Meridian

A Program for Leaders at a Crossroads

Meridian Circle is a peer coaching group for women leaders in transition. You’ve built an incredible career of achievement and influence earned over decades. If you’re now facing another significant pivot, in the “third chapter” of your career and your life, come join us.

About Meridian

A peer group built for this stage of life and career.

Meridian Circle is a small, facilitated group for accomplished women facing a major transition (professional, personal, or both) who want to work through it with clarity and the support of peers.

Six to eight women at a similar point offer each other perspective, honest reflection, and accountability as each one works through a major shift.

That transition may look like weighing a move from corporate life into entrepreneurship or a portfolio career. It may mean balancing achievement and financial security against a pull toward more meaningful work. Or it may mean moving through grief, illness, or loss that is prompting you to rethink your working life.

What we work on

The circle is organized around four questions:

  • Looking back: where have I been, and what does it mean? You’ll build the narrative of your career and life so far, including naming what is ending and what you’re ready to leave behind.
  • Where I thrive: what am I good at, and what matters to me? We start with strengths, then values, grounded in evidence from your own life.
  • Looking forward: what do I want the next chapter to look like? You’ll create a specific picture of an ordinary day in your future: the work, the people, and the place.
  • Money and worth: what do I need, what is my work worth, and what am I willing to trade? We address finances and value directly, as part of the design for what’s next.

Throughout, you’ll separate the obstacles that are real from the assumptions and habits that are holding you back. You’ll also make specific commitments each session, with peers who help you follow through.

How it works

  • Six group sessions over six months
  • Six to eight women per circle
  • Peer one-on-ones between sessions
  • Two individual coaching sessions, one at the start and one near the close

Beyond six months

Meridian Circle is a growing community. The connections formed in each circle last well beyond the first six months.

Where

Circles are active in New York and San Francisco. New circles start in Boston and Los Angeles in 2027.

Interested in joining a circle? Get in touch →

Members of a Meridian Circle standing together in a circle
Get in touch

Learn more about Meridian Circle, or inquire about individual coaching.

Email ab@annabarber.com