Your second half doesn’t have to be second best
I've made five major career changes — two of them in my 40s. Today, I help other professionals navigate midlife career transition toward work and life they love
What is Second Half?
Second Half is where professionals in their 40s and 50s come to make meaningful career change - through coaching, programmes, community, and practical resources. It combines a structured methodology with personal guidance to help you move from uncertainty to clarity and toward work that fits who you are today.
Who I am
Today, I'm in a good place in the second half of life. Happily living with my wife and two teenagers, juggling the responsibilities and desires a rich life entails. I'm also in the best shape of my life, physically and mentally - something that takes daily effort but pays back many times over.
I've lived on four continents and built a career spanning corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, investing, and board work. That breadth allows me to meet clients where they are - with understanding and practical insight. I don't have all the answers. But I've walked this path myself, and I'm committed to helping others find theirs.
Why I Created Second Half
My path has been anything but straight. I've zigzagged between large organisations and entrepreneurial ventures — sometimes by design but never as part of a grand plan. My interests, priorities, and sense of what matters kept evolving, and I found ways to shape and seize opportunities along the way.
Each transition came with unique circumstances, but a lot felt familiar: the ambiguity in the early stages, the lingering between possibilities, the doubt that remained even after deciding, and the quiet loss of leaving part of my identity behind.
Over the years, I sought guidance — books, courses, counselling. Much of it helped, but none of it provided the structure, methodology, and sustained support I needed for what is always a deeply personal process, spanning many months and at times even years.
I was looking for something more holistic and continuous. But I couldn't find it.
That's why I created Second Half — to be the companion through career change I wish I'd had on my own journey.
— Johan Rosengreen Kringel