Career Coaching

I have a background in strategic analysis from Monitor Deloitte and currently work as a Network Strategy Specialist at Iberia. Alongside my role, I’ve developed a strong interest in career development and have helped several people navigate their professional paths. I focus on understanding each person’s strengths and goals to provide practical, tailored guidance. If you’re looking for clarity on your next step or a fresh perspective, happy to connect.

🟢 I'm at the point where I feel like I've seen and experienced enough to offer differentiated advise 🟢 Whether its how you break into an industry or MBA program, whether you should actually go that route, or how what you do now impacts your opportunity set 2/5/10 years from now, I'm happy to be not just a sounding board but someone who can offer candid and constructive advice so you feel wholly prepared to make the best decision for you 🟢 I can share learnings (what I'd do, what I'd change) from my: 1️⃣ Full-time MBA program at Columbia 2️⃣ Five years at McKinsey, including a lot learned on the Fortune 500 front during this time 3️⃣ Six years as a startup COO 💡 Combined experience across all these and the five years of experience leading up to the MBA program 🙋🏻‍♂️ Here to help!

I’ve navigated competitive career paths from both sides: as a candidate pursuing finance roles, and as an investor evaluating people, companies, and opportunities professionally. I have 4+ years of experience across Growth Equity, Venture Capital, and Private Equity, most recently as a Technology Investor at Summit Partners, where I was promoted early. I also graduated from Harvard, where I designed and taught a semester-long Venture Capital course to 100+ undergraduates. My coaching is especially valuable for people pursuing finance, consulting, investing, startups, or broader business roles because I can help them clarify what they actually want from a job, understand how different career paths and company environments compare, and think through opportunities using perspective from my network across tech, operating companies, startups, consulting, finance, and investing. From there, I help clients sharpen their story, prepare for interviews, and make thoughtful decisions about what comes next.

Welcome to my profile! I’m a Finance Manager at Microsoft focused on Cloud and AI infrastructure strategy and investments, with experience across Corporate Development, Strategic Finance, venture investing, and investment banking. I’ve worked on M&A, strategic investments, and capital allocation decisions across AI infrastructure, enterprise software, and emerging technologies, with experience on both the investing and operating sides through roles at firms like J.P. Morgan and T. Rowe Price. Having gone through highly competitive recruiting processes myself and successfully coached candidates, I take a direct, practical approach to help you sharpen your positioning, navigate recruiting strategically, and land roles in finance, corporate development, and investing.

As a former HR leader, I bring 20+ years of corporate and Fortune 500 experience and a clear understanding of what actually drives hiring decisions. I’ve been on the inside advising leaders and evaluating talent so I know what organizations are looking for and where candidates tend to get stuck. Today, as the Founder of Exit to Excel, I work with mid-career and executive professionals to help them get clear on their direction, articulate their value, and make confident career moves. My approach goes beyond resumes and focuses on clarity and positioning. Leveraging my AI expertise, I also incorporate AI as a thinking partner, using it alongside real-world insight to help clients translate their experience into clear, compelling positioning that leads to meaningful outcomes.

Land Your Next Role Faster – Resume, Strategy & Interview Coaching from a Fortune 500 Advisor Most career coaches help you polish your resume. I help you find the blind spot – the positioning gap, the missing story, or the strategic angle that's keeping you from getting the interviews and offers you deserve. I'm Eric Markowitz, a Commercial Innovation Advisor and certified executive coach with 20+ years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies including Merck, Pfizer, AT&T, IBM, and Johnson & Johnson. As a certified Mindvalley Lead Coach – one of 20 selected from 7,000 applicants globally – I've coached 100+ executives, founders, and senior professionals through career transitions, role pivots, and high-stakes job searches. I specialize in helping: Mid-to-senior professionals pivoting into new industries or functions Consultants and advisors translating advisory experience into results-driven resumes Executives repositioning after a transition or gap Professionals targeting pharma, healthcare, technology, and financial services roles Anyone who knows they're qualified but can't figure out why the interviews aren't converting In a session we can cover: Resume strategy and rewriting – making your experience quantifiable and compelling even when your impact was advisory or indirect LinkedIn positioning – building a profile that attracts recruiters rather than just checking boxes Job search strategy – targeting the right roles, companies, and contacts for maximum velocity Interview preparation – crafting your narrative, answering tough questions, and positioning your unique value Salary negotiation – knowing your number and defending it with confidence My approach is direct, practical, and specific. I won't tell you what sounds good – I'll tell you what works, based on what I've seen from the other side of the table advising the organizations that hire people like you. Book a session and come ready to move fast.

I help finance and accounting professionals take the next step in their careers — whether that's moving from Big 4 / audit into industry, breaking into FP&A or corporate finance, or growing toward senior finance leadership. I've walked that path myself: I started in audit at PwC, qualified as an FCPA, and built my career across FP&A and AI in Finance, including time at AllianzGI APAC. I've coached 200+ finance professionals on career growth, positioning and leadership-readiness — from early-career analysts up to CFOs. My approach is structured and results-driven: clarifying your goals, sharpening how you present your impact, preparing you for interviews, and building a realistic plan to reach the next level. I'm also a CFA Society speaker and currently completing my Executive MBA at Chicago Booth, so I stay close to what today's finance employers and decision-makers actually look for.

Goal: Career coaching that gets you to your next move with clarity — landing a new tech role, earning a promotion, or making a career transition into AI, a startup, or big tech. Perfect for: Engineers and tech professionals who feel stuck, are starting a job search (by choice or after a layoff), weighing a career change, or want someone who's actually made these moves to pressure-test their plan. Why me: My career has covered most of the map — research lab, staff engineer, YC founder/CTO, and now AI at Amazon. I've left stable jobs to start a company, shut it down, and rebuilt from there. I've also hired at both startups and big companies. Most career coaches can tell you what a job search feels like. I can tell you what career moves look like from the inside — as the person making them and the person hiring for them. What we'll do: - Build a job search strategy around the roles that actually fit your strengths (engineering vs. research vs. product vs. founding) - Resume review and LinkedIn optimization — positioned around impact, not titles - Interview prep and mock interviews: technical, behavioral, and system design - Networking strategy that opens doors without feeling fake - Salary negotiation and offer evaluation with real market context - The harder calls, answered straight: jump vs. stay, specialize vs. broaden, startup vs. big tech Expected outcome: Clarity on your next chapter, a concrete career growth plan, and honest guidance the whole way — including when the right call is "don't do that."

Welcome to my profile! With a rich background in product strategy and growth, I bring over a decade of experience from leading roles at top companies like Agoda and Preply. As an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU and a former Director at Knowunity, I have a deep understanding of the skills needed to excel in today's competitive job market. I've successfully coached 18 individuals, including ex-Meta professionals and HBS graduates, helping them navigate career transitions and achieve their professional goals. Whether you're looking to break into tech, scale your startup, or advance in your current role, I'm here to provide tailored guidance and support. Let's connect and chart your path to success!

I bring more than 20 years of recruiting experience and an honest, behind-the-scenes understanding of how hiring decisions are actually made. I’ve recruited for Google and Meta, led hiring across UFC, WWE, PBR, and IMG at TKO, built internship programs, and advised hundreds of hiring managers across industries and career levels. I’ve interviewed more than 5,000 candidates and reviewed over 25,000 resumes and LinkedIn profiles, so I can quickly identify why someone is being overlooked and what needs to change. I’m also a professional poker player, which has shaped how I coach people to “play their career hand.” I help clients understand the experience they already have, read the hiring table, and present the right evidence at the right time. My coaching covers positioning, resumes, LinkedIn, networking, interviews, and offer negotiation, but the real value is the honest hiring intelligence behind it. I won’t give you generic encouragement or tell you to add more buzzwords. I’ll tell you how recruiters and hiring managers are likely reading your story, where they may see risk, and how to make your value impossible to miss.