inThe frameworks work. The results are the receipts.
Clients have landed roles at their top-choice companies, negotiated salary increases of 30%, pivoted from nonprofits into venture capital, and built portfolio careers on their own terms. Pivot with Purpose, Janel's group program, generated over $200,000 in revenue through word of mouth alone, without a single paid ad.
“I now feel like I can really achieve some pretty crazy dreams if I have the process and the work behind it.”
“I now feel confident in where I want to be, something which at the time of starting with Janel felt impossible and out of reach.”
“I got a job at my top-choice company, negotiated a 30% salary increase, and found a healthy, supportive work culture with opportunity for growth!”
“One of the greatest skills learned from working with Janel was how to get clear with myself.”
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A monthly in-person night for ambitious people figuring out what's next. Honest conversation with people a few steps ahead, the questions you actually sent in, and a room full of people worth knowing.
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