Trusted by global leaders from some of the world’s most respected organizations - united by purpose, driven by impact

You’re a senior professional. You’ve built a successful career over decades.

Now, something is shifting.

You’ve accomplished what you set out to achieve, yet the old definition of success no longer fits.

You want your work to feel meaningful once again.

You want to use your talents, experience and wisdom in ways that truly matter.

Welcome

If that's you, you're in the right place.

The Meaningful Work Collective helps senior professionals design their next chapter of work and life.

We provide community, coaching and collaborative consulting.

We guide your shift from corporate life to a portfolio life where wisdom, purpose, and creativity come together.

We’re called to something greater

Not just to earn a living, but to build a life of meaning where our talents, passions and desire to make a difference in the world come together.

• We believe work can be both meaningful and sustainable - a place where purpose and pragmatism meet.

• After decades in corporate life, many of us feel a growing pull: to create work that energises us and contributes to something positive in the world.

• Yet making that shift - stepping away from what’s familiar to build something new - can feel daunting and uncertain.

That’s why we built the Collective.

A space to pause, reflect, and explore what’s next, surrounded by others walking the same path. We meet you where you are and walk alongside you as you shape what comes next.

Crafting a Different Kind of Work Life

We believe in crafting work lives that are intentional, flexible and values-aligned. Lives that allow us to do work that matters, while contributing to something greater than ourselves.

A portfolio life is built on choice, purpose, and design. It allows you to draw on your skills, experience, and wisdom to create a professional life that’s uniquely your own, blending roles, projects, and creative pursuits alongside other passions and priorities.

It’s not about doing more. It’s about doing what matters, on your terms, in service of the change you care about.

Corporate Life to Portfolio Life

• One Ladder, One Job → Many Paths, designed by you

• Predictable but limited → Varied, flexible, and energising

• Success defined by titles → Success defined by values, choice and impact

Everyone's version looks different.

There’s no single formula for a portfolio life, but there are principles, frameworks, and shared experiences that help you design what works for you.

What's Possible?

Consulting and advisory work drawing on decades of expertise

Coaching and mentoring others through transitions and challenges

Writing and creating content to share hard-earned knowledge

Designing new services rooted in their skills and experience

Fractional executive roles bringing senior leadership to multiple organizations

Board positions offering governance and strategic insight

Non-profit initiatives advancing causes that matter deeply

Teaching and training to share wisdom in fresh ways

Speaking engagements on topics they are most passionate about

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Community

Our Meaningful Work Collective community is where belonging begins - a home for people building lives of purpose and possibility.

It’s a space to connect with kindred spirits who share your values and ambitions - people walking similar paths, but each crafting their own version of meaningful work and life.

Through honest conversations, shared experiences, and mutual encouragement, we support each other in staying inspired, accountable, and true to what matters most.

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Coaching

Our coaching supports professionals ready to realign their work with what matters most for their next chapter.

Design What Next, our signature 8-week program, combines trusted frameworks and practices that guided our own journeys with new, bespoke practices we’ve created to help you design your next chapter with clarity and confidence.

For those seeking tailored support, 1:1 Coaching meets you where you are - helping you find direction, navigate change and take purposeful action.

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How can we help you?

Our consulting collaborative brings together experienced, independent advisors to help social-impact organizations work smarter, collaborate better, and deliver greater impact.

We partner with leaders and teams on strategy, partnerships, and organizational effectiveness - combining deep sector expertise with flexible, human-centred collaboration.

Whether through embedded advisory roles, focused projects, or tailored learning experiences, we help you make progress on what matters most.

Consulting

Freedom to
lead your own path

Freedom to align work
with what matters most

Freedom to
create impact together

Ready to explore what’s next?

Let’s start with a conversation.

A short Discovery Call gives you space to reflect on where you are, surface what’s shifting, and explore how we can help you design what comes next.

Book a Discovery Call →
ian@meaningfulworkcollective.com