For 40+ years, we've helped successful professionals explore alternate career paths so they can build a life of freedom, fulfillment, and financial opportunity.
You may never say it out loud, but you feel it.
The job is stable, the title sounds impressive, yet you're restless.
You catch yourself wondering what else is possible.
You sense there's a version of your life with more purpose, more space, more joy.
I've been there. I've had that feeling.
You are not alone.
And you don't have to figure it out alone.
The call came on a Tuesday. Or the email. Or the calendar invite with HR and a name you didn't recognize. However it arrived, the package is on the table, and you're staring at a question nobody prepared you for: what's next? The reflex is to update the resume, work the network, and land the next role that looks a lot like the last one. For some people, that's the right move. For others, the layoff is what finally gives them permission to ask a different question. Not "where do I land next," but "do I want to land in the same kind of seat at all?" The company you joined twenty years ago isn't the company that just let you go, and you've watched enough peers get the same call to know it can happen again, on someone else's timeline.
I spent 27 years in corporate food distribution at Sysco, Shamrock, and PFG before deciding I wanted to own my outcomes instead of renting them from someone else's org chart. Along the way, I built and exited a CrossFit gym, which is where I learned what ownership actually feels like. Now, as a Career Ownership Coach with The Entrepreneur's Source, I work with corporate professionals sitting where I once sat.
I'm not a recruiter, and I'm not a broker; I'm an ally. We work a structured process to get clear on your income needs, your risk tolerance, and what you want the next decade to look like. If business ownership fits, I have access to 300+ vetted concepts. If it doesn't, you walk away with more clarity than most people ever get, and you owe me nothing. My services are free to you. If the severance is fresh and the decisions are looming, let's talk before you take the first offer that comes across the table.
In business for yourself, never by yourself.
Scott
“I knew there had to be more to life than climbing someone else's ladder. Now I help others find their own path forward.”
Real professionals who took the leap. Hear their stories in their own words.
Coach introduction video
Start with a free, no-obligation conversation. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest look at where you are and what options might make sense for you.
Together, we'll evaluate opportunities that align with your lifestyle, financial goals, and the kind of work that energizes you. This isn't about selling you a specific solution—it's about helping you discover the path that's the right fit for you.
When you're ready, you'll have the clarity and support to take the next step, whatever that looks like for you. Many of our clients say the hardest part was simply starting the conversation.
Take a quick, confidential self-assessment to see if Career Ownership Coaching is the right next step for you.
Answer a few quick questions to discover whether working with a Career Ownership Coach® could help you find the clarity and direction you’re looking for.
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Every conversation is free, confidential, and zero obligation.
If any of this resonates, I'd love to talk.
