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February 20, 2026 | 10:00-11:30am ET
How to Leverage Carer Capital into Founder Ownership—in 12 Months
Design a category-of-one business that reflects your genius—and make a smart, strategic shift from salaried employee to leveraged founder.
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THIS EVENT BEGINS IN
Reclaim 30–50% of your workday (in weeks, not years)
Build a premium service business grounded in your genius—on a $30K+/month trajectory
Create a risk-managed exit plan that makes corporate optional
Step into a business and life you fully own—rich in money, meaning, and freedom
This isn’t a
Get-Rich Pitch.
It’s a live, curated workshop designed for senior professionals who are ready to take ownership — and want a clear, risk-managed path forward. It’s high-trust because we go deep — fast.
No fluff. No passive content.
Just real, strategic clarity tailored to where you are right now.
But you’ll get the method, mindset, and momentum to start building one — around your genius, while still in corporate, without blowing up your life.
You’ll learn how to design a premium coaching or consulting business that reflects your strengths, aligns with your values, and supports the life you actually want.
The $30K/month model is real.
But more importantly — so is reclaiming your time, your peace, and your energy.This is the starting point.
This is the starting point.
This is Corporate Graduation™.
What You’ll Learn How To Do Inside
This isn’t a passive webinar. It’s a working session designed to help you start moving toward your Corporate Graduation, with clarity, tools, and momentum.
1. Identify Your Genius
Learn the process for uncovering your unique value, the foundation for a business that actually fits you.
2. Reclaim 40% of Your Week
See how to restructure your current life to reclaim 40% of your time and energy every week — without quitting or ghosting your job.
3. Design a Business That Fits Your Life
Explore the blueprint for a premium, $30K/month service business — one you’ll be proud to lead.
4. Begin Building with Confidence
Understand how to validate your ideas and test your offer — without getting stuck in overthinking or imposter syndrome.
5. Build the Founder & CEO Skillset
See what it takes to develop the mindset, emotional tools, and habits of a modern business owner.
6. Embrace Strategic Risk-Taking
Learn how to make smart moves that protect you today — while unlocking the kind of upside that can change everything.
This Isn’t Just About
Making Money.
You’re not just leaving something, you’re stepping into ownership.
If this were just about money, you’d be knee-deep in real estate deals or franchise playbooks by now.
Maybe you even tried the "passive" income route, and realized it didn’t light you up, or it didn't work for you.
Because deep down, you know it’s not just about cash flow. You want a life that actually feels like it's yours.
You want:
Control over your time and energy
Peace in your household
Work that feels powerful, personal, and aligned
A business you can be proud of
Presence with your family, not just performance at your job
This is not a bolt-on income stream.
This is a new identity. A new trajectory.
Who is this for?
This Lab is built for senior corporate professionals, high performers who’ve only ever known corporate life… but are starting to feel real pressure to make a move.
Maybe it’s internal — a restless knowing that you’re meant for more.
Maybe it’s external — like a recent layoff or a looming restructure.
Either way, something’s telling you: it’s time.
You’ll see yourself in one of these:
Maxed out in corporate
You’re successful on paper but feel like you’ve outgrown the game. You want space, clarity, and a smarter plan forward.
Laid off (in between roles)
You’re rethinking everything, and asking if it’s finally time to build something of your own.
Recently taken the leap — but it’s messy
You’ve started a business but feel scattered, uncertain, or unclear on how to make it work.
BOTTOM LINE: No entrepreneurial experience required — just a 100% commitment to building your next chapter.
HOW WE DO IT
The Corporate Graduation™ Method
You’ll learn the exact method we’ve used with dozens of clients, the proven 3-phase framework:
1
Reclaim your time, energy, and attention so you can finally focus on building what’s next.
2
Anchor into the identity and mindset of the person who’s already living the life you want — and begin becoming them now.
3
Design a service business around your unique strengths and story — then learn how to bring it to life with confidence and clarity.
Trusted by Leaders At:
REAL PEOPLE. REAL SHIFTS.
