Mile 0 · The trailhead
Everybody has a long game. Let's train for yours.
Long Game is a personal growth club, built on career coaching from an operator who led teams at Nike, Adobe and Cisco and got laid off more than once along the way. Coaching for your next move, free tools to map it, and a crew that keeps you climbing.
Built at Nike · Adobe · Cisco · Eagle Scout
Preseason kicks off November 1. First sessions Monday, November 2. Season 1 starts January 1. Portland, Oregon and worldwide by video.
Base camp, Oregon coast
Real coaching from someone who's walked the trail.
Built at Nike, Adobe and Cisco. Tested by layoffs, pivots and summits. Now in your corner.
Mile 1 · Find your fit
Tell me where you are. I'll point you up the right trail.
Tap what fits. Your trail updates as you go, and the free intro call is where we confirm it together.
Your trail
Training Camp
Six weeks to build your strategy, sharpen your story and get you interviewing.
Founding Member price is $1,200 for the first 25 players.
Book a free call to confirmYour trail
Training Camp
Just laid off? Start with six focused weeks, then keep your edge in Conditioning.
Founding Member price is $1,200 for the first 25 players.
Book a free call to confirmYour trail
First Team
Twelve weeks of senior-level coaching for an executive search or the jump to the next table.
Prefer six weeks? Training Camp is $1,500.
Book a free call to confirmYour trail
Conditioning: Base
Group sessions, community and accountability to keep steady momentum.
Want one-on-one time too? Build is $249 a month.
Book a free call to confirmYour trail
Conditioning: Build
A monthly one-on-one check-in plus group access while you grow toward the next role.
Heading into offers and negotiations? Peak is $599 a month.
Book a free call to confirmYour trail
Conditioning: Peak
More one-on-one time and support for interviews, offers and negotiations.
Need an intensive first? First Team is twelve weeks.
Book a free call to confirmYour trail
Film Room
Send your resume, LinkedIn or a recorded answer. I review it like game film and send back the fixes.
Quick Look is $79. Full Film Session is $299.
Book a free call to confirmMile 2 · Coaching
Train for the moment. Condition for the long game.
Most coaching stops when you land the job. Long Game works like a sports season: an intensive when it counts, then steady conditioning so the next move starts from strength.
The front door · 6 weeks
Training Camp
A focused six-week push for a layoff, an active search or a role change. We build the strategy, sharpen your story, work your network and get you interview-ready.
six weekly sessions
- A Pregame sheet before session one, so we start on your real situation
- Target roles and companies on one page
- Six to eight interview stories with real results
- Resume and LinkedIn that say who you are in ten seconds
Between moves
Conditioning
$79from, a month
Group training, monthly one-on-ones or senior support. Bought a month at a time. Nothing auto-renews.
Compare levels →No call needed
Film Room
$79from
Send your resume, LinkedIn or a recorded answer. I review it like game film and send back the fixes.
See Film Room →Pay as you go
Season Tickets
$875for 5 sessions
Prepaid 45-minute one-on-one sessions, booked on your schedule and valid for 12 months.
See packs →Directors and VPs
First Team
$5,50012 weeks
Senior-level coaching for executive searches and big promotions. Three seats at a time.
See First Team →See every program and price
Conditioning
Keep training between moves. Buy a month at a time, nothing auto-renews, and change levels whenever your season changes.
Group training
Regular group sessions, community and accountability. Built for earlier careers and anyone who wants steady momentum.
Monthly one-on-one
A monthly one-on-one check-in plus group access, for people growing toward a promotion or the next role.
Senior and leadership
More one-on-one time and support for the big moments: interviews, offers and negotiations.
No call needed
Film Room
Send your resume, LinkedIn or a recorded answer. I review it like game film and send back the fixes.
Pay as you go
Season Tickets
Prepaid one-on-one sessions, booked on your schedule. Every session is 45 minutes. Sessions are valid for 12 months from purchase.
Always free
Start here
A 20-minute intro call to talk through where you are. I'll recommend a program, or tell you if you don't need one.
For directors and VPs · 3 seats
First Team
Twelve weeks of senior-level coaching for executive searches, big promotions and the jump to the next table. Three seats at a time.
Before your first session
- Book your free intro call first.
- Have your LinkedIn profile link ready. Booking asks for it.
- Fill in the Pregame sheet I send you.
How sessions run
- Video sessions anywhere in the world.
- In person available around Portland.
- Weekly windows across US, Europe and Asia time zones.
Scheduling and policies
- Reschedule with 24 hours' notice.
- Conditioning is bought a month at a time. Nothing auto-renews.
- Full refund and cancellation policy
Who it's for
Coaching for every stage of the game.
Mid-career and senior operators
A layoff, the move into Director or VP, or a pivot out of big tech and big brands. You need a strategy, not just a polished resume.
Early-career professionals
Direction, habits and confidence, built early. Group training gives you structure, accountability and a crew moving the same way.
Career changers
A new industry, a new function, or the jump from corporate to founder. You don't have to figure it out alone.
The next generation
My own kids are just starting their long games, and they're the heart of why this exists. The habits you build early carry through every season.
Mile 3 · How it works
From first call to your next season.
Every player follows the same four steps. The pace and the program change, the order doesn't.
- 120 minutes · free
Intro call
Where you are, where you want to go, and whether coaching is the right move right now.
- 2Before session one
Pregame
A short Pregame sheet and your Ten Essentials check, so we start on facts, not guesses.
