No boss. No borders.

Your experience didn’t retire when the job ended. Executive Nomad shows you how to turn it into a business you run from a laptop: from your kitchen table, another city or another country.

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Jamie Sylvian in a straw hat and dark glasses, at a podcast microphone — Jamie Sylvian Founder, author and podcaster

Work where you’re valued, live where you’re inspired.

A 30-year adventure story:

I was an analogue nomad.

Before executive nomads, before digital nomads, we were called Perpetual Travellers and the internet was barely a thing. I was already working from wherever I chose. Public phones and faxes then, 4K cameras and global meetings on Zoom now. I still consult, coach executives, run workshops and mentor. Everything I teach, I’ve been doing myself (and still do) for three decades.

1991 Independent
1993 On the move
2026 Today

Why I wrote the book

He knew too much to start from scratch.

I met Peter in a harbourside café in Neos Marmaras, a Greek harbour town. He was 54, and he’d just been shown the door after 25 years in senior logistics. His company had been bought by a competitor, the incoming CEO was bringing his own C-suite, and Peter was surplus to requirements.

He overheard me on a Zoom call. Laptop open, cappuccino beside it, I was consulting on strategy for an M&A energy acquisition: six people, four countries, three time zones. The buyer, the seller, the equity team and me, working as if we were in the same room.

I’ve worked like this for over 30 years. First by fax. Now by Zoom.

Peter’s payout was good, so money wasn’t what worried him. What worried him was that he had nowhere to go, and that he was too old to find another job. He felt… untethered.

We talked for a couple of hours (we switched coffee for wine) and it became obvious that Peter had it backwards. He didn’t need another job. He knew too much to start again. He had enough experience to build his own business, run from wherever he wanted to be. He just needed guidance and direction.

By the end of that conversation we’d agreed Peter had everything he needed to become an Executive Nomad. His own life. His own rules. A global business that fits in a laptop bag, and no desk anywhere.

That’s where the book started. I’d guess some of it sounds familiar.

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Become an Executive Nomad

What is an Executive Nomad?

An Executive Nomad is an experienced professional who no longer lets a job, a title or a place decide how and where they work.

You spent decades getting good at something. Most people only find out how much of their status was borrowed when the job ends. The title goes, the team goes, the diary empties. The experience is still there, and nobody is asking for it.

So the real question arrives: was I valuable, or was the position?

The usual advice gives you two options: retire, or take a smaller version of the job you just left.

There’s a third. Build a global business around what you know and the life you want. Use your career wins, losses and lessons as the value you bring to the table, not the title. Coach tomorrow’s executives. Mentor the future C-suite. Run workshops for teams and pass on what your career taught you. Yes, the tools have changed. Your pattern recognition and gut instinct haven’t. That’s value you already own.

We’re not career advisers. We make it so you never need another job.

Become an Executive Nomad.

Hand-drawn blue compass with a laptop, passport, phone and sunglasses at its four points

“So where do I start?”

Free forever. Use it as often as you like.

Plug Your Career Into /decodedAi Lite And See The Skill Your Job Title Was Hiding

In just three minutes, /decodedAi takes one thing you did at work and shows you the capability inside it, and the services, buyers and uses it could point to. It isn’t a CV tool or a personality test. It’s how you rewire the way you think about your career and what’s next.

Before

Pick one situation where you made a real difference. Describe your role, the situation, what you did and the outcome.

During

In about three minutes, /decodedAi picks out your own judgement and decisions, and names the method and the result.

After

Run it again with another win and look for the pattern. Then take what you find into /rewiredAi Lite, also free, to shape it into an offer and test your assumptions.

Completely Anonymous. No payment, no card, no email and no sign-up. We don’t save, record or keep notes of what you write.

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Three Executive Nomad books: You Know Too Much To Start From Scratch, The Executive Nomad Operating System and No Boss No Borders

One year. Many places. Business as usual.

Thessaloniki, Greece London, UK Malaga, Spain Sofia, Bulgaria Paphos, Cyprus Kavalla, Greece Bath, UK Bansko, Bulgaria Valletta, Malta Budapest, Hungary

These Three Steps Will Change Your Life

Rewire. Repackage. Repurpose.

