Access
Build momentum.
Because applications alone are usually not enough.
You've done the obvious things — and heard too little back.
You’re an experienced professional. You’ve refreshed the CV, set the alerts, applied to the roles that look right. And you know, instinctively, that the best roles aren’t on the job boards, probably because that’s not how you found your last one. What you want isn’t a better application. It’s a way in.
The roles worth having rarely start with a job description.
How it works
Foundations, then forward.
Direction + identity
Your story
Materials + strategy
I rebuild your CV around that story, align your LinkedIn and we build a comprehensive, AI-powered influencing strategy that goes beyond clicking ‘apply’.
Storytelling that works
I create interview-ready stories from your own experience, beyond the standard STAR technique, with the context and judgement most answers miss.
A networking system
A repeatable method, authentically you, a custom dashboard to prioritise relationships and live practice on new and existing contacts. Natural, not forced or salesy.
Going deeper
Results
What you get.
Memorable storytelling, building advocacy in interviews and conversations.
A working networking system – a mentality, a custom dashboard and live practice.
Personalised answers to the questions you’re most likely to face.
Email access to me between sessions to tackle events on the fly.
Where it sits: Access spans two movements of the Basel Method — Be understood and Reach the right people (Access and Engagement). It takes you from prepared to in the room.
"John turned my experience into a memorable story, then shaped the achievements and examples from my past in a way that was really desirable for the companies I was interested in.”
Will Stanley, now Senior Product Manager, Google
CHF 4,495
(+ VAT for Swiss-based clients)
Seven 60-minute sessions, structured pre-work, a full CV and LinkedIn rebuild, and email access between sessions.
The most chosen programme. Everything in Clarity is also included.
“Within a month, I was interviewing with four leading life sciences companies.”
Anon, PhD, now Global Programme Management, Takeda
Results
Roles secured at.
FAQs
Common Questions.
Will you introduce me to people in your network?
Where it genuinely makes sense for all sides, yes — but that’s not the focus, as it’s impossible for me to know everyone that you need to know. The product is showing you how to reach decision-makers yourself, so the access outlasts our work together. Connections have been made that have led to business collaborations, co-development opportunities and jobs, but that’s not a guarantee anyone can give.
How much outreach do I have to do myself?
You run it, I build it with you. You get an easy-to-use system to map decision-makers and advocates plus an outreach strategy you can actually execute — not a script to read, a method to use. The ultimate aim is to help you build new habits and instincts, so that networking becomes a pleasure. Most people find it’s the first job search they genuinely enjoyed.
I'm senior — won't proactive outreach look desperate?
Done the usual way, yes. Done this way, it reads as exactly what senior people are expected to do: have conversations that lead to opportunities. The strategy is organic and reputation-led, built so you don’t look like you’re job-hunting. I’m sure that both of our LinkedIn inboxes are full of the same generic outreach – that’s not we will build together.
What's the difference between Access and Executive Counsel?
Access gives you the best-in-class method to run your own search. Executive Counsel is the deeper partnership for when the move is bigger than a single role — multiple narratives for multiple audiences, run with you, with daily access throughout. Senior leadership moves, function & industry pivots, stretch roles and tougher personal situations benefit most from Executive Counsel.
Will we use AI?
That’s up to you. Clients come with a wide range of AI experiences, from having never used it to leading AI departments and building their own products. Wherever you start, we will use smart tools that you can use as part of your independent search, including ones that I have built for you.
“Working with John was the turning point after applying without success.”
Raluca Amrane, now Finance Leader, DSM Firmenich
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