Is your relationship with work evolving?
Is your definition of success changing?

Maybe there are external forces at play … a lay-off or increased caregiving responsibilities. Maybe it’s an internal voice asking where your passion went or if your why has shifted. . If you’re in leadership, maybe you are struggling with the cultural shifts in the workplace, and your desire to embrace change knocks head with your desire for the way things were.

Optionality is a community of practice for experienced and talented professionals who believe the world of work needs to be reimagined in general, and who want to re-define work and the workplace for themselves specifically, in community with others. We are here to support, inform, validate, and de-risk your exploration into new fields, old passions, and different ways of working. 

We curate resources, connections, wisdom sharing, and a sounding board, within a community where we tap into collective expertise and support. Together we can revive culture, restore trust, and codify best practices for today’s hybrid, multi-generational workplaces.

Our members are exploring a multitude of pathways, including:

• Shifting when, where, how, and how much we work, as we adapt to new circumstances, priorities, and life stages.

• Integrating purpose, meaning, and well-being into our current work.

• Putting a stake in the ground on best practices and policies for hybrid, fractional, and part-time work.

• Exploring new industries, academia, the arts, public service, and entrepreneurism.

• A marketplace of experts to help you build skills, make wiser decisions, and de-risk and accelerate the transitions you’re facing

How to join the community:

We offer two individual membership tiers offering content, community, convening, collaboration, and connections curated by Optionality’s co-founders, Elisa Camahort Page and Jory Des Jardins (see below), including:

• Multimedia thought leadership content, here on Substack.

• Community tools and collaboration on Substack and on Slack.

• Virtual and IRL events, centered around learning and networking.

• Vetted resources and offers.

Optionality will also offer tiered organizational memberships with a variety of available benefits and opportunities. Email members@optionality.life to explore an organizational membership.

Is Optionality for you?

Yes, if you:

• Believe that the foundations of work are changing. You are seeking a new set of best practices and new language to normalize optionality.

• Have significant experience: You are seasoned. You’ve fulfilled multiple roles, maybe multiple careers. You have a skillset and a network and experiences to draw on and that others can learn from.

• Adopt a sharing mindset: Do you see the benefit of giving to get? Do you have best practices to share? If you believe that being part of a community means doing your part so that all boats rise, then you get how we like to operate.

We invite you to join us to build a future that delivers optimal optionality.

Read Optionality’s Community Guidelines

Meet Optionality’s co-founders:
Elisa Camahort Page and Jory Des Jardins

Elisa Camahort Page is a fractional executive and strategic consultant who launches and scales businesses, products, and authentic user communities. Elisa was co-founder and COO of BlogHer, Inc. In that role, Elisa had oversight of the practices, policies, and procedures that modeled how organizations can build community, grow a business, and support inclusion in words and action. Since leaving the company that acquired BlogHer, Elisa has consulted with organizations to define and deliver on content, product, community, and communications strategies and resource plans that are in alignment with their brand values. A frequent public speaker, LinkedIn Learning course instructor, and freelance writer, Elisa is also the host of The Op-Ed Page podcast and the This Week-ish newsletter, as well as the co-author of Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Activism, and Advocacy for All (2018).

Jory Des Jardins is a fractional executive, board member, and angel investor who has advised dozens of startups in go-to-market, scale, and exit stages. She was co-founder and President of BlogHer, Inc., serving as the organization’s evangelist of social marketing to brands and agencies. She has advised emerging marketplaces, B2B SaaS, B2B2C platforms, and emerging tech teams in VR/AR/MR, privacy tech, AI and Web 3. A former magazine editor and digital producer, she now writes Pause: Stories of Tech, Marketing, Fairness, Hormones and This Woman’s Work.

Read Optionality’s Community Guidelines