My Online Workshop

Three moves, in order. Work out what your experience equips you to offer. Shape it into something a buyer can say yes to. Then take it beyond the industry where you learned it.

Rewire

What can you credibly offer?

Your career is the raw material. You look at the responsibilities you’ve held, the problems you’ve solved and the decisions people trusted you to make, including the losses and the lessons. One win suggests a direction. A pattern across several roles gives you a foundation. Then you match it to a way of earning: coaching, mentoring, workshops, consulting, advisory or fractional work.

You leave with: a clear account of what you can offer, who it could help and the gaps you still need to close.

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Repackage

What exactly are you selling, and to whom?

“Leadership consultant” isn’t an offer. You choose a buyer and the specific problem you help them with, and you work out who gets the help and who signs off the budget. Then you set the outcome, the delivery, the scope, how long it runs and a price for the whole engagement, not just the hours in the room.

You leave with: one defined offer, with a buyer, a problem, an outcome and a price, and a way to explain it in a sentence.

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Repurpose

Who else has this problem?

Your industry is where you learned it, not the only place it’s worth something. You find the same problem in other sectors and countries, work out what transfers and what needs adapting, and design delivery that travels with you. Then you test it with real buyers, ideally with a paid pilot, before you expand.

You leave with: the markets worth testing, what they’ll need you to adapt, and a way of working that gives you a say over where and when.

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AI can suggest the possibilities. Only buyers can tell you there’s demand.

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On demand, with lifetime access. Watch it whenever suits you.

“Work Where You’re Valued, Live Where You’re Inspired”

Louise Medve holding The Executive Nomad Operating System

Bloody Brilliant!!

Louise Medve, Most Influential CEO 2026 (Professional Coaching, UK) and Best Speaker Development & Coaching Programme 2026 (UK), CEO Monthly

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Repackage in practice: a page from Chapter 7

Peter is at an industry event, and a CFO next to him asks the usual question: “So, what do you do?” Here’s how the book has him answer it, twice.

“Well, I’m currently transitioning. I used to be the VP of Operations for a large logistics firm, but now I’m doing some consulting. I mostly help companies with strategy, operational efficiency, and leadership mentoring.”

Answer one. The listener nods politely and scans the room.

“I provide the Integration Risk Audit for logistics mergers. When two logistics companies combine, I find the hidden leakage points before they lose the first million.”

Answer two. The listener stops drinking and leans in.

Same man, same 25 years. The difference is a name for what he sells.

Find the name for what you sell

In the Rewire, Repackage, Repurpose workshop, you do this with your own career. It’s on demand, so you can start today.

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Want to build it live with Jamie? See Untethered

Leave the sector. Take what you know with you.

Pick the door that matches where your career happened. Each one is a workshop and an AI app built to get you started on your own. The method is the same behind every door, and each page speaks your sector’s language.

.finance

You can spot a weak deal before the numbers catch up. That’s a business.

Start in finance

.media

The media world is changing fast. Make sure you stay valued, but on your own terms.

Start in media

.health

You know what works in the health sector and what the guidelines miss. That’s worth teaching.

Start in health

.legal

Take your legal knowledge into a global arena. From your laptop.

Start in legal

.tech

Nobody sees the pace of change like a tech professional. Here’s how to take advantage.

Start in tech

Not on the list?

Every sector we’ve opened is on one page.

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The practical side, in plain terms

The questions everyone asks before they go independent.

Choosing a base

Home counts. If you do want somewhere new, check the time zone, the cost, the connection and how long you can stay, and try it for a season before you commit.

Business structure

Set the company up so it can move when you do, and a change of address never means starting again. Do it early, with an adviser.

Tools and tech

A laptop, a phone, reliable internet with a backup, files in the cloud and a way to get paid online. The kit is the easy part.

Time zones and rhythm

Set fixed hours that overlap with your clients and protect the rest. Clients value being able to rely on you more than round-the-clock replies.

Tax and visas

Where you’re tax resident, where the company is and how long you can stay are three different questions. Ask a qualified adviser in each country involved.

Income that travels

Consulting, advisory work, coaching, mentoring and workshops all work online. Many end up with a portfolio: a retainer, a few mentoring clients, a workshop or two.

Get our 60-minute workshop to find out

Get the 60-minute workshop, $63

On demand, with lifetime access. Watch it whenever suits you.

