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Career Coaching for a Fulfilling Career

You’re worth investing in!

Figure Out Your Next Steps & Move Forward With Confidence

You’ve come to the right place if you’re seeking to determine your next steps and move forward confidently and with intention. Our services are designed to help you increase your clarity and position yourself for your target opportunities.

Could Coaching Be For Me?

Are you feeling stuck in your career?

Maybe you’re at a crossroads and unsure which way to go. You want to lead a rewarding, impactful career that taps into your skills and values, but you’re not sure how to do that right now.

If you’re interested in partnering to create a thought-provoking process to help you fulfill your potential, coaching could be for you! You don’t need to figure out on your own how to create a fulfilling career. Help is here!

What If I’m In the Midst of an Active Search?

Working together can help you save time and reduce your frustration. You’ll have the expertise of an experienced professional to guide you through the process and provide feedback, encouragement, and curated materials.

What If I’m Not Actively Job Searching?

Working with a coach isn’t just something to do when you’re actively seeking a new job. By learning how to steward your career throughout your life, you can create a more resilient, rewarding career.

When we work together, you’ll have the guidance and structure to ask yourself fundamental questions that will lead you to the answers you’re searching for. Come away with clarity, a plan, and tangible action steps.

You may find you start improving your career satisfaction the moment you say “yes” to investing in yourself because it feels good to take proactive measures.

How Do I Get Started?

Take these initial steps to explore working together.

PARTICIPATE IN A FREE ONLINE GROUP SESSION

Get a first-hand sneak peek at what it’s like to work with Erica. Participate in our interactive online Career Pivot Q&A Session for Climate Careers or Career Development Masterclass for Social Impact Professionals.

Bring your questions! Get ready to shift your perspective and come away feeling connected and inspired.

SUBMIT AN INQUIRY TO WORK TOGETHER

You’re at a career crossroads unsure of what to do or are seeking to position yourself for an opportunity that is a good fit for you. If you feel that now is the right time to get started working together, please complete our interest form.

Then, stay tuned for an invitation to book a free 1-on-1 call to determine if we’re a match to work together at this time.

What Are My Options for Working With You?

Erica’s personalized services are based on several years of experience in BOTH:

  • Social impact industries including sustainability, higher education, nonprofit organizations, and government

    AND

  • Work with hundreds of clients to help them navigate their careers, including many clients with ADHD.

Erica is not a recruiter. However, she does regularly share with her clients information about career opportunities. When you’re a client, Erica can help you learn to:

  • Expand your perspective

  • Clarify what you’re looking for

  • Find opportunities

  • Create opportunities

  • Position yourself for opportunities

Whether you’re looking to secure a compensation package with terrific benefits and/or sustain a flexible schedule, we’re here to support you to clarify and advance your goals.

Note: Coaching can help you develop the clarity so you are ready to work with a resume writer.

OPTIONS INCLUDE:

“Clarify My Direction” Program

Self-paced 90-day program with interactive materials to help you clarify your next steps ($725). Includes the option of adding on one-on-one coaching.

3-Month Coaching Engagement

Comprehensive program with one-on-one support to help you clarify, track, and advance your goals (3 monthly payments of $850). What we focus on is personalized to meet your particular needs. Additional support may be arranged to continue achieving progress beyond the initial engagement.

4-Week Intensive

When you have an idea of what you are seeking to accomplish and you’re looking for support to speed up your progress ($1500). Includes 3 one-on-one sessions and curated interactive materials. Additional support may be arranged to continue achieving progress beyond the initial engagement.

Once you know what you’re targeting…

Resume & LinkedIn Support

Critiques and re-writes provided by a certified resume writer. Save time transforming your personal branding materials so they are highly effective and tailored for your target roles.

What Are Benefits of Working With a Career Professional?

Our clients regularly report:

✔ Increased curiosity and openness to possibilities

✔ Expanded awareness of opportunities

✔ Increased focus and clarity regarding their goals

✔ Boosted confidence about their skills

✔ Enhanced comfort showing up authentically

✔ Increased relaxation and decreased stress

✔ Strengthened communication and ability to advocate

✔ More time and energy for activities they love, like travel, hiking, gardening, and bicycling

✔ Increased adaptability and resilience

✔ Less overwhelm and increased sense of empowerment

✔ Increased optimism and hopefulness

Client Testimonials

Our 4-step process: Self-Discovery, Exploration, Intentional Action, Refinement

How Does Your Process Work?

Our 4-step process will give you the support and tools you need to feel more calm and in control. We will guide you through these necessary steps so you can achieve process on your goals:


EXPLORATION

REFINEMENT

SELF-DISCOVERY

INTENTIONAL ACTION

This is a cycle that you can replicate throughout your life. The essential ingredients you need to cultivate so we can create a meaningful personalized experience together include:

  • Courage

  • Commitment

  • Honesty

  • Dedication

How Clients Benefit From Career Support…

Learn why our clients partner with us to grow as people and professionals.

Watch more client success stories.

What Are Examples of Materials You Share With Clients?

We continually develop and refine materials, which we share with our clients to help them save time and speed up their progress.

