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You deserve a career you LOVE. I help you rethink, reimagine, and recreate your career — and your life.
As a high tech career coach, I’m an expert at helping Silicon Valley’s top talent rethink, reimagine, and recreate their careers. Want to see what’s possible with a highly caffeinated career coach in your life? Keep scrolling.
Once you’re ready to get started, schedule a consultation to see if my career coaching services are your next best step.
My clients achieve what they never imagined was possible…
- A Business Analyst identified his transferable skills, crafted powerful stories that communicated his fabulousness, and broke into product management with a Product Manager job at Meta.
- A Nonprofit Manager updated her resume and LinkedIn profile for the first time in 10+ years, learned how to effectively network in today’s job market, and landed a role in program management at Amazon.
- A Chief Human Resources Officer escaped a toxic work encounter, regained his confidence, and landed a new Chief Diversity Officer role reporting to a tech founder who respected him.
- A retired Fortune 100 Chief Operating Officer rediscovered her why, developed a shortlist of target companies, and received job offers from three companies that aligned with her values.
While your results will vary, know they will be anything but ordinary. That’s my promise.
Kyle has definitely found his calling. I worked with Kyle after losing my job of 12+ years during the pandemic. He helped me focus on what I wanted out of my next career, craft a compelling resume and cover letter, and work on my interview skills…and he made the entire process fun. He was engaging, personable, very insightful, beyond knowledgeable, and just a pure pleasure to work with.
I couldn’t sing his praises more.”
–Simona Kilgour
I will teach you how to rethink, reimagine, and recreate your career…
I am an expert at coaching senior managers and executives to get unstuck, own their fabulousness, and achieve what they never imagined was possible.
My Zone of Genius is coaching — I coach you to rethink your career, reimagine your career, and recreate your career.
As a career coach specializing in high tech and Silicon Valley, I harness the power of deep coaching questions to help you connect the dots between where you are and where you want to go — in your career and in your life.
Most often, I work with you to strategically and intentionally connect the dots between your career story and the companies and positions you are targeting in your job search.
The results? You find a career you LOVE. You also achieve happiness.
Working with Kyle was a dream!
He is kind, intuitive, challenging, and extremely talented. The process he has created with his clients is very efficient and, more importantly, it works. I landed the exact role I wanted as the next step in my career within months of starting our work together. Kyle truly helps you to put your best foot forward, hone in on what matters most, and ensures that your most relevant experience shines through. Kyle is professional but at this point, I also consider him a friend. He has been so generous with his talent and time, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to continue to work with him. I highly recommend Kyle!”
—Michelle Focarazzo
I do this using a proven methodology…
- Deep Dive Coaching Sessions: We will begin by you telling me your biggest goals and dreams, and what is holding you back from achieving them. I will then help you see inside yourself, slice through your limiting beliefs, and own your fabulousness. Together, we will craft a plan to achieve what seems impossible.
- Insight You’ve Always Craved: Clients hire me because I tell them what they NEED to hear, not what they WANT to hear. I am typically the first person to tell them how it really is. Sometimes it hurts, you may even sweat and cry, but you’ll leave each session feeling less stuck.
- Highly Caffeinated Session Notes: I will take notes during our sessions so you can focus on the deep, moving questions I ask you. After each call, I will compile key takeaways and send you any helpful resources to build upon your experience.
- Customized Homework: After each session, you will receive bespoke “homework” to keep you on course to achieving your goals and dreams. This may be readings or a book, worksheets, journaling activities, or even meditation.
- Support Between Sessions: Much of the magic happens between sessions, and I will be there for you. Clients share that the support they receive between sessions is easily worth the investment in coaching alone.
Coaching Session Frequency: Most of my career and executive coaching clients meet with me every one to two weeks. We will determine how often to meet to achieve your career goals.
Working with Kyle was definitely a great investment.
His program and incredible motivation helped me analyze my strengths, goals and laser focus on what was needed in order get my new and current job. Just make sure to set time aside when you decide to make the transition. It’s totally worth it to understand why we want something new and which company would offer that great future.”
—ERIKA NAGY BASANTE
My coaching philosophy and approach…
- While it may not seem like it at the moment, there is value in being stuck. I help you rethink, reimagine, and recreate your career.
- At least 99% of the answers to your questions lie within you. As your coach, my role is to help pull those answers out of you, even when they seem unreachable.
- Deep, moving questions are one of the most powerful tools available to help you get unstuck, own your fabulousness, and achieve what you never imagined was possible.
- No two people are the same. You deserve a bespoke experience and deep insights that you cannot find anywhere else.
- You are fabulous. The world deserves to know how fabulous you are and experience the gifts that only YOU have to offer.
If you’re looking for a career coach that lives up to their word of helping people find work that they love, Kyle is the career coach for you!
