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Strategic Support at Your Inflection Point.

Structured engagements for senior professionals navigating layoffs, ceiling hits, or career transitions. Built by someone who has been on the other side of the hiring table.

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Your Options

Choose the Engagement That Matches Where You Are Right Now.

Each engagement is standalone. No prerequisites. No upsell ladder.

Ongoing

Career Assurance Protocol

Your career infrastructure, built and maintained in the background.
Monthly Retainer
Async + Quarterly Calls
The Transformation

When the market shifts or your company restructures, you are 48 hours from ready. Not scrambling. Not starting from scratch. This is ongoing career assurance.

This Is For You If...
  • You have been at one company 10+ years
  • You are not actively searching but want to be ready
  • You want a strategic partner, not a one-time fix
  • You value being proactive over reactive
What You Receive
  • Career Extraction and Positioning Session
    Deep-dive into your history and market fit
  • Strategic Resume: Built and Maintained
    Created and updated as your career evolves
  • LinkedIn Profile: Built and Maintained
    Optimized for visibility and positioning
  • Quarterly Strategy Calls
    Recalibrate positioning and review market shifts
  • Async Voice Note Access
    Drop a question anytime. Response within 24hrs
  • 48-Hour Activation Protocol
    Market-ready in 48 hours if opportunity strikes
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Highest Demand
Intensive

The Infrastructure Overhaul

Everything rebuilt. From positioning to deployment.
8 Weeks
Biweekly 1:1 + Async
The Transformation

Your resume reads flat. Your LinkedIn is stale. Your positioning does not match your altitude. This is the full strategic takeover: done-for-you assets, live strategy, and deployment support.

This Is For You If...
  • You are in transition after long tenure at one company
  • Your assets are outdated and do not reflect your impact
  • You need to reposition quickly and accurately
  • You want done-for-you execution, not just coaching
What You Receive
  • Career Extraction + Capacity Audit
    Week 1: full skills + market mapping
  • Resume and LinkedIn Overhaul
    Weeks 2-3: rebuilt from scratch, done for you
  • Personal Brand Deck + Outreach Scripts
    Weeks 3-5: networking + warm/cold scripts
  • Go-to-Market Action Plan
    Weeks 5-7: search strategy, interview + negotiation prep
  • Biweekly Strategy Calls (4 sessions)
    Live 1:1 across the sprint
  • Unlimited Async Voice Note Access
    Throughout: no waiting for the next call
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White-Glove

Chief Career Officer

Your Interim Chief Career Officer: positioning through placement.
6 Months
Weekly 1:1 + Live Support
The Transformation

I become your Interim Chief Career Officer. From positioning through placement through your first 90 days. I am in the room with you for every interview, every offer, every negotiation.

This Is For You If...
  • You are making a high-stakes career move
  • You expect precision, discretion, and white-glove service
  • You want someone in the room for every negotiation
  • You are ready for a true partnership, not just coaching
What You Receive
  • Full Career Overhaul + Brand Build
    Month 1: resume, LinkedIn, brand deck, scripts
  • Weekly Strategy Calls (24 sessions)
    6 months of deep, consistent partnership
  • Real-Time Interview + Negotiation Coaching
    I am with you before, during, and after
  • WhatsApp/Voxer Direct Access
    For time-sensitive decisions: always on
  • Multiple Resume Versions
    Industry-specific versions as opportunities arise
  • 90-Day Post-Placement Support
    Onboarding guidance after you land the role
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Career Shift

P.A.T.H Forward Program

A structured 12-week career shift for enterprise professionals.
12 Weeks
Bi-weekly 1:1 Strategy
The Transformation

You are done with corporate politics but not done building. This structured engagement helps you pivot to consulting, advisory, or a completely new industry using the P.A.T.H Framework.

This Is For You If...
  • You have deep enterprise experience but want a change
  • You are exploring consulting, advisory, or a new industry
  • You are done with politics, not done with impact
  • You need a structured framework, not just encouragement
What You Receive
  • P: Positioning Audit (Weeks 1-3)
    Career audit, skills inventory, resume + LinkedIn
  • A: Articulation (Weeks 4-6)
    Brand narrative, negotiation coaching, positioning
  • T: Targeting (Weeks 7-9)
    Interview prep, outreach strategy, career plan
  • H: High-Impact Execution (Weeks 10-12)
    Active support, async access, transition plan
  • Done-for-You Career Assets
    Resume, LinkedIn, brand deck: all built for you
  • Bi-weekly Strategy Calls + Async Access
    6 live sessions + voice note support
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Career Assurance in Action

Built Before You Need It. Ready When You Do.

Most professionals wait for a layoff or a ceiling hit, then spend months rebuilding from scratch. My clients build their infrastructure while they are still employed. Here is how that plays out.

1
You Are Employed. Things Are Fine.
You have 12+ years of enterprise experience. You are good at what you do. But your resume has not been updated in years, your LinkedIn reads like a job description, and you could not articulate your market value if someone asked today.
2
We Build Your Career Infrastructure.
Through a monthly retainer, we translate your invisible scope into market-ready positioning. Resume, LinkedIn, narrative, target list, salary research. Everything gets built while the pressure is low.
3
Something Shifts. You Are Ready.
A layoff. A reorg. A ceiling you did not see coming. It does not matter. Your positioning is already built. Your materials are current. Your strategy is in place.
4
We Upgrade to Sprint Mode.
We move from maintenance to full deployment. Active targeting, interview strategy, offer negotiation. Because your foundation is already built, we skip the 3-month rebuild and go straight to execution.
5
You Land. Then We Keep Building.
You secure the right role at the right level. Then we return to retainer mode because career assurance is not a one-time project. It is permanent infrastructure.
This is the difference: When a retainer client gets laid off, we do not need a discovery call. The trust is already there. The foundation is already built. They just activate. That is career assurance.
Why This Is Different

Traditional Coaching vs. The Rivera Strategy

Aspect Traditional Coaching The Rivera Strategy
Model Reactive Proactive
Expertise Coach who studied coaching Recruiting insider who crossed over
Communication Fixed weekly calls Async-first (voice notes, flexible)
Content Creation DIY Done-for-you
Timeline Open-ended (6+ months) Structured sprints or ongoing retainer
Focus Mindset work Applied strategy, tangible deliverables
Your Effort High-drag Low-drag
Relationship Transactional Lifetime
Is This Right for You?

This Is Not for Everyone. And That Is by Design.

And that is by design. We are selective because the best work happens when we are aligned.

✓ This Is For You If You:

✓ Have 12+ years of enterprise experience and are at an inflection point
✓ Know your positioning does not match the altitude of your work
✓ Want precision, structure, and strategic clarity. Not cheerleading
✓ Are navigating a layoff, ceiling hit, or quiet restlessness
✓ Need your invisible scope and impact translated into market-ready positioning
✓ Want to hold the line on compensation instead of panic-accepting

✗ This Is NOT For You If You:

✗ Want a template. Not a strategic repositioning
✗ Are looking for motivation. Not translation
✗ Expect results without engaging in the process
✗ Are early-career with less than 8 years of experience
✗ Are comfortable and not sensing any urgency
✗ Treat career positioning as something you do once every 5 years

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