Career Coaching Programs for Women Over 40
Our career coaching programs for women over 40 serve clients in DC and nationwide navigating midlife career reinvention and advancement.
Whether you need clarity coaching, support rebuilding career confidence, or strategic leadership coaching, our programs provide a strategic career roadmap tailored to your goals.
Choose the program that fits where you are:
Career Clarity Program
Move from uncertainty to clarity and purpose. This foundational clarity coaching for professional women program helps you discover your professional identity and authentic career path—creating a strategic career roadmap for advancement.
Perfect if you:
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Sense there's something more for you professionally but can't quite grasp what it is
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Possess extensive skills and experience but need clarity on how to leverage them meaningfully
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Are ready for strategic advancement that aligns with your values and priorities
Program benefits:
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Gain deep understanding of your unique capabilities, strengths, and what drives you professionally
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Discover environments where you thrive and how your experiences shape your strategic path
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Create a SMART goal for your next chapter based on opportunities that align with you
What's included:
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5 coaching sessions via Zoom with personalized strategic guidance
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Professional assessments, structured exercises, and reflection activities
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An Authentic Success™ Journal and pen to capture your insights and journey [View Welcome Kit]
Client Transformation
Tamera A., a 25-year telecommunications veteran, was at a career crossroads navigating uncertainty about her authentic path forward.
Through the Career Clarity program, Tamera experienced a profound transformation from uncertainty to confidently identifying leadership roles that truly align with her core self and priorities.
As Tamera reflected:
"When you are prepared for the next chapter, you have a calm spirit. This program has been part of my self-care. All women should go through a program like this."
Authentic Confidence Program
Build unshakeable confidence to pursue your goals. This transformative program helps women rebuilding career confidence overcome self-doubt and hesitation through proven confidence-building strategies and authentic success alignment.
Take this step if you’re:
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Clear about your professional direction but hesitant to pursue it fully
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Accomplished but struggling with imposter syndrome or self-doubt
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Ready to stop holding yourself back but need courage to take steps forward
Program benefits:
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Develop your personalized Authentic Success™ Definition as your decision-making North Star
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Create a visual Stepping Stones pathway to navigate from where you are to where you want to be
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Master practical strategies for taking confident action even when fear is present
What's included:
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4 or 6 coaching sessions via Zoom with personalized strategic guidance
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Professional assessments, structured exercises, and reflection activities
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An Authentic Success™ Journal and pen to track your progress and wins [View Welcome Kit]
Client Transformation
Rachel R., a PhD anthropologist, sought career pivot coaching to transition from academia to private sector consulting but struggled with confidence and commitment.
Through the Authentic Confidence program, Rachel used Inspire to Excel's Stepping Stones™ methodology to "Do it scared." She shifted from "I don't believe I could be a business owner" to actually becoming one, achieving an 83% increase in self-trust and confidence.
As Rachel stated:
"This program has allowed me to rediscover myself, my strengths, and my skills at a time when I was really lacking confidence. 'Do it Scared' has really been an important check-in for me—it allows me to move forward and forced me to really value myself."
Strategic Action Program
Transition from knowing what you want to pursuing it. This action-oriented program helps women connect their unique value with opportunities to thrive through strategic positioning, a strategic career roadmap, and expert support.
The right choice if you:
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Are clear about what you want and ready to pursue it but need support in the actual process
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Want to strengthen how you communicate your value to decision-makers
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Are frustrated that you keep getting overlooked for positions you know you can do
Program benefits:
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Secure a comprehensive job search strategy, plan, and support
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Position your skills and strengths as a solution to organizations' key challenges
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Communicate your unique value through professional materials, networking, interviewing, and negotiation skills
What's included:
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One-on-one coaching sessions via Zoom. Exact services, and length, vary based on your needs.
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Options include: Job search strategy and support, professional resume and cover letter, LinkedIn optimization; Skills training in networking, interviewing, personal branding, negotiation strategies, and more
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An Authentic Success™ Journal and pen to capture your insights and journey [View Welcome Kit]
Client Transformation
Nana A., a former social worker navigating midlife career reinvention, viewed her empathy as a liability for securing corporate roles.
Through the Strategic Action program, we repositioned Nana's empathetic approach as a solution to corporations needing to connect with diverse stakeholders. With comprehensive job search support including resume development, LinkedIn optimization, and negotiation training, she secured a fully remote Community Engagement Manager role in the private sector that exceeded her salary target and perfectly supports her lifestyle as a new mother.
As Nana shared:
"I started this journey feeling uncertain about what was possible. However, I have come out with a job that aligns with my values and my capabilities, and exceeds my initial salary goal."
Leadership Presence
Lead with impact regardless of circumstances. This advanced, two-part program helps accomplished women develop unshakeable presence — internally and externally — guided by the Becoming → Owning → Being framework, so you can show up, stand up, and speak up authentically even when conditions are uncertain.
A good fit if you’re:
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Ready to lead but rattled when conditions are uncertain
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Held back by self-limiting beliefs in high-stakes moments
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Feeling stuck or struggling to maintain influence when others' support is missing
Program benefits:
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Define what authentic success looks like within your control — your effort, your integrity, your presence — and release what doesn't
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Develop the mindset to stay centered, communicate clearly, and lead others effectively — independent of outcomes
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Project leadership presence in any environment so others experience your steadiness even when conditions are uncertain
What's included:
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Pre- and post-assessments to establish priorities and measure growth
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Monthly Zoom sessions with personalized strategic guidance
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Leadership frameworks, tools, and real-world application opportunities
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An Authentic Success™ Journal and pen to track your progress and wins [View Welcome Kit]
Client Transformation
Dr. Jamie P., an aerospace director seeking strategic leadership coaching, questioned whether her people-centered approach fit senior leadership and struggled with delegation.
Through the Leadership Presence program, Jamie embraced her authentic leadership style as an asset. She mastered effective delegation through Inspire to Excel's OPEN™ framework and now delegates more confidently by offering development opportunities that align with her team's goals and strengths.
As Jamie reflected:
"I am more comfortable in my 'leadership skin' now. I understand why I shouldn't have been comparing myself to others. I have been delegating a lot and doing much more of what I want to do."
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