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 the over-40s navigating what's next. Career reinvention, building income on your terms and retiring well. Plus all the stuff no one warns you about.

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, marketing and consulting. 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.