Ascend Career Coaching

Career coach · San Francisco, CA · virtual

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Services

ServiceWhat is includedPrice
Career Partnership
managers, directors, and experienced professionals who need a real thought partner		 Navigating leadership transitions and expanding scope · Building executive presence and influence · Developing the hard and soft skills your current role demands · Working through interpersonal dynamics, team challenges, or organizational politics · Tools and frameworks to help you prioritize, communicate, and lead more effectively on request
Executive Coaching
Senior Directors, VPs, C-suite leaders, and senior executives		 Untangling high-stakes political situations and organizational dynamics · Thinking through org design, people strategy, and how to set your team up for success · Developing a clearer vision for your function, your leadership, and your impact · Understanding the interpersonal dynamics that are slowing things down · Identifying and removing the personal patterns and blind spots that limit your effectiveness on request
Job Search Coaching Explore What’s Next & Find Career Clarity · Map your path through uncovering motivations and transferable skills · Define Your Career Story · Build confidence in sharing your professional experience · Resume Revamp & LinkedIn Optimization on request

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

Where they fit

StudentsEarlyMidManagerDirectorVP / C-suite
Resume and LinkedInyesyesyesyesyesyes
Interviews and offersyesyesyesyesyesyes
Job search strategyyesyesyesyesyesyes
Career direction and changeyesyesyesyesyesyes
Leadershipnononononono
Personal brandnononononono

How they work

Before coaching
venture capital startup screener, venture capital; consultant for Silicon Valley tech companies, consulting; recruiting team builder at high-growth startups, recruiting; leader in people-side M&A and international expansion, M&A and international expansion

Do it yourself, or hire a coach?

Doing it yourselfUsually enough whenA coach earns the fee when
Resume4 to 8 hours for a strong base, then about 30 minutes per posting. Callings can tailor it to each job.You are staying in the same field and level and have recent results to cite.You are changing field or level, coming back after a long break, or many applications brought no interviews.
Interviews3 to 6 hours of practice out loud per interview process. Callings can prepare you for each job you track.Early rounds in a format you know.Final rounds, panels, a new kind of role, or you tend to freeze.
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.

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