Our Services

Inspire to Excel helps women thrive through 3 distinct services:

Career coaching for professional women over 40 navigating midlife career pivots and strategic career advancement

Speaking engagements on women's career advancement, leadership confidence, and professional growth

Nonprofit consulting that expands impact for women and strengthens organizations' ability to secure funding

Whether you're a professional woman ready to advance your career or an organization committed to developing women's leadership skills, we deliver measurable results that create lasting impact.

Explore our services below.

Dr. Erica Walls conducting a coaching session via Zoom.

Career Coaching for Professional Women

Our coaching serves professional women navigating career reinvention after 40, midlife career pivots, and strategic career advancement. Based in Washington DC and serving clients nationwide, we help women develop the career clarity and workplace confidence needed to advance their careers.

Through our 4C's of Authentic Success™, you'll:

Clarify your professional vision and goals
Confidently pursue aligned opportunities
Connect with viable opportunities
Cultivate your leadership growth and executive presence

We identify what's holding you back, ensure your path forward honors who you are, then systematically strengthen your approach, skills, and materials—building the executive presence and strategic positioning that creates career advancement opportunities.

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Speaking Engagements for Events

Dr. Erica Walls delivers keynote speeches and presentations that accelerate women's professional growth in career & leadership advancement, professional wellbeing, and more—bringing research-based insights, lived experience, and practical frameworks that inspire lasting transformation.

Speaking topics include:

"Career Reinvention After 40: Navigating Your Next Chapter"
"The Strategic Courage to Stop Playing Small"
"From GED to PhD: Defying Expectations, Achieving Excellence"
"Getting to the Other Side of Challenges with Grace"

Trusted by:

Alliance of Career Development Nonprofits | George Washington University | Breast Care for Washington

Explore our Events & Impact page to see our expertise and impact.

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Dr. Erica Walls speaking at the national ACDN conference.

Dr. Erica Walls leading an economic mobility program for DC Central Kitchen.

Consulting for Nonprofits that Serve Women

Inspire to Excel partners with DC-area nonprofits to expand impact for women and strengthen orgs' ability to secure funding.

Economic Mobility Programs:

Design, deliver, and measure programs that build participants' leadership and career skills—delivering measurable outcomes funders seek.

What's included:

Assessing participants' baseline indicators
Designing and facilitating research-backed, audience-centric workshops
Outcomes Report documenting results and recommendations

Independent Program Evaluation:

Provide rigorous, third-party evaluation of existing programs to strengthen grant applications and demonstrate impact.

What's included:

Independent evaluation of existing programs
Outcome measurement and reporting for grant compliance
Data-informed recommendations to strengthen program effectiveness

Trusted by:

Martha's Table | Suited for Change | DC Central Kitchen

View our Events & Impact page to see our work in action.

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Our Commitment to You

All services—from career coaching for professional women over 40 to speaking engagements and nonprofit consulting—reflect our dedication to measurable impact:

Research-based methodologies and frameworks

Customized approach tailored to your career clarity and advancement goals

Practical, actionable tools

Measurable outcomes

Professional excellence and integrity

Contact us to learn more about how we can support your strategic career advancement and authentic success.

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Let's explore how we can partner toward your goals.