- 36 to 12 weeks
Training
Training Camp or First Team: strategy, story, network and interviews, one week at a time.
- 4Ongoing
Conditioning
Stay sharp between moves, so the next search starts from strength instead of scramble.
Mile 4 · On the trail ahead
Some of the best coaching happens outside.
Two free tools are open now. The rest of the Long Game world is being built, and The Scouting Report hears about it first.
Vision Board
Pin this season, the next chapter and the someday. Earn altitude as you climb.
FreeThe Ten Essentials
The ten things you never start a search without. A free printable checklist.
Ask for datesOff-Season
Small-group coaching retreats for resetting and planning your next chapter.
Backcountry
Backpacking intensives with coaching on the trail and around the fire, led by an Eagle Scout.
The Stadium
Away Days soccer trips, Sunday pickup in Portland and Halftime Talks.
The Climb
The career path behind Long Game, from first job to founder, setbacks included.
Mile 4 · Beyond the office
Some of the best coaching happens outside.
Long Game also takes the work onto the trail and the pitch, because the clearest conversations rarely happen on a video call.
Backcountry
Backpacking intensives with coaching on the trail and around the fire, led by an Eagle Scout. Five levels, earned in person.
First trips spring 2027Off-Season
Coaching retreats for stepping back, resetting and planning your next chapter, away from the daily grind.
Small groups, ask for datesThe Stadium
Away Days soccer trips, Sunday pickup in Portland, and Halftime Talks with guests from sports and business.
Fixtures liveThe Climb
The career path behind Long Game, from first job to founder, setbacks included.
LiveThe Ten Essentials
The ten things you never start a search without. A free printable checklist.
FreeFrom the field
Out on the trail, and the trek where it all started.
Basecamps
Home field in Portland. Coaching worldwide.
Long Game is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and coaches people anywhere by video. Regional Basecamps are led by people I've built careers alongside at Adobe, Nike and Cisco, so you get local insight with the same playbook.
- Portland, OregonHeadquarters · Live
- EuropeBasecamp opening soon
- AsiaBasecamp opening soon
- CaliforniaBasecamp opening soon
For companiesFractional operations leadership, operating model design and coaching for teams in transition, from the same Nike, Adobe and Cisco playbook.
Start a conversationFor companies · Front Office
Strategy, and the hands to do it.
The same operator experience, pointed at your organization. Built on extensive operations leadership at Nike, Adobe and Cisco.
Start a conversationAdvisory
Operating model design, portfolio governance and roadmaps.
Hands-on
Fractional and interim operations leadership, contract project delivery, and standing up the processes that make teams run.
Teams in transition
Coaching for employees through reorganizations and layoffs, and workshops for teams.
Mile 5 · Meet your coach
I'm Mike Leighty. My career was never a straight line.
I grew up in Pleasanton playing year-round at Ballistic United Soccer Club, the level that's the equivalent of MLS NEXT today. When I wasn't on the field I was in the backcountry with the Scouts, building trail and earning Eagle. On the pitch, on the trail and later in business, I kept ending up as the person leading the group.
I started at Cal Poly Humboldt, finished at Cal State East Bay, and earned my MBA in international business and sports management at Saint Mary's College of California while working in investments, asset management and personal training.
I ran and grew Cisco's Fast Track program. At Adobe I led global sales contact center operations through the move to subscriptions, as the business grew from $200M to $2B. At Nike I led Scaled Analytics Portfolio Management, moving a 400-plus person organization to a product-based operating model.
I've also been laid off more than once. Each time I kept going and kept growing. That's the long game, and it's what I help you play.
Alongside Long Game I co-founded and lead Second Rein Solutions, Bay Light Farm and Oregon Horse Haven. On Sunday mornings you'll usually find me at the co-ed pickup game I run in Portland.
I used to think a layoff meant I wasn't good enough. It usually isn't about that, and it wasn't for me.Coach Leighty
Everybody has a long game. The setbacks are part of it.
Why Long Game
An operator, not a theorist.
Advice from someone who has hired, led, been laid off and built businesses from scratch.
The whole career, not one search.
Support doesn't stop at the offer letter. Conditioning keeps your next move starting from strength.
A fit at every stage.
Group training for early careers, one-on-one depth for senior leaders, and a clear path to move up.
Mile 6 · Questions
Before you lace up.
Anything else, ask on the free call or email me.
How do I know which program is right for me?
Start with the free intro call. We'll talk through where you are and where you want to go, and I'll recommend Training Camp, a Conditioning level, Film Room, or nothing at all if you don't need it.
Do you coach by video or in person?
Both. Most sessions are by video, so I coach people anywhere in the world. In-person sessions are available around Portland, Oregon.
I was just laid off. Where do I start?
Training Camp is built for exactly this. In six weeks we get your strategy, story and search moving, with a clear plan for each week.
Can I switch Conditioning levels?
Yes. Many people start at one level and move up or down as their goals and schedule change.
When are the next Backcountry and Off-Season trips?
The first Backcountry trips open in spring 2027. Off-Season retreats and Away Days run in small groups through the year. Email me and I'll send dates as they're set.
Do you only work with people in tech?
No. My background spans tech, retail and enterprise operations, and the fundamentals of a strong career strategy carry across industries.
Do you work with companies?
Yes, through Front Office: advisory work, fractional and project leadership, and coaching for teams in transition. See Front Office.
Summit · Your move
Let's map your next move.
Book a free 20-minute call. Tell me where you are, and I'll tell you honestly how I can help.
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