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Our Services

Inspire to Excel helps women thrive through 3 distinct services:

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

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Leadership development for organizations — training and keynotes on career clarity, leadership confidence, and authentic success

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Economic mobility programs for nonprofits — designing, delivering, and measuring program outcomes for women participants

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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.

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

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  • 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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Leadership Development for Organizations

Dr. Erica Walls delivers leadership training and keynote presentations that accelerate professional growth for women in career advancement, leadership confidence, and authentic success — bringing research-based insights, lived experience, and practical frameworks that inspire lasting transformation.

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Topics include:

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  • "Career Reinvention After 40: Navigating Your Next Chapter"

  • "The Strategic Courage to Stop Playing Small"

  • "Strategic Networking: Building Connections That Advance Your Career"

  • "Cultivating Leadership Presence: From Proving to Being"

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Trusted by: 

 

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

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

Dr. Erica Walls speaking at the national ACDN conference.
Dr. Erica Walls leading an economic mobility program for DC Central Kitchen.

Programming for Nonprofits that Serve Women

Inspire to Excel partners with DC-area nonprofits to design, deliver, and measure economic mobility programs that build women's leadership and career skills.

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Sample topics:

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  • Stepping Stones: Building Your Path to Career Success

  • Confident Pursuit: Building Confidence, Goals & Momentum

  • Personal Branding: Strategies to Help You Gain a Gooood Job

  • EntrepreneurHER: Crafting Your Path to Business Success

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What's included: 

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  • Assessing participants' baseline indicators

  • Designing and facilitating research-backed, audience-centric workshops

  • Outcomes Report documenting results and recommendations

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Trusted by:

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

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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 leadership development and nonprofit programming—reflect our dedication to measurable impact:

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Research-based methodologies and frameworks

Customized approach tailored to your career clarity and advancement goals

Practical, actionable tools

Measurable outcomes

Professional excellence and integrity

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

Ready to begin?

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

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