Career Coaching

Breaking into strategy, corporate development, private equity, or other highly competitive business roles requires much more than submitting a polished resume. It requires understanding how recruiters think, how hiring managers evaluate candidates, and how to position your experience to stand out. I bring that perspective from my own career. Before earning my MBA at Harvard Business School, I built my career as an engineer at Cummins, where I was promoted early and led high-impact technical initiatives. Since then, I've worked in private equity, investment banking (M&A), corporate strategy, and business development, evaluating companies, leading strategic projects, and interviewing candidates across multiple industries. I've successfully navigated career transitions from engineering to finance and strategy, giving me firsthand experience with the challenges professionals face when pivoting into competitive roles. I work with clients on resume and LinkedIn optimization, networking strategy, behavioral and case interview preparation, career transitions, compensation discussions, and overall job search strategy. My coaching is practical, honest, and personalized. Rather than relying on generic advice, I help clients identify what makes them uniquely valuable and develop a strategy that gives them the best chance of landing interviews and offers.

Welcome to my profile! With a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a diverse career spanning roles at top firms like McDermott Will & Schulte, Citi, and Morgan Stanley. I bring a wealth of experience in project management, AI solutions, and vendor management. As an AI Solutions Analyst and former Project Manager, I've successfully led enterprise programs and driven innovation in legal tech, equipping me with the skills to guide you through your career development journey. I've coached several individuals, helping them navigate complex career paths and achieve their professional goals. Whether you're looking to break into a new industry or advance in your current role, I'm here to provide tailored guidance and support. Let's connect and chart a path to your success!

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!

Over more than a decade in strategy consulting, including my time at Accenture, I mentored numerous individuals as they navigated their own career paths, and I helped design and lead career development programs specifically built to guide junior professionals through their early and mid-career journeys. That experience taught me how to translate big-picture strategic thinking into practical, personalized guidance for someone figuring out their next move. Since founding Emerging Whole, I've brought that same combination of structure and mentorship to career coaching, helping clients get clarity on their goals, navigate transitions, and build the skills and confidence to advance on their own terms. Whether you're aiming for your next promotion, considering a pivot, or building something of your own as I did when I left Accenture to start my business, I bring both the frameworks of a strategy consultant and the perspective of someone who has personally walked the path of a major career change.

I help thoughtful, conscientious professionals see themselves more clearly. They may be considering a transition, stepping into leadership, preparing for an important opportunity, wrestling with a difficult dilemma, struggling to lead or advocate authentically within a company’s culture, or wondering why a path that looks successful no longer feels right. Over the past three years, I have provided 550 hours of professional coaching to over 50 clients, including founders, vice presidents, senior directors, physicians, and recent MBA graduates. My perspective draws on my own experiences at Citi, McKinsey, Hulu, TrueCar, Wayfair, and HelloFresh; degrees from Cornell and Chicago Booth; in functions spanning M&A, strategy, marketing, sales, supply chain, and P&L leadership. Our work does not begin with résumé edits, interview scripts, or other quick fixes, though it can include them. Instead, I focus on uncovering a client's unique gifts, values, motivations, and goals. The process is client-led, reflective, and practical. I draw on deep reflection exercises, Enneagram typing, and structured accountability to help clients see the full range of choices available to them. This enables career decisions that better fit the broader context of their lives, aspirations, and circumstances. Specifically, it can shape target selection, interview storytelling, case interview prep, authentic self-advocacy, or questions of work-life balance as an enabler of high(er) performance.

Welcome to my profile! With a rich background in education and policy, I bring a unique perspective to career development coaching. My extensive teaching experience, including nearly 700 hours of tutoring in AP History, has honed my ability to guide individuals in achieving their career goals. Whether you're looking to transition into a new field or advance in your current role, I'm here to provide tailored support and strategic advice. Let's connect and chart a path to your 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.

Career transitions are hard! Especially going from your first job at a consultancy or investment bank into the much broader world of finance, startups, and corporates. As a former McKinsey Consultant and Chief of Staff to McKinsey's Global Managing Partner and two other CEOs since, I have deep experience advising and working with C-suite leaders. I've also made 3 major career moves myself and coached several other early-to-mid-career clients and mentees as they've made significant professional transitions. I have helpful strategies for narrowing down your search and taking actionable steps towards finding your next role.

Whether you're breaking into a new field, navigating a career transition, or deciding between consulting, startups, tech, or mission-driven work, I'm here to help you make thoughtful career decisions with confidence. Throughout my career, I've intentionally built experience across Deloitte, high-growth startups, tech, and philanthropy because I believe ambitious careers don't have to come at the expense of purpose. As a former mentor helping people break into strategy, operations, and product management roles , I've helped professionals refine their career strategy, strengthen their resumes and interview skills, navigate career transitions, and build careers that align with their strengths, ambitions, and values. My goal isn't just to help you land your next role. It's to help you build a career you'll be excited about for years to come.

Hi! 👋🏻 I'm Ale. I worked for 12 years at Google as a Software Engineer and then Engineering Manager, and led the Women in Engineering ERG at the EMEA level for several years. During my time there, I mentored close to a hundred women in topics such as career progression, dealing with difficult situations, wellbeing, and financial independence. Indeed, I'm a prime example of the latter, having retired from Tech at 38 to teach handstands and arm balances, and spend more time drinking coffee, reading books and dancing salsa. I'd love to help you reach your dream life too! Let's chat!