1:1 Career Alignment Coaching
Stop reacting to your career. Start authoring it.
A high-touch, 1:1 coaching experience for mid-career high achievers ready to stop executing corporate scripts, reclaim their authority, and write their next chapter on purpose.
Something has shifted — and you know it’s time to take back the pen.
Most of the people I work with aren't confused about their qualifications. They’ve built an impressive career, but somewhere along the way, they lost who they are inside of it.
They're asking: Who am I outside of this role? What actually matters to me in this next season? And how do I navigate my career so it reflects that?
Our work starts right there. This is your Authorship Awakening.
It’s the exact moment you stop reacting to your career and realize you’ve been running on a script that’s no longer yours. The tension you’re feeling is the signal that it's time to take the pen back.
The Shift from Passive Recipient to Active Author
The Authorship Awakening
You already know something isn't working. The question is: which story are you currently living?
THE OUTDATED SCRIPT
You’ve outgrown your career goals
You’re trying to govern your career using goals, definitions of success, and a blueprint written by a 22-year-old version of yourself that no longer fits who you are.
THE GHOSTWRITTEN STORY
You’re running on auto-pilot
Your career looks impressive on paper, but you’re going through the motions. You collect a paycheck and let corporate titles, managers, and golden handcuffs write the narrative for you.
THE HIJACKED CHAPTER
You’re dealing with corporate BS
You played by every corporate rule and stayed loyal, only to have an unexpected layoff, toxic restructure, or blocked promotion rewrite your story without your consent.
THE ABANDONED DRAFT
You’re diluting your true self
You buried your core talents, authentic voice, and natural strengths early on just to fit into a practical, standardized corporate box.
You don't need to burn your career down to fix this. You need to choose to author what’s next.
I help my clients step out of reactive execution and into intentional Career Authorship™, extracting who they actually are, positioning their signature value, and moving through every promotion, pivot, and workplace decision with unwavering authority.
Why Career Authorship™ works
Most career coaching starts with the resume or the job search. It’s tactical by design — built on the assumption that you already know who you are and what you want, and just need help executing.
In my experience, that assumption fails more often than it holds, especially for high-achieving professionals who’ve spent years optimizing for the wrong things.
So instead of starting with "What should your next job be?" — we start with:
"Who are you in your career, and what does that make possible?"
That shift changes everything downstream. The resume, the positioning narrative, the search strategy, the offer negotiations — all of it becomes more coherent, confident, and aligned when it’s built on a foundation of genuine self-knowledge rather than borrowed scripts.
Here is the framework that makes that transition possible:
Not every chapter starts in the same place.
How to work together
Every engagement is built on the Career Authorship™ Framework — the five-stage methodology that moves you from recognizing what’s been writing your career story to owning your next chapter.
How much of the Framework covered depends on where you’re starting and how far you want to go. Every client who does this work arrives somewhere different. Some are worn down by a role that keeps asking them to be someone they're not, some are mid-layoff, some are just tired of making decisions that were never really theirs. But the journey to an authored career follows the same arc.
GET DIRECTIONThe Career Story Jumpstart
FOR YOU IF: You are feeling stuck or unfulfilled, and need rapid identity clarity. Perfect for those who want an expert audit of their career and a clear, actionable direction for what’s next.
ENGAGEMENT SCOPE:
• 1 x 30-Minute High-Impact Strategy Session via Zoom
• Foundational Career Identity Blueprint delivery, tailored to six core components
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Live Strategy & Guidance:
• 1 x 30-Minute High-Impact Zoom Session — Focused walkthrough to review your narrative throughline, address acute bottlenecks, and confirm your target positioning.
• Tailored Next-Step Recommendation — Clear guidance on your exact path forward within the Career Authorship™ Journey framework.
Tangible Deliverables & Assets:
• Career Identity Blueprint™ — Your tailored, custom-synthesized narrative asset, covering six core components defining your professional identity, your natural strengths, and your aligned direction.
• Executive Session Summary & Strategy Notes — Comprehensive written analysis of key insights, strategic recommendations, and immediate action items delivered within 24–48 business hours.
TOTAL INVESTMENT: $497
Retainer Investment Credit: 100% of your investment ($497) applies directly toward the Career Clarity Intensive, Next Chapter Accelerator, or Next Chapter Retainer if upgraded within 30 days of session completion.
Direct booking
GET CLEARThe Career Clarity Intensive
FOR YOU IF: You’re saying: "I don’t know who I am or where to go next." You need to uncover your authentic identity and your ideal career before you build your market narrative.
