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Career Coaching Services Designed to Help You Lead Authentically

If you're navigating a leadership transition, preparing for a new role, or simply craving clarity in your career, you're not alone. The path to purpose-driven leadership often begins with self-awareness - and that's where my career coaching services come in.

At TARK Leadership, coaching isn’t transactional. It’s transformational. Grounded in authentic connection, proven frameworks, and deep inquiry, we’ll work together to help you lead from within - so you can grow with confidence, communicate with clarity, and make a lasting impact

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Career Coaching Services That Meet You Where You Are

1. Leadership Foundations Coaching

Career coaching services for graduate students, early-career professionals, and new managers building foundational leadership skills. This coaching pathway supports you as you:

  • Build emotional intelligence and authentic presence

  • Navigate team dynamics and communication challenges

  • Develop habits that support sustainable leadership

  • Clarify your vision and step into your new role with confidence

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2. Executive Leadership Development

Career coaching services for directors, senior managers, and experienced professionals stepping into broader leadership roles.

This advanced coaching track helps you:

  • Lead strategic initiatives with confidence

  • Strengthen executive presence and decision-making under pressure

  • Manage up, down, and across with clarity and purpose

  • Cultivate inclusive teams and drive organizational change

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3. Career Transition & Pivot Coaching

Career coaching services for mid-career professionals exploring new roles, industries, or returning to the workforce.

This track is designed to help you:

  • Identify transferable skills and articulate your unique value

  • Explore career options with structured reflection and support

  • Build a compelling personal brand and professional story

  • Create a clear action plan for your next chapter

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4. Graduate Student Coaching

Career coaching services for graduate students, doctoral candidates, and recent grads preparing to step into leadership.

This coaching supports the transition from academia to the professional world by helping you:

  • Strengthening your leadership identity and presence

  • Build communication and networking confidence

  • Create a values-aligned career plan

  • Enter the workforce with purpose

Client Transformation

"Before working with Linda, I was experiencing insecurity, doubt, and low self-worth. She helped me with interview processes, getting comfortable speaking about my experience, and how to navigate conversations. I am now comfortable talking about my experience and what I want for the next steps in my career."

- Lina

What to Expect From Your Career Coaching Sessions

Each coaching session is personalized, focused, and designed to fit your life.

  • Session length: 60 to 90 minutes

  • Meeting frequency: Every 1 - 2 weeks to build momentum

  • Coaching timeline: Most clients work with me for 2 to 6 months (typically 5–8 sessions)

We’ll move at a pace that supports your goals and allows time for reflection and real-world application between sessions.

The Career Coaching Journey

Your coaching experience moves through five intentional phases. Each stage builds self-awareness, clarity, and forward momentum to support lasting leadership growth.

DISCOVERY & ALIGNMENT

Session 1 – Foundation + Trust

We begin by clarifying your goals and laying the foundation for our work.

  • Establish coaching agreement, expectations, and confidentiality
  • Explore your values, vision, and current challenges
  • Define meaningful outcomes for your coaching journey

SELF-AWARENESS & CLARITY

Sessions 2-3 – Insight + Exploration

We identify the patterns shaping your leadership and uncover what’s holding you back.

  • Examine key beliefs and leadership tendencies
  • Deepen understanding of strengths, purpose, and barriers
  • Begin aligning values with your life and career choices

STRATEGY & EMPOWERMENT

Sessions 4-5 – Direction + Action

We translate insight into strategy so you can lead with confidence and authenticity.

  • Set clear goals and develop action strategies
  • Practice courageous conversations and boundary-setting
  • Build leadership habits that reflect your true style

GROWTH & INTEGRATION

Sessions 6-7 – Application + Resilience

You apply new tools and perspectives to real-world situations.

  • Expand your leadership mindset and capabilities
  • Build resilience through challenges and transitions
  • Strengthen your impact and presence

REFLECTION & FORWARD MOMENTUM

Final Session - Closure + Sustainability

We reflect on your growth and prepare for what comes next.

  • Celebrate transformation and breakthroughs
  • Identify what’s possible moving forward
  • Create a plan for continued development and support

Client Transformation

"Linda provided me the tools and support to build confidence in my work, develop and enact my strengths, and grow in my career. Linda provided me with the coaching and feedback that was necessary to level up as an HR professional and business leader. Thank you Linda for all that you do, for so many people!"

- Justine Gollub

Career Coaching Session Options

Single Coaching Session

$125

5-Session Package

$600

Save $25

10-Session Package

$1200

Save $50

*Special rates available for students and those currently unemployed - inquire for more details.

Not sure which coaching path fits? Schedule a Free Discovery Call →

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Why Choose TARK’s Career Coaching Services?

✓  Transformational, Not Transactional

Tactics alone won’t transform your leadership. Together, we’ll shift the internal patterns that shape how you lead - building emotional agility, confidence, and a leadership style that’s true to you.

✓  Evidence-Based & Integrated

Grounded in organizational psychology, executive coaching methods, and 30+ years of leadership experience, each session blends insight with action.

✓ DISC-Certified Insights

As a DISC-certified coach, I provide personalized assessments that highlight your natural strengths and communication patterns. Together, we’ll uncover behaviours that may be holding you back and develop strategies to enhance collaboration, leadership impact, and workplace relationships.

✓  A Trusted Partner in Your Corner

I meet you where you are - with empathy, honesty, and zero judgment. It’s a space where you can be real, vulnerable, and fully supported.

✓  Proven Results

Clients walk away with clarity, confidence, and real career movement, from promotions to pivots to renewed purpose.

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Ready to Grow Into the Leader You're Meant to Be?

The right time is now. You don’t have to figure it all out alone.

Choose the Coaching Format That Fits You:

One-on-one coaching sessions available individually or in packages

Book a Single Session

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Frequently Asked Questions About Career Coaching Services

  • Transformational career coaching goes beyond problem-solving. It's a deep reflective process that helps you grow from the inside out, building self-awareness, aligning with purpose, and activating lasting change in how you lead and show up professionally.

  • I blend authentic, servant, and transformational leadership principles with a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by emerging leaders. Rather than offering advice or predefined paths, I help you uncover your own insights through guided reflection, frameworks, and powerful questions.

  • My clients are primarily emerging leaders, graduate students, and professionals navigating career transitions. If you're ready to lead your career with purpose and authenticity, this work is for you.

  • Most clients work with me for 2-6 months, depending on their goals. Longer engagements are available for those seeking deep leadership development or navigating complex transitions.

  • Absolutely. Everything we discuss remains confidential. I adhere to the ethical guidelines and confidentiality standards set by the International Coaching Federation. Your story is safe here.

  • We'll begin with a free 30-minute discovery call to determine if we're a good fit. If we decide to work together, we'll co-create a coaching agreement and begin your transformation journey.

What Clients Walk Away With

  • Clarity on your values, vision, and leadership path

  • Confidence to lead with authenticity, even through change

  • Tools to navigate tough conversations and complex dynamics

  • A stronger connection to your purpose and potential

  • A clear, actionable plan to move forward

Ready to Start? Choose the Coaching Format That Fits You

Let’s begin your transformation from within.
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