Like you, Audrey is a proud Michigan alum!

She works with mid/late-career professionals seeking to figure out their next best move.

Whether you’re the casualty of a layoff/restructure, or just feeling stuck/bored, Audrey can help you figure out how to best leverage your interests and experience in your next role.

She offers a tightly designed 3-phase process to help you with:

• CLARITY around your leadership style and the types of environments that suit you best,
• CONNECTION with people who can/will support you, and strategies to
• CLOSE interviews and get offers

Background:

• Executive/career coach since 2000
• Brand management (The Quaker Oats Company and The Coca-Cola Company)
• MBA – Columbia University, BSE – University of Michigan
• Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from the International Coaching Federation

Bronson is an International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and ICF Mentor Coach with over 15 years of cross-sector leadership experience. His passion for developing tools and techniques to help professionals clarify and consistently achieve their objectives led him to establish Uncomman Partners. Uncomman Partners works with individuals and teams to sharpen their presence, develop crisp roadmaps, establish accountability and support structures, and accelerate personal and professional growth through their applied learning.

Bronson specializes in guiding teams and leaders in dismantling perceived barriers, optimizing their effectiveness, and achieving their potential.

Cheryl McPhilimy provides career, leadership, and communication coaching to executives, experts, and those at the very start of their careers. As they launch, build, or transition, her clients understand their strengths, take accurate stock of their options, clarify their goals, refine their public presentation and impact, and work on a game plan to success.

An experienced communications professional, Cheryl coaches individuals in a range of industries and has a particular focus in media, communication, professional services, nonprofit organizations, finance, and manufacturing.

With a passion for supporting globally mobile professionals, Christy provides career, leadership, and expat coaching through her consultancy, ambitionsABROAD Career & Intercultural Coaching.

An ICF-credentialed Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with a Graduate Certificate in Executive & Professional Coaching, Christy draws from her expertise in career and job search strategy, personal branding, leadership development, and intercultural competency to support her diverse clientele through a myriad of personal and professional transitions.

Christy’s previous career was in international higher education, where she held leadership roles in global MBA and international student programs. She has an M.A. in Intercultural Relations and is a proud Michigan alum.

Damian Zikakis brings more than 18 years of experience in coaching and career-development training to clients. He coaches mid-career individuals, along with executives at the director level and above.

Damian is a Gallup-certified Strengths Coach and is also credentialed by the International Coach Federation. Damian is certified in the use of Hogan assessments and is trained in the use of the CareerLeader assessment.

A proud Michigan alum, Elise has worked in Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies and owned multiple successful businesses. Elise combines her real-world experience with coaching credentials to assist her clients to become the professionals they want to be.

Elise is an enthusiastic, experienced, ICF professional with a PCC credential and additional certifications in Leadership and Business Coaching.

Elise assists her clients in building skills, confidence, and courage to pursue the career and life they truly desire. Specialties: career transitions and advancement, navigating career shifts, work-life integration, and developing poise, polish, and presence. Elise has successfully coached hundreds of clients in Fortune 500 companies, regional companies, and entrepreneurs.

Hallie Crawford is a national career expert and has been a certified career coach, speaker, and author since 2002. She has published numerous books and is featured as a career expert in media outlets such as CNN, US News, Fox Business News, and the Wall Street Journal. Hallie has an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois. Inspired by her personal career transition, she founded her company out of a desire to help people find jobs they love. When she’s not working, you can find her at the barn riding horses (another passion) or spending time with her partner, Mike, and her son.

Dr. Jennifer Nash is a certified executive coach specializing in emotional intelligence, leadership development, relationships, human capital, communication, and leadership. Prior to launching her coaching and consulting firm in 2018, Jennifer held executive and leadership roles at Deloitte, Ford, EDS, and other organizations throughout her 25-year career.

She earned an MBA from Michigan and a PhD from CWRU and holds multiple instrument certifications.

Jennifer is the author of the bestselling and award-winning book “Be Human, Lead Human: How to Connect People and Performance.”

Julia Locklear is a California-based career coach and research psychologist with a focus on organizational culture and the unique challenges Black women face in positions of leadership in the private sector, due to their intersectional identities. She has taught graduate-level courses in quantitative and qualitative methods, organizational culture, and employee surveys. She has recently begun giving talks and joining podcasts to discuss the customer experience along with the need for brands to stop ignoring our enormous spending power and work to share money habits with Black professionals to help them take control of their finances instead of the other way around.

Certifications: Associate Certified Coach (ACC)

Kara Becker is passionate about career development and enjoys supporting others through making career decisions. Choosing a major, changing careers, or looking for a job or internship can often seem intimidating. She works with her clients to make the process feel less chaotic and achieve their desired results, assisting with everything from facilitating career exploration to guiding through the job-search process. She believes in a holistic but structured approach to career counseling to help others set and meet their career goals.

Kara is certified in the Myers-Briggs Assessment, is a Board Certified Career Coach, and is an Academy Certified Resume Writer.

