Services For Executive Women
We advise executive and C-suite level women in compensation negotiations.
We are compensation experts. All services are led by the former leader of Executive Compensation at Lululemon. Using our team's deep expertise in compensation, and referencing executive peer analysis, we empower executive women to feel confident in asking for the compensation they deserve.
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We help our clients achieve a +25% higher compensation package than their current on average, and have worked with women across Canada, the US and the UK.
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Everything is confidential. Your privacy is our top priority which is why we start all our services with a confidentiality agreement.
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You're busy, let us do the analysis for you.
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Note: "women" includes anyone who identifies as a woman.
For compensation negotiation services for all levels, check out our For Women page here.
EMPLOYERS OUR CLIENTS HAVE NEGOTIATED WITH
Own your space as an Executive.
We provide you with the same analysis a Board uses to determine your pay, based on publicly disclosed executive compensation.
Executive compensation peer analysis.
Understand pay levels and design of your peers to help you more effectively negotiate your own compensation.
We value your stock options, RSUs, PSUs and SARs real-time so you can confidently negotiate them.
Equity compensation valuation & analysis.
We are compensation experts. All services are led by the former leader of Executive Compensation at Lululemon.
We provide a compensation model outlining your take-home pay over the next 5 years under different share price and performance scenarios.
Future-looking compensation modelling.
Helps you identify where the gaps are, where you may need to negotiate, and what you're walking away from if you were to leave your employer.
Testimonials
President, Retail Industry
Chief Design Officer, Tech Industry
I am incredibly grateful to the thorough, professional, and, yes, thoughtful approach that The Thoughtful Co has provided me in not only salary negotiations but also in helping see different perspectives on major career decisions. They helped me not just with tips on negotiation but such a detailed view of the market that I was able to go in to all conversations with deep confidence. The Thoughtful Co is providing services that I wish I had access to early in my career - it would have changed the way I advocated for myself and how I coached other women to advocate for themselves. I know I'll work with them again in the future and could not more highly recommend The Thoughtful Co.
Design Director
The Thoughtful Co's review process was very organized, whereby they summarized the key points of the contract, highlighted the parts that had implications I needed to be aware of or think about, and suggested questions to go back to the employer with. They also provided me with a current contract vs. future contract template. Throughout the process, they ensured I had the information I needed to make decisions. By providing me with perspective, they also made me feel empowered in regards to my work experience, my compensation expectations and negotiating certain aspects of the contract. They ensured that by the time I was ready to sign the offer, I was able do so with confidence. It is clear that they recognize how stressful it can be to consider all the aspects of moving jobs and are thus very patient and supportive.
One thing I've learned is to not fake expertise when you can just talk to an expert. I was excited about my job offer but hadn't negotiated a new job in years. The Thoughtful Co helped me understand the questions to ask, where to push, how to think about private company stock options. They listened to my needs and applied their expertise to help me make sure I was getting what was fair. As important, The Thoughtful Co made me feel more confident with this big life decision. I highly recommend The Thoughtful Co.
Director, Communications Industry
What I didn’t anticipate was how much emotional support came from working with The Thoughtful Co through this. They pointed out lots of opportunities to ask questions to my prospective employer, or simply, where to ask for more. Knowing the stresses I was faced with outside of negotiating, it felt really comforting to have someone to openly discuss the details with and know that each email I sent back had my approval and also theirs - the team element of it felt both grounding and empowering. I would definitely work with The Thoughtful Co again!
Vice President, Technology Industry
I really valued The Thoughtful Co's input on my compensation package, especially when it came to stock options, RSUs (restricted share units), and vesting periods. They were thorough, detailed, and provided me with very good strategic advice.
Chief Executive Officer, Non-Profit
In just over an hour, I saw how I could be much more effective in my negotiations with our compensation committee, and I learned that my compensation dialogue is far too narrow. It also became clear that I can do a much better job in supporting my direct reports, in a way that benefits the individuals and the organization.
