We were HR. Now we're yours.

They've done this hundreds of times.
You're doing it once.

Facing a performance issue, a layoff, a forced exit, or another tough workplace dynamic or investigation? I spent 12+ years as an HR director running the company's playbook: terminations, severance, negotiations, and planning how to manage someone out — all from the company's side. Now I run it for you: fast, private, and entirely on your side.

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Confidential · Usually responds within minutes · Coaching, not legal fees
The asymmetry

It's the most important negotiation of your career —
and no one taught you how.

When you're put on notice of a performance issue or pulled into "a quick chat," you're up against people who do this every week and have a script. Most employees panic, over-explain, or sign too fast — and leave with nothing.

First time
for most employees — they've never had to negotiate an exit, and no one teaches you how
1 vs. ∞
your one exit against a playbook they've run hundreds of times
Days
is often all the time you get to respond — alone, scared, unsure
How it works

Someone on the inside, the whole way through.

Here's what most people miss: your leverage is highest while you're still an employee — not after you've been terminated. The strongest outcomes come from negotiating from the inside, in real time, before you get pigeonholed into a decision or pushed out. That's where I come in.

STEP 01 / INTAKE

Tell me what's happening

A fast, confidential call — usually within 24 hours. No judgment, no jargon. I'll tell you what your company is actually doing and why.

STEP 02 / THE PLAN

Get the playbook

Exactly what to say, what to put in writing, what to never send, how to document, and when to make each move. I'll draft the hard emails with you.

STEP 03 / IN YOUR CORNER

I'm with you in real time

Available 8am–8pm during an active situation, coaching you in real time by text and voice note until it's resolved. When HR and Legal make a move, I know what it means — and what tripped them up. You're never reacting blind.

Kyle Perlmutter, Founder of Inside Edge
Kyle Perlmutter · Founder · Former HR Director
Who I am
"For over a decade, I was the person on the other side of that table. I know every move — because I made them, and plotted them with the business."

I spent 12+ years in HR — most recently as a Director at Block, supporting Square's Product and Marketing organizations. Before that, Senior People Partner at Udemy, West Coast People & Culture Lead at Compass (Series B → D), and Talent & HR Strategy at BlackRock. I've worked across tech companies at every stage — from Series B through IPO and post-IPO, including 12,000-person orgs — with my fundamentals built at BlackRock in financial services. The playbook translates to any industry.

Across those roles I sat in on the terminations, mass layoffs, PIPs, severance negotiations, and "quiet exits" — usually on the company's side. I've seen it all. I worked hand-in-hand with employment legal counsel — in-house and external — so I understand how an in-house employment team thinks and measures risk for the company. I know how HR thinks, how risk is calculated, and the exact moments a company gets nervous.

Friends — and friends of friends — started calling me when they got into trouble. The results were consistent enough that I decided to do it for real. Inside Edge is that knowledge, pointed in your direction — working for you to get the best possible outcome based on your goals.

Inside Edge provides coaching and education — not legal advice. When a situation needs a lawyer, I'll tell you, and connect you with one.

Pricing

Clear, flat pricing. No meter running.

Every engagement starts with a single confidential SOS call. From there, you can continue on a success-based coaching retainer — tied to the outcome we reach together. Not a contingency legal fee; I'm not your attorney.

The SOS Call
$199 / one-time
Stop the bleeding. Get clarity fast.
  • 45–60 min confidential call within 24h
  • Written "do / don't" action plan
  • Your next three moves, mapped
  • Upgrade into a package or retainer from here
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Situation Package · Most chosen
Starts at $900
Full coaching through the situation — upgrade from your SOS call.
  • Performance Issue Defense — survive and reset the narrative
  • Exit & Severance — strategy, counters, drafts
  • Active Conflict — manager or workplace dispute
  • Unlimited messaging + voice memos
  • Every email drafted with you
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Success Coaching Retainer
5% / of the outcome
Tied to the outcome we reach — severance, retention, settlement, a clean exit. If we don't get there, you owe nothing more.
  • Activated after your SOS call
  • Available 8am–8pm during active situations
  • Unlimited messaging + voice notes
  • Every email drafted with you
  • Coaching fee, not a contingency legal fee
Start with an SOS call
In their words

People walk in scared. They walk out with a plan — and the confidence to get the outcome they want.

"I was three days from signing a brutal severance. We pushed back and I left with double — plus six months of health coverage."

— SENIOR ENGINEER · TECH · ANONYMIZED

"I got flagged for performance and assumed I was done. She showed me what it actually was and how to respond. I kept my job."

— PRODUCT MANAGER · ANONYMIZED

"For the first time, I understood what my company was doing. That changed everything about how I handled it."

— DIRECTOR · FINANCE · ANONYMIZED

Results are individual and anonymized with permission. Inside Edge does not guarantee any specific outcome.

Questions

Good questions.

Is this legal advice?
No. Inside Edge provides coaching, strategy, and education based on years of HR experience — not legal advice, and I'm not your attorney. I help you understand the situation and communicate effectively on your own behalf. I'm also deeply familiar with what the post-employment legal process looks like, so I can walk you through exactly what you'd be signing up for before you get into it — and give you my honest read on how the company is likely to handle this internally and where they're most exposed. For an opinion on the legal merit of a claim, you need an employment attorney, and I can connect you with one.
Will my employer find out?
No. Everything we discuss is confidential. I coach you behind the scenes; you remain the only person communicating with your company, in your own voice. We only ever discuss your own personal situation — never confidential company information, and nothing that would violate a non-compete or non-solicitation. I don't need any of your company's confidential information to do this job.
How fast can you respond?
Fast. These situations move quickly, so during an active engagement I typically respond within minutes to a few hours by message or voice memo. Even when nothing's actively breaking, we stay in regular contact throughout the day, working through it together. I'm available 8am–8pm while a situation is live.
I haven't been fired yet — is it too early?
Earlier is better. The best outcomes come from getting ahead of it — before any response is due to the company, before the "quick chat," before you've said something you can't take back. The sooner we start, the more we can shape the outcome on your terms instead of letting HR and the business dictate it. A single SOS call can change the whole trajectory.
Do you negotiate with my employer for me?
I coach you to negotiate, and I draft alongside you — but you stay in the driver's seat and speak for yourself. If you want someone to negotiate as your representative, that's a role for a licensed attorney, and I can connect you with one.
Don't walk in alone

The inside line, when it matters most.

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