WILL RICHARDSON

Climbed to the top of the corporate ladder leading the world’s biggest projects without a degree or qualifications, as a day rate contractor.

I have always believed that I am not limited by what is. I am led by what could be.

Humble Beginnings & Entrepreneurial Drive

I grew up on a council estate in Essex, where my parents worked three jobs between them just to make ends meet. We were close as a family, but life wasn’t easy. As I got older, I began to understand just how different our situation was from others. While I deeply loved my parents, I knew I wanted to carve out a different path for myself. At 19, I started working at a recruitment business, where I learned the ropes. Two years later, I launched my own recruitment company, which I eventually sold to a VC at the age of 26.

Climbing New Ladders & Breaking into Consultancy

After selling my first business, I decided to shift careers and pursue a new challenge—I wanted to become a high-level corporate executive. But instead of taking the traditional route, I saw a faster path through contracting. I began as a junior Project Manager and worked my way up to Programme Director on large-scale projects, learning on the job with training funded by my clients. My day rate steadily increased with each contract, eventually surpassing £1,500 per day. In 2019, I made another leap—this time into Management Consultancy. I launched my own firm and successfully competed with the Big 4 to win multiple government contracts, including one to rewrite the rules for major change programme delivery for the UK government—all before I hit my mid-30s.

Building for Impact & Changing the Game

Since then, I’ve launched two additional businesses—one is a Sustainability Professional Services firm focused on helping the food retail supply chain decarbonise, and the other is Rule Benders. My mission now is to help people understand and break free from the limitations of the traditional career path. I’m fully committed to creating the tools and support systems they need to do just that—whatever it takes.

Courses

Accelerate Your Growth with Our Top-Rated Course

3 x your income and climb the career ladder faster as a contractor

The high paid contractor course will help you level up, become richer doing the same job and allow you to work when you want on your terms. It’s the course I wish I had when I got into contracting. Packed full of insight, and practice exercises to help you learn what you need to know to command top rates and be in constant demand. 

The Skills, Support & Systems That Take You Further

Portfolio

A step by a step guild to make your public profile and professional portfolio tell a compelling story!

Portfolio

A step by a step guild to make your public profile and professional portfolio tell a compelling story!

Portfolio

A step by a step guild to make your public profile and professional portfolio tell a compelling story!

Portfolio

A step by a step guild to make your public profile and professional portfolio tell a compelling story!

Portfolio

A step by a step guild to make your public profile and professional portfolio tell a compelling story!

Portfolio

A step by a step guild to make your public profile and professional portfolio tell a compelling story!

Success Stories

See What’s Possible When You Take the Leap

David Hunt

Programme Manager

Brittany Dowell

Head of Customer Trans..

Catrina Knight

Business Analyst

Matt White

Portfolio Director

Trusted by Thousands of Happy Learners

The high paid contractor course made me look at my job and the jobs around me in a totally different way. Will has confirmed things I have been feeling about the work environment for some time now. Time for a change. Thank you!

Ben Murray

Best course I have taken. No fluff and so much sense. I’ve put Management Consultant’s on a pedestal which I didn’t think I could reach. I see now how to make Management Consultancy money. Watch this space.

Brittany Dowell

The course is engaging. It tells Will’s amazing story teaches you key skills along the way. You can do the exercises as part of the course or keep them to go back to after as many times as you want to. Thanks Rule Benders

Catrina Knight

The high paid contractor course made me look at my job and the jobs around me in a totally different way. Will has confirmed things I have been feeling about the work environment for some time now. Time for a change. Thank you!

Ben Murray

Best course I have taken. No fluff and so much sense. I’ve put Management Consultant’s on a pedestal which I didn’t think I could reach. I see now how to make Management Consultancy money. Watch this space.

Brittany Dowell

The course is engaging. It tells Will’s amazing story teaches you key skills along the way. You can do the exercises as part of the course or keep them to go back to after as many times as you want to. Thanks Rule Benders

Catrina Knight

The high paid contractor course made me look at my job and the jobs around me in a totally different way. Will has confirmed things I have been feeling about the work environment for some time now. Time for a change. Thank you!

Ben Murray

Best course I have taken. No fluff and so much sense. I’ve put Management Consultant’s on a pedestal which I didn’t think I could reach. I see now how to make Management Consultancy money. Watch this space.

Brittany Dowell

The course is engaging. It tells Will’s amazing story teaches you key skills along the way. You can do the exercises as part of the course or keep them to go back to after as many times as you want to. Thanks Rule Benders

Catrina Knight

The high paid contractor course made me look at my job and the jobs around me in a totally different way. Will has confirmed things I have been feeling about the work environment for some time now. Time for a change. Thank you!

Ben Murray

Best course I have taken. No fluff and so much sense. I’ve put Management Consultant’s on a pedestal which I didn’t think I could reach. I see now how to make Management Consultancy money. Watch this space.

Brittany Dowell

The course is engaging. It tells Will’s amazing story teaches you key skills along the way. You can do the exercises as part of the course or keep them to go back to after as many times as you want to. Thanks Rule Benders

Catrina Knight

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