Does Seat & Signal membership cost anything?

No. Membership and matching are free and stay free — executives never pay for access to opportunity. Clients pay Seat & Signal's fees, and members contract directly with clients at their own rates. Optional offerings such as courses or ticketed events carry their own prices, and participation never affects matching.

Who is eligible for membership?

Executives with genuine executive-level experience: C-suite leaders (CFO, COO, CMO, CRO, CHRO, CPO and similar), former Big 4 partners, and senior consulting and technology executives. Admission is by application and is selective.

Will my information be shared with clients?

Not without your approval. Nothing is shared with a client until you approve the specific introduction. For each opportunity, the company is named to you first and you confirm interest and fit before anything moves.

Do you take a percentage of my engagement?

No. Engagements are direct — you contract with the client at your rates, and Seat & Signal takes nothing from your fees. Our fee comes from the client side only.

For executives

You know how to lead. Where does the portfolio career's infrastructure come from?

Seat & Signal™ membership and matching are free for proven executives — C-suite leaders, former Big 4 partners, and senior consulting and technology executives. Members are matched into vetted fractional, interim, and board opportunities at their own rates with direct contracts, and get the community, benchmarks, and board pathways a portfolio career needs.

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The real problem

The hard part isn't the work — it's what disappeared when you left the seat

The deal flow engine. The peer bench. The pricing intelligence. The board pathway. Firms and companies provide that infrastructure invisibly; a portfolio career has to rebuild it deliberately. That's what membership is.

Membership

What membership includes

Vetted opportunities. Fractional, interim, and board searches with startups, PE-backed companies, and mid-market firms — matched to your profile, never blasted.
Your terms. You set your rates. Clients contract with you directly. We take nothing from your fees.
Approval-gated introductions. The company is named to you first; nothing is shared until you approve the specific introduction.

A private community — earned by placement. Once placed, you join a community of placed executives: peer circles and honest operator conversations under the Chatham House Rule.
Rate & terms benchmarks. Anonymized, aggregate market intelligence so you price with data, not guesswork.
Board pathways. Advisory and fiduciary board opportunities, including audit-committee seats for qualified members.

What membership is not: a job board, a guarantee of placements, or a pay-to-play scheme. Membership and matching are free, always — you never pay for access to opportunity. Some optional offerings, like professional-development courses or ticketed events, carry their own price; buying or skipping them never affects matching, standing, or access to opportunities. Admission is selective — clients trust the shortlist because of who's on it.

Who joins

Two founding cohorts

Experienced executive women

CFOs, COOs, CMOs, CROs, CHROs, and CPOs who've operated at startup through growth stage — matched into fractional leadership roles with startups. THE SHORTLIST FOR FRACTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Ex-Big 4 partners & senior consulting and technology executives

Former partners, principals, and technology leaders — matched into fractional, interim, technology-leadership, and audit-committee roles with PE-backed and mid-market companies. PARTNER-GRADE LEADERSHIP, ON DEMAND

Questions

What executives ask us

Does membership cost anything?: No — membership and matching are free, and stay free. Clients pay our fees; you never pay for access to opportunity. Optional offerings like courses or ticketed events have their own prices, and taking them or skipping them never affects matching.
Who is eligible?: Executives with genuine executive-level experience: C-suite leaders, former Big 4 partners, and senior consulting and technology executives. Admission is by application and is selective.
Will my information be shared with clients?: Not without your approval. For each opportunity the company is named to you first, and nothing reaches a client until you approve that specific introduction.
Do you take a cut of my engagement?: No. You contract directly with the client at your rates. Our fee comes from the client side only.

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