Founding cohort · 6 spots

You've clocked in for someone else's dream long enough. Time's up.

A 90-day group experience for corporate high-performers who want to launch a purpose-driven business without burning their life to the ground.

Apply for a spot → Next cohort starts Monday, September 21
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Sr. Manager, Corporate Strategy
Purpose-Driven Founder, in progress
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The Problem

  • You're capable and proven in corporate. You just don't care the way you used to.
  • You're taking a look at your life and asking "is this it?"
  • You know you're capable of more. And if you're honest, you're starting to resent yourself for not having the courage to do something about it.

Your inner dialogue

  • "Is this really what I'm meant to do with my life?"
  • "I can't imagine working here for the next 20 years"
  • "What if I try something else and it doesn't work?"
  • "What if I become the person who had a great career and fumbled it?"
  • "Maybe I should just be grateful that I have a job that pays the bills"

Good Salary. Strong Title. Nice House. Dead Eyes. Empty Soul.

The Solution

Isn't to light your laptop on fire and punch your boss in the face. It's not to "burn the boats", gamble the mortgage, and burn your entire life to the ground.

Instead, it's time to take messy, bold action to get the business of your dreams out of your head and into the world. But you can do that in a much safer, more sustainable way than what the motivational internet gurus will tell you.

Everything changes when you stop waiting to take action until you are "ready."

The framework

Three common obstacles keep people stuck. Three quests help you overcome them.

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The Obstacle

Fear of Failure

"What if I look stupid"

The Quest

Build Unstoppable Confidence

  • You're used to exceeding expectations on your annual review. The idea of failure is foreign to you.
  • Because no purpose-driven business survives if you melt into vanilla soft serve every time someone tells you "no."
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The Obstacle

Corporate Conditioning

Risk aversion and permission seeking

The Quest

Create Your New Identity

  • Years of corporate conditioning have rewarded you for playing it safe. It's time to shift from employee mindset to entrepreneur.
  • We will build you a new blueprint, cleanse that corporate conditioning, and map out what feels most aligned for your next chapter.
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The Obstacle

Waiting for the Answer

Overthinking and analysis paralysis

The Quest

Take Bold Action

  • You're waiting for the perfect idea and the "right time" to act. Neither exists and the "Business Ideas" note on your iPhone has become a graveyard of broken promises.
  • The answer shows up after you act, not before. You'll pick ONE idea and take bold action while the plan is still forming.

I spent years desperately searching for my purpose. I read dozens of books, listened to hundreds of podcasts, and was praying for the lightning-bolt moment where my purpose would finally be revealed.

That never happened.

I didn't "find my purpose" but rather I stumbled into it by getting out of my head and into the world. The nonprofit I co-founded after quitting finance led me to executive coaching, a career I didn't know existed.

I created these three quests so you can stumble faster. And more importantly, so you don't have to do it alone.

The Promise

Let me be clear: this program will probably not replace your corporate salary in 90 days. That would require selling pictures of your toes on the internet. This program is designed to help you stop wondering "what if" and instead, earn your first purpose-driven dollars.

You will know that you can get paid delivering a product or service aligned with your purpose because you'll have already done it. After that, you're just turning up the volume.

By the end of 90 days, you'll have launched your purpose-driven business and achieved a success milestone of your choosing (e.g., first client booked, product prototyped, franchise agreement signed, etc.).

Most importantly, you'll have become the kind of person who takes action on their dreams instead of quietly resenting yourself for not trying.

Why Purpose-Driven?

Starting a business will challenge you. Paid on Purpose is for people launching purpose-driven businesses because those with a strong WHY can overcome any HOW. If your idea isn't aligned with your purpose, you'll be excited on day one and quiet by week six. A strong why is the fuel you burn once the motivation runs out.

Example: Scaling Airbnbs on the side could be a one-way ticket to burnout if you don't care about real estate or creating beautiful spaces. But if interior design and staging rentals aligns with your purpose, the same business could be the most aligned decision you've ever made.

If you're wondering if your idea qualifies as purpose-driven, let's chat.

The fit

This isn't for everyone.

Paid on Purpose is not for you if

  • You watched one dropshipping video on YouTube and thought, "That looks like an easy way to make money."
  • You only want to scale and exit, and don't care if your business actually helps anyone
  • You've got a PhD in pessimism: new idea, instant dissertation on why it won't work
  • You love hustle culture and think that starting a business will make you look cool

But if you're a capable human who wants your work to mean something again, and you're willing to take messy action before you feel ready, this was built for you.

