E L E V A T E D
E X E C
A HEADHUNTER, FOR THE EXECUTIVE — NOT THE CLIENT

Q3 Executive Shortlists Have Already Been Built.

Are you at the top of them?

Every day, the pool of opportunities open for 2026 narrows.
Make sure you're prepared today for the perfect opportunity tomorrow.

Begin the EMI
Start there

A $350K-comp executive loses ~$29K every month unemployed.
The EMI is complimentary.

20 years on the search side  ·  40,000+ executive conversations  ·  200+ executive placements
Two LinkedIn awards  ·  Named LinkedIn "Super Recruiter"

Not Qualifications. Positioning.

The executives at the top of those lists are not always the most qualified.

They're the most visible, prepared, connected, and strategically positioned before the opportunity appears.

Every major life decision has an Assessment.

The Executive Market Index™ is confidential, takes most executives ~20 minutes, and is scored across 5 dimensions — with a full report and my take on where you're strongest and what I'd move on first.

THE FIVE DIMENSIONS

The five variables.

The same five retained search has been measuring for decades.

PILLAR ONE

Visibility

Whether the right people can find you in the first 90 seconds of a search.

Failure mode Technically qualified, structurally invisible.
PILLAR TWO

Opportunity

Whether the role-set you're being matched to is the role-set you actually want.

Failure mode Calls for the wrong seats.
PILLAR THREE

Positioning

Whether your wedge survives the 90-second scan or reads like every other senior leader.

Failure mode Cut-and-pasteable across any executive at your tier.
PILLAR FOUR

Relationships

Whether the network you have can carry the introduction the role requires.

Failure mode 3,000 connections, zero board-level intros warm.
PILLAR FIVE

Execution

Whether you can convert the conversation into the offer once the call lands.

Failure mode Great interviews, no closes.
THE LADDER

The EMI is the entry. It is not the only thing.

Some executives need a 90-second scan calibration. Some need 30 days of focused work on one gap. Some need 1,000 targets mapped and warmed.

The Elevated Exec ladder is designed so each rung pays for the next. Climbing one step at a time costs the same as buying the top rung directly. The cascade buys risk reduction and sequence proof — not discount.

Executive Market Index™ Complimentary 20-min assessment · full report · member portal
Workshop $500 90-min live cohort with John · Build phase (Steps 1-3)
1:1 EMI Debrief $750By application 45-min private · narrative + recruiter scripts
Foundation Sprint $2,500 30 days · four 1:1 with John · one focus block
Foundation Program $5,000 90 days · group cohort · all 10 Steps
Executive Market Mapping™ $10,000 6 × 1:1 · 1,000 mapped targets · intro scripts
Acceleration $35,000By invitation 90-day full representation

Executive Bear Hug™ — confidential agent-style representation directly with John. Includes everything in Acceleration, plus John personally working your executive market map under his own name. By invitation or application only.

The Cascade
Climb every rung to Market Mapping: $10,000.
Same as buying Market Mapping directly.

Each tier's credit applies to the next. The cascade buys risk reduction and sequence proof — not discount.

John W. Comeau, Founder of Elevated Exec
THE PERSON BEHIND ELEVATED EXEC

Built by a headhunter.

For 20 years, I helped some of the fastest-growing companies find exceptional executives. Now I bring that intelligence to executives — to uncover the right opportunities with the right people at the right companies.

— John W. Comeau, Founder

HOW WE COMPARE

The full picture.

The five dimensions of an executive transition — scored across the five places executives currently turn for help.

Dimension Resume Writer Job Board Executive Coach Retained Search Elevated Exec
Visibility
Opportunity
Positioning
Relationships
Execution
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Before you click.

What does the EMI actually score?

Five dimensions — Visibility, Opportunity, Positioning, Relationships, Execution. Each scored independently against the standards retained search firms apply when shortlisting executives. Twenty minutes to complete. Same-day full report with named gaps and the single highest-leverage move.

What happens after I take it?

Within minutes, you receive your score, band, all five pillar bars, and the full algorithmic narrative — by email and inside your member portal. Everything you need to act is in your inbox the same day.

How does the credit cascade work?

Each tier's price applies as credit toward the next. Workshop ($500) becomes $0 net if you continue to Foundation Sprint ($2,500). Sprint becomes credit toward Foundation Program ($5,000) or Executive Market Mapping™ ($10,000). Climbing one rung at a time costs the same as buying the top rung directly. The cascade buys risk reduction and sequence proof — not discount.

What if I'm not satisfied?

The President Guarantee. I'm not satisfied unless you're satisfied — 100% money-back on any tier from Workshop through Acceleration. Direct from me. No script. No friction.

Is the EMI confidential?

Yes. Submissions and scores live in encrypted infrastructure under my direct administration. Nothing is shared with employers, recruiters, or third parties without your explicit permission. Your results are yours.

JWC

THE PRESIDENT GUARANTEE™

"I'm not satisfied, unless you're satisfied."

100% Money-Back Guarantee

— John W. Comeau, President, Elevated Exec

THE NEXT MOVE

Begin

You worked too hard to be invisible in searches that match your accomplishments. The Executive Market Index™ is the entry — see exactly where you stand in the executive market.

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SAVE THE DATE

Executive Summit — Scottsdale, AZ — February 2027

An invitation-only gathering for executives who have climbed the EMI ladder. Two days. Limited attendance. No public price, no public agenda — the details are sent to the interest list as the date approaches.

Inclusion on the interest list is not an invitation. Invitations are extended after EMI calibration.