๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Oct. 20, 21, & 22๐Ÿ•— Time: 8pm ET (5pm PT)

You're invited to the Income Independence Sprint with Tom Cox

Right now, one decision you don't control could end your income.

Know what you're worth, who will pay for it, and your next move.

Three live 1-hour sessions with Tom Cox for senior leaders whose income depends on one employer.

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300+leaders coached
15 yearsin executive leadership
$1.5Bin career B2B and government sales
AuthorThe Executive Career Handbook
Who it's for

For the leader who is great at the job and done depending on it.

You've spent 20+ years getting very good at what you do. This Sprint shows you how to turn that into leverage, which turns into income independence and more personal freedom.

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People already come to you for answers

You have deep expertise that colleagues and customers rely on every week.

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One decision could change your income

A reorg, a new boss, or a bad quarter, and none of it is yours to control.

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Your LDNA showed you a gap

You saw the mismatch between how you work today and what the next level needs.

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You want options

A bigger role, a better company, income between roles, or clients of your own.

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It isn't for you if you want the job handed to you, or you want it by Friday. The Sprint is three hours of real work on your own material.

Why now

Most leaders find out how exposed they are on the day it changes.

The decision to pay you more, or at all, belongs to someone else. A reorg, a new boss, or a bad quarter can make it for you.

57%

of workers say they stay in their job out of fear.

Source: ResumeBuilder.com, 2026
#1

AI was the top reason companies gave for job cuts in 2026.

Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, 2026
1:1

Job openings per unemployed person. Two years ago it was 2 to 1.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026

You can do something about it, and you can start while you're still employed. That's what these three nights are for.

What you'll leave with

Three things you'll have by Thursday night.

Clarity

A clear read on your mismatch

Why the skills that got you here stopped moving you forward, and what your LDNA results say about it.

Your asset

The first draft of your value proposition

One sentence that says what you're worth and to whom. Your 20 years are the product. This is how you explain it.

Your move

Your lane and your next step

Move up, move on, bridge a gap, or build your own. You'll know which lane fits you now and what to do first.

A new approach to income independence

Stop driving a one-lane road. Build the four-lane highway.

When one lane closes on a one-lane road, you stop, back up, and go looking for another way around. That is the six-month job search. On a four-lane highway, you change lanes and keep going. You earn income a different way, and you never ask permission.

The four-lane income highway. Lane 1, Move up: get the promotion, raise, and scope you asked for, because you have other options if they say no. Lane 2, Move on: ready for a better role or organization, your choice of offers. Lane 3, Bridge the gap: between roles, start earning consulting income inside 30 days, using severance as runway. Lane 4, Build your own: hit your Freedom Number before you resign, your W2 is your runway.

You don't have to pick a lane today. On Night 3, Tom walks through all four and helps you see which one to open first.

The three nights

One hour a night. Real work each time.

Every session is live on Zoom at 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT.

Night 1Tue, Oct 208:00pm ET

The Mismatch

See exactly where you stand. We use your LDNA results to name the gap between how you work today and what the next level pays for.

VIPs: your Brand Assessment arrives before tonight
Night 2Wed, Oct 218:00pm ET

Your Value Proposition

Start writing it. You'll turn your experience into a clear statement of the problem you solve, who has it, and what it's worth to them.

VIP session with Tom at 7:30pm ET
Night 3Thu, Oct 228:00pm ET

Your Options

The four lanes for earning with what you know, how leaders are using AI to build faster, and the next move that fits your life right now.

VIP session with Tom at 7:30pm ET
Members already driving the highway

Real members, real moves.

Matt
MattAll four lanes

Two doors closed in one week. He had already built a practice, so he took the role he wanted and kept building, said no when he needed to, and landed higher. The no was his leverage.

Daniel
DanielLane one, move up

Came to build a consulting practice. With the confidence of knowing he could build his own thing, he showed up differently at work. His company promoted him three times.

Justin
JustinLane four, built his own

He came from the ECA knowing he didn't want to stay in corporate, so he resigned to build his own practice. He has successfully built a consulting business of his own, working with some of the organizations he used to be employed by, but as a consultant on the outside. He knows he could go back anytime he wants to.

Elizabeth
ElizabethLane two and three

She grew in her career from the support from VM, then when a huge setback that wasn't her fault took place, we were there for her through it all, and knowing she could continue to build her career or build a new business gave her peace of mind that things were going to work out alright.

Choose your seat

Pick how you want to do the Sprint.

Both options include all three live nights with Tom.

General Admission

All three nights, live with Tom.

$97
  • 3 live 1-hour sessions on Zoom, Oct 20, 21 & 22
  • The Sprint workbook
  • Replays through Sunday, Oct 25
  • A recap email with your draft value proposition
Register for $97 โ†’
30 seats ยท Most time with Tom

VIP

Tom looks at you specifically, before and during the Sprint.

$297
  • Everything in General Admission
  • Your Customized Individual Brand Assessment. Before Night 1, we read your LDNA alongside your LinkedIn profile, your resume and a short questionnaire, and send you a written read on what your market sees when it looks at you, and what it should see.
  • Two small-group sessions with Tom, 7:30pm ET on Oct 21 and 22, before the main room opens. Bring one question about your assessment and one about your value proposition, and Tom answers it with you.
  • Recordings of both VIP sessions and the full Sprint, yours to keep
Register as VIP for $297 โ†’

VIP is capped at 30 because each assessment is built by hand from your own material.

Secure checkout. You'll get your Zoom links and the Sprint space right after you register.

Tom Cox
Your guide

Tom Cox, founder of Vertical Motion

Tom spent 30 years in aerospace and defense, 15 of them in executive leadership, and closed about $1.5B in B2B and government sales before he started coaching leaders full time. Since then he has coached senior managers, directors, and executives through the moment when being great at the job stops being enough.

He is the author of The Executive Career Handbook. In the Sprint he teaches live, takes your questions, and works through real examples from the room.

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Questions

Before you register

Do I have to want to leave my job?

No. Many people in the room want a promotion or a better role. The work you do in the Sprint gives you leverage in whatever lane you choose.

What if I can't make all three nights live?

Come to as many as you can. Each night is recorded, and the replays stay up through Sunday, Oct 25, so you can catch up before the next session. VIPs keep the recordings.

How much time does it take outside the three nights?

None is required. The work happens live, inside the hour, in your workbook. VIPs also fill in a short questionnaire (about 10 minutes) by Oct 18 so Tom can build their assessment.

I haven't taken the LDNA. Can I still join?

Yes. Take it free here.

Will my employer know?

No. Your registration and your work stay with us, and you can join from any device with your camera off if you prefer.

What do I get with VIP?

A Customized Individual Brand Assessment built from your LDNA, LinkedIn and resume before Night 1, plus two small-group sessions with Tom at 7:30pm ET before Nights 2 and 3, and the recordings to keep. It's capped at 30 seats. It's the best option if you want your own situation looked at.

Three nights from now, you'll know what you're worth and what to do about it.

Oct 20, 21 and 22 at 8:00pm ET, live on Zoom with Tom Cox. $97, or $297 for VIP.

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