I thought career coaching meant helping me find and apply for work, but Kyle helped me find confidence in my abilities and helped me showcase the skills I know I can bring to any organization in the most fabulous way! Thank you for being the motivator, pusher, confidence booster, and absolutely incredible supporter I needed.”
—WINNIE LUONG
How I will help you find a career you LOVE…
I recognize working with me is a significant investment in your career and in your life. As you review the following career coaching packages, ask yourself:
- How much is it costing me to spend 3, 6, or 12+ months unsatisfied... unhappy... undervalued... underpaid... underemployed... unemployed...?
- How much is my happiness worth?
- How much am I worth?
Additionally, I work with a very limited number of career coaching clients at a time. My clients achieve the impossible because I am deeply committed to their success and their happiness. As a result, my coaching practice is application-only. I often have a waiting list for new career coaching clients.
Note that my typical client makes six- or seven-figures and loses at least $3,750+ every week when they are unemployed; this does not include health insurance and other benefits.
When you take into account the $25,000 to $60,000+ salary increases my clients often receive with their new job offers, your package is a small investment that will pay for itself many times over. Also, many of my clients receive $10,000 to $100,000+ sign-on bonuses (plus stock options) with their new jobs.
And, if you are considering a career coach you found online, I encourage you to read this article I wrote for Forbes on how to vet top career coach lists (and the coaches themselves), this article on questions to ask when looking for a career coach, and this article on how to avoid online coaching scams.
If my services are beyond your budget, I am happy to provide you with a referral to an industry colleague. Please contact me with your needs and budget.
CAFFEINATE YOUR CAREER PROGRAM
Unsure about what you want to be when you ‘grow up’? Considering a career change? Want to confidently break into a new position or industry without starting over?
If you answered, “YES!” to one or more of these questions, the Caffeinate Your Career Program is for you. This program is for job seekers who are ready to get unstuck, confidently make a pivot (small or large), and find a career they LOVE.
Together with Dr. Elliott, you will rethink, reimagine, and recreate your career.
Important Note: Below is a general outline of common topics covered in the Caffeinate Your Career Program. Your session topics and “homework” will be customized to meet your unique needs as no two job seekers are the same.
You receive 2+ months* of career coaching with Dr. Kyle Elliott.
- 6 Deep Dive Career Coaching Sessions (50 minutes each)
- Laser Career Coaching Session (25 minutes)
- Strong Interest Inventory® Assessment & Report (Optional)
- MBTI® Assessment & Report (Optional)
- Highly Caffeinated Session Notes
- Customized Homework
- Email Support
*Most clients complete the Caffeinate Your Career Program over the course of 2 to 4 months (60 to 120 days).
Work Exclusively with Dr. Kyle Elliott
You are in trusted (and highly caffeinated) hands. You work and communicate directly with Dr. Elliott throughout your journey.
Session 1: Caffeinate Your Values
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to clarify your long-term goals and dreams, understand your values, and manifest a future career you love.
Session 2: Caffeinate Your Future
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to understand your WHY, refine what you want — and do not want — in your career, and set your job search intentions.
Session 3: Caffeinate Your Transferable Skills
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to uncover and clarify your target companies and positions, translate and market your transferable skills, and strategically leverage your wealth of experience.
Session 4: Caffeinate Your Fabulousness
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to identify, own, and share what makes you fabulous so you can stand out in the saturated job market.
Session 5: Caffeinate Your Network
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to learn to network effectively, connect with key decision-makers, and confidently break into a new position — or industry — without starting from scratch.
Session 6: Caffeinate Your Career
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to develop your strategic, intentional, and metrics-driven career roadmap so you can confidently pivot into a career you LOVE.
Laser Career Coaching Session
Get stuck? Don’t fret! Deploy your bonus 25-minute laser coaching session with Dr. Elliott to get unstuck and stay on track with your goals. Success is inevitable.
Strong Interest Inventory® Assessment & Report (Optional)
Personalized assessment with Dr. Elliott to gain greater clarity and happiness in your career. Your 10+-page Strong Report will uncover your work personality, your top 10 most aligned careers, and more.
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elliott’s bespoke process for administering the Strong assessment.
MBTI® Assessment & Report (Optional)
In-depth mindset assessment with Dr. Elliott to better understand your personality preferences. Your multi-page MBTI® Report will uncover your personality type, interests, strengths, and more.
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elliott’s bespoke process for administering the MBTI assessment.
Highly Caffeinated Session Notes
Dr. Elliott will take detailed notes during each session so you can focus on the powerful coaching questions he asks. Following each session, Dr. Elliott will compile and deliver key takeaways.
