MY BOOKS

Book cover titled "Retired and Underfoot: A Bloke's Guide to Not Wrecking Your Marriage" featuring a colorful clock illustration divided into sections labeled Hobby, Mates, Jobs, Do Not Hover, Couch, Time Together, Exercise, and a central compass. The cover suggests finding purpose, hobbies, and giving space in marriage. Author is Ness J Heckscer.
Book cover titled 'The Event Consultant's Playbook' with a subtitle about monetizing expertise and building an advisory business, featuring illustrations of a person on a red puzzle piece with a lightbulb icon, a yellow dollar sign puzzle piece, a blue puzzle piece with a growth chart, and a target with an arrow, with a woman on a ladder shaking hands with a man, all on a blue background.

Midlife doesn’t come with a manual.

So I wrote a few.

Practical guides for professionals over 40 navigating what's next—whether that's launching a consulting career or figuring out retirement before it figures you out.

The Event Consultant's Playbook

For corporate event professionals ready to go independent. Everything I learned building a consulting career after 20+ years in the industry.

Retired and Underfoot

A baby guide to not wrecking your marriage. For men approaching retirement with no plan—and the partners who live with them.

ABOUT

A woman with blonde curly hair, wearing a black dress, standing outside on a city street, smiling at the camera.

Sydney-based author and consultant. 20+ years in event management, including nine in Dubai. Now writing the books I wish I'd had.

Free Resources:

Midlife Starter Kit

The toolkit to get planning your next chapter.

Am I driving her crazy

The retirement readiness checklist for blokes.