Knight Work was created as a desire to help candidates find their next career and thrive once they’ve landed that position. The company was created after its founder, Lloyd Knight, authored Knight Work: My Unfinished Journey of VETLANTA as another avenue where he shares his experience and knowledge from twenty years in the US Air Force, eighteen years in corporate America and twelve years serving on various nonprofit boards.
Our Values
Our values are aligned with the values of our nation's armed forces and include elements from each branch of service.
Our values are Integrity first, excellence in all we do, respect, honor, courage, and commitment.
Transition with Confidence
WORKSHOPS AND COACHING designed to elevate your skills and confidencE
Career Workshops
TAP Bootcamp
$200
Every year, approximately 200,000 service members transition from the military and a majority enter the job market. The congressionally mandated TAP program has a long history of falling short and is not very well respected by the military veteran community. There are other programs which augment TAP but many take months, others are expensive and a most are just not effective.
Knight Work TAP Bootcamp is designed to fill the TAP gaps for veterans by providing meaningful information and guidance to assist service members, military spouses, and veterans with finding their next career. The one-day program covers a multitude of topics including transition mindset, transition strategy, developing a personal brand, the elevator pitch, networking, LinkedIn, culture, business etiquette, relationship building, triangulating your starting point, resume tailoring, mastering virtual & in-person interviews, how to effectively work a job fair, and the job search.
Career Finder Bootcamp
$300
This symposium is open to all and designed to help civilian candidates become more effective with their career search and is open to all. The one-day program covers a multitude of topics including mindset, career search strategy, developing a personal brand, elevator pitch, networking, LinkedIn, culture, business etiquette, relationship building, triangulating your starting point, resume tailoring, mastering virtual & in-person interviews, how to effectively work a job fair and the job search.
Career growth bootcamp
$300
The career growth symposium is a follow-on workshop to the Civilian Career Finder and TAP Bootcamps. To thrive in the business world, you must develop an executive presence which is a set of qualities and characteristics that enable a person to project confidence, authority, and professionalism in a leadership role. This one-day workshop covers a multitude of topics to help you develop or modify your communication skills, personal style including communication style, networking, remote work, visibility, dressing for success, business etiquette, finding a coach-mentor-sponsor.
Career Development Products
coaching
Do you learn better in one-on-one settings, want tailored content, want a resume review, mock interview, or require special attention. Individual coaching is available for $100 per hour or three sessions for $225. 10% discount for virtual, veterans and military spouses.
Virtual huddles
Complete a bootcamp or coaching session to have the opportunity to purchase an annual subscription to our live monthly virtual sessions which will be one-hour classes with career growth topics, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with other participants. $100 per year.
Military Ready Training
Most companies support hiring military veterans however they are largely ineffective with recruiting, hiring, and retaining veterans. This one-day symposium covers a wide range of topics supporting military & veteran recruiting & retention designed to improve recruiting, retention and help your organization define and refine their “military” brand. Enquire for pricing.
WORKING TOGETHER
wE specialize in helping organizations attract and retain high-performing military veteran talent. As a veteran-owned consulting firm, we understand the unique value veterans bring to the workforce—and we’re here to help you leverage that value strategically and sustainably.
Strategy Development
We partner with HR leaders, TA teams, and executives to build tailored veteran recruitment strategies aligned with your business goals. From workforce planning to sourcing and outreach, we help you develop a pipeline of skilled, mission-ready candidates.
Hiring veterans is just the start. We design veteran retention programs that support career development, cultural integration, and long-term engagement to reduce turnover and maximize impact.
Veteran Affinity Group
Looking to start a Veteran Resource Group? We offer end-to-end consulting—from charter creation and leadership development to programming and communications—to help you build a thriving, inclusive community.
Knight Work
With extensive experience in helping military personnel, veterans, and civilians find their career paths, Knight Work is committed to your success. We offer personalized coaching, career workshops, and practical strategies to make your transition or promotion smooth and impactful.
"The thing I appreciated the most was his honesty and candor as he opened my eyes to the realities of the transition. I attended multiple military-led and corporate-led transition programs and talked with literally hundreds of people to help me navigate military retirement. Lloyd was, without a doubt, the singular most helpful person I encountered."
David Goode
Retired Air Force Colonel
Chick-fil-A, Consultant
"During my transition phase, I was able to connect with Lloyd and get some great guidance on how to create a resume that would be attractive to jobs I was looking to apply, how to improve my LinkedIn presence and "build my brand", as well as network with a lot of great people. I can honestly say that I don't think I would be where I am today at my job, if I hadn't crossed paths with Lloyd Knight."
Derrick Luzolo
Navy Veteran
UPS Digital, Engineering Manager
“There are very few people who can balance career aspirations with community service, fully invest in both directions, and be super successful in all arenas and Lloyd is one of them. I'm amazed by his ability to be in all places at once, leaving an indelible impact in every instance. A savvy communicator with a penchant for connecting with others, there is no doubt in my mind that he is a solution for many of our leadership woes both in the veteran and business communities.”
Jason Dodge
Army/Air Force Veteran
Travis Manion Foundation, Senior Region Manager
Lloyd Knight
I'm a retired Air Force Veteran who has worked in corporate America for the last 18 years while holding multiple nonprofit board member positions for the last 12. At UPS, I was initially hired as a first level manager and was promoted three times in my first four years up to the director level where I led global government operations and once more to senior director where I added responsibility for international trades lanes, trade direct and managed a $500M annual book of business. As the Veteran Talent Acquisition Strategy Manager, I oversee hiring and retention to support a 19,000 military veteran work force.
I am the co-founder and President of VETLANTA, an industry collaboration of veteran motivated organizations striving to make Atlanta the premier community in the country for veterans and their families. I'm the recipient of the 2018 UPS Jim Casey Community Service Award. This award is given annually to just one of 500,000 global UPS employees for demonstrating an exceptional commitment to helping their community. I have spoken with many prestigious groups including at the UPS Management Committee, Coca-Cola, Jackson Healthcare, AT&T, US Transportation Command, Military Influencer Conference, FBI Headquarters, CIA Training Academy, University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Emory University and have collaborated with Senator Ralphael Warnock, Senator John Ossoff, Governor Brian Kemp, Congressman Andrew Clyde, and Congressman Doug Collins.
I am the author of KNIGHTWORK, My Unfinished Journey of VETLANTA and hosts The Landing Zone Podcast, a resource to help service members and veterans find their next career. I am a Career Readiness Instructor for FourBlock teaching at Emory University's Goizueta Business School for their Masters in Business Veterans Program and have taught various career readiness courses for many organizations including Leadership Forsyth, UPS, FourBlock and Georgia VECTR. In various roles, I have personally coached and mentored over a thousand service members, veterans and spouses to help them find their next career.
