DAVID EDGERTON JR

Creator of the Transferable Capital framework

Performance was never the whole story.

I help mid-career professionals name what their experience is worth as AI reshapes work, so they can carry it into the next role or build something of their own.

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Work with me

Start free with the newsletter or the audit. When you want a plan built around your own experience, book a session.

  • ReTitledFree weekly newsletter

    One edition a week on the value you own and don't rent: the experience, relationships and judgment you carry from role to role.

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  • Capital Gap AuditFree assessment

    See where your six capitals are strong and where they need work: Human, Social, Cultural, Economic, Symbolic and Psychological.

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  • Clarity SessionCoaching

    A one-on-one session to map your capital and decide your next move, whether that's a new company or your own business.

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  • Speaking and workshopsConferences, EMBA programs and teams

    Transferable Capital keynotes and workshops on staying valuable as AI changes the work.

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Speaking

Keynotes and workshops built on the Transferable Capital framework, for conferences, employee resource groups, universities and leadership teams.

  1. 01

    Value That Doesn't Travel With You Is Not Yours in the First Place

    The flagship talk. Attendees audit how portable their value really is across the six capitals.

    HR conferences, nonprofit convenings, corporate all-hands

  2. 02

    When Your Title Vanishes: Building Capital That Survives Disruption

    Displacement treated as the moment to build value no employer can take back.

    ERGs, outplacement programs, career centers, alumni groups

  3. 03

    Build What Travels With You: The Entrepreneur's Capital Stack

    The framework applied to founders deciding what to build on.

    HBCU business schools, accelerators, founder events

  • Keynote
  • Keynote and half-day workshop
  • Virtual keynote
  • University and HBCU
  • Workshop licensing
  • Bulk book orders
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Books

Two books on the same question: what you're worth when the title comes off.

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Coming soon

ReTitled

How mid-career professionals turn experience into capital in the age of AI.

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Available now

Laid Off to Lift-Off

How losing your job can help you launch your purpose.

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Background

I trained as an electrical engineer and spent more than 25 years in IT and project management, including years leading IT teams inside manufacturing plants.

Every title I held belonged to someone else's org chart. The work that traveled with me never did. That gap became the Transferable Capital framework, and it's what I write, coach and teach about now.

  • EngineeringBS, Electrical Engineering, NC A&T State University
  • BusinessMBA, Carlson School of ManagementMAHRM, Concordia University, St. Paul
  • TeachingAdjunct faculty, Minnesota Carlson Executive MBA ProgramExcellence in Teaching Award, Hamline University, 201621 years of teaching experience
  • SearchManaging Partner, DEJ Search
  • MediaManaging Principal, The DEJ Media Company

Music

I play jazz keys, produce from a home studio, and serve as Director of Music at my church. The singles live on the streaming services.

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