Jay Fehnel

Leadership coach · Chicago, IL · in person and virtual

Credentials they list: ICF PCC

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"Jay Fehnel is an executive coach and strategy advisor for C-suite leaders, senior management teams and their high-potential successors." (in their words, on their website)

Services

ServiceWhat is includedPrice
Focused Development
executive-level leaders, their direct reports and their high-potential successors		 define and address high-priority issues on request
Standard Development
executive-level leaders, their direct reports and their high-potential successors		 create a full professional development action plan · monitor implementation · Includes 360 assessment and limited stakeholder interviews on request

As published on their website, read Sep 30, 2026.

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Where they fit

StudentsEarlyMidManagerDirectorVP / C-suite
Resume and LinkedInnononononono
Interviews and offersnononononono
Job search strategynonoyesyesyesyes
Career direction and changenonoyesyesyesyes
Leadershipnonoyesyesyesyes
Personal brandnononononono

How they work

Process
Understand yourself: Know your style, your goals and motivations · Appreciate your impact on others: Get a clearer view of how you are perceived by others and how you could be a better colleague · Analyze your situation: Understand your current environment, the major players, issues, challenges and opportunities · Set development goals: Get focused on what you want to accomplish in your professional and personal life · Try new approaches: Create experiments to test new ways of managing yourself, relating to others and building new habits · Monitor your success: Be accountable for taking the right steps to achieve your goals
Assessments
Hogan Lead Series, Hogan Personality Index (HPI), Hogan Development Survey (HDS), Motives, Values and Preferences Inventory (MVPI), Leadership Effectiveness Analysis (LEA), Leadership Impact Report (LIR)
Before coaching
Chief Operating Officer, media and entertainment (2 years); Vice President and General Manager, media and entertainment (4 years); Vice President, Business Development, media and entertainment (3 years); Director, Business Development, media and entertainment (5 years)

Do it yourself, or hire a coach?

Doing it yourselfUsually enough whenA coach earns the fee when
Job searchA target list, a weekly plan and steady outreach. Callings builds the weekly plan and tracks every application, free.Interviews are coming in.Three months without traction, or a senior search that runs on your network.
Career directionWeeks of reading and conversations about roles that fit. Callings can show your strengths and the pay for each role.You already have two or three target roles.You do not know what comes next, or you want structure and a formal assessment.
LeadershipPeer groups, feedback from your manager, reading.You have a mentor who has done the job.A first management role or a bigger team, often paid for by the employer.

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