Ways to Work With Us
Different starting points. One thoughtful process.
Every engagement at Top Margin begins with the same core philosophy: clarity before action, substance before presentation.
The difference lies in where you are starting from, what kind of support you need, and whether you are engaging with us for the first time or returning to build on work already done.
→ Common questions about timing, process and expectations
For New Clients
These pathways are designed for professionals engaging with Top Margin for the first time. Each begins with the Top Margin Method—a guided, human-centred process that helps bring clarity to your direction, uncover the evidence of your value, and shape the narrative that will support your next move.
The Intentional Career Experience
A structured, self-paced, video-led experience for experienced professionals who want to clarify direction, uncover their strongest evidence, and develop career documents with depth, strategy, and substance.
This is the core Top Margin experience for new clients. It is designed for those who know their next move matters and want to approach it thoughtfully rather than reactively.
Through guided reflection, strategic direction-setting, and evidence-based narrative development, the process creates the foundation for professionally written documents that feel clear, aligned, and true to the person behind them.
→ Learn more about The Intentional Career Experience
(Investment $1,799)
The Executive Career Advisory Experience
The same core experience, with an added layer of executive-level strategic support from Larry Howard.
This pathway is designed for senior leaders, executives, and professionals navigating higher-stakes decisions, more complex transitions, or moves where broader strategic perspective is especially valuable.
Alongside the full Top Margin process and document development, this experience includes two executive advisory sessions with Larry — bringing an additional lens to questions of leadership, positioning, decision-making, and next-step strategy.
It is not a different methodology. It is the same strong foundation, with added executive guidance where it matters most.
→ Learn more about The Executive Career Advisory Experience
(Investment $2,599)
Exclusively for returning Top Margin clients
These pathways are designed for those who have already worked with Top Margin and want to revisit, refresh, or strengthen an existing narrative. Because the foundation already exists, the work here is shaped differently — but always with the same emphasis on clarity, alignment, and strategic expression.
The Career Repositioning Experience
For returning clients whose direction, emphasis, or positioning now needs more substantial recalibration.
Sometimes a straightforward update is not enough. The career has shifted. The target has changed. The story needs to be reconsidered with greater care.
This pathway is designed for those moments.
It provides the space to rethink the narrative more deeply, clarify what has changed, and ensure the documents now reflect the right direction with greater strength and precision.
→ Learn more about The Career Repositioning Experience
(Investment $1,295)
The Career Update Pathway
For returning clients who need their existing narrative and documents brought up to date within the newer Top Margin framework.
This is the lighter-touch pathway for those whose core positioning remains sound, but whose documents need refreshing to reflect more recent experience, achievements, or changes in emphasis.
It is designed to build on the existing foundation rather than start again from scratch.
→ Learn more about The Career Update Pathway
(From $449)
Not ready for bespoke support?
These pathways are designed for those who have already worked with Top Margin and want to revisit, refresh, or strengthen an existing narrative. Because the foundation already exists, the work here is shaped differently — but always with the same emphasis on clarity, alignment, and strategic expression.
Not everyone is ready to begin with a full bespoke engagement.
For those who want to start with lower-entry guidance, self-paced learning, or practical career resources, a selection of books and guided programs is also available.
These resources sit within the same broader philosophy: thoughtful career movement, clearer direction, and more human-centred career storytelling.
Choosing the right starting point
The right pathway depends on where you are now, what kind of transition you are navigating, and how much support you need around it.
If you are unsure which option best fits your situation, the next step is simple: