How to Be a Consultant in a World That Needs You: A Practical Guide for Transitioning Professionals

Date: October 23, 2025
Time: 10:00–11:30am ET
Format: Live online webinar (*Insert Zoom link*)
Fee: $129

Independent consulting can open doors to freedom, flexibility, and purpose. It can also feel overwhelming, especially if you are stepping away from traditional jobs that no longer fit. Many of us arrive here at a crossroads: craving new ways of working, or wondering how to use our skills outside the systems that burned us out or pushed us aside.

This 90-minute webinar offers a grounded introduction to consulting that centers sustainability, values, and care. Think of it as Consulting 101 — practical tools, real talk, and a space to imagine what consulting can look like for you in today’s world.

By the end of the session, you will:

  • Reflect on the current consulting landscape — where opportunities are opening and what challenges to expect.

  • Identify the core skills and mindsets that set consultants up for success and sustainability.

  • Learn where and how to get started: defining your niche, finding clients, and setting up systems that work.

  • Get clear on the money and admin side: rates, contracts, taxes, and protecting yourself.

  • Explore the Torchlight approach: consulting as a collective practice, rooted in solidarity and shared care.

This training is designed for professionals who are:

  • Curious about consulting as a new path or consulting in a new “era”.

  • Feeling stretched thin by traditional workplaces and looking for a more sustainable way to use your skills.

  • Already dipping your toes into projects and ready to feel more confident and organized.

  • Seeking clarity, community, and practical next steps.

Here’s what we’ll cover together:

  • The current context: opportunities and challenges for today’s consultants.

  • Consulting basics: types of practices and finding your niche.

  • Essential skills: technical, business, leadership, and soft skills that matter most.

  • Launching your practice: branding, first clients, and building systems that sustain you.

  • Perfecting client relationships: finding, managing, and sustaining them.
    The consulting mindset: shifting from employee to entrepreneur while staying well.

  • Admin 101: getting paid, taxes, and not losing yourself in the paperwork.

  • Torchlight’s community model: how we do this work together and what has worked for us.

Pricing and Discounts  

Solidarity — free (10 tickets available)
This tier is here for folks who need a little more breathing room right now. If the standard ticket feels out of reach, this option makes the training accessible. You will receive the full experience: live webinar, Q&A, slides, and access to the recording. 

We especially encourage people from the Global South, young professionals, and others navigating financial barriers to choose this option. Because spaces are limited, please select it only if the standard ticket would otherwise prevent you from joining.  To apply for a solidarity ticket, please fill out the Solidarity Ticket Application. 

Standard — $129
This is the true cost of the training. Choosing this tier covers the time and resources it takes for us to create and deliver this webinar, while keeping things sustainable for Torchlight. You will receive the full experience: live webinar, Q&A, slides, and access to the recording.