Laid Off? Your Next Boss Could Be You

When Brandy Morton was laid off from her role as head of marketing at a global company last year, her first instinct was to panic. 

"I have to get another full-time job," she remembered thinking before she started doing the math.

A friend in public relations asked her a simple question: With 20 years of marketing experience, why not find a client instead of a boss?

She founded her own firm, Brandy Morton Marketing, after calculating that three fractional clients at her rate would nearly double her old salary, with full control over her schedule. Now, Morton serves as fractional chief marketing officer for five clients and six brands.

She turned down a full-time counteroffer to keep it that way.

Read the entire article:  "Why Experienced Women Are Trading the C-Suite For Their Own Terms."

Morton does not think her exit from corporate America as rejecting ambition. She has plenty to offer but wants to pursue her goals on her own terms by having more control over how she spends her time and with whom.