I love a good spring cleaning closet refresh.

After unpacking from last week's family vacation, I spent yesterday morning clearing out my closet and filling up two giant garbage bags of clothes to give away. I pride myself on keeping a fairly minimalist wardrobe (credited to many years spent in small Manhattan apartments with limited closet space). Still, even now, with slightly more closet space, I maintain a fundamental wardrobe, plus a five-item per month Rent the Runway subscription to keep things interesting. (Here's my referral link if you want to get 40% off your first month)

Still, I manage to fill up a giant garbage bag or two every quarter. To me, nothing feels better than a good clothing purge that leaves your closet and drawers newly organized.

I’m doing the same with my business. After spending the winter in a work sprint, partnering with so many founders and executives on thought leadership strategies, ghostwriting and prepping them for brand launches, I have a bit of a break until I start on another big project at the end of April. So it's time to clear out some items that have been simmering on the backburner and bring them to the forefront.

That means I am spending the next few weeks focused on three main areas:

1. The keynote I’m delivering for Toastmasters’ Spring Conference on April 26th,
2. A fun new rebrand you'll be hearing about soon, and
3. Launching My Six Week Career Reset Accountability Circles

P.S. If you’re new here, I’m Amy, a corporate speaker, marketing consultant, journalist and USA TODAY bestselling author of The Setback Cycle. Want to work with me? Reach out here.

This idea came as a response to requests I’m getting from all of you. You want more accountability, a stronger community and clarity on feedback you’re getting (or not getting) at work. Many of you were laid off and are trying to figure out your next chapter.

Over the past year, as people started reaching out to me to inquire about coaching, I always argued that I’m not a certified executive coach, and that’s true! There are amazing executive coaches I can recommend if you want one.

But I am a fantastic facilitator. Plus, my day job is helping people hone in on their strategic narrative, become thought leaders in their industry/organization, and articulate their strengths to better advocate for themselves. I help people figure out their superpowers. My own superpower is helping people realize how amazing they are.

I also have some solid research and an entire proprietary framework I spent three years creating. Since then, I have been working with folks individually, guiding them through The Setback Cycle, going deeper into the principles from the book, and customizing it specifically to their unique experiences.

I absolutely love working with my leadership coaching clients. Seeing the progress you've made in just those first few months of working together has been one of the most rewarding pieces of my work.

Just last week, Molly shared this delightful testimonial:

"Amy is everybody’s secret weapon, including mine! She is THE person to call when you need sharp insights and new ideas on how to connect dots in your work and your career. Work with Amy to turn your messy disparate threads into current, cohesive overarching themes, making your work memorable and undeniable."

I want to do more of this. I tried a version of this last year and most folks wanted to stick to individual one on one coaching. But lately there's been more interest in an accountability group setup, which is why I'm offering a more structured, more focused, concise and affordable way to help those of you navigating uncertainty and looking for guidance.

Remember, I also host workouts with my neighbors in my garage.

Why, you may ask, is that in any way relevant?

Because since we started in November, the workout sessions have expanded into so many different groups that I’ve had to create sign up sheets and scheduling in order to keep them straight. It’s overwhelming, it's so much fun, and it's another one of the most rewarding ways I'm currently spend my time.

Which proves once again that I’m pretty excellent at facilitating group activities that make people feel awesome about themselves! By the way, that’s getting a rebrand too. What was originally known as Mom Rage Fight Club is now Mom's Hype Club, because that’s a much more accurate version of what we do in our workouts. Dads also join in the fun sometimes. Dads need to be hyped too.

Now it’s time for me to create a hype club for you.

Next month, I'm launching the Spring 2025 Six Week Career Reset. These will be intimate, curated groups of no more than four people at a time. We'll meet weekly to tackle themed topics with actionable takeaways. Each week will focus on a specific topic. There may even be a brilliant guest speaker or two.

I’m so excited for this. Details can be found here. If you sign up to learn more, you're not committing to anything, just to that - learning more. Pass it along to your friends, family, colleagues, those who were recently laid off, those who are struggling to find their place no matter where they are in their career.

You can also sign up for a free session during office hours if you want to have a quick chat and learn more about advisory circles.

Whew that was a lot of info! But I’m really excited! I hope you are too. And I hope we’ll find some fun new ways to work together in this next chapter.

In the meantime, here’s what I’m:

The folks over at Penguin Random House who sent me an advanced copy of the Caitlin Clark Golden Book, which my daughter already loves. Get your copy April 15th.

My client, Debbie Perelman, the ex-CEO of Revlon, for launching her own fund, InviNext. I am beyond thrilled to be working with her and so excited for her next chapter.

I devoured this article: Why We’re Missing the Girlboss after Burning her at the Stake.

It has gems like,

“She died an inglorious death, beaten down by exposés as endless as they were thin. No one sent flowers. No one mourned the girlboss. Female founders were lumped together under this diminutive, whether they had ever used the term or not (and virtually none did). They were collectively saddled with the obligation to be flawless feminists and peerless leaders, even when they weren’t trying to be activists but were just trying to sell, say, suitcases.”

And this:

“Their alleged wrongdoings were often vague—creating a 'toxic' workplace, for example—and certainly never the sort of thing that would have impacted a man’s performance review. Often, it felt suspiciously like some employees just didn’t like their bosses, which is less an indictment of female leadership and more simply a condition of being a human being in the world.”

My friends at Inkwell, who just posted some new job openings like this interesting one for the CEO of a GLP-1 Management System.

Location: Hybrid but ideally close to a major city.

Salary: $175K-$225K plus bonus and equity.

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Pay attention to this space, because I'm making another huge announcement soon in honor of the three-year anniversary of this newsletter. I just love any excuse to celebrate a milestone, don't you?

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