What Clients Say
"There are limitations within the corporate construct. And I would prefer to work without limitations."
"I never questioned the default path — until I stepped into a room of people who had. That’s when I stopped asking for permission and started making moves."
"This mentally prepared me for life beyond corporate. And built the business that supports my new life."
"After 30 years, I just resigned from corporate life. This gave me the perspective to treat it as a natural graduation."
"It's is not just a career shift — it's a full life-changing mindset shift that will trickle down into all parts of your life."
"There are limitations within the corporate construct. And I would prefer to work without limitations."
Kristin Sargent
CEO, Tech Startup Advisory Firm
"I never questioned the default path — until I stepped into a room of people who had. That’s when I stopped asking for permission and started making moves."
Chris Thompson
Impact Investor &
CEO of Career Free Agency
"This mentally prepared me for life beyond corporate. And built the business that supports my new life."
Lance Cibik
Speaker, Author, & Coach
"After 30 years, I just resigned from corporate life. This gave me the perspective to treat it as a natural graduation."
Frank Marinello
President, Real Estate Firm
"It's is not just a career shift — it's a full life-changing mindset shift that will trickle down into all parts of your life."
Elizabeth
Partner, Management Consulting Firm
GET UNSTUCK
Hesitancies We Hear
(And What You Need To Know)
I don’t even know what kind of business I’d build.
Exactly. That’s why we start with uncovering your genius, not a generic niche.
I’m not a risk taker.
Staying put might feel safe, but it’s often the riskiest move of all. You already sense the cost of inaction is rising. This isn’t about reckless leaps. It’s about smart, bold moves that protect you today, and unlock real upside tomorrow. You don’t need to quit your job yet. But you do need to move with clarity and courage.
I’ve tried passive income stuff. It didn’t work.
Staying put might feel safe, but it’s often the riskiest move of all. You already sense the cost of inaction is rising. This isn’t about reckless leaps. It’s about smart, bold moves that protect you today and unlock real upside tomorrow. You don’t need to quit your job yet. But you do need to move with clarity and courage.
JOIN LIVE
The Event Details
Date: Friday, February 20, 2026
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 AM EST
Location: 90-minute live workshop via Zoom
Cost: $50
No replay. No fluff. Just real clarity.
THE PLAN
How It Works
1
Apply to Attend
Click "apply" and share a few details about your goals through our intake form. We'll then have a 15-minute call with you to validate that the workshop is a fit.
2
Attend the Lab
Come ready.
We go deep.
3
Attend Your Game Plan Call
We'll quickly meet after the Lab to ensure you know exactly how to move forward (we'll discuss working together, if appropriate).
What if you
Don't Take Action?
If you wait:
Your work life stays the same, or gets harder
Your relationships and health deteriorate
You delay living the life you know you’re meant to lead
This doesn’t get solved with more time or money.
It gets solved with action.
The Corporate Graduation™ Lab is where that begins.
THE SHIFT
The Before-After Transformation
X
Overworked and uncertain
✓
Calm and intentional
X
Numb to your own ambition
✓
Clear on your genius
X
No time for family or health
✓
Space and presence again
X
Building someone else’s dream
✓
Living your own design
X
Always reacting
✓
In control of your career and time
Meet Your Coach
Matt Doan
Founder of the Corporate Graduation™ Method
15-year consulting career (e.g., Boston Consulting Group) advising Fortune 500 leaders
Left corporate to build a high-leverage coaching business, now surpassing $700K
Refined the Corporate Graduation™ Method through 145+ client transformations
Host of the Uncage Yourself podcast
Specializes in helping top performers design service businesses rooted in clarity, authenticity, and ownership
Husband and father of 4 — building a business to amplify what matters most
LET'S GO
You In?
You’ve done “success” the traditional way.
Now it’s time to build success your way.
Choose clarity over confusion.
Ownership over obligation.
A smarter path, with a business that actually fits.
The next chapter doesn’t begin later.
It begins the moment you decide.
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