The Non-Linear Path of Our Careers
Why should your support system by stagnant?
Hi everyone,
If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that careers don’t follow a straight line anymore. AI is changing the way we work. Promotions come fast, and layoffs happen suddenly. Opportunities emerge in increasingly unexpected places.
But even putting aside all this recent change, I think we can all agree that careers don’t ever really “settle” in the first place. No matter where you are in yours, odds are, there’s another milestone ahead: finding your next role, leveling up as a leader, navigating a promotion or performance review, or just keeping your skills sharp in a world that never slows down.
And if your career goals and needs are always shifting, why should your support system remain stagnant?
At Sidebar, our mission is to connect leaders and catalyze extraordinary success. When we first started building the company, we knew from the beginning that we didn’t want to create a tool that’s only useful to you for a single moment of your career. Because careers aren’t built in single moments. They’re built across a lifetime of growth, transitions, and reinventions.
Our vision for Sidebar is to be with you through every step of that journey. To help you unleash your full potential.
We want this to be a true copilot for your career, not a set of standalone tools, but a web of interconnected resources, each working in concert with the others to support you through the entire arc of your work.
Everything we’ve built so far, and everything that’s yet to come, is a part of that infrastructure:
Circles give you a trusted space to reflect and grow alongside your peers.
Warm Intros open doors and help you build your network.
Superinterviews sets you up for success in your job interviews, so you can approach every opportunity with confidence.
Together, these elements form the single ecosystem that is Sidebar, so whether you’re navigating day-to-day challenges, exploring a pivot, learning a new skill, or something else entirely, you can always get exactly the support you need, when you need it, right here within this platform.
That’s why I like to say Sidebar isn’t just for job seekers, or executives, or people in transition. It’s for all of us who are serious about developing our careers with the support of our community. And that’s where you come in.
Everyone at Sidebar today is on the ground floor of a movement we’re building together: a new model of career development rooted in shared values, peers, and community support. And being here at the ground floor means you’re helping us bring this vision to life. That’s why we’re listening carefully to early members like you. Your goals, ideas, feedback, and questions will all help shape what the future looks like.
So I would encourage you not to think of Sidebar as a set of separate tools. Instead, think of it as your career copilot, powered by peers, technology, and community, and designed to be with you for the long haul. Please explore the full breadth of our offerings, experiment with them, and don’t be shy to share your experiences with us so we can make it better.
In doing so, you’re not just developing your own career; you’re advancing the future of how we all learn and grow.
To your success,
Lexy
Lexy Franklin
Founder & CEO, Sidebar