The exact materials vary from client to client, depending on their particular needs. Here are some examples:

  • Guided journaling to help you clarify your situation, goals, and progress

  • Access to the powerful Online Storyteller platform by OneLifeTools, which supports you to create your Clarification Sketch, Personal Statement, Exploration Plans, 360 Feedback Data Points, and more

  • SkillScan self-assessment and personalized in-depth report (sample skills report)

  • Interactive Guide on How to Deconstruct & Analyze a Job Posting

  • Interactive Job Search Playbook including an Opportunity Evaluator, Relationships Tracker, and more

  • Job Application Portal including a target employer and target job tracker

  • Job Search Treasure Chest, including a Social Impact Job Board Directory

  • Interactive Interview & Negotiation Preparation Guide

We guide our clients to maximize the value of the curated materials we supply.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • ✔ Figuring out what I want to do next in my career
    ✔ Getting clear on my skills and how to communicate about them for a career pivot
    ✔ Adjusting my mindset so I don’t constantly get in my own way
    ✔ Developing a sense of accountability so I can stop procrastinating and make progress
    ✔ Building my confidence so I can stop settling and go for what I actually want
    ✔ Creating a career plan so I can be intentional
    ✔ Identifying what organizations could be a good match for me
    ✔ Developing an approach for engaging with my network / growing my network
    ✔ Getting organized with my job search / career pivot
    ✔ Broadening my perspective of what could be possible for me
    ✔ Evaluating what opportunities to pursue
    ✔ Marketing myself for my target role / building my personal brand
    ✔ Getting & giving valuable feedback
    ✔ Developing my personal narrative and confidence presenting myself
    ✔ Preparing to negotiate / advocate for myself
    ✔ Identifying opportunities to keep learning and growing in my current role/organization
    ✔ Enhancing my communication skills
    ✔ Improving my time & energy management and prioritization
    ✔ Discovering how to be a better leader with less stress and more joy and impact
    ✔ Enhancing team cohesion to build a high-performing organization
    ✔ Improving my work-life balance to avoid burnout and improve overall career and life satisfaction

    Yes! I've supported hundreds of clients in these areas through coaching and advising, across a wide array of industries, role types, sectors, and career stages.

  • Clients are in a variety of situations such as PhDs exploring non-traditional routes, corporate quitters looking to start their own business, nonprofit executives seeking to move to the for-profit sector, and government officials looking for advancement opportunities.

    Examples of their roles include:

    * Community Partnerships Executive

    * Director of Capacity Building and Impact

    * Director of Community Wellness Programs

    * Director of Data & Business Intelligence

    * Director of Development

    * Director of Sustainability

    * Entrepreneur

    * Executive Director

    * Independent Consultant

    * PhD Student

    * Professor

    * Regional Director for Planning & Program Development

    * Self-Employed Creative

    * Senior Account Executive

    * Senior Director of Public Relations & Communications

    * Small Business Owner

    * Stakeholder Engagement Manager

    * State Director

    * Startup Founder

    * Strategic Growth Partner

    * Sustainability Consultant

    * Transportation Agency Official

  • My clients work in a range of industries, sectors, and issue areas. A few examples include:

    * Benefit corporations (B Corps)

    * Clean tech companies

    * Education reform organizations

    * Financial institutions

    * Foundations

    * Health care organizations and hospitals

    * Higher education institutions such as Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, and University of Massachusetts

    * Law firms

    * Municipal government agencies

    * National and regional climate nonprofits

    * Planning agencies

    * Policy advocacy organizations

    * Public radio organizations

    * Public health nonprofits

    * State legislative bodies & executive agencies

    * Statewide clean energy centers

    * Sustainability consulting firms

    * Tech companies

    * US DOT

    * US EPA

  • Our programs are inspired by conversations we hold with hundreds of professionals each year. We strive to provide the right blend of flexibility and structure, to help you achieve your desired impact. Express your interest, and let’s discover if we’re a match at this time.

  • I partner with an expert resume and LinkedIn profile writer to serve my clients’ unique needs, which can be especially valuable when you are seeking to make a career switch from one industry, sector, issue area, or role to another.

    If you don’t already know what type of role you’re interested in, coaching can help you figure it out. If you do already know, working with a professional resume writer and LinkedIn writer can help you get more job interviews, and speed up your search.

    Clients regularly report that having a resume and LinkedIn profile they feel good about, which effectively showcase the skills they want to use, is a huge confidence booster.

  • I work with clients all over the world, using phone calls, video calls, and online materials. The largest concentration of clients is located in the US.

    I am based in Boston, MA. In some cases, in-person sessions may be arranged.

  • Our “Clarify My Direction” option could be just what you need! It will provide you with a framework and tools to determine what you want to do next.

    Through our work together, you will increase your awareness of your interests, skills, values, goals, and priorities. This is achieved through talking during our sessions and a combination of writing and other activities you will do in between sessions. I provide materials to help you save time and speed up your progress.

    Within a few weeks, clients tend to increase their clarity about what they’re seeking, what’s holding them back, and how to get past comfort and fear so they can enable learning and growth.

    Through your participation in a coaching program, you build the muscles to align your decisions with what’s important to you for your career and your life.

  • In most cases, you don’t need to start over in an entry-level job.

    Most people aren’t fully aware of their transferable skills – skills like managing projects, leading teams, building relationships, conducting research, writing, etc. Building this awareness is foundational for improving your focus regarding potential roles and organizations.

    Through our work together, expect to increase your awareness of your skills and which ones you most want to use moving forward.

    We may also identify some particular areas in which you’d like to grow, based on your interests and what is in demand for your target roles and/or industries.

  • Many of my clients are pleasantly surprised to discover that it’s not necessary to take a pay cut to do the work they want.

    In fact, most of my clients achieve a substantial salary increase as part of their new overall compensation package. It is not uncommon for my clients to land pay increases of 20-30% and beyond, along with strong benefit packages.

  • Going back to school is a big investment. Working together can help you zoom out and increase your understanding of how this decision fits into the big picture of your career and life. Together, we also zoom in to focus on the details so you can develop a plan to help you make informed decisions and take intentional action.

    Working with a coach can help you make decisions about how to use your time so you create the most value from your academic experience.

  • When you sign up, you receive access to your client portal and curated interactive materials so you can get started achieving progress right away.