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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: 

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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:

  • Sense there's something more for you professionally but can't quite grasp what it is

  • Possess extensive skills and experience but need clarity on how to leverage them meaningfully

  • Are ready for strategic advancement that aligns with your values and priorities


Program benefits:

  • Gain deep understanding of your unique capabilities, strengths, and what drives you professionally

  • Discover environments where you thrive and how your experiences shape your strategic path

  • Create a SMART goal for your next chapter based on opportunities that align with you


What's included:

  • 5 coaching sessions via Zoom with personalized strategic guidance

  • Professional assessments, structured exercises, and reflection activities

  • An Authentic Success™ Journal and pen to capture your insights and journey [View Welcome Kit]

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Client Transformation

Tamera A., a 25-year telecommunications veteran, was at a career crossroads navigating uncertainty about her authentic path forward.

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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.

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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.

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Take this step if you’re:

  • Clear about your professional direction but hesitant to pursue it fully

  • Accomplished but struggling with imposter syndrome or self-doubt

  • Ready to stop holding yourself back but need courage to take steps forward

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Program benefits:

  • Develop your personalized Authentic Success™ Definition as your decision-making North Star

  • Create a visual Stepping Stones pathway to navigate from where you are to where you want to be

  • Master practical strategies for taking confident action even when fear is present

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What's included:

  • 4 or 6 coaching sessions via Zoom with personalized strategic guidance

  • Professional assessments, structured exercises, and reflection activities

  • An Authentic Success™ Journal and pen to track your progress and wins [View Welcome Kit]

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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:

  • Are clear about what you want and ready to pursue it but need support in the actual process

  • Want to strengthen how you communicate your value to decision-makers

  • Are frustrated that you keep getting overlooked for positions you know you can do

 

Program benefits:

  • Secure a comprehensive job search strategy, plan, and support

  • Position your skills and strengths as a solution to organizations' key challenges

  • Communicate your unique value through professional materials, networking, interviewing, and negotiation skills


What's included:

  • One-on-one coaching sessions via Zoom. Exact services, and length, vary based on your needs.  

  • 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

  • An Authentic Success™ Journal and pen to capture your insights and journey [View Welcome Kit]

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Client Transformation

Nana A., a former social worker navigating midlife career reinvention, viewed her empathy as a liability for securing corporate roles.

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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.

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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."

Emerging Leadership Program

Cultivate leadership skills that accelerate career advancement. This comprehensive strategic leadership coaching program helps women transition from individual contributor to leader through systematic development across 4 essential dimensions.

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A good fit if you’re:

  • Technically proficient in your field and ready to develop leadership skills for career advancement

  • Ready to advance into leadership but question whether you're leadership material

  • Seeking to develop executive presence and visibility to be considered for leadership roles

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Program benefits:

  • Develop essential leadership capabilities in 4 steps: Leadership Mindset, Leadership Style, Leadership Communication, and Leadership Mastery

  • Discover your authentic leadership identity, build executive visibility, and learn to influence others through your unique strengths

  • Apply practical skills and frameworks for leading effectively while maintaining your core identity and values

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What's included:

  • Comprehensive leadership assessment to determine your development priorities

  • 6 sessions via Zoom with personalized strategic guidance and opportunities to apply new skills

  • Leadership frameworks and tools to support your development 

  • An Authentic Success™ Journal and pen to track your progress and wins [View Welcome Kit]

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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.

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Through the Emerging Leadership 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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