ENGAGEMENT SCOPE:
• 1 × 90 Minute Clarity Deep Dive
• 1 × 60 Minute Strategic Roadmapping
• Foundational Career Identity Blueprint, with full 10 components
• 90-Day Execution Roadmap
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Live Strategy & Guidance:
• 1 x 90-Minute Career Clarity Deep Dive — Framework-guided exploration of drivers, strengths, and non-negotiables
• 1 x 60-Minute Strategic Roadmapping Session to define target positioning and immediate search steps
• Pre-Work Intake & Assessment Synthesis to map baseline identity before session one
• Private Slack Access between live sessions for real-time guidance
• Strategic Network Introductions & Referrals when aligned
Tangible Deliverables & Assets:
• Career Identity Blueprint — Your synthesized proprietary narrative document covering 10 core components of authentic identity, core strengths, non-negotiables, target environments, and aligned market direction
• Career Clarity Workbook — Structured exercises anchoring your career criteria
• 90-Day Execution Roadmap — Action plan defining positioning direction and immediate search steps
• Executive Session Summary & Strategy Notes — Comprehensive written analysis delivered within 24–48 business hours
Retainer Investment Credit: 100% of your investment is applied toward the Next Chapter Retainer if you transition within 30 days.
Alignment call required prior to enrollment
GET POSITIONEDThe Next Chapter Accelerator
FOR YOU IF: You know your target role, industry, or direction and need your resume, LinkedIn profile, and market narrative rebuilt to reflect who you are and what your actual value is.
ENGAGEMENT SCOPE:
• 6 × 60 Minute Sessions
• Complete Brand & Asset Suite (Resume Rewrite, LinkedIn Optimization)
• Foundational Career Identity Blueprint, with full 10 components
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Live Strategy & Guidance:
• 6 x 60-Minute Bi-Weekly Coaching Sessions focused on positioning, messaging, and narrative execution:
– Sessions 1–2: Target role confirmation & narrative translation
– Sessions 3–5: Brand positioning, search strategy, network outreach, & interview messaging
– Session 6: Search recalibration, offer guidance, & long-term execution plan
• Private Slack Access for continuous document review, messaging prep, and strategy between calls
• Strategic Network Introductions & Referrals when aligned
Tangible Deliverables & Assets:
• Career Identity Blueprint — Synthesized identity and target confirmation document anchoring all positioning
• Full Resume Rewrite — Tailored to target roles and reframed around authentic value (Editable Word/Doc; up to 3 revisions within 30 days)
• LinkedIn Full Profile Optimization Suite — Headline, About section, experience framing, and recruiter keyword strategy
• Job Search Tool Suite — Workbooks, networking scripts, outreach strategy guides, and interview frameworks
• Executive Session Summary & Strategy Notes — Comprehensive written analysis delivered within 24–48 business hours
Retainer Investment Credit: 100% of your investment is applied toward the Next Chapter Retainer if you transition within 30 days.
Alignment call required prior to enrollment
FULL 5-STAGE ARC | FLAGSHIP PARTNERSHIPThe Next Chapter Retainer
FOR YOU IF:
You are ready for end-to-end execution — from deep identity excavation to navigating an active market search, interview strategy, offer negotiations, or launching a portfolio business.
ENGAGEMENT SCOPE:
• 6-Month High-Touch Strategic Partnership (12 Live 1:1 Coaching Sessions)
• Unlimited Private Slack Access for real-time document review, messaging prep, & decision support
• Customized Execution Path: Choose from 3 distinct Chapter Tracks below
CHOOSE YOUR CHAPTER
TRACK ONE
The Corporate Chapter
Best For: High achievers executing corporate step-ups, leadership pivots, and strategic search execution.
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Live Sessions & Track Focus:
• 12 x 60-Minute 1:1 Strategic Coaching Sessions across 6 months
• Unlimited Private Slack Access for real-time document review, interview prep, and live offer negotiation support
• Written Strategy Notes & Summaries within 24–48 business hours post-session
Key Deliverables & Assets:
• Career Identity Blueprint + Job Search Tool Suite
• Full Resume Rewrite — Complete, custom rewrite tailored to target leadership roles (Editable Word/Doc; up to 3 revisions)
• LinkedIn Full Profile Optimization Suite — Recruiter search keyword strategy, headline, and framing
• Custom Outreach & Networking Scripts — Persona-tailored messaging for warm intros, recruiter outreach, and C-suite connections
• Interview Narrative & Positioning Playbook — Frameworks to master conversations and counter-offer objections
• Offer Evaluation & Negotiation Frameworks — Red/Green flag job offer evaluation tools, compensation benchmark strategy, and scripts
TRACK TWO
The Portfolio Chapter
Best for: Mid-career professionals looking to build, package, and launch independent businesses, side ventures, or portfolio career models
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Live Sessions & Track Focus:
• 12 x Strategic Coaching Sessions over 6 months (flexible bi-weekly cadence)
• Private Slack Channel Access — Direct line for real-time document review, corporate interview prep, pitch feedback, and offer strategy
• Written Strategy Notes & Summaries within 24–48 business hours post-session
Key Deliverables & Assets:
• Career Identity Blueprint - Foundational narrative defining authority and multi-stream direction
• Portfolio Value Map - Roadmap identifying 2–3 viable, monetized income streams
• Venture & Offer Suite - Business messaging, value prop framing, and offer packaging
• Portfolio Launch & Execution Strategy - Step-by-step Go-to-Market execution plan, time-allocation model, and launch roadmap
TRACK THREE
The Hybrid Chapter
Best for: Professionals building a bridge, simultaneously pursuing high-alignment corporate roles while building something of their own in parallel.
