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Marquee Events
Attend the #1 event for your target industry. Connect with the people and ideas relevant for your next big thing.
Read the Marquee Events articleExecutive career coaching for tech professionals
Reach your next big thing
I coach senior tech professionals to move in and up at companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Adobe, Snowflake, and Nasdaq. 85+ coached so far.
Prefer email? Write to neil@cloudchampions.net
Teams and professionals Neil has coached, trained, or spoken for
Amazon, Snowflake, Intel, Lenovo, Harvard, PwC
85+
professionals coached
10 years
Amazon and AWS
TEDx
speaker, ESMT Berlin
Podcast
host, Your Next Big Thing
What clients say
Neil coached me to not only reach my sales targets, but more than double them. I have now been promoted and moved internationally within the company. His thoughtful support and advice allowed me to think big and reach my goals, ones I sometimes wasn't even sure I had!
Neil empowered me with interview strategies through feedback, mock interviews, and other tools for self-prep. With Neil's support, I was prepared beyond my own ability. I believe anyone who wants to take their career to the next level should work with Neil.
When I talked to you it was a decisive point in my journey. I passed the interview and got the job! Now I am learning new skills that are relevant and transferable across tech.
Developed by Neil Metzler
The 5 Pillars Method
for career reinvention
Every engagement runs on these five pillars, built over ten years at Amazon and AWS.
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Marquee Events
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Well-placed Mentor
Develop a monthly cadence with a mentor close to the decision point for your next big thing.
Read the Well-placed Mentor article03
Novel Project
Create a project that delivers relevant, measurable results and demonstrates the skills you will need in your new role.
Read the Novel Project article04
Effective Training
Invest in training that closes the gaps on your bridge plan, so you can deliver your project.
Read the Effective Training article05
Powerful Certification
Achieve the #1 certification for your target role, before your first day on the job.
Read the Powerful Certification articleWorkshops for teams
In a March 2026 career-development workshop for an Amazon team, confidence for the next career step rose from a median of 6.0 to 8.0 out of 10 in a single session.
6.0 to 8.0
median confidence, before to after (0-10)
92%
rated their confidence 7 or higher after
100%
left with a written Progression Plan
+54
workshop NPS
"Got me thinking, motivated me to own my career path!"
TEDx talk
5 secrets to career resilience
Neil on the TEDxESMT Berlin stage, on what actually protects a technology career when the market moves faster than the plan.
Your Next Big Thing,
the podcast
Inspiring stories of senior professionals making big changes to find more satisfaction from work and happiness from life. New episodes at nextbigpod.com. Every Season 2 episode is also on YouTube as video.