Customized Homework
Bespoke “homework” and helpful resources after each session to keep you on course to achieving your goals and dreams. This may be readings or a book, worksheets, journaling activities, or even meditation — everything is customized to ensure your success.
Email Support
Support between sessions to help you gain further clarity and propel you toward your goals. Clients share that the support and insights they receive from Dr. Elliott between sessions are easily worth the investment in coaching alone.
Your Investment: $2,975 (or $496/month with PayPal Credit)
CAFFEINATE YOUR RESUME AND LINKEDIN PROGRAM
Ready to update your career documents? Want to learn how to write a LinkedIn profile and resume that land interviews? Unsure of how to stand out in the saturated job market?
Look no further. There is a reason Dr. Elliott was named the “Best Resume Writer for Silicon Valley/Tech Managers & Executives.” He has helped more than 1,000+ job seekers find jobs they LOVE.
Dr. Elliott coaches you to craft your resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile with one goal in mind — to land you an interview. It’s that simple.
Important Note: This is a “co-creation” process with deep dive coaching sessions and “homework” on your part between sessions. You will find what sets Dr. Elliott apart from other professional resume writers and career coaches is how deeply he gets to know you as he helps you better understand yourself, your career story, and your fabulousness.
You receive expert industry insights and live feedback on your most important career documents from Dr. Kyle Elliott.
- 6 Deep Dive Job Search Coaching Sessions (50 minutes each)
- Laser Coaching Session (25 minutes)
- Highly Caffeinated Session Notes
- Customized Homework
- Email Support
Most clients complete the Caffeinate Your Resume and LinkedIn Program over the course of 6 weeks (45 days).
Work Exclusively with Dr. Kyle Elliott
You are in trusted (and highly caffeinated) hands. Dr. Elliott will provide expert industry insights and live feedback on your career documents and job search to ensure you are set up for success.
Session 1: Own Your Fabulousness
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to identify and own what makes you fabulous so you can stand out in the saturated job market. You leave with a clear picture of what sets you apart from other job seekers.
Session 2: Caffeinate Your Resume — Part 1
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to begin crafting a powerful resume that encapsulates your career story and clearly articulates what makes you fabulous.
Session 3: Caffeinate Your Resume — Part 2
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to finalize your new resume and ensure you feel confident in communicating your unique story, career progression, and achievements.
Session 4: Caffeinate Your Cover Letter
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to develop a high-impact cover letter that quickly articulates what sets you apart from the other 250, 1,000, or 10,000+ people applying for the same role as you.
Session 5: Caffeinate Your LinkedIn Profile
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to develop a high-impact headline, keyword-optimized summary, and tactically branded position descriptions for your LinkedIn profile so you can stand out on the world’s largest professional network. Additionally, learn networking (“relationship searching”) best practices to make the most of LinkedIn.
Fun Fact: Dr. Elliott was named a LinkedIn Top Voice, the platform’s highest honor, in 2019.
Session 6: Caffeinate Your Job Search®
Coaching session with Dr. Elliott to develop a customized job search plan, just for you! An expert in job seeker mental health, Dr. Elliott will also take the time to help you develop customized strategies to help you prevent and manage job search burnout.
Laser Job Search Coaching Session
Get stuck? Don’t fret! Deploy your bonus 25-minute laser job search coaching session with Dr. Elliott to get unstuck and stay on track with your goals. Success is inevitable.
Highly Caffeinated Session Notes
Dr. Elliott will take detailed notes during each session so you can focus on the powerful coaching questions he asks. Following each session, Dr. Elliott will compile and deliver key takeaways.
Customized Homework
Bespoke “homework” and helpful resources after each session to keep you moving forward. This may be readings or a book, worksheets, journaling activities, or even meditation — everything is customized to ensure your success.
Email Support
Support between sessions to help you gain further clarity and propel you toward your goals. Clients share that the support and insights they receive from Dr. Elliott between sessions are easily worth the investment in coaching alone.
Your Investment: $2,975 (or $496/month with PayPal Credit)
I had the opportunity and gift to work with Kyle on my most recent search.
He was a willing partner in the search process and is a true advocate for his clients and helps all his clients shine. I had issues with making my background shine and he totally transformed this into a strength. When my friends approach me about navigating a job search, the first thing is say is to book time with Kyle.”
—SARAV SUBRAMANI
When you’re ready to achieve the impossible, I’m here for you.
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I have utilized Kyle’s services for the past two years to help me reimagine my resume and put my best foot forward in a new industry. Although I have been in healthcare sales and marketing for the past 13 years, I am new to the technology market and needed an expert to help me with the transition. Kyle gave me the coaching and insight needed to navigate a new industry make myself stand out from the highly competitive market in Denver. The best resource you can invest your time and money is should be you and Kyle is an expert in helping bring out the absolute best in you as a professional.