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Live Sessions & Track Focus:
• 12 x 60-Minute 1:1 Strategic Coaching Sessions across 6 months
Custom Dual-Track Architecture — Cohesive positioning strategy that protects your corporate reputation while launching your side venture
• Unlimited Private Slack Access for real-time document review, interview prep, and live offer negotiation support
• Written Strategy Notes & Summaries within 24–48 business hours post-session
Key Deliverables & Assets:
• Complete Brand Suite — Resume for corporate applications + venture positioning assets & offer packaging
• Dual Search & Venture Strategy — Time-allocation frameworks, networking scripts for corporate roles, and launch execution plans for your independent offerings
• Evaluation & Negotiation Playbooks — Frameworks for corporate compensation packages, client proposals, and venture investments
Alignment call required prior to enrollment
⭐️ The Seamless Progression Guarantee
Not sure whether you need a single session or full-arc support? Start where you feel comfortable. If you decide to upgrade your engagement within 30 days of completing an Intensive or Accelerator, 100% of your initial investment is applied directly toward your Retainer.
Become the next success story
Allyson Secured a Job in a New Industry with Long-Term Growth Potential
Allyson successfully transitioned from a job in the real estate industry to one in the tech industry, landing a job within 3 months of her coaching engagement and increasing her pay 36%. She also confidently negotiated an additional 7% increase in salary from the original offer. She has now been with her company 1.5 years and is on track for a promotion.
“I was able to pull past experiences and examples to make me more marketable for the job, even though it was a different industry. That helped to differentiate myself and show my current employer that I had the necessary qualifications to be able to succeed in the role.
I can’t express how happy I am! So much of what we identified as values, priorities, and targets for what I hoped to find in a job, I ended up finding.”
Allyson L. | Sr. Partner Marketing Specialist | Tech Industry
Kelly Landed a Job in 2 Weeks That Aligned with Her Values
Kelly learned how to determine which roles were a fit based on her values and the growth she was seeking. Within two weeks of starting her coaching engagement, Kelly was able to land a job in her target industry, growing her salary by nearly 10%. Because of her interview preparation, she exuded confidence throughout the process, which also allowed her to negotiate her pay and start date.
“Kelly helped me with multiple aspects of my career but most importantly, how to be confident in the workplace. I gained a mindset that I had the ability to choose my career and make it what I wanted it to be – instead of letting others decide for me.”
Kelly H. | Staff Writer & Journalist | Media Industry
Zoe Nabbed a Remote Position with a 33% Salary Increase
Zoe landed a job in her target field within 3 months of her coaching engagement and increased her salary by 33%. She was also able to secure a remote work agreement with her company that only hires remote employees when there’s a specific business need. She has since been with the company for over two years and already received a promotion!
“Kelly gave me the confidence to not settle for anything less than what I wanted. She gave me the ability to admit to myself that I wanted to earn more money. Seems simple, sure. But ingrained in me somewhere was the belief that I shouldn’t care about making more money, and that wanting to earn more was greedy or immoral. She helped me untangle that belief and seek out opportunities that pay me according to the value I add.”
Zoe R. | Copywriter | Advertising Industry
Galen Negotiated a 5-Figure Salary Increase
Galen received a job offer in an elevated role in her target industry and increased her salary 27%. She stayed in tune with the value she offered and successfully negotiated an additional $10,000 in base pay and a $10,000 signing bonus.
“Overall, Kelly gave me the confidence to weigh my decisions to know what is right for me in my career. I developed a deep sense of my personal values and how to weigh those against career decisions.
Career moves are scary but through our conversations, I became confident in my skills and my worth to know when career moves made the most sense for me. I was able to use the tools and frameworks [I learned] to appropriately advocate for myself.”
Galen K. | Sr. Program Manager | Tech Industry
Is 1:1 coaching right for you?
✅ THIS IS FOR YOU IF:You are a mid-career high achiever who feels disconnected from what you've built.
You realize that true career alignment starts with identity and you are ready to do the deeper work beneath the resume before jumping into execution.
You want a high-touch, strategic peer to help you reframe your narrative, navigate complex decisions, or launch a multi-stream portfolio.
You value agency, intention, and ownership over playing it safe inside a corporate script that no longer fits who you are.
❌ THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF: You are looking for an entry-level job hunt service or just want someone to blindly blast your resume to 100 job boards.
You want quick, superficial tactical hacks without being willing to examine your core drivers, strengths, and non-negotiables.
You expect someone to make your decisions for you rather than actively co-creating and authoring your next chapter.
You are completely unopen to feedback or reframing how you position your value in the modern job market.
The next chapter of your career is waiting to be written. Who’s holding the pen?
You’ve spent long enough reacting to your career. It’s time to author it.