Chief Operating Officer, Retail Industry
I worked with The Thoughtful Co for promotion negotiation support while transitioning from a VP level role to the C-suite. They helped me break down the details of the role’s scope, review peer comparables to determine the value of the new offer and provided a simple negotiation framework to follow. They were with me every step of the way, responding to approaches to take as the negotiation progressed. I felt empowered throughout the process with their coaching, the outcome was a win-win arrangement. I am grateful for their guidance and highly recommend the Thoughtful Co.
Director, Technology Industry
The Thoughtful Co reviewed an offer I had and provided me with a much needed sanity check, particularly on private company stock options. They were insightful, knowledgeable, raised the right questions and understands the nuances in programs across various industries. I highly recommend The Thoughtful Co!
Chief Executive Officer, Non-Profit
Chief Operating Officer
Vice President, Healthtech
The Thoughtful Co was extremely helpful as I thought through my salary/bonus/equity and how to revisit the conversation with my company. I found the 1x1 help on equity especially valuable. Startup equity can have tremendous wealth potential, but it's easy to feel intimidated by it and just accept what's presented to you. The Thoughtful Co team is super approachable and made it much easier to understand my current equity and where I could ask for more. I wish I worked with The Thoughtful Co. years ago, but I'm so glad I did now! I highly recommend working with them.
I reached out to the Thoughtful Co at the 11th hour of contract and equity negotiations for support, advice and guidance. I was so impressed with their responsiveness, candor, and advisory on the right way to tackle equity ownership in a senior role in a growing startup environment. Thinking through how to evaluate future share and grant prices and dilution was critically important, alongside giving market research on salary comparables to feel confident I was in the right place. I was so lucky I was connected with the Thoughtful Co team, at my time in need, and I could not recommend them more. This service is crucial if you are thinking about making a shift.
I highly recommend The Thoughtful Co. To start, their fixed pricing model is very transparent and allows you to choose from a menu of options to determine what package best suits your circumstances. Their approach is fantastic and their deep expertise in compensation across a variety of industries can't be matched. The Thoughtful Co equips you with the data, but perhaps more importantly, how to use it. They go through all aspects of compensation and contract terms, doing a thorough review of your offer and giving deep context on how to think about each item. Their methodology is organized, systematic and, most importantly, clear and easy to understand. Ultimately, this provides you the context to negotiate confidently. Plus, they are a delight to work with! I'd recommend them to anyone, regardless of career level or industry.
Our Mission
To enable recognition, opportunity and influence for women in the workplace.
Our Values
Thoughtfulness: being intentional and thorough so we can do things right, the first time.
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Equity: enabling a diverse and inclusive environment reflective of the communities we operate in.
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Trust: providing our clients with honest, research-based, best practice advice to enable them to achieve their goals.
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Space: allowing the freedom and flexibility to produce our best work.
Meet the Team
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Jillian Climie, Co-Founder (she/her)
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Jillian Climie, Co-Founder of The Thoughtful Co, has spent her career advising and leading teams in executive compensation and corporate governance, both as a consultant, and in-house at two global retailers. Most recently at Lululemon, she led the global equity compensation and executive compensation programs. After taking a pause, she realized she wanted more of three things in her professional life: thoroughness, passion and freedom. She Co-Founded The Thoughtful Co so she can leverage her niche and technical experience, coupled with her passion for gender equity, to empower women to get paid what they deserve.
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Sophie Warwick, Co-Founder (she/her)
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Sophie Warwick, Co-Founder of the Thoughtful Co, specializes in developing in-house gender equity policies and chairing Employee Resource Groups and advocacy groups. She uses her data analysis expertise from her engineering background to define targets and track growth and retention. In 2018, she Co-Founded Women in Consulting Engineering (WCE), a non-profit organization with over 500 members and monthly events to support and empower women in engineering. She co-founded The Thoughtful Co so she could build more gender inclusive workplaces and build representation of women at senior levels in all industries.