WHY THIS PROGRAM
A layoff isn't an ending.
It's a forced quit.
Most outplacement programs treat layoffs like trauma. We treat them like inflection points.
When the door closes for someone, they need more than a resume update. They need a framework for what's actually possible - including paths their old job never let them consider.
WHO IT SERVES
Two doors out of every layoff. One program serves both.
The Next Job
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School of Business and Industry.
Presidential Scholar.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Most departing employees want to land their next role. Smart Restart helps them clarify their transferable skills, leverage relationships they didn't know they had, and walk into interviews with stories that actually land.
Up to 30% of laid-off knowledge workers consider entrepreneurship within six months. Most outplacement programs ignore them. Smart Restart treats this path with the same depth — built on the framework already used by thousands.
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The Next Venture
30%
of laid-off knowledge workers seriously consider entrepreneurship within six months. Most outplacement programs ignore them.
THE FRAMEWORK
The Smart Quit Framework -applied to a forced restart.
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Identity. Mindset. Money.
The Life Number - what it actually takes to land softly. Financial readiness. Emotional bandwidth.
PREPARE
Smart Restart uses the same 4-stage framework as the Smart Quit book, retuned for employees navigating a transition they didn't choose.
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The Pyramid Audit.
What you've actually built; relationships, skills, operational know-how that travels with you.
POSITION
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Bridge Income Strategy.
How to extend runway, reduce panic, and choose your next move with stability.
PIVOT
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Earn. Keep. Compound.
The shift from working for income to building durable income, wherever you land.
PROFIT
YOUR OPTIONS
Three tiers. Pick the one that fits your program.
TIER 01
RESTART
Half or full-day workshop
Live workshop (virtual or in-person)
Workshop materials and workbooks
Smart Quit Freedom Framework
Best for cohorts of 25-50
TIER 02
RESTART+
Workshop + 6 month online access
Everything in Tier 01
6 months of Smart Restart™ Online
Self-paced modules + Q&A library
Best for: lasting impact past the live event
FLAGSHIP
TIER 03
RESTART PREMIUM
Workshop + 6 month online access + Group Coaching
Everything in Tier 02
Weekly group coaching calls
Office hours
Best for Executive-level cohorts & longer severance windows
WHY NOT JUST USE OUR EXISTING OUTPLACEMENT?
Outplacement teaches resumes. Smart Restart teaches options.
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Traditional outplacement was built for one path: find the next job. That worked when knowledge workers had one career arc. They don't anymore.
Option 01
Of your existing outplacement provider. Smart Restart covers the entrepreneurial track they don''t.
Add it on top
Option 02
Both paths served at a lower per-employee cost than most incumbents.
Replace entirely
Option 03
Fund it from the line you already have.
Pair with Severance
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps. Ready in seven business days.
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Book a 15-min call
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Receive a tailored proposal in 48 hours
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Sign agreement
lock in dates
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Smart Restart
goes live
Your departing employees aren't done.
Smart Restart proves it.
About the Founder
Drea Lynn. attorney.
author. founder.
JD from Tulane Law School. MBA from Florida A&M University. Author of Smart Quit.
Drea built her own coaching business from zero to nearly half a million dollars in three years after she left corporate the wrong way. She speaks at HBCUs, top business schools, and university auditoriums across the country — and brings the lived experience of the corporate-to-coach transition that few speakers can match.
THE SMART SHIFT SYSTEM
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One framework. Three shifts. One network.
A comprehensive system for the moment after the door closes, whether that door is a layoff, a graduation, or a self-chosen exit. All three converge into one community: The Smart Network.
SMART RESTART
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FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
SMART START
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FOR UNIVERSITIES
SMART QUIT
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FOR INDIVIDUALS
The RESTART Brief
Discovery Meeting
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The SMART START Brief
Intro & Prep Meetings
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SMART QUIT
Clock In. Cash Out.
(The Book)
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RESTART Live
In-person or Virtual Workshop
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Smart Start
Build While You Work
In-person or Virtual Workshop
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RESTART +
Workshop + Smart Restart Online
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START +
Multi-session series
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RESTART Premium
Workshop + Online + Group Coaching
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START Premium
Full semester + Faculty Training
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SMART QUIT
Certified
1:1 certification
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SMART Network
The Smart Quit Community
SMART Network
The Smart Quit Community
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SMART Network
The Smart Quit Community
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SMART QUIT
ONLINE
Self-paced Course
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SMART QUIT +
Sessions
Group Cohort
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All three programs converge into THE SMART NETWORK™: three on-ramps, one community.