Federal to Private:
Career Design Workshop
You gave years—sometimes decades—to public service. Now it's time to figure out what's next. In one hour, we'll help you get clarity and confidence to take concrete next steps.
If the ground feels like it’s shifting, this session is for you.
Federal employees rarely stumble into their careers. They choose them deliberately—often at the cost of higher-paying private sector alternatives—because the mission matters.
Protecting the environment. Keeping communities safe. Ensuring the economy runs.
That bargain is being broken. Whether you've already made the decision to leave, or you're quietly weighing your options, this workshop is for people who gave years to public service and now need a roadmap for what comes next.
This isn't just a job search. It's a whole new world.
The transition from federal service to the private sector is deeply personal—and the challenges are real.
Exhaustion
When mission or stability feels compromised, job searching is one more impossible thing on the list.
Network gaps
Deep government relationships are valuable, but they don't always open the right private sector doors.
Uncertainty
After years in government, it's hard to see how your experience maps to opportunities in the private sector.
Lost in translation
Your experience is extraordinary. Getting hiring managers to see it requires a new kind of framing.
One hour. Five things that will change how you see the path forward.
1️⃣ Managing your energy and mindset during a difficult transition
2️⃣ Identifying your transferable skills to discover what's possible in the private sector
3️⃣ Expanding your network beyond government into your target destination
4️⃣ Reframing your story for private sector hiring managers who don’t speak your language
5️⃣ Navigating the modern job search from LinkedIn to AI
Meet your facilitators: We’ve been where you are—or right alongside you.
Jessica Wieder
Former Fed ∙ Emergency Comms Consultant
After 21 years in federal service at EPA and FEMA Jessica took the leap and founded TealSkies, her own Risk & Crisis Communication consultancy. She mentors former colleagues in their careers.
Grace Fabian
Career Coach · Grace Fabian Career Coaching
Grace coaches passionate powerhouses through career transitions—helping them reconnect with their spark, translate their experience into market opportunities, and design careers they actually love.
Fun fact: We’re cousins! And we’re both passionate about service and impact (and singing).