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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 method: 5 Pillars, an introductionCareer coaching for tech professionals
Reach your next big thing
Careers in tech are no longer linear. I coach senior professionals to build a bridge to the role they actually want: 85+ coached into and up within Amazon, Microsoft, Adobe, Snowflake, and Nasdaq.
Prefer email? Write to neil@cloudchampions.net
The method
Five pillars. One quarter at a time. Visible proof at every step.
- 01Marquee Events
- 02Well-placed Mentor
- 03Novel Project
- 04Effective Training
- 05Powerful Certification
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
The 5 Pillars Method
A repeatable way to build a career that keeps opening doors
Every engagement runs on the same five pillars. Together they turn effort into evidence, and evidence into offers.
02
Well-placed Mentor
Develop a monthly cadence with a mentor close to the decision point for your next big thing.
03
Novel Project
Create a project that delivers relevant, measurable results and demonstrates the skills you will need in your new role.
04
Effective Training
Invest in training that closes the gaps on your bridge plan, so you can deliver your project.
05
Powerful Certification
Achieve the #1 certification for your target role, before your first day on the job.
Client outcomes
Where the work actually lands
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.
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.
The podcast
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.
Ready for your next big thing?
Tell me where you are and where you want to be. The intake takes a few minutes and we go from there.
Neil drove the career development of our very first Sales University for the US and EMEA teams. His program engaged the whole team to think about their career development and inspired many new hires to take their first developmental actions at Amazon.
The feedback post-event has been exceptional. Your presentation made a huge impact on those attending. Thank you for being an amazing speaker!
Neil has been one of the biggest reasons for me getting a job at Amazon. He supported me throughout the process and showed confidence in me, even though I wasn't confident.