We’ve worked with women at every level, from individual contributor to VP, across all male-dominated industries including mining, tech, consulting engineering, construction, and more.

Most people’s first thought when it comes to negotiation is base salary, but we work with our clients to negotiate every element of their compensation package, from base salary to bonuses, equity, benefits, vacation, professional development funding. We also love to help our clients negotiate stuff that’s outside of the compensation realm like job title, project scope, team size, departmental budget, and parental leave plans. We’ve even been known to craft an argument for changing obscure contract clauses – think things like intellectual property, and non-compete clauses.

To get someone fully prepped and ready to take on the world, we usually spend 20-30 hours with each of our negotiation clients over the course of a few weeks to three months.

That time allows us to get deep into the technical details of their negotiation, help them plan their ask, and strategize around all the “what if” scenarios they might encounter, and practice, practice, practice so they’re ready for anything on the big day.

We also do shorter-term custom engagements with folks who need laser-focused coaching (or if they’re having a mid-negotiation panic and need help ASAP!).

Our standard packages gives you negotiation support and guidance until the process is complete and you’ve signed your job offer, or for 3 months, whichever comes sooner.

Got a complex negotiation that might take a little longer? Hop on a call with us – we can work something out to spread that support over a longer period if needed.

We mean unlimited hours within (generous) reason.

Our unlimited hours policy means that our coaches will do their best to make themselves available to help you with your negotiation as much as they can to help you achieve the right outcomes.

Had an unexpected conversation with your boss that you need to debrief, like now? We’ll hop on a call. Need an extra session or two to really nail down your totally-convincing-and-not-at-all-existentially-terrified tone of voice when you ask for a bigger salary than you ever imagined possible? We’ll get you in our calendar.

Hoping we’ll hold your literal, actual hand 24/7 for 12 weeks, even while you’re sleeping? Well….that’s where the “within (generous) reason” policy comes into play. We’ve got groceries to buy and a coterie of cats that need dedicated couch time for cuddling! So as important as your negotiation is to us, we might opt to…do a little less than 24/7 on-call shifts.

Basically what we’re saying is we’ll work any request we can into our calendar – as long as it’s reasonable, subject to the coach's calendar, availability, and discretion.

Yeah, we’d ask that too, if we were you! Two of our clients didn’t get a raise after working with us. But even they felt like it was a success:

• One successfully argued to keep the same salary instead of the 10k pay cut she was facing moving to a new role at a new company
• The other wasn’t successful getting her boss to give her a raise… but she found a new job within six months that paid twice as much (damn!)

Not to mention that both of those clients learned all the skills and techniques they need to successfully negotiate for better pay literally for the rest of their careers. So every time they want a raise or a new job, they can tap into their WIMDI negotiation lessons to get what they deserve. We love to see it.

Yeah, probably! There are lots of good books and courses out there focused on teaching you negotiation skills and we highly recommend you read or take any of them that interest you!

There are a couple of key advantages, though, to working with a WIMDI negotiation coach instead of taking a course or reading a book:

• You’ll get customised advice for your unique situation to help you position your ask effectively and maximize your chances for success
• We’ll teach you negotiation techniques directly so you can ask any questions you’ve got rather than lurking in the comments of a MOOC or turning to Google.
• You’ll have an expert on speed dial to help you handle any unexpected twists and turns
• Plus, it’s just fun!

Oh, and if that wasn’t enough:

• When you get your big raise, we’ll send you a top-secret, fun, confidence-boosting gift that you can use as a beacon to stealthily identify other amazing women who have had big #WIMDIwins.

Yep, we’ve been there! Sometimes asking for what you want is totally intimidating. If it’s helpful (and if it helps you get the salary you want), we’re happy to hold your hand through all the freaked-out feelings so you can develop some comfort and confidence in your negotiation skills. And if your fear is at a 20 out of 10 on the scare-o-matic scale and negotiating’s just not in the cards for you right now, then that’s totally ok. We’ll be here to help when you’re ready.

This is one we’ve heard before! It’s incredibly common for our clients to be worried that the raise they want is on the small side and that paying someone to help negotiate it might wipe it all out.

Here’s a friendly offer from some pro negotiators who have been around this particular block before: Set up a (free!) intro call with us anyways.

The vast majority of our clients start out looking for modest raises. But once they talk to us, do some additional salary research, and get a couple of key insights about how to be bold in their negotiation, almost all of them end up upping their target salary by quite a bit.

We’ve worked with folks who started off looking for a 10k raise…but it turns out that they were under-market by 60k. Wowza.

So get on a call with us and let’s talk it out – there might be more upside than you think.

And if there isn’t, well, we’re not a bunch of money-stealing pirates, so we’ll tell you not to work with us if it’s not going to be a good financial fit for you.

This is possible, but we have to say it’s pretty rare.

Generally speaking, offers don’t get rescinded because people negotiate – unless they do it intolerably. Obviously, if you go into your negotiation guns blazing and insulting your boss’ mother, you’re far more likely to have a poor outcome. Cross that tactic off the to do list!

If you’re concerned about the optics or about potential blowback, we have lots of risk-management techniques we can use to soften your ask (where needed!) and reduce the chances of your offer getting pulled at the last second. We’ll help you find the right blend of firm and flexible to maximize your chances of success, while keeping your risk appetite in mind.

Listen, this has totally happened to our clients before. Not often, mind you! But it has happened – exactly twice. Two of our clients negotiated their butts off and then…didn’t get a raise. Yuck!

But it’s important to note that, even though they didn’t get exactly what they wanted, they turned lemons into lemonade using the skills we taught them:

• One successfully argued to keep the same salary instead of the 10k pay cut she was facing moving to a new role at a new company
• The other wasn’t successful getting her boss to give her a raise… but she found a new job within six months that paid twice as much (damn!)

And don’t forget that both of those clients learned all the skills and techniques they need to successfully negotiate for better pay literally for the rest of their careers – just like you will.

So even if you don’t get the raise of your dreams now, the skills you learn will be valuable for years to come.

Oh my goodness, this happens all the time. At least 30% of our clients do this before working with a WIMDI coach. It happens for all kinds of relatable reasons:

• They get flustered in the moment and blurt out the wrong number
• They work themselves into knots trying to pre-negotiate for the other side so they come to the table with a ‘fair’ initial offer
• They change their mind about what the job is worth after learning more about it, doing some salary research, or figuring out how valuable their skills would be in the role

Don’t worry, my friend! We’ve got all kinds of elegant ways for you to handle this so you can get the money you want without looking like a flip-flopper who got caught unawares. Hop on a call with us and we’ll help you fix it up!