What Your Expertise Is Actually Worth: A Pricing Session for Senior-Level Women Going Independent

​Bring a salary. Leave with a day rate, a project fee, and a retainer, written down.

​Most people calculate their rate the wrong way. They take a salary, divide by 2,080 hours, and end up pricing their expertise at less than half of what it costs to replace their paycheck.

​This two-hour workshop fixes that with real arithmetic. You’ll build your replacement number, the true cost of leaving a W-2 role once benefits, taxes, and business costs are counted. Then you’ll turn it into the three prices every independent path asks for: a day rate, a fee for a real project, and a monthly retainer.

We’ll cover the three pricing mistakes senior-level people make the moment they go independent, and you’ll practice saying your numbers out loud with people who will push back kindly.

​It’s built for director-level women and above who are planning a move into a consulting practice or a board seat, fractional or portfolio work, or a business they start or buy.

​Details

• ​Saturday, November 7, 2026, 9:30 to 11:30 AM

• ​Good Company Workspace, 91 Main Street, Suite 205, Marlborough

• ​Free. Coffee and something to eat. 12 seats.

• ​Bring a laptop or phone if you’d like to try the optional AI exercise.

​Hosted by Jill Davis, The Meridian Sessions. Thank you to Good Company Workspace for the room.