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There are 100 ways to make a career. Most only think of 1: employment.
In her new book, Ilana Golan maps an entire economy, and 4 steps that unlock invisible doors.
Pre-order The Hidden Market today and get $621 in FREE Bonuses to help you map the hidden market that most don't know about!
“Ilana Golan delivers a powerful message: success isn't just about climbing a ladder, but about designing a life of purpose, impact, and freedom."
Sir Richard Branson
Founder, Virgin Group
The Hidden Market
Open Invisible Doors to the Career and Life You Want
The Hidden Market shows you how to make yourself visible to the opportunities that never get posted, build a reputation that opens doors before you ever knock, and leap from where you are to the career and life you actually want.
what others are saying
“In a world where nothing’s guaranteed, your personal brand is the only real insurance policy you’ve got. Ilana Golan shows you how to build that unbreakable brand, make strategic leaps, and carve out the career and life you actually want. This book is pure actionable value.”
Gary Vaynerchuk
Serial entrepreneur, chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia and VeeFriends, and Bestselling author
"Nobody hands you the stage, a sponsorship or the advisory role off a job posting- they hand it to you because your name already came up in the room. That's the Hidden Market, and Ilana just handed you the playbook for it. I've lived every page of this: the doors that changed my career never had an application attached. This book shows you how to open those for yourself."
Robin Arzon
Vice President of Fitness Programming and Head Instructor at Peloton, Founder of Swagger Society, 3x NYT bestselling author
“Ilana's unique contribution lies in providing a clear and practical framework for navigating professional transformation. Her insights are invaluable for anyone ready to embrace change and forge a more meaningful career path.”
Dan Ariely
Bestselling Author and Behavioral Economist
“This book powerfully illustrates how truly putting people first can transform careers and lives. It's a testament to the belief that when you invest in people, they achieve results beyond what's thought possible, much like the journey we experienced at Starbucks.”
Howard Behar
Former President of Starbucks and Author of "It's Not About the Coffee"
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- The Hidden Market Virtual Summit VIP Access (Retail Value $297)
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- Exclusive Access to Ilana's Private Launch Team (Retail Value $97)
- Early Access to The Hidden Market Manuscript (Retail Value $30)
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The Hidden Market Virtual Summit: VIP Access
Get VIP access to Ilana's exclusive Virtual Summit featuring world-class conversations with top executives, entrepreneurs, and career reinvention experts.
These sessions go deep on the strategies, mindset shifts, and practical tools you need to enter and thrive inside the Hidden Market. This is normally a ticketed event - but it is yours free when you pre-order now.
RETAIL VALUE: $297
The Hidden Market Masterclass with Ilana Golan
Everyone who reads The Hidden Market wants to know: what is the fastest way to start accessing opportunities in the Hidden Market right now? We cover all of that and more in this exclusive training.
This training is only available to people who pre-order the book before May 25, 2027.
RETAIL VALUE: $197
Exclusive Access to Ilana's Private Launch Team
When you pre-order, you'll receive an exclusive invitation to join Ilana's private Launch Team: a members-only community hosted directly by Ilana Golan.
Inside the Launch Team, you'll get:
- Behind-the-scenes videos from Ilana
- First access to bonuses, contests, prizes, and giveaways
- The chance to get your questions answered by Ilana directly
- A network of high-performing, driven professionals who are actively building their Hidden Market presence just like you
This is the inner circle. And it's yours, when you pre-order today.
RETAIL VALUE: $97
2-Chapter Early Access to The Hidden Market
The hardcover is not available yet... but you don't have to wait to start reading.
Pre-order your copy from any major retailer, submit your receipt on this page, and you'll get immediate early access to the first 2 chapters of The Hidden Market.
This is an extremely rare and exclusive bonus only available to our pre-order community. You'll be among the very first people in the world to read it before it hits shelves.
RETAIL VALUE: $30
this exact Hidden market method opened these doors for ilana
About
The hidden market
Most professionals spend their lives trapped in the only method for livelihood they were taught: traditional employment. Operating at a fraction of their potential, they wonder what opportunities are actually available.
As AI erases divisions and the corporate ladder burns, millions will be forced to reinvent their careers. The Hidden Market is the blueprint for that reinvention.
While this method will fast-track your next promotion, this book is really about the 99 other doors: from advisory and keynote stages to fractional roles and client referrals. It shows you exactly how to spot the opportunities, open the doors, and leap from one to another.
Entrepreneur and Leap Academy founder Ilana Golan learned this the hard way. Pushed out of her own well-funded startup within 24 hours, she was left with no job, no company, and no idea who she was without her title.
What rebuilt her life wasn’t a job board. It was the Hidden Market: a trust-based, parallel economy where the best unlisted opportunities go to the person someone already thinks of. Using it, Golan landed paid board seats, invested in over a hundred startups, and built one of America’s fastest-growing private companies.
This book will help you to:
A Message from ilana
A Message from ilana
Years ago, I found myself starting over from zero.
I had built a company. I had a team, a vision, and everything I had worked for - and then I lost it all. No title. No income. No roadmap. And I had no idea where to look.
What I discovered in that season changed everything. Every single opportunity that rebuilt my career - the board seats, the podcast, the speaking stages, the investments in over 100 companies, the Inc. 5000 company - none of it came from a job board. None of it was posted anywhere.
It all came through the Hidden Market.
And here is what breaks my heart: I have now worked with thousands of professionals who are every bit as talented, experienced, and driven as anyone I have ever met. But they are invisible to the opportunities they deserve because no one ever showed them this economy existed.
That is why I wrote this book.
I have spent years decoding this system, testing it with clients, and watching it transform careers at every stage and in every industry. I have seen a senior executive pivot into a board director. A burned-out corporate leader launch a fractional consulting practice that doubled her income. A professional in his 50s land the role he had wanted for a decade - not by applying- by becoming someone the right people simply had to call.
That can be you.
The Hidden Market is about understanding how trust-based opportunity actually works, and then positioning yourself so that the right doors open before you ever have to knock.
I cannot wait to show you what is possible on the other side.
Your #1 fan,
Ilana Golan
Founder and CEO, Leap Academy
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About ilana Golan
Ilana Golan is a globally renowned expert on career reinvention, a 20-year tech executive, and the Founder and CEO of Leap Academy - a two-time Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company in America. A natural barrier-breaker, she began her career as the first woman to become an F-16 flight instructor commander, rose to Silicon Valley Vice President and public company board director, and became a venture backer across 100+ high-growth startups.
Ilana's proprietary frameworks have empowered over 40,000 professionals to unlock $80M+ in combined market value. She also hosts the top 1% global Leap Academy Podcast, featuring conversations with icons like Sir Richard Branson, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Daniel Pink.
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