About Cairn & Co.

Markers, left by someone who walked it before.

A cairn is a stack of stones that marks the way when the path is hard to see. Walkers build them for the people coming behind. That is the whole idea here.

Cairn & Co. makes practical programs for the moments careers change shape. Forward in 30 is the first. Built on real HR experience, delivered plainly, priced so it does not gatekeep the help.

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The things people ask.

Questions

  • They are AI coaches, and we are upfront about that. The frameworks, the advice, and the examples come from more than 25 years of senior HR practice. Delivering them through Sam and Alex means everyone gets the same quality of coaching, every time, at a price that does not gatekeep the support

  • No. It is built for any career transition: a recent redundancy or retrenchment, a search that has stalled, a deliberate move you are planning, or simply sharpening your toolkit for what comes next. The Start Here lobby points you to the right path.

  • No. There is a recommended sequence because the phases build on each other, but everything is unlocked from day one. Work it start to finish, or go straight to the module you need.

  • Each module is short. A video under three minutes, a written guide, and one worksheet. Some people do a module a day, others move faster or slower. There is no schedule and nothing expires for twelve months.

  • The expertise spans both, and the content uses global terminology, redundancy, retrenchment, layoff, RIF, restructure. It is written to work across the English-speaking world. Specific legal entitlements vary by country, so we point you to the right questions rather than giving country-specific legal advice.

  • Twelve months from the day you join. Plenty of time to work through it, and to come back as your situation changes.

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Coming Soon

The path keeps going.

Forward in 30 is the first marker we have laid, not the last. More is on the way, some of it digital and self-paced, some of it with a real person alongside you.

The aim does not change: practical help for the moments a career changes shape, delivered plainly, priced so it does not gatekeep the support.

  • Digital executive coaching modules. Focused sessions you work through at your own pace.

  • Digital interview practice. Rehearse the questions that matter, as often as you need, before the day itself.

  • Human-led executive coaching. One to one with a senior coach, for the moments a programme cannot reach.

  • Employer and outplacement programmes. Forward in 30 for organisations supporting people through change.

And if what you need is not here yet, please ask.

If you have the toolkit and want real conversations or coaching alongside it, that is always possible.

Tell us where you are and what would help.