Sissi ‍. | Career Coaching Coach

Sissi ‍

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Thrive From Campus to C-Suite with a Nasdaq Business Coach

3,490 min coached

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Studied at Yale School of Management

Works at Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

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Available April 2 at 11:00 AM UTC

Let's make your 2026 goals a reality! I specialize in comprehensive, long-term coaching partnerships. If that's not your speed right now, no worries. We can revisit when you are ready. For intro/trial calls, you may confirm, reschedule, or cancel at least 24H ahead of the session to keep our slot. Otherwise, it will be automatically logged as coaching time/canceled. This helps me manage my calendar effectively and maintain my commitment to all clients. Thank you for your interest.

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Sissi's Coaching Offerings

From Specialist to Multi-Hyphenate: Diversify Your Career with Confidence

Starting at $8003h+ of coaching

Best Value

From Specialist to Multi-Hyphenate: Diversify Your Career with Confidence

Starting at $8003h+ of coaching

Best Value

Custom hourly · $289/hr

Get help with Professional Networking, Skill Building, and .

Sissi also coaches for Luxury & Fashion, Non-Profit Leadership, Visual Arts, and Master’s Programs. View all.

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Sissi’s Career Coaching Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Executive

500+ people coached for Career Coaching

Sissi has helped clients get into these companies:

Let's get you where you belong! Whether you are a student aiming for a standout first job or internship, an intrapreneur seeking to disrupt from within, an entrepreneur transitioning to the corporate world, or a professional looking to transfer skills to a new domain, I provide the blueprint for unprecedented success. As an award-winning Global Executive and Scholar, I specialize in engineering radical career transformations across industries and continents. My expertise lies in: • Student-to-Professional Transitions: Guiding students to secure impactful first roles in their chosen industries • Intrapreneurship: Cultivating innovation within established corporations • Entrepreneurship-to-Corporate Transitions: Helping founders leverage their startup experience in Fortune 500 roles • Cross-Industry Pivots: Translating skills between seemingly disparate fields • Re-entry Coaching: Empowering mothers returning to work and professionals re-entering after sabbaticals or extended career breaks • Global Mobility: Facilitating seamless career transitions across international markets My clients have secured roles at: • LVMH • Kering • Cartier • The New York Times • Hugo Boss • Netflix • Google • Boston Consulting Group • United Nations • ...and more! Industries I have successfully helped my clients navigate include: • Diplomacy • Academia • Luxury and Fashion • Media and Entertainment • Tech • Consulting • Advertising and Marketing • Hospitality • Real Estate • Non-profit My approach is rooted in: • Cultural Intelligence: Leveraging my experience across five continents to navigate global business landscapes and cultural sensitivities • Cross-Pollination of Ideas: Applying qualitative and quantitative insights from leading industry conferences I regularly speak at and exclusive trend reports • Future-Proofing Careers: Anticipating industry trends to position clients ahead of the curve

Sissi can help with:

Professional Networking

Skill Building

Salary Negotiation

Networking Strategy

Job Search Strategies

Interview Prep

Career Planning

Resume Review

Personal Branding

Freelancing

Sissi also coaches for Luxury & Fashion, Non-Profit Leadership, Visual Arts, and Master’s Programs. View all.

About Sissi

Sissi is the former President of the Berlin Fashion Film Festival, showcasing motion pictures from luxury powerhouses like Bvlgari, Prada, and Hermès since 2012, under the esteemed patronage of the European Union and the city of Berlin. From the runway to the classroom and boardroom, Sissi stands at the vanguard of creative industries, commerce, and global cultural affairs. Her award-winning career weaves a tapestry of innovation across academia and industry. Sissi's acclaimed Luxury Brand Management MBA curriculum, taught at top institutions including HEC Paris and Yale School of Management, has even earned her a seat as Trustee at The Hip Hop Museum, a world-class $100M New York State Department of Education Board of Regents chartered institution, backed by JP Morgan Chase and Microsoft, opening in 2026. Airbnb, Disney, and LVMH seek her counsel to navigate the ever-shifting tides of global consumer behavior and cultural shifts, helping brands design experiences, products, and spaces that enhance how we live, learn, work, and play. Sissi's passion for culture has inspired her to live and study across five continents. Lauded as a global game-changer by Condé Nast and American Express, her work has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, echoed through CNN and The New York Times, and found a home in the hallowed halls of London's V&A Museum. • American Express Business, Entrepreneurship Honoree — 2020 • 2x Webby Awards Winner: Sports, Fashion & Beauty — 2021, 2024 • 5x Anthem Awards Winner: Education, Art & Culture, CSR — 2022,2024

Why do I coach?

I am passionate about helping you adapt with agility, pivot with purpose, and reinvent with confidence. Whether you have had a linear path and want to shift, or you are a multi-hyphenate wanting to recalibrate....You have come to the right place.

Work Experience

Telly® Awards Judging Council

The Telly Awards

February 2026 - Present

Admissions Committee

Established in 1979, the Tellys honor excellence in video and television across all screens. Originally focused on TV commercials, the awards now encompass a wide range of categories including branded content, documentaries, and social media. With over 13,000 entries annually from 6 continents and all 50 U.S. states, the Tellys recognize outstanding work from advertising agencies, TV stations, production companies, and publishers worldwide. The awards have evolved with the digital landscape, celebrating the best in video media for both traditional and online platforms. Previous Telly Award Winners include: AirBnB, Adobe, BET Networks, Bloomberg, CBS Interactive, Comcast, Conde Nast, DigiDojo, Discovery Communications, ESPN, FleishmanHillard, Fox, Golden State Warriers, HBO, Hearst, HOBO, HuffPost, Indigo Films, IW Group, Media.Monks, Microsoft, MLB, NASA, Nathional Geographic, NBC, Ogilvy and Mather, Refinery29, SapientNitro, Story House, Team Coco Digital, The Guardian, The History Channel, Time Warner, Tiny Hero, Trailer Park, Paramount, Viacom, VML, WSJ

Member, Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence

Nasdaq

April 2025 - Present

Business Coach

Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

March 2024 - Present

Executive Jury

Global Footwear Awards (GFA)

2023 - Present

Admissions Committee

Celebrating footwear design from independent talents to legacy brands like Nike, Puma, Reebok, Adidas, Bottega Veneta - shaping global style, innovation and social impact.

Board of Trustees

The Hip Hop Museum

2021 - Present

Admissions Committee

Building Hip Hop's forever home opening 2026 in its birthplace of the Bronx, under the esteemed patronage of New York City ($100M+ venture) ➤ JP Morgan Chase backed, chartered by New York State Department of Education Board of Regents ➤ Board includes Microsoft, Warner Records, Mass Appeal, Reservoir Media, city officials, and the legendary Kurtis Blow