Start your own business as an interim or gap managerial person. At least that is what I did during the .com boom. Long, long time ago (like the 90s); cross th

Start your own business as an interim or gap managerial person. At least that is what I did during the .com boom. Long, long time ago (like the 90s); cross the rivers, over the hills once upon a time there was a really really hot market anything to do with technology. Investors would drop millions on crazy ideas in hope to make it big. Technologists, including senior executives like CIOs, CTOs, CISO, CSOs, and other word-salad executive roles were garnering some (back then) crazy money. I crafted a company that would 'lend' such CxOs to small to mid-size companies on a retainer. It worked. They would sit in board room meetings, senior management team meetings, provide technical insights, help with strategic problems and solutions in their domains, and everyone was happy. Maybe you can do something like that. You get a monthly (smaller) pay, and then you can charge by the hour when you are called upon. Two or three such contracts, and you would be set. This is assuming you actually have some expertise that is business usable and in demand. The simpler path is to monetize your existing expertise as a consultant. It would meet most of your needs.