I truly love my work! Coaching, teaching, speaking and writing are my venues for inspiring and guiding professionals who have reached a turning point in their careers. I have had the honor of working with over 10,000 professionals in a variety of classes, workshops and personalized coaching sessions that focus on the phases of Career Discovery, Career Design and Career Development. Individuals come from a wide variety of industries and positions, yet they all share a common bond that is highly relatable. Each individual has a fervent desire to obtain work that is meaningful, allows them to take onchallenges,acquire new skills,build relationships and make

make significant contributions. This combination is possible and I consider it a privilege to share the journey with my clients and students as they traverse toward their own successful outcomes.

My expertise combines real world experience, 1000’s of hours of education, training and certifications plus the normal “bumps and bruises of life” I’ve weathered along the way. My personal story began over ten years ago when I went through a major career transition after being in the corporate world for many years. There I was successful, gained a firm understanding of business principles (which I’m eternally grateful for), yet didn’t really feel a true sense of fulfillment. I was completely baffled on how to figure out “what I really wanted to be when I grew up,” and definitely didn’t have a clue on knowing which steps were necessary to be successful in my endeavors. I felt stuck, yet didn’t know which questions to ask, who to ask or where to find the answers that would ultimately would give me a sense of clarity.

Through my own experience, I realized the importance of having an experienced professional guide me. Someone who had an understanding of the full cycle of the career transition process and could give me a roadmap. Someone that could help me discover a career that would truly give me a sense of fulfillment and knew how to walk through the stages of planning and implementation. Someone who possessed the insight and strategies that would help me move past roadblocks when I got stuck and who most importantly sincerely cared about my success. Since that turning point in my own life, I have done my best to be that “someone” individuals can count on to guide them when they are in the throes of their own career transition.

Fortunately, what seemed to be a very confusing and challenging time in my own life serendipitously became a pathway to me helping others in the same quandary. My experience offers a real world business perspective coupled with a humanistic outlook and personal insight; a unique combination of professional expertise, understanding and compassion. I am committed to making the journey easier for professionals who don’t know what they want to do in their careers, need assistance with job search strategies or are simply stepping up to the next challenge in their careers. My dedication to this work gives me an opportunity to contribute and a sense of fulfillment that is unparalleled.

This quote reminds me of the importance of being a coach. If I can encourage individuals to sing their song during their lifetime, then I have lived my purpose. I believe that deep within each of us lay seeds of potential, purpose and passion that are waiting to be nurtured into existence. The careers we chose will often determine where we spend the greatest amount of time and energy and subsequently how we feel about our lives. It’s where we gain our sense of identity and fulfillment and develop our talents and skills. During a career

transition, professionals may struggle to find a career that is more inline with their interests in the Career Discovery stage. Or they may find that they are in Career Design stage and are grappling to understand what tools and strategies are needed to become employed again. They may even find that they are in Career Development and are unsure how to take their career to the next level. Whatever the case, the transition period can often be disconcerting and many people feel alone in the process.

After all there is no instruction book that gives a step-by-step plan specifically customized for their particular situation. Other people may not understand their challenge or are unable to hear their trepidation from a neutral perspective. Financial concerns may loom, confidence can feel threatened and confusion reigns. Yet, somehow professionals are expected to know exactly what to do. I jokingly tell my students and clients if they are experts in searching for a job, then I’m really concerned; because that means that most of their lives they have been searching for a job instead of doing the work that they are best at!

I believe that each client’s experience during a career transition is unique and can’t be solved with a cookie cutter approach. What may be the right approach for one person can be drastically different for the next individual. My role as a coach is to foster critical thinking, promote acts of courage, elicit creative solutions and guide toward purposeful action. Even the difficult times can be a catalyst for learning and insight.

Through coaching individuals begin to feel a renewed sense of hope and power. With time-proven strategies and an environment that feels safe and trusting professionals begin to express themselves authentically and get results. Sometime all we need is to see ourselves through another’s eyes to remember who we are. I encourage clients to question the trap of desperation that the status quo can bring about and gain a greater sense of fulfillment in their personal and professional lives.