After more than 25 years leading operational excellence and program management initiatives inside the pharmaceutical industry, Maryann was unexpectedly laid off.

Like many senior leaders stepping into consulting for the first time, she suddenly found herself asking questions she had never needed to answer before:

• How do you turn decades of expertise into an actual business?
• How do you package your experience?
• How do you sell yourself instead of representing a company?

At first, the transition felt intimidating.

FIRST FEW MONTHS

Passport gave Maryann the roadmap and accountability she needed to move forward.

Instead of staying stuck in uncertainty, she focused on one step at a time:

• Clarifying her niche.
• Structuring her offers.
• Building real momentum.

And quickly, things started moving.

BY MONTH 7

Maryann and her business partner had already:

• Generated more than $520,000 in revenue
• Signed multiple long-term client engagements
• Built a steady stream of referrals
• Established Performance Ex as a trusted consulting partner in the pharmaceutical industry

What once felt uncertain was becoming very real.

TODAY

Maryann still does the operational excellence work she loves—but now she does it with far more flexibility, ownership, and control over her time.

The biggest surprise wasn’t just the revenue growth.

It was realizing how quickly decades of experience could become a successful business once she stopped underestimating the value of what she already knew.

What began as an unexpected career disruption became the beginning of something far bigger:

A business built entirely around her expertise, her experience, and the life she wanted to create.