Most career coaches will tell you what roles exist after consulting. I'll tell you what they actually feel like from the inside — and how to navigate the parts nobody puts in a brochure. I didn't take the standard exit. I've worked across the US, APAC, and Europe, moving through in-house strategy, investment, analytics, marketing, and product — and I now own P&L in a commercial role. That's not a résumé flex; it's proof that the path from "strategy expert" to "general manager" is real, non-linear, and survivable. I know what it feels like to shed the consultant identity and earn credibility in rooms where slides don't do the talking for you anymore. If you're drawn to general management but quietly intimidated by how sprawling and political the corporate world can be — that's exactly the conversation I'm built for. The nuances, the unwritten rules, the sequencing of moves that actually compound: that's where I can help you the most.