PivotPlanet connects people who are exploring new careers or honing existing skills with expert advisors working in hundreds of professions for affordable one-on-one, one-hour videoconference, phone or in-person sessions.
PivotPlanet goes beyond connecting online, career coaching or corporate outplacement.
PivotPlanet advisors offer real-life career experiences.
This could be the most valuable time you ever spend online. PivotPlanet gives you one-on-one access to experts doing what you're aspiring to do -- advisors who will answer your questions and share their knowledge.
So, how does it work? Here are answers to some frequently asked questions.
You have three options — you can choose any one of them for each session:
Most one-hour sessions range from $40 to $125.
Use the keyword search on the PivotPlanet.com home page to describe the type of work you want to explore, and choose from the list of advisors resulting from your search. You can also browse our advisors by career type, job title or any key word. Compare advisors by reading their biographies, watching their videos, scanning their photo galleries and reading client reviews.
PivotPlanet carefully selects our expert advisors. We require our advisors to be successful, full-time professionals in their careers for a minimum of five years before they join PivotPlanet. We research each advisor's work history, references and online presence. We also reserve the right to conduct background checks on advisors. PivotPlanet advisors are the real deal.
You just need to follow four easy steps:
No problem. The easiest option is to choose a phone session, conducted via your home or mobile phone number. Videoconferences can take place via Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangouts or any other videoconference service - you'll work with your advisor to pick the method that's best for you both. If you are planning a videoconference, you'll need broadband Internet service and a camera on your computer or phone.
Your email address will be shared with your advisor such that you may set up your videoconference, phone or in-person (post-COVID) meeting. The contact information you share to conduct that session is up to you – it can be your Skype ID, your FaceTime address or your phone number. Your email address will be shared only with your advisor, and only after you have paid for your PivotPlanet meeting.
No. Career, life and executive coaches help you focus your skills and strengths in the right direction, but they do not work in the actual profession(s) you're exploring. PivotPlanet advisors work in the same career you're exploring. They've been there and done that. Your time with them is a reality check that is hard to get anywhere else.
Although your advisor will have a baseline of information to cover with you each session, you should come fully prepared with your list of questions. This is your time. You will get out of it what you put into it. Make it count.
We use the "personal trainer" model for dealing with tardiness or cancelation. If you are more than 15 minutes late or you cancel within an hour of your session with your advisor, you lose that session. If you are late, your advisor is not obligated to wait more than 15 minutes for you. Nor do they need to credit you for their valuable time. So be on time!
The same is expected of PivotPlanet advisors. If an advisor is more than 15 minutes late or cancels within an hour of your session, they will reschedule with you and make up any additional lost time and then some. We recommend advisors provide an additional 30 minutes of pro bono consultation for being late or canceling at the last minute.
There are exceptions to every rule. If an emergency occurs, both parties should be accommodating and use good sense.
Yes. We look forward to an ongoing relationship with you!
Please email us at hello@pivotplanet.com.
For lots of reasons, but primarily:
You will make a great PivotPlanet advisor if you:
You just need to follow four easy steps:
No problem. The easiest option is to choose a phone session, conducted via your home or mobile phone number. Videoconferences can take place via Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangouts or any other video conference service - you'll work with your client to pick the method that's best for you both. If you are planning a videoconference, you'll need broadband Internet service and a camera on your computer.
Your email address will be shared with your client such that you may set up your phone, videoconference or in-person (post COVID) meeting. The contact information you share to conduct that session is up to you – it can be a Zoom link you've created, your Skype ID, your FaceTime address or your phone number. Your email address will be shared only with your client, and only they have paid for your meeting.
You're the boss. You set your hourly pricing. For example, a bakery owner might set her video sessions at $50 per hour. An LA-based TV producer may charge $200 per hour.
The more you market yourself via your social network, the more supplemental income you will make.
We add margin to your advising fee to form a retail price and we deduct a 5% bill processing and marketing fee from your advising fee.
On a monthly basis, PivotPlanet pays all advisors for bookings from the previous month via PayPal.
Absolutely. And it can be updated at any time.
Yes. You need to agree to our Terms and Conditions at the time of your application to become an advisor.
If you get a request from someone who is local, you might suggest they reach out to someone in another city. People will understand and respect your decision to not mentor someone who may become your direct, local competition.
We use the "personal trainer" model for dealing with tardiness or cancelation. If you are more than 15 minutes late or you cancel within an hour of your session, you need to reschedule with your client and make up any additional lost time and then some. We ask that you provide an additional 30 minutes of pro bono consultation for being late or canceling at the last minute.
If your client is more than 15 minutes late or cancels within an hour of your session, they lose that session. You do not need to credit them for your valuable time.
There are exceptions to every rule. If an emergency occurs, both parties should be accommodating and use good sense.
Yes. There are four reasons why you want to book your client sessions through PivotPlanet. First, we are your ongoing marketing platform and source for new clients. Second, we are your bill-processing arm ... you don't have to worry about waiting for a client's check to clear or set up your own way of taking credit cards. Third, you gain more credibility and cachet in your field by having your clients rate your expertise on PivotPlanet for future clients to see. Finally, we charge you only a 5% bill-processing fee. If you work around our agreement, we will remove your profile from PivotPlanet.com and you will lose the opportunity of earning supplemental income and sharing your expertise through PivotPlanet.
Thanks for your interest in PivotPlanet. We do not have coaches or consultants on board PivotPlanet as advisors since coaches and consultants do not work in the actual professions in which our clients are exploring. However, we do partner with coaches and consultants for workshops, classes and speaking engagements. If you would like to incorporate PivotPlanet into one of your upcoming workshops, classes or speaking engagements, please email us at hello@pivotplanet.com with your name, company name, website and phone number and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
Please email us at hello@pivotplanet.com.