By application · $99/month, if accepted

Let's get to know who you are.

This is the application. About 12 minutes, one question per screen. Every field exists because we use it to build your site. The clearer your answers, the closer the first draft. Press Enter to advance, Shift+Enter for a new line in long answers.

You can close this tab and come back. Your answers are saved locally.

Contact · 01

What's your name?*

The legal version, and the version you'd like the site to display. These can be the same, but often differ (post-nominals, designations, anglicized spellings).

Contact · 02

How can we reach you?*

Email is where the acceptance note and Stripe subscription link will go. Phone is for the rare case we'd like to confirm something quickly.

Identity · 03

How do you describe what you do?*

A primary title (Fractional CFO, Former CEO, Independent Director, Executive Coach). A one-line tagline if you have a sharper version of the elevator pitch.

Identity · 04

Where are you based?

For the small "Based in" line under your name. Pronouns if you'd like them on the page.

Positioning · 05

Tell us about yourself in five to seven sentences.*

Where you've worked, what you do now, what you're known for, what kind of problems people bring to you. Write it the way you'd describe yourself to a peer over coffee. We'll keep your voice intact.

Positioning · 06

What separates you from other people with the same title?*

Three to five specific things. Skip the "passionate about excellence" version. Give us the operator-level honesty.

Positioning · 07

Three adjectives, and what you're not.*

A compass for tone. Three words and we'll calibrate the whole site around them. The anti-brand is optional but helps us avoid the wrong direction.

Current work · 08

What you're doing right now.*

Format: Title · Company · Year to Present. List active roles. We'll structure them on the site.

Current work · 09

What services or engagements do you offer?*

Three to six items. Format: NAME · short description (1 sentence) · engagement shape (retainer / fixed-fee / annual).

Current work · 10

Who do you typically work with?

Stage, industry, size, geography. Be specific. "Series B to C SaaS companies, $20M to $80M ARR, US-based, post-product-market-fit" beats "growth-stage companies."

Track record · 11

Past roles worth highlighting.

Three to six of the most relevant past positions. We'll format these as a timeline.

Track record · 12

Notable outcomes & board service.

Specific, falsifiable wins. If you can't say something, don't. We'll never invent metrics.

Track record · 13

Speaking, writing, and press.

The credible appearances and citations. Direct links where possible. We'll fetch the rest.

Credentials · 14

Education & credentials.

Anything worth listing. Degrees, designations, board certifications, recognition.

Voice · 15

The voice the site should strike.*

Pick the tone closest to how you'd want a senior peer to describe the page after reading it.

Visuals · 16

A photo of you.

A real headshot is best. Phone photos work if it's recent and well-lit. If you don't have one, say so. We'll suggest a direction.

JPG, PNG, HEIC, or ZIP. Up to ~15 MB.
Either is fine. You don't need both.
Visuals · 17

The look you have in mind.

If you trust us, leave fields blank. We'll calibrate from the tone you picked earlier.

Visuals · 18

Personal sites you admire.

Three to five links. Doesn't need to be in your field. Could be a writer, designer, founder. Specifics on what appeals helps us calibrate.

Online · 19

Your LinkedIn URL.*

The single most useful field. We pull your existing bio and role history from here to save you typing the same thing twice.

Online · 20

Where else you exist online.

We'll link these where relevant. Skip anything that doesn't apply.

Purpose · 21

What should a visitor do when they land?*

This sets the primary call-to-action on the site.

Domain · 22

Your domain.*

A clean .com is included. If you already have a domain, we point it at the site. You always own it.

We'll send DNS instructions after launch. You keep ownership.
.com included. Premium TLDs may have a small annual extra. We'll quote before charging anything.
Anything else · 23

Anything we should know?

Press cycle coming up? Book launch? Confidential past roles you'd rather not list? Anything that affects the page goes here.

Last question · 24

How did you hear about us?

Helps us know where to spend our time.

Ready to send · 25

All set. One last thing.

Three short confirmations before we receive your application.

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Received. Thank you.

Your application is in. A real person on our team will read it, usually within a few hours, always within one business day.

If we're a fit, you'll receive a short note and a secure subscription link. If we're not, you'll hear that honestly.

Questions before then? Email marketing@theclariusone.com directly.

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