Coaching

The $500K–$1M Executive Accelerator

Two Months. Two Weekends. A Lifetime of Career Power.

Advance your career. Elevate your compensation. Lead with strategy, impact, and confidence—without burning out.

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The Problem: Why High Achievers Get Stuck

You have the degrees. The credentials. The track record.

And yet—you’re still not in the role or earning the compensation you deserve.

If you’ve got 10+ years of experience but can’t clearly articulate:

How you made your organization better in measurable ways
Why you’re uniquely valuable compared to your peers
How to position yourself for $500K–$1M executive roles

…you’re leaving hundreds of thousands on the table each year.

And here’s the hard truth:
📉 An executive MBA won’t fix this. A Harvard Business Review report confirms promotions are driven by visibility, sponsorship, and influence—not degrees alone.
📉 Working harder won’t fix this either—burnout makes you look less promotable.

This is your shortcut to the clarity, influence, and presence that traditional leadership programs never teach.

We’ve assisted:

40+ leaders double or triple their salaries
12 secure 7-figure offers
Most work less while leading at their highest level

The Solution: The $500K–$1M Executive Intensive

This is a two-month, high-touch career transformation that combines two intensive weekends of training with targeted implementation support in between. Designed to get you in the rooms where decisions are made, position you for elite-level roles, and teach you to negotiate the kind of pay that changes your life.

Phase 1 – Weekend Intensive #1: The High-Value Leader Blueprint

In just two days, you’ll unlock the exact framework that has doubled 27 salaries, tripled 18, and secured 12 seven-figure compensation packages — without additional degrees.

This isn’t just about getting a raise — it’s about positioning yourself for the role that fits your strengths, fuels your passion, and maximizes your value in the marketplace.

What You’ll Learn:

Rewrite Your Career Story – Identify and eliminate burnout-driven patterns and your Trauma Default™ so you can lead from a place of clarity and confidence.
Discover Your Executive Sweet Spot – Pinpoint the roles, industries, and environments where your unique value commands $200K–$1M+ compensation.
Develop the Executive Mindset – Replace overwork with strategic influence and align your daily habits with high-performance leadership.
Position Yourself for Maximum Impact – Clearly articulate your Unique Selling Proposition so decision-makers see you as the only choice.
Build a Power Network – Access hidden opportunities by connecting with sponsors, mentors, and influencers who open executive-level doors.
Master High-Stakes Negotiations – Learn the exact scripts and strategies that have helped leaders secure $100K–$500K raises.
Design a Recession-Proof Career Plan – Create a 90-day blueprint that keeps you in demand and in control no matter the economy.

Follow-Up Support:

After the weekend, you’ll join two bi-weekly group calls to:

Cement your high-achiever mindset
Get clear on your Trauma Default™
Establish burnout-proof habits so you can perform at your peak without sacrificing your health or relationships

Result: You’ll leave knowing exactly where you belong, why you’re worth more, and how to claim your seat at the executive table — without burning out in the process.

Phase 2 – Weekend Intensive #2: Advanced Office Politics

Learn the leadership, influence, and relationship-building skills that get you promoted into $500K–$1M roles. You’ll learn to command influence, master executive presence, and navigate power dynamics with precision — all while protecting your peace, purpose, and personal energy.

What You’ll Learn:

Understand the Game – See why others with less talent are getting promoted and how to outmaneuver the invisible rules holding you back.
Lead Authentically – Develop a leadership style that commands respect while staying true to who you are.
Decode Relationship Dynamics – Map the communication styles and decision-making patterns of key stakeholders so you can influence without resistance.
Build Your Inner Circle of Influence – Transform your network into a boardroom of advocates who position you for top-tier opportunities.
Refine Your Personal Brand – Ensure your reputation reflects your expertise, leadership, and high-value results so you’re always top of mind.
Cultivate Executive Presence – Project authority and confidence in any setting, from boardroom pitches to high-stakes negotiations.
Master the 30-Second Power Pitch – Clearly communicate your Unique Value Proposition so decision-makers see you as indispensable.
Negotiate Like a Power Player – Use elite negotiation frameworks to confidently secure $500K–$1M packages without leaving money on the table.

