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Carly Vivian
Carly Vivian is a career reinvention strategist who spent 30 years at the table when Fortune 50 organizations made their biggest calls - mergers, transformations, and leadership transitions at a combined $100B scale. She now helps senior executives, post-exit founders, and athletes leaving sport decode what built their First Act and architect a deliberate Second Act. Her work runs on the Discover, Design, Develop methodology, which also anchors her book in progress, Lightning Strikes Twice. Alongside the platform she keeps a separate, referral-based executive coaching practice.
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Carly Vivian is a career reinvention strategist who spent 30 years at the table when Fortune 50 organizations made their biggest calls - mergers, transformations, and leadership transitions at a combined $100B scale. She now helps senior executives, post-exit founders, and athletes leaving sport decode what built their First Act and architect a deliberate Second Act. Her work runs on the Discover, Design, Develop methodology, which also anchors her book in progress, Lightning Strikes Twice. Alongside the platform she keeps a separate, referral-based executive coaching practice.
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The Second Act Letter
The Second Act Letter is a weekly newsletter for women leaders and executives navigating career reinvention, offering focused insights on identity, transition psychology, and the real work of building a meaningful next chapter. It features short weekly essays, occasional long-form case studies, and straight talk from a 30-year strategic advisor to senior leaders.
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The Second Act Letter is a weekly newsletter for women leaders and executives navigating career reinvention, offering focused insights on identity, transition psychology, and the real work of building a meaningful next chapter. It features short weekly essays, occasional long-form case studies, and straight talk from a 30-year strategic advisor to senior leaders.
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newsletter · women-leaders · second-act · reinvention · executive-coaching · identity · career-transition
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Carly Vivian (person, 0.85) · Second Act (concept, 0.95) · The Second Act Letter (concept, 0.98) · career reinvention (concept, 0.9) · executive transition (concept, 0.85) · The Silence After (concept, 0.8)
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