Your scars are someone else's shortcut.
Unlocked is a deliberately chosen network of people who have run businesses: founders, senior leaders, NEDs and specialists. You talk to business owners facing problems you have already been through, get paid properly for it, and set your own hours.
- 15+ years of operating, founding or board experience.
- One or more meaningful exits, scales or turnarounds.
- Looking for flexible, paid, structured ways to give back.
- Comfortable in a one-to-one conversation with a real decision in the room.
What makes Unlocked different to give your time to.
The Experience Bank has spent a decade building the network and its standards. They show up in how the platform treats you.
Deliberately chosen, not crowd-sourced
Every mentor is verified before joining. Profiles show what you have actually done (built, sold, scaled, hired, restructured), not job titles.Paid properly
Hourly rates that respect the seniority you bring. We handle the invoicing, VAT and payouts, and you see your earnings in one place.Flexible on your terms
You set availability, take only the briefs you want, and can pause when life requires it. No quotas, no streaks, no growth-hacked nudges.No selling in the room
You meet business owners with a live decision in front of them. The session is about their problem, told straight, with your scars as well as your medals.
From application to your first session.
We are deliberate at the gate so we can be light-touch afterwards. The hard work happens in the matching, not in the form-filling.
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Apply with a real profile
Share what you have done, the businesses you have built or operated in, and the patterns you can recognise. We read every one.
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Verification & onboarding
A short conversation, references where relevant, and we set up your profile, rates and self-billing agreement so payments are clean from day one.
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Your first briefs land
You see briefs that match your experience. You accept the ones that fit. The platform handles diary, joining links and payout.
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Build the practice
Some mentors take a session a month, others several a week. Some build it into a second career; others keep it as a sideline. Your call.
The completion of a strategy on a page was an invaluable exercise, and I still make use of this document daily. It was a game changer.
A short application gets the conversation started.
Write to hello@unlockedexpertise.com or use the contact form below. We read every application and reply in person.
Relevant experience, unlocked at the moment it matters.
Start with a brief. Meet the people who have done this before. Move the decision forward this week.
Or write to hello@unlockedexpertise.com