I cannot recommend Kyle enough, part career coach, part counselor, all amazing!”
–TONI SPINUZZI
Your questions answered…
I feel stuck. Are you sure you can help me?
Yep! You’re in the right place. This is my Zone of Genius. I help people get unstuck, own their fabulousness, and achieve what they never imagined possible.
What’s your experience helping clients land jobs at [insert big tech company name here]?
My clients have landed interviews — and jobs — at nearly every Fortune 500 company you can think of as well as hundreds of large privately held companies and hyper-growth startups.
What’s your experience working with C-suite executives and other senior business leaders?
The vast majority of my business comes by word-of-mouth and referrals because I deliver results over and over again. Subsequently, my current and former coaching clients include:
- C-suite executives (including CEO, CFO, CAO, CCO, COO, CMO, CHRO, CIO, CTO, CISO, and CRO) and senior business leaders (EVPs, SVPs, VPs, Heads, and Directors) at Fortune 100 and Global Fortune 500 companies (both tech and non-tech), hyper-growth startups (pre-IPO, PE-back, and VP-backed), large privately held companies, publicly traded companies, and multinational conglomerates
- Executives and consultants at McKinsey, BCG, Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, EY, Booz Allen Hamilton, and IBM, among other top consulting firms
- Coaches, songwriters, producers, and strategic partners to Simon Biles, Ellen DeGeneres, Jamie Foxx, Machine Gun Kelly, Usher, Meghan Trainor, 5 Seconds of Summer, Linkin Park, Lil Dicky, and other artists and A-list celebrities
- Current and former direct reports of Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Reed Hastings (Netflix), Gary Vaynerchuk (VaynerMedia), Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other household names
I haven’t looked for a job in 5, 10, 20+ years. Can you help me?
Absolutely! You’re in the right place. Many of my clients are senior managers and executives who have not looked for a job in a decade or more.
What if I want to cover a topic(s) not listed in one of your programs?
Let’s do it! Each of my career coaching programs is customized to your unique needs, goals, and learning style. During your no-obligation consultation, first session, and throughout the program, we will determine what areas to focus on to ensure you make the best first impression possible.
The topics listed above are purely for illustrative purposes. In fact, some clients choose to ditch the topics listed and create a 100% individualized program.
You will quickly learn that one of my greatest talents is curating a one-of-a-kind experience that ensures your success.
Here are the 10 most common topics that clients bring to their career coaching sessions with me:
- Career Discovery Guidance/Target Company and Position Identification
- Career Document Review (Resume, Cover Letter, & LinkedIn Profile)
- Networking and Leveraging LinkedIn
- Interview Preparation
- Salary Negotiation
- 30-60-90 Day Plan Development
- Executive Presence
- Thought Leadership Marketing
- Time and Energy Management
- Confidence Building (AKA Owning Your Fabulousness)
As a career coach specializing in high tech and Silicon Valley, 8 out of 10 of my clients work in high tech and 2 out of 3 of my clients work in Silicon Valley. However, I do not offer technical interview prep or coding interview prep. That said, I will point you to trusted resources as you prepare for your technical interviews and/or coding interviews.
Can we work on my career documents during our coaching sessions?
Yes! Your sessions with me are YOUR time. I am happy to offer feedback and comments on your resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile during our sessions.
Wait… Can’t you just write my resume for me?
Nope. There are a lot of professional resume writers out there who simply write your resume for you. You will find that what sets me apart from other professional resume writers and career coaches is how deeply I get to know you as I help you better understand yourself, your career story, and your fabulousness.
My Zone of Genius is teaching clients to rethink, recreate, and reimagine how they tell their career stories. This involves deep dive coaching sessions (I call this “co-creation”) and “homework” on your part between sessions.
The results are powerful. You learn to identify and own your fabulous. You stand out in the saturated job market. And, most importantly, you find a job you LOVE.
What if I want additional career coaching sessions?
Many clients choose to invest in additional career coaching sessions once they complete their program with me. Additional career coaching sessions are available at $475 per session (50 minutes). All sessions include highly caffeinated session notes in addition to customized “homework” to keep you on track toward achieving your career goals.
When can we start?
I run an application-only coaching practice. I often have a waiting list to begin due to a full coaching practice and busy speaking schedule. Click here to schedule a no-obligation consultation.
Kyle absolutely helped bring clarity and vision to my future…
Our work together was so effective that within a month, I was recruited and received a job offer that doubled my previous salary with one of the largest brands in Europe. After receiving my offer, Kyle was there to offer additional advice on salary negotiation, starting date and just about anything else you can imagine. It’s hard to imagine working with someone who is invested in your career as much as you are, but this was the reality with Kyle. While the results certainly speak for themselves, I couldn’t recommend Kyle enough and look forward to working with him again in the future.”
