Who the heck is Chris Donohoe?
My business has exploded in 2024, and I couldn’t be more grateful.
As part of that growth, there are a lot of new folks on my email list and following me on social media.
So I’d like to take the chance to re-introduce myself.
I’m Chris Donohoe, and here’s why you’re getting emails from me:
I’m obsessed with other people’s careers (as well as my own).
In 15 years, I’ve gone from teacher to marketer to consultant to career coach.
I’ve changed careers 4+ times in 15 years. I’ve perfected the ins and outs of what to do and what not to do.
My intention is to share the lessons with you here to help you navigate your career with the same agility and positive results.
Here’s how it started
My professional journey began in 2009 when I graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Urban and Regional Planning.
I never became an urban planner. In fact, my first job was as a 4th grade English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher in the Bronx as a Teach For America (TFA) corps member.
I taught a classroom of 25 students from 6 different countries, speaking 4 different languages.
To say that it was hard would be an understatement.
I’ve never worked as hard in my life as I did teaching. Nothing compares.
To all of the teachers out there, I salute you! (Also, hit me up if you want to know how I transitioned out of the classroom into corporate America 💁)
From teaching, I moved into a software product marketing role at Scholastic. I was on a product development team responsible for creating a new K-2 reading software called iRead.
I just did a Google search, and it turns out that iRead has been decommissioned and is no longer being sold. How the times have changed.
In 2013, I landed the opportunity of a lifetime. I got a job working at a boutique consulting firm. I had an incredible boss who taught me SO MUCH (Thank you, Geoff! I owe you a lot).
The firm was small, which meant that I got a front row seat to how the consulting industry works. Geoff taught me how to create proposals, respond to RFPs, staff projects, deliver projects, land more work, and deliver at a high degree of excellence.
After 2.5 years, I moved on to a larger firm where I continued to build my skill set and credibility. After a total of 5 years working in the consulting industry, I decided to venture out on my own. By this time I had consulted at over 20 Fortune 1000 companies. It was a season of tremendous exposure and growth.
Around that time a thought entered my brain – a thought that would fundamentally change the trajectory of my entire life. It was this: “What if I keep doing exactly what I’m doing, but I stop doing it for someone else, and I start doing it for myself?”
It seemed possible. I didn’t need to change much about what I was doing. I just needed to stop doing it for the firm I worked at and start doing it for myself.
Don’t get me wrong. It was TERRIFYING to consider going independent. I didn’t immediately see the path or how I would do it. I simply believed that it was possible and started taking small actions toward it.
I spent 4 months planning and preparing before I quit my full time job. During those months I was activating my network and getting increasingly clear on how I would position myself in the market.
It wasn’t necessarily EASY, but it was actually quite simple; I met lots of people, told them I was starting my own consulting business, and offered to help them.
When I say “lots of people,” I mean hundreds. I truly spoke to at least 100 people about my intention to go independent.
By the time I made the leap, there was already a ton of momentum and energy behind me.
That was seven years ago. Since then, I’ve made millions of dollars doing what I love – helping overworked, unfulfilled professionals reclaim their time, get their lives back, & land jobs that pay well & fulfill them.
I live my mission every day and help driven people find Clarity in the Fast Lane.
I believe that EVERY PERSON deserves to feel fully alive. Work doesn't have to be your purpose, but it certainly shouldn’t deplete you either.
There’s a huge opportunity for most people to reignite their excitement for work and to find a path that is more satisfying than the one they’re currently on.
This is exactly why I created Voyage – a FREE, 3-day career accelerator.
It’s the culmination of all the lessons I’ve learned over the past 15 years, and it’s some of my best work.
I’m offering it for free because I know that it will be valuable to so many people – whether you’re a past client, current client, or have yet to work with me directly.
You’ll walk away with a level of clarity and confidence that propels you forward – knowing what you’re meant to be doing on this earth.
SIGN UP NOW to save your seat. You can attend live on October 10, 11, and 12, or you can catch the replays from the Facebook Group.
Either way, now is your moment to start building some serious momentum.
See you there!
Chris
Thanks For Reading!
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