HeatherHorner
CO-FOUNDER · CLEVER OCTOPUS
The clear-eyed reading of where you actually are.
I work with senior executive women in career transition — the moment between what just ended and what comes next, when most of the advice you're getting is either too generic to be useful or too aggressive to be wise. I bring structure, precision, and the kind of frameworks you wish you'd had three months ago.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Why I Do This Work
I spent 20+ years building L&D functions, designing talent development programs, and coaching leaders at global organizations. I had clients and business partners I respected, work I was good at, and a corporate world I thought I had figured out.
Then the role I expected to hold for years ended sooner than I planned.
The next three months were what most senior executive women in this position would recognize: the panic-applying, the recruiter calls, the spreadsheet of roles I didn't actually want. I was on autopilot and I knew it.
What changed it was a single conversation. I was asked one question - have you actually considered whether going back to what you were doing is what you want? That question is the reason I now do this work.
I built Clever Octopus with Casey because the conversation I needed in my first month should be available to every woman in this position.
What Thirty Minutes With Me Looks Like
What we'll do in thirty minutes:
I'll read what you're sitting with — the actual texture of where you are, not the polished version.
I'll name what's strategic vs. reactive in your current approach.
I'll tell you specifically what I'd recommend doing in the next thirty days, and why.
You walk away with an honest read on your situation. No pitch.
BOOK YOUR CALL
Find a Time That Works
Thirty-minute Zoom. No prep required, but bring what's on your mind. You'll get a confirmation email with the Zoom link as soon as you book.
FREE AUDIT · FOR DISPLACED SENIOR EXECUTIVES
You know exactly what you're done tolerating. You just haven't written it down yet.
You built something remarkable in the corporate world. Then the chapter closed, and not by your choosing. The Never Again Audit is a 15-minute exercise that helps you write down the criteria your next chapter has to meet. So the next role you take is one you choose, not one you default into. Here's what you'll walk away with:
A clear list of what you absolutely refuse to repeat in your next role or venture
The specific conditions that made your last chapter feel like a jacket two sizes too small, named and on paper
A decision filter you can run any opportunity through before you commit
Honest language for what you actually want next — not what you think you should want