The logistics

What this program actually looks like.

  • The 3 quests shared above are the major milestones we will accomplish as a group. Think of them as the roadmap of where we are headed.
  • Each quest has 3 supporting missions, which incorporate the most powerful exercises, tools, and workshops I've come across in my 5+ years of coaching.
  • Each week we meet live on Zoom for 60 minutes to guide you through a mission or provide coaching to move you closer to your goal.
  • You'll be in a private WhatsApp group with me and other cohort members so you can share wins, celebrate your messy actions, and cheer each other on.

Expect to dedicate 2-3 hours per week to this program. 1 hour per week for our group call and 1-2 additional hours taking bold action.

90Days, start to business launched
12Weekly 60-min group calls
9Missions across 3 quests
6Spots, founding cohort
Proof

Purpose-driven success stories.

Paid on Purpose is a new program. My mission to help people launch purpose-driven businesses is not. I've worked with 200+ clients ranging from senior executives in Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurs, coaches, and professional athletes. Here are a few of their stories:

Benjamin was a Senior Project Manager who couldn't stand the toxic chemicals hiding in every skincare product on the market. So he decided to take bold action and build his own. He created one of the first tallow-based facial moisturizers with 100% clean ingredients. I coached him from formula to production to raving customer reviews.

Dustin was a Director at a multi-billion-dollar tech company, proud of the career he'd built but wondering where he'd lost his mojo. He worked with me to launch a side coaching business helping college students nail interviews at top tech companies. Two months later, he was overbooked.

Amy was an executive photographer for high-powered CEOs. After thousands of headshots, she realized she could read someone's health just by looking at their face. It broke her heart knowing how many of her clients were headed toward an early death if nothing changed. Our coaching turned that realization into a business: she's now a paid speaker, running workshops and coaching programs that help business leaders get healthy.

Different lives. Different businesses. Same decision to stop waiting.

The investment

Founding member investment.

After this founding cohort, Paid on Purpose moves to $5K

Pay in full
$2,500
One payment, done.
Payment plan
$999 × 3
Three monthly payments.

The guarantee: complete all 9 missions and show up to at least 9 of the 12 group calls. If you're not fully satisfied at day 90, you get a full refund. You do the work. I back the process.

FAQ

What you might be wondering.

Do I need to have a business idea before I start?

Yes. Paid on Purpose is an execution program. It exists to light a fire under you and get the idea out of your head and into the world. The magic here is the camaraderie of a group taking bold action together, and you can't take action on a maybe. If you're still trying to figure out your idea while everyone around you is out making moves, that's going to suck for you.

If you need help narrowing it down first, that's exactly what my 1:1 coaching is for. A few sessions together will get you clear enough to take action. After that, you'll learn the rest by doing.

Let's talk.

What time are the weekly calls?

Weekdays, never weekends. I set the time once I know the cohort, and we'll cover your availability on the fit call. Different time zones are normal here, so don't count yourself out over one standing conflict. Bring it up and we'll see what's workable.

Are the calls recorded?

Yes, and recordings go only to members of your cohort. At the end of the 90 days they're deleted. Nothing sits on a hard drive somewhere with your name on it.

What if work gets slammed and I fall behind?

You can find 2-3 hours a week. I've coached senior executives at Fortune 500 companies through launches, and the calendar was never the real obstacle. If you truly can't carve out a couple of hours for the thing you say you want, the honest question isn't whether you have the time. It's whether you'd rather keep complaining about the problem than solve it.

Could my employer find out?

No. What's said on the calls and in the WhatsApp group stays inside the cohort. If I ever want to share someone's win publicly, it gets vetted and approved by that person first, every time.

What happens after the 90 days?

You're invited to continue in an ongoing private mastermind. The bond you build taking bold action alongside other people shouldn't end because a calendar says the program is over.

How it works

Three steps between here and your first mission.

01

Apply

No money to send right now. Just fill out the application.

02

Fit call

A 30-minute call to walk through the program, answer your questions, and see if this is the right fit for you.

03

Onboard

Get set up before Monday, September 21, so day one starts moving, not explaining.

6 spots, founding cohort

Get Paid on Purpose. For Your Purpose.

The founding cohort starts Monday, September 21. This is where you stop ignoring that little voice.

PAID ON PURPOSE — a program by Gregory Russell Benedikt

Founding cohort · starts Monday, September 21