”Expertise whisperer” Wes Wheless joined me on Ditching Hourly to talk about turning corporate expertise into a solo consulting business. We talked about his new book, The Expert's Privilege, how corporate professionals can recognize transferable expertise, why visual IP helps consultants explain their work, and what to do before making the leap from employee to independent consultant.
Chapters
01:35 - From Corporate to Consulting
03:48 - Pivoting Toward Solo Consultants
06:16 - Daily Email, Authority, and Visual IP
11:46 - The Expert's Privilege
18:36 - Why Corporate Experts Undervalue Their Skills
23:23 - Excavating Your Expertise
27:18 - Finding Your Zone of Genius
32:44 - From Self-Examination to Market Validation
35:30 - What to Do Before You Leave Corporate
40:22 - A Book Is FOR Someone
44:23 - Writing the Book With Support
52:06 - Launch Strategy and Early Results
About Wes
Wes Wheless is an "expertise whisperer," founder of Develop My IP, and creator of The Lightbulb, a daily email for corporates-turned-consultants.
After two consecutive tech layoffs, Wes traded a 20-year corporate career spanning consulting, enterprise, and startups for a solo practice helping experts turn their knowledge into IP, frameworks, and "intellectual headshots."
Wes holds business degrees from The Wharton School and Kellogg School of Management and lives in Seattle, Washington. The Expert's Privilege is his first book.
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