Step #2: Check Out What Clients Are Saying
Your call is booked. Here's what's about to happen.
A quick hello from Elysia — and what to expect when you join the call.
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People who were exactly where you are.
What's Actually Going On With Your Search
Two short videos — one for each of the two situations we see most often. The one that fits your situation explains what's specifically filtering you out, and what changes things.
"I've sent over 100 applications. I have nothing to show for it."
You've blamed the market. Your industry. Your age. Bad luck. Almost none of that is what's actually happening. We've watched hundreds of senior searches now — and most senior people stuck in long ones can't see which of the 5 patterns is theirs. This video walks through all five so you can name yours by the end. It's almost never what you think.
"I've decided I'm leaving. I just can't have my current company find out yet."
The decision's already made — the role doesn't fit, the comp is capped, restructuring is coming, or something at work changed and staying another year isn't an option anymore. The question now isn't whether to move. It's how to move while you're still in the seat, still cashing the paycheck, and still showing up to Monday meetings like nothing's wrong. Open-to-work is off the table. This video walks through how senior people run a real, confidential search — and how to do it in the runway you have.
What You're Walking Into
Your consultant comes in having read your application — so they already know your situation. This is what they'll spend the 45 minutes on.
What's actually filtering you out (15 min)
The specific reasons your search isn't producing what it should — what's getting in the way, where the breakdowns are, why the things you've tried haven't moved the needle. By the end of this part you'll understand more about what's wrong than you've pieced together in months on your own.
What you'd actually do about it (20 min)
Once we know what's wrong, your consultant maps the path — which channels make sense for your industry and level, what your timeline realistically looks like, what would have to change for the search to start producing real conversations. Specific to your situation. Not generic playbooks.
What happens next (10 min)
If working together makes sense for both sides, your consultant walks you through how that looks. If it doesn't, they'll tell you what to do instead. Either way, you leave with a clearer read on your search than you've had in months — and a plan you can actually execute on.
Recent Interviews & Offers Our Clients Received
This is what happens when real people see your name instead of an algorithm filtering your resume.
The Things You're Probably Wondering
Most senior people who book this call have the same questions running through their head before they show up. Here's the honest answer to each.
"Am I too old for this to work?"
Half of every prospect we talk to asks this — directly or quietly. The honest answer: age isn't the problem. Positioning is. The senior people getting filtered out aren't getting filtered for being 50 or 55 or 60. They're getting filtered because their resume, LinkedIn, and outreach are still optimized for a market that stopped existing three years ago. We've placed people at every age from 38 to 67. The pattern doesn't change.
"Will my employer find out I'm looking?"
If you're employed, your search stays private. We work with people in this exact situation constantly — directors and VPs who can't risk their current role knowing they're exploring. Nothing leaves our team. Your consultant won't ask you to update your LinkedIn headline to "Open to Work." We won't surface your name anywhere public. The entire methodology is built around outreach you control, not job board signals your boss can see.
"How do I explain this to my spouse?"
Most senior people who book this call haven't talked it through at home yet — and the conversation feels awkward because the cost of staying stuck is invisible, while a real decision feels concrete and immediate. The honest framing for that conversation: every month a senior search isn't producing is a month of unrealized income you're not getting back. Most stuck searches run six months to a year. Whatever you'd invest in changing that is a fraction of what another quarter of "figuring it out alone" actually costs.
And if it helps — bring them on the call. A lot of our clients show up with their spouse on Zoom. It removes the awkward "let me think about it and talk to my wife" moment and lets you both hear the same information at the same time. Just mention it when you join.
"Is my situation actually a fit for this?"
The call is the answer. If we can't help you, we'll tell you on the call — and we'll tell you what to do instead. We don't take on senior professionals where the math doesn't work. The 45 minutes you're about to spend with us is partly diagnosis, partly path-mapping, and partly an honest assessment of fit. You leave with a clear answer either way.
Need a hand or have a question before the call? Reply to your confirmation email — your consultant will get back to you directly.