Career Pivot

A career pivot is a deliberate shift in role, industry, function, or employment model — not a minor job change. Pivots require reframing your narrative, rebuilding credibility, and often tolerating short-term status or income dips.

Advisory boards are critical during pivots because inside contacts may not understand the target world. Recruit advisors already where you want to land; use informational interviews to validate assumptions before quitting.

Pivot planning should include financial runway, skill gaps, and sponsor risk (will old sponsors still advocate?). Quarterly reviews keep the pivot honest — are metrics moving or are you drifting? Share a one-page pivot thesis with board advisors so they can pressure-test timeline and credibility, not just cheerlead the leap.