You've built a career worth protecting, and AI is changing the ground under it. I help established professionals, employed or running their own business, turn that uncertainty into a clear three to five year plan.
Most career coaches don't understand AI. Most AI people don't understand careers.
The Horizon Plan brings the two together. We read the forces from the outside in: where AI is going and what it means for your field and your actual work. Then we look from the inside out: what you value, what you're good at, and who you want to be. Your plan is the route where the two meet.
Outside inThe forces
Inside outYou
Who you want to be in three to five years, in your own words. Not a job title.
Three to five things that person has achieved, drawn from the gap between where you are and where you're heading.
This year and the next 90 days: what to hand over to AI, what to deepen, and the steps that bridge the gap.
How much of your week is judgement work, progress on each goal, and tripwires that tell you when AI has moved enough to rethink.
A living plan, not a forecast. Nobody knows exactly how fast AI will move, so your plan is built to be reviewed as it does.
Six fortnightly sessions online, with short check-ins by message in between. The first session is 90 minutes, the rest are an hour. Between sessions you'll do a little homework, like a two-minute daily log of how your working day actually splits.
We start with you and your values, then look at where AI is going and what it means for your field.
We map your real work and test it against today's AI tools, to see what shifts from production to judgement, and when.
Where you're exposed, where you're hard to replace, and what the people around you say they come to you for.
Your runway, income and obligations, then a clear picture of who you want to be in three to five years.
Two or three possible routes, tested for robustness, fit and feasibility. You choose one, and keep a fallback.
Vision, goals, actions and a scorecard on one page, with review dates and tripwires.
Or three monthly payments of US$350. Priced in US dollars for everyone. Founding places are open until 31 December 2026, or until all five are taken.
After the three months. If you want to keep your plan current as AI moves, you can stay on with a quarterly review. There's no obligation.
You're good at what you do and still have years of work ahead. You're not in crisis. You just want a clear-eyed view of what's coming, and a plan you believe in.
You've built a career worth protecting and can see AI starting to do parts of it. We work out which parts of your experience carry forward, and how to position yourself for the next decade.
"Where do I fit when AI can do half of what I do?"
Your clients are starting to use AI, and your prices may still be tied to hours it will shrink. We look at your business and your own role, and plan for you as a person.
"What am I actually for in this business now?"
What it isn't. It isn't job search help: no CV rewrites or interview prep. It isn't therapy, and it isn't consulting: I don't build AI strategy or systems for your business.
You can't control what AI does next. You can control what you value, and where you apply your judgement.
I've spent thirty years at the edge of technology change. I've been a CIO, CTO, COO and CEO, across four startups and two listed companies. I've led technology rollouts in 24 countries, run a corporate R&D lab, and today I advise businesses on adopting AI.
I'm also going through this change myself. I'm a technologist in the second half of my working life, asking the same questions my clients ask: what's worth keeping, what to let go, and where my judgement matters most. I know the terrain, and I'm walking it too.
Along the way I launched Founder Institute in Cape Town and mentored early-stage founders. What stayed with me was watching capable people lose their footing when their role changed, and how much clearer things became once someone asked them the right questions.
I live in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast. I surf whenever the swell allows, and I lean on Stoic philosophy as a daily practice. Both have taught me the same thing: you can't choose the conditions, only how you meet them.
No. Bringing the AI view is my job. You bring your work, your experience and what matters to you. We look at what AI can actually do with your real tasks, not headlines.
Yes. We work through your business's value chain as well as your own week, and plan for you as a person. It isn't consulting: I don't build AI strategy or systems for your business.
No. The Horizon Plan is about where you're heading over the next three to five years. If you need CV, LinkedIn or interview help right now, a job search coach is a better fit.
No. Coaching looks forward: clarifying what matters and deciding what to do about it. If something comes up that needs a psychologist or counsellor, I'll say so and help you find the right person.
Online by video, wherever you are. I'm in Australia: my mornings line up with evenings in the US, and UK clients can take daytime slots. On the Sunshine Coast we can meet in person.
The founding price is US$1,050, or three monthly payments of US$350, for five founding clients until 31 December 2026. The full price will be US$1,800. If the first session isn't right for you, you get a full refund. The first conversation is free.
Your plan is built to be reviewed as AI moves. If you want to keep it current, you can stay on with a quarterly review. There's no obligation.
Pick a time for a free thirty-minute call. We'll talk about where you are, what's changing in your work, and whether The Horizon Plan is a fit. No pitch and no obligation. If you'd rather start with a short note, email me instead.