Starting strong: how to land your first paid advisory role

​The rise of fractional work is reshaping careers across the world, but success depends on laying the right foundations.

​How you position your experience, build credibility, and convert early relationships is key to landing paid engagements and building a sustainable career.

​​Join our expert panel at the LAB Miami on Mar 19 to explore how to leverage your ambition and expertise to become part of Miami’s growing community of fractional and advisory talent.

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​What we’ll explore

• ​​The value and benefits of a fractional a career, and why getting started often takes longer than expected

• ​​How first paid roles are actually won, including the role of trial and pro bono engagements

• ​​How to translate experience into real value while navigating the ambiguity and pace of startups and scale ups

• ​​How your first role can ‘open the door', creating a portfolio of complementary roles over time.

​Event flow

​​​Arrival & networking: 6pm

​​​Welcome: 6:15pm - 6:30pm

​​Keynote: 6:30 - 6.50 pm

​​​Panel discussion: 6:50 - 7:20pm

​​​Audience Q&A: 7:20pm - 7:35pm

​​Fireside 7:35 - 7:55pm

​​​Networking, food & drinks: 7:55pm - 8:50pm

​​​Close down: 8:50pm - 9pm

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​​*This event is part of Connectd’s 2026 programme exploring the Four Fundamentals of Building a Fractional Career.