In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with Jennifer Carter, leadership and career coach and founder of Flashlight Thinking. Jennifer shares her journey from C-suite executive to full-time coach, sparked by a moment of clarity that forced her to reexamine boundaries, identity, and what she truly wanted from her career.

They dive deep into imposter syndrome, pricing your expertise, designing a three-month transformational coaching engagement, and helping high-level women stop settling for “crumbs” in their careers. Jennifer explains how she helps clients clear old stories, reconnect with parts of themselves they’ve buried, and confidently pursue work that aligns with who they are now, not who they thought they had to be.

This conversation is honest, energizing, and packed with real lessons for coaches and professionals ready to design a career (and life) that actually fits.



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Website: https://www.flashlightthinking.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jencartercareercoach/

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In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with Rich Davis, Neurodivergent Career Strategist and CEO of Comfort Career Connections, to explore a radically more humane approach to career coaching. Rich shares how he uses the Harrison Assessment and a structured “career navigator” system to help clients, especially invisibly disabled and neurodivergent professionals, identify work they will genuinely enjoy and sustain.

Drawing from decades in psychology, workforce development, and lived experience with OCD, Rich explains how analyzing 175 character traits can remove guesswork from career decisions. He walks through his CFACE (Comfortable Fit Approach for Career Exploration) model, the realities of disclosure in the workplace, and how standardized coaching packages allow solopreneurs to scale impact without burnout.

This conversation is a powerful blend of data, empathy, and lived experience, challenging traditional hiring systems and redefining what meaningful, inclusive career coaching can look like.



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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/comfortcareerconnector/
Website: https://www.mycomfortjob.com/

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In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Kevin sits down with Natalie Parker, a leadership coach with over 20 years of experience, TEDx speaker, podcast award winner, and founder of Natalie Parker Enterprises. Natalie shares her journey from corporate leadership to entrepreneurship, sparked by a life-altering near-death experience that reshaped how she views purpose, impact, and success.

They dive into what it truly takes to scale a coaching business without becoming the bottleneck. Natalie explains how she built a team of experienced coaches using a shared methodology to deliver consistent results without client dependency on her personally. The conversation covers accountable leadership, pricing beyond hourly models, building scalable systems, leveraging AI, and why authenticity and trust are becoming essential currencies in modern leadership.

This episode is a powerful look at how coaches can scale with integrity, build lasting impact, and design businesses that support both growth and well-being.



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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-renee-parker/
Website: https://thenatalieparker.com/

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