First Call With Career Advisor Daren Miller | Career Progress Lab

First Call

A first conversation is simply a way to see whether the work fits.

If you’d like to talk, it’s a private conversation. No intake form. No audience. Just a closed door and clear thinking.

You can also reach me through LinkedIn or WhatsApp if that is easier.

Include a few possible times that might work for you. The first conversation is a short discovery call and there is no fee.

You can tell me what’s going on and what feels heavy. I’ll ask a few questions and reflect back what I’m hearing. Often that alone brings a clearer view of the situation.

Even if we never work together again, you will leave the conversation with something useful.

What you share is treated as fully confidential. I don’t use testimonials and I don’t publish client stories. Conversations stay private.

Competence matters as well. I try to hold myself to the spirit of the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct. If the fit feels right but I’m not the right person to help, I’ll say so.

You don’t need a polished narrative. A few honest lines about what’s happening and what you’re wrestling with is enough.

Most people write three or four sentences. That’s plenty.

If it feels suitable, we continue. If not, we part cleanly.

Private conversations. Long horizons. Clear thinking.