Tax, legal and immigration topics are covered here at an educational level. Your own situation is a job for a qualified adviser in the countries involved.

The Executive Nomad Podcast

Meet the people taking control of their lives, their income and the way the next chapter looks.

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Invite Jamie on to your show.

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Work with Jamie

Start free with the AI tools, or take the $63 workshop. Book an hour with me, build it live in Untethered, or build the whole thing with me, step by step, over 90 days.

Free

/decodedAi Lite

Plug in one thing you did at work and see the capability inside it. About three minutes, and completely anonymous.

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Free

/rewiredAi Lite

Shape what you found into an offer and test your assumptions. All it asks for is your first name and email.

Try /rewiredAi for free

$63

Rewire, Repackage, Repurpose workshop

The three steps in one 60-minute workshop. On demand, with lifetime access, so you can start today.

Get the workshop, $63

Compass Call: one hour with Jamie

Sixty minutes on Riverside, one to one with the founder. Bring your questions and leave knowing whether you’re on the right path, what you could offer, what to charge and where you could live. The call is recorded, and you get the full recording to download, plus your meeting notes.

$259

Credited in full against any workshop or the Unlocked programme within 90 days.

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Untethered: three live workshops

The live, expanded version of the Rewire, Repackage, Repurpose workshop, hosted by Jamie. In session one you create your offer, in session two you package it, and in session three you repurpose it. Every session is AI-assisted, with /decodedAi Pro, /rewiredAi Pro and our own prompts that work with any AI tool, so building the business takes days, not months.

$529

Live online on Riverside · 3 workshops · One payment · Recorded and yours to download

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Unlocked: the 90-day programme

Your business, fully operational in 30 days. Group sessions with Jamie turn what you know into an offer and a price, with your website, booking, LinkedIn and outreach in place. Then 60 days one to one with your coach while you take it to market.

By invitation. It starts with a 20-minute call with Jamie, audio or video. Read about Unlocked

$11,375

Find out if Unlocked fits you

This is for you if

You have decades of experience and want to know what it’s worth outside your old role.

You want control over where you live, who you work with and how much of your life work takes up.

You’re ready to put in the work for 90 days and talk to real buyers.

This is not for you if

You’re really after another job.

You want a guaranteed income or a quick win.

You’d rather keep analysing than test an idea in the market.

Jamie helped me solidify my thinking around branding. He offered suggestions on how to launch and bring in initial clients. This led to potential ways to grow my consulting business post-launch.

Debra Mitchell PhD, Clinical Research Advisor and Consultant, on working with Jamie

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Keynotes, workshops and panels.

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HR

Support for senior leavers, with one introduction.

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Become a partner

Run Executive Nomad in your own country or sector.

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Book Jamie to speak

Keynotes, workshops and panels for conferences, associations, corporate and HR teams, and broker networks. Thirty-plus years of independent work, from co-founding SIRA Utilities, the company that became uSwitch.com, to a client base that’s been global from day one.

What is thirty years of experience worth once the company name disappears?

How much of a senior person’s standing is borrowed from the employer, and how to find the part that’s theirs to keep. The audience leaves knowing what their experience is worth on the open market.

Location independence is infrastructure

Working from anywhere comes down to structure, tools, time zones and income that travels. Every delegate takes away a practical checklist.

Are you building an asset or buying yourself another job?

Most people who go independent build a job they can’t leave. This talk shows the difference between selling your hours and building something that doesn’t need you in one place.

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Panel

Podcast and media

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For organisations and the people they advise

One introduction from you, at no cost, and the person you’re helping gets a clear way forward. We take it from there.

HR teams

Make one introduction and you’re done. There’s no cost to get started, your leaver gets real help with what comes next, and your organisation is seen to look after the people who leave.

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Brokers and advisers

Pass on one name and we do the rest. We help your client decide what life after the sale looks like, so they commit sooner and deals close quicker. Getting started costs them nothing.

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Tomorrow morning, you can do one of two things.

You can check for recruiter alerts, tweak your CV again and apply for a role that pays less than you earned ten years ago. It feels safe because it’s familiar.

Or you can start working out what your experience is worth as a business of your own, and who will pay for it. /decodedAi Lite gives you a first answer in about three minutes, free.

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