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Career Strategy Audit A focused strategy session for experienced professionals who need clarity, stronger positioning, and a smarter plan for their next career move. If you are applying but not getting traction, navigating a layoff, considering a pivot, preparing for senior-level opportunities, or unsure how to explain your experience in today’s market, this session will help you identify what may be getting in the way and where to focus next. We will review your current goals, target roles, positioning, job search activity, messaging, and key blockers. You will receive HR-informed feedback, practical recommendations, and a clearer strategy for moving forward. When helpful, this session may also include select AI prompts or follow-up tools to help you continue clarifying your direction, strengthening your positioning, and organizing your next steps after the session. The goal is to help clients move from scattered, reactive, or unsure to clearer, more confident, and more strategic.
A clearer understanding of what may be working against them in their current job search or career transition
HR-informed insight into their positioning, market alignment, and next best move
Recommendations for strengthening their résumé, LinkedIn, networking, interview, or job search strategy
Practical next steps to help them focus their time and energy more effectively
Guidance on how to use AI thoughtfully as a thinking partner for role targeting, messaging, research, and preparation
Select follow-up prompts or tools, when appropriate, to support clarity, positioning, and action after the session
Coaching delivered via live sessions.
My coaching style is strategic, practical, and direct, with a supportive edge. I help clients slow down, get clear, and make smarter decisions about their next move. I do not believe in generic career advice or one-size-fits-all coaching. I start by understanding your goals, experience, current challenges, and what may be getting in the way. From there, we identify the real issue, whether it is positioning, confidence, communication, leadership presence, job search strategy, interview readiness, or navigating a difficult workplace transition. Clients can expect a mix of honest feedback, HR insider perspective, practical tools, and clear next steps. I often help clients translate their experience into stronger messaging, prepare for high-stakes conversations, strengthen their leadership presence, and use AI thoughtfully to support their career or leadership goals without losing their voice. My goal is for every client to leave our work together with more clarity, stronger confidence, and a practical strategy they can actually use.
Please come prepared to discuss your goals, current challenges, and any relevant materials such as your résumé, LinkedIn profile, target roles, job descriptions, or leadership/workplace context. For the best experience, please upload or share any materials at least 24 hours before our session so I can review them in advance. Sessions are designed to provide strategic guidance, practical feedback, and clear next steps. While I cannot guarantee a specific job offer, promotion, hiring outcome, or workplace result, I will provide honest insight, HR-informed recommendations, and actionable guidance tailored to your goals. If you need to reschedule, please do so as early as possible through Leland. I typically respond to client messages within 1–2 business days.
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Joined April 2026
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Navigate Career Transitions with a Former Fortune 500 HR Leader
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.
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