Karen Amatangelo-Block, ’90, is a certified coach, talent leader, former lawyer, and proud U-M alum. She partners with clients to go from feeling “stuck” in their careers to steering them toward career happiness. With experience in corporate, international, nonprofit, and legal industries, Karen values authenticity and positivity in her coaching practice. She works with clients to identify their strengths, passions, and values, empowering them to make intentional and informed career decisions. Working with Karen, you will prioritize what is meaningful to you and set an action plan. With empathy, humor, and a boost of confidence, she will help you navigate what is next, whether you are starting over or just starting out.

Katiuska is a seasoned career transition coach and corporate professional with 20+ years of global experience spanning corporate, nonprofit, entrepreneurial, and academic sectors. A trusted relationship builder, she fosters commitment through clear, fact-based insights and innovative problem-solving.

Fluent in English, Spanish, German, and French, Katiuska helps bridge cultural gaps to enable strong, collaborative partnerships. Passionate about talent development, she equips businesses with succession planning strategies.

An ICF-certified coach, Katiuska blends coaching and consulting to provide a results-driven approach tailored to each client’s needs. Her background as a PhD in neuroscience, former faculty member, and academic coach fuels her commitment to continuous learning. With professional experience in the U.S., Germany, and Switzerland, she offers expert career transition support, including coaching, resume optimization, LinkedIn branding, and interview preparation.

Kelli employs her signature consultative coaching method, which infuses standard coaching practices of excavating solutions from within the client with real-world expertise. She serves as a champion, mirror, comfort, and challenger. She co-creates sessions with clients that are engaging, humorous, informative, thought-provoking, and encouraging.

Kelli’s expertise helps clients adopt an entrepreneurial ownership mindset to custom design their personal and professional journeys.

Prior to her full-time entrepreneurial ventures, she spent 25 years in the financial services industry, primarily at Fortune 500 companies.

Lisa is a certified career coach who helps people find and secure their dream green job. She is a U-M alumna (BS Natural Resources and Environment).

Lisa spent 10 years leading career services for graduate students from diverse disciplines at the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability. Prior to that, she worked for a national environmental NGO for 12 years. In 2016, she launched her own private practice, Green Career Advisor.

Mariana Akasheh finds genuine joy in supporting clients in growing and developing professionally, academically, and personally. Her holistic approach stems from her training in career, leadership, academic, and life coaching. Mariana has professionally coached clients over the last 11 years with more than 10 years of experience in higher education. She is currently the director of organizational culture at the University of Michigan. Mariana is dedicated to helping individuals reach the success they are after. Clients state that Mariana’s organization, dedication, and encouragement are the difference makers in her coaching style.

Certifications: Board Certified Career Coach (BCC, CCE), certified Advanced Academic Coach (NTA), and certified Executive Coach (U-M).

Author of seven books and an award-winning strategist, Miriam leverages her unique social media expertise to ensure that executives, entrepreneurs, and job seekers use online tools to market themselves competitively. She writes keyword-optimized LinkedIn profiles, bios, and resumes and coaches clients to enhance their online and in-person networking skills.

Prior to launching her business, Miriam led the Career Center at Emory University’s School of Public Health and served as a vice president for a Wall Street firm. She holds an MA from Columbia University and a BA from U-M.

Paul Bernard is a highly respected executive coach with over 20 years experience advising executives on leadership development, staff management, strategic planning, communications, and work/life balance. His firm, Paul Bernard & Associates, provides cutting-edge executive coaching, onboarding, career management, and outplacement services to corporate, not-for-profit, and government executives.

His work has been profiled in BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and The New York Times, and on CNN and The TODAY Show.

Before starting the firm in 1989, Paul Bernard held senior financial, marketing, and human resources positions in the financial services and publishing industries.

Rebecca Maley is a Certified Professional Coach who partners with clients in the healthcare industry. Spending 24 years in healthcare, she brings knowledge, passion, and excitement about the field and prides herself on her ability to connect with those she works with: her colleagues, her students, her patients, her clients.

When you work with Becky, you’ll get extensive clinical background coupled with remarkable career coaching. She is here to help guide you through the process of creating the professional life of your choosing.

Sunshine Farzan, MBA’04, combines her extensive experience as a global corporate leader and an ICF Professional Certified Coach to partner with and empower clients in navigating their careers with clarity and confidence. With a background in Fortune and FTSE 100 companies and fast-growth, PE-backed brands, she is known for her pragmatic and personalized coaching style. Sunshine’s global career, spanning the U.S., Mexico, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, allows her to provide valuable insights into both domestic and international career transitions. Specializing in strategic career development and pivots, Sunshine offers practical strategies rooted in deep market insight and has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Harvard Business Review.

Tracy accelerates careers. Her direct, fast-paced approach combined with her real-world business and coaching experience results in improved engagement, confident leaders, and measurable impact for organizations. Collaborating with Tracy can help you take on your greatest leadership challenges.

Tracy has studied leadership at both the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan Business School. She has been where you are in senior positions in corporate management and has a track record of creating positive outcomes and enabling growth.

Tracy is based in San Francisco and coaches emerging leaders from Silicon Valley to New York in marketing, finance, product, operations, and engineering at top start-ups and enterprises across industries. Combining first-hand insights about what makes a great leader with simple, goal-oriented coaching tools, Tracy helps you develop your team, communicate more effectively, and move you to the next level of success.