Paul Bernard is an executive coach, recruiter, and small business consultant with more than 25 years of experience. He is the founder and principal of Paul Bernard & Associates, an executive coaching and management consulting firm. His unique services have helped thousands of executives find jobs and advance their careers after landing a position. Paul holds an M.A. from Duke University and has provided his services to 500+ Duke alums. Paul offers Duke alums a 30% discount on the initial appointment and a 15% discount on all subsequent appointments. Further information about Paul and his services can be found on his site: http://www.paulbernard.net/

Karen’s goal as a coach is to help her clients rise to new heights, with a renewed sense of accomplishment and self-confidence. Whether it be a career or life related goal (or both), Karen supports clients to navigate hurdles and be their best, most authentic self. She is a certified coach and lawyer. She coaches primarily by phone.

Bin works with creative and inquiring minds who want to build up their career based on their own strengths and dreams. He helps clients clearly define needs and works with them to provide guidance to solve problems.

Morgan helps clients overcome anxiety, depression, burnout, career stagnation, and self-doubt to create lives they are excited to live. She brings her personal and clinical experience, energy, enthusiasm, nurturing, patience and insight into every session. Whether it’s engaging in open conversation, creating a step-by-step plan, making art or tuning into the body, she intuitively combines the tools she's used over and over to help you overcome emotional and psychological blocks, illuminate the path to where you want to go and provide the right amount of support along the way to foster independence and self-actualization.

Heidi has a diverse background and education that makes her comfortable working with a wide range of people. Her specialty is helping people transition by articulating their value to the new, intended audience. 

Kristin works with each client to develop unique action plans and capture key learnings and “a-ha’s” that help them discover greater purpose, productivity and well-being.

Fielding is an integral coach. She looks at the whole person and their whole life in supporting her clients as they work through the challenges they bring to coaching.That includes all aspects of life - work, leadership capacity, family and friendships, health and fitness, spirituality, culture - believing these are all interrelated, and often the need for support in one area can show up as an issue in another. Fielding works with entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders to address the issues that they feel are keeping them from achieving their goals and dreams.

Specialties/certifications:
Training, Certificate etc.
New Ventures West, PCC

Liz teaches job seekers today’s most-effective action steps for finding career clarity, landing more interviews and offers, and navigating career transitions with authenticity, confidence, and joy. Liz previously worked at LinkedIn where she developed job seeker training programs for audiences across the globe. She brings a deep understanding of the tools and strategies required to succeed (and stay sane!) in today's job market. 

Dale is a life and career coach for adults, adolescents, and business groups. She prepares and coaches individuals to succeed in school and career by providing motivational workshops and presentations, HR consulting for supervisor development and team building, empowerment coaching and training for physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual wellness.

Lawrence specializes in helping individuals make the transition from management to leadership in middle to senior level positions. He uses a variety of approaches and assessments to help clients make gains in confidence, satisfaction, and performance. 

Marsha specializes in working with entrepreneurs and mid to executive level organizational leaders to assist with goal attainment, leadership strategies and confidence building.  Marsha is hired by individuals and organizations to clarify goals and to define actions to work through obstacles and to accelerate personal growth.

Susan specializes in clients that are looking for a change but not sure which direction to go, or don't know how to do the job search because they have no clarity surrounding the perfect job. She helps clients gain clarity, discover and define their personal brand, and network to that next job.

Chris works with Executives and Leaders to create a fulfilling career and life. She is trained to help her clients discover their strengths, challenges and what truly lights them up so they can excel in their career. The industries that she most works with are non-profit, government, academia and financial. Her clients say that through their work with Chris they increase their confidence, productivity and life satisfaction.

Angela has worked in and hired for entry-level positions across Hollywood. In an industry where most jobs are filled through internal referrals, she believes that it’s crucial to impress not only the recruiters, but those in the actual departments that are hiring. After successfully helping numerous clients, she is eager to share her services with the Duke community.

Rachel believes that people are at their best, when they are motivated, engaged and excited about their endless possibilities. She helps clients get what they want, whatever it is.

Kayla brings an integrative approach to well-being and mindful living. She works with groups and individuals who are seeking personal growth in the form of greater presence, passion, and purpose in their lives and careers. She applies her knowledge of mindfulness, psychology, transformational learning theories, neuroscience, and philosophy to help others discover and deepen their own inner wisdom, resilience, and self-efficacy.

Kristi works with clients to transition to new roles, move up in their current careers, and increase their contribution to an organization. She uses a variety of assessments to help customize her work with clients and to meet their specific goals and needs.

Molly's expertise is working with individuals throughout career and life transitions. Molly provides organizational, life and clinical coaching. She supports her clients in career strategy, search strategy, interviewing skills, compensation negotiation, and assessing viable opportunities.

Hillary helps clients gain acceptance to MBA schools by providing inspiration and advice to better market themselves to the schools of their choice.

Itir is an Executive Life and Leadership Coach who specializes in coaching professionals who want to get more satisfaction out of life. Whether her clients are in the midst of a career transition, trying to enhance their performance at work without compromising on life, or wanting clarity on what to prioritize, she helps them bring their values, strengths, and actions into alignment so that they can be their most powerful selves. Itir uses her 15 years of corporate leadership experience in creating brands and driving growth at Unilever, Samsung, and Burt's Bees to help her clients develop and live their personal brand. 

Free one-hour coaching session offered to Duke alumni and staff.

Certifications: CPC (certified professional coach), ELI-MP (Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner)

Ann Park, M.D. is a Board-certified psychiatrist, therapist, and coach who specializes in working with women.  Ann brings cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness approaches to managing stress, work-life integration, and relationship building. She is a certified Executive Coach with the Financial Times Top 10 ranked Center for Creative Leadership network, where she coaches C-suite and Senior women managers to navigate and lead in their organizations. Ann helps her clients thrive in their personal and professional lives.

Debby believes that a career path should leverage an individual’s natural abilities, as well as the values and skills they’ve developed over time. Debby is the author of The Art of Self-Promotion: Tell Your Story, Transform Your Career, and she helps her clients speak confidently about who they are and what they do. She coaches her clients to create individualized career roadmaps, build decision-making confidence and develop practical strategies for continued success. Coaching topics include self-promotion, career management, communication skills, career transition, executive presence and leadership skills.

Katy works with individuals at any career stage (from college students through C-Suite executives) aspiring to improve their career and leadership performance or seeking a complete change in career direction. Her expertise is in helping clients identify their talent stack and value proposition to reposition them to leverage their strengths, align with their purpose, and maximize their impact and legacy. Katy works with clients all over the US remotely and uses customized approaches to optimize each client experience.

She specializes in: Forbes Coaches Council Coach, TEDx Speaker, Career Re-entry, Career Strategy, Career Transition, Career Advising for College/Graduate Students, Millennials Career Expert, Women's Leadership Expert, Negotiation Expert, Entrepreneur Strategy and Scaling Advisor, High Performance/High Impact Coaching, C-Suite Executive Coaching, Alignment Coaching, Value Proposition/ Talent Stack ™️ Coaching, Leadership Team Coaching

John’s expertise is recruiting and placing professionals across functional disciplines and industries.  He guides his clients through the job search process, prepares clients for job interviews and assists with networking and mentorships. John volunteers his services and there is no charge to Duke Alumni.

Cassandra brings her years of experience as a global C-suite executive to coaching her ideal clients: talented, driven women who are looking to move into higher levels of leadership and make greater contributions to their organization, while still living an amazing life.