What is your exit plan?

Hey there.

I want to tell you something I don't say often enough...

I used to believe in the deal.

You know the one: work hard, climb the corporate ladder, collect the salary, and trust the system to take care of you in exchange for your loyalty.

I believed it so much that I spent ten years as a corporate litigator, reading contracts for a living. (The irony is not lost on me. The contract I thought I had with corporate America wasn't a contract at all!)

Then my life blew up. I left my law practice to build The Riveter, a venture-backed company with coworking spaces for women across the country. But COVID took the whole thing down in just a matter of weeks.

While that was happening, my family was in the early years of what has now become a seven-year legal fight against a trillion-dollar company. I had to fight for my husband and four daughters as I faced a brutal legal battle without having a salary.

I didn't have the option to wait for the right moment. I had to figure out what I was worth outside of corporate, and then go get paid for it while everything else in my life was on fire.

I'm telling you this because I lived the extreme version of something you might be feeling. A few weeks ago, my team and I sat down with women in The Riveter community who are still employed and performing well at their jobs. And the stories they shared were so consistent it made my chest tight.

One woman got a promotion this year. She was assigned more responsibilities, but only got a 1 percent raise, and her manager explained she was already at the top of her pay band. (More work, no money… congratulations!)

Another survived a layoff round that took five people in one morning, three coming from her own team. She told us she felt relieved, but also scared. “I could be next... I can’t let that happen. My family depends on this job.”

A third woman survived two layoffs in ten years. She consistently earned stellar reviews, but she can't feel secure in any job anymore.

None of these women did anything wrong. They were praised for their great work, but they know they can still lose their jobs anytime.

We heard it over and over, from women in stable roles and women sitting on the edge. We heard it across different companies, industries, and career stages. It was the same answer every time.

Maybe it’s your answer, too.

You might already be feeling discouraged. Dissatisfied with the people leading you. Disillusioned by a career you spent decades building.

And you’re starting to see the deal is dead.

The job security, the promotions that come with meaningful pay raises, the comfortable retirement you earn after decades of showing up. Those were the terms, and companies stopped honoring them a while ago.

A decade of loyalty no longer guarantees you anything.

So here is my question…

What is your exit plan?

I don't mean a resignation letter. I don’t mean searching for answers on LinkedIn (you won't find it there). I mean the actual steps you would execute the day the floor gives out from under you. Because waiting to get laid off on a Tuesday is not a strategy.

I built my plan in the dark, in the middle of an emergency, with no playbook to follow. You don't have to.

I want to teach you all you need to know from Day 1 until Day 100. You can take my systems and put them to work for you. You can leave on your own terms. You can do all that, and I am here to support you.

This July, I'm launching Build Your Exit Plan. A live three-week course that gives you everything I wish someone gave me before I lost everything and had to rebuild my life from the ground up.

You will leave this course with the confidence to make your own income and start working for yourself. And you won't be doing it alone. You'll be in a room with women who are sitting exactly where you are right now. Same anxiety, same set of questions, same determination to figure it out before finally making an exit.

And when the course ends, you can stay connected with the other women who joined with you. The program includes three months of The Reserve, The Riveter's membership community.

The course runs July 8 to 27th. It's $2,000. If you've been feeling this for a while and you're ready to move, you'll save $400 if you sign up by Monday, June 22nd.

Join us and leave with a concrete exit plan, built by you, for the life you deserve.

Rooting for you,

Amy

(P.S. If you’re not sure about joining the program, book a free call with my team. They'll help you figure out if this course is a good fit for where you are.)