Follow-Up Support:

After this weekend, you’ll join two bi-weekly group calls to:

Refine and update your executive-level resume
Apply my signature on-demand course: How to Use the Superpower Method to Land a High-Paying Job
Perfect your negotiation scripts and interview answers so you walk into every conversation with total clarity and control

🔥 Result: You’ll elevate with unshakable confidence, strategic influence, and the ability to consistently land executive opportunities — in any economy, in any industry.

What's Included: The $500K–$1M Executive Intensive

2 x Two-Day Executive Intensives (16 hours each) — Live with Christy Rutherford and her team
4 Bi-Weekly Group Coaching Calls for mindset, branding, and implementation support
The Superpower Method On-Demand Course — Resume + job search mastery
High-Stakes Negotiation Toolkit — Scripts, templates, and strategies
Personalized Career Action Plan — For $500K–$1M+ offers

Your ROI Is Measurable

Clients who’ve completed these frameworks have:

Doubled or tripled their salaries
Secured $500K–$1M total compensation offers
Landed roles three levels above their current position
Left toxic roles without career gaps
Finally felt aligned, valued, and respected at work

Why This Works When MBAs & Degrees Don’t

You learn the exact moves top 1% earners make inside organizations
You build strategic relationships that create opportunities most never see
You develop the visibility and influence that make you impossible to overlook
You learn to negotiate with precision and confidence

Meet Your Strategic Advisor: Christy Rutherford

Christy is a Harvard Business School alumna, former U.S. Coast Guard Commander, and executive coach who has helped clients generate over $20M in salary increases. Her approach is practical, powerful, and proven.

She has coached:

Professionals into $500K+ leadership roles without additional degrees
Burned out leaders into balanced, high-earning executives
Visionaries into aligned and influential industry voices

Her method works because she and her team don't teach theory — they teach what works in the real world.

Their clients secure life-changing opportunities without needing another degree, without waiting two more years, and without sacrificing their health or relationships.

What Christy's Clients Are Saying...

Tasos Kousloglou, CEO - Hotel Division @ Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited

Working with Christy helped me to make significant progress in several key personal development areas such as leadership presence, self-awareness and communication.

During this period, Christy helped me create a strategic plan for my future and set milestones. As a result I have taken greater risks without fear because we explore the pros and cons of different scenarios and then make plans to take action steps.

Having someone who’s been an executive level leader is beneficial because she understands the landscape and how to make better decisions.

Christy taught me to take time to focus on myself by meditating, exercising and eating better which has improved my quality of life at home and at work. It doesn’t take much, but creating new habits are difficult if you don’t have someone who has your best interest in mind.

Jalisa Johnson, CEO, Virtual Emerging Techonology Solutions

Christy assisted me with significantly improving my quality of life - I improved my executive presence - Learned how to live authentically - Regained my inner peace - took control of things that mattered to me - Grew my business- Focused on my core - Increased my revenue and was able to work smarter and not harder -Started delegating and building my team instead of running a team.

I’m finally living life on my terms. I now have the courage to speak up in meetings instead of just listening. I’m dedicated to doing the work I was born to do and living in my authentic self.

Stella Alamil, VP IIT/CIO Central and Eastern Europe and India

I value Christy’s no-nonsense approach to coaching. She ensures that I answer the right questions to focus on, and more importantly, that I commit to addressing those areas that will fast track my personal and professional development.

Christy has helped me achieve clarity of my bigger purpose and my professional non-negotiables. As a result, I am re-prioritizing my time and energy differently to achieve what I set out to accomplish, while not losing any valuable time away from the people that matter the most.

It takes an impartial leader who has seen, done and still doing it - to provide the right insight to their fellow leaders. Therefore, I trusted Christy - as she can walk the talk – and is committed to seeing her coachees move forward, and upwards.

Ted Brown, Facilities and Helium Production Leader at GE Healthcare

Christy was instrumental in helping me to simplify my seemingly complicated life. What started out as an attempt to balance my work life, turned into sessions to improve both my work life and personal life. Christy shared a number of videos and study resources with me and I was always ready to read her next book fresh off the presses!

My biggest takeaway was controlling the human tendency of spending too much time on the potential negative outcome and instead focusing on the huge upside of a positive outcome. We tend to talk ourselves out of the 10% of effort that will give 200% improvement.

It becomes a habit to naturally think positive when things look the worst, and surely something good happens in the 11th hour. Christy is an incredible personal coach and organizational coach and I highly recommend her proven methodologies. Follow her Laws of Attraction and you won’t be disappointed.

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