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# Close Cohen: Executive & Career Coaching

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## Posts
- [The Real Work of Leading an Inherited Team (Part 3 of 3): Why Knowing What to Do Isn’t Enough](https://www.lauraclose.com/the-real-work-of-leading-an-inherited-team-part-3-of-3-why-knowing-what-to-do-isnt-enough/): This is the final post in a series on leading an inherited team. Parts 1 through 3 covered the gap between the briefing and reality, why listening has to come first, and the three patterns that consistently slow new executives down. This one is the honest part.
- [The Real Work of Leading an Inherited Team (Part 2 of 3): Listen First. The Rest Can Wait.](https://www.lauraclose.com/the-real-work-of-leading-an-inherited-team-part-2-of-3-listen-first-the-rest-can-wait/): This is Part 2 of a series on what it actually takes to lead an inherited team. In Part 1, we talked about why the picture new executives receive before stepping in is often incomplete. Here, we get into what to do about it — starting with the instinct most leaders get wrong.
- [The Real Work of Leading an Inherited Team (Part 1 of 3): The Briefing You Were Given Isn’t the Whole Story](https://www.lauraclose.com/the-real-work-of-leading-an-inherited-team-part-1-of-3-the-briefing-you-were-given-isnt-the-whole-story/): Most advice about inheriting a team starts with day one. This series starts earlier — with what new executives are actually walking into, why the picture they were handed is only part of the story, and what it really takes to lead an inherited team that performs.
- [Principal Executive Career Coach Job Opportunity](https://www.lauraclose.com/principal-executive-career-coach-job-opportunity/): Are you a seasoned leader with deep experience in corporate and tech environments?
- [We’re building the data that doesn’t exist yet](https://www.lauraclose.com/were-building-the-data-that-doesnt-exist-yet/): Question: Is LinkedIn still working for job search? The real story, how roles are actually being found, and which moves actually made the difference — rarely gets told.
- [Stop Avoiding the Hard Conversations: Why Radical Candor is the Essential Read for Every Leader](https://www.lauraclose.com/stop-avoiding-the-hard-conversations-why-radical-candor-is-the-essential-read-for-every-leader/): By Daria Lojko Executive Coach, Close Cohen Career Consulting & HR Director, Expedia.
- [What Starbucks’ Restructuring and Layoffs Taught Me About the Power of Networks](https://www.lauraclose.com/power-of-professional-networking-starbucks/): I’m a former VP at Starbucks and like many, the news hit hard for me in late September: Starbucks announced the closure of hundreds of stores and 900 corporate layoffs as part of a $1 billion restructuring plan under CEO Brian Niccol. For many watching from the outside, these are just numbers in a business strategy. For those of us who spent years inside that organization, they represent colleagues, mentors, friends. People whose professional identities were forged in the unique culture of a company that called its employees "partners."
- [Ebook out now! “7 Game-Changing AI Apps for Senior Level Candidates: Close Cohen’s Job Search Playbook”](https://www.lauraclose.com/ebook-out-now-7-game-changing-ai-apps-for-senior-level-candidates-close-cohens-job-search-playbook/): Hello readers, our team at Close Cohen Career Consulting has tackled the AI mandate - locate 7 AI apps to recreated our tested, highing achieving 7 stage roadmap for senior level candidates.
- [Leadership Actions to Boost Productivity at Work for Senior Management, Directors, and VPs](https://www.lauraclose.com/leadership-actions-to-boost-productivity-at-work-for-senior-management-directors-and-vps/): Ever wondered what makes a great team truly click? It's not magic. High-performing teams are carefully built, brick by brick, through intentional leadership.
- [Big Tech Career Firm Expands to Raleigh-Durham Amid Six-Figure Layoffs (May 13, 2025)](https://www.lauraclose.com/big-tech-career-firm-expands-to-raleigh-durham-amid-six-figure-layoffs-may-13-2025/): -Triangle pros to get Big-Tech career tactics as job cuts continue
- [Your Next Big Thing: Approaching your Job Search with a Founder’s Mindset](https://www.lauraclose.com/your-next-big-thing-approaching-your-job-search-with-a-founders-mindset/): Alright, let's dive into a mindset shift that can truly revolutionize your senior-level job search. As someone who's navigated the startup world twice - first with founding Close Cohen Career Consulting and then with Included, our AI-powered people analytics platform - I've seen firsthand the power of applying a founder's mentality to any ambitious endeavor. And trust me, landing your significant role is absolutely an ambitious endeavor. 
- [Close Cohen 2024 Year in Review](https://www.lauraclose.com/close-cohen-2024-year-in-review/): As we sat down to review 2024, one thing became crystal clear —we have worked with some incredible leaders.
- [2023 Year in Review](https://www.lauraclose.com/2023-year-in-review/): Farewell to 2023! Adiós, ciao, au revoir, however you want to say it, peace out to 2023. Feels good to breathe in the fresh possibilities of 2024. But, we’d be remiss if we didn’t take a moment to look back and reflect on all the hard work of this past year.
- [8 Do’s and Don’ts of ChatGPT for Resume Writing (+Prompts!)](https://www.lauraclose.com/8-dos-and-donts-of-chatgpt-for-resume-writing-prompts/): At CloseCohen we are early adopters of all new technologies, and have been using ChatGPT and AI tools to strengthen and deliver ever more competitive and engaging resumes for each executive client.
- [The Day I Knew I Was Quitting and Moving to Portugal](https://www.lauraclose.com/the-day-i-knew-i-was-quitting-and-moving-to-portugal/): Cheyanne Johnson is contributing author for Close Cohen Career Consulting and ex-AWS leader who moved with her family to Portugal for a slower and intentional lifestyle. Cheyanne lives with her husband and two young sons in Porto and is a huge advocate for working parents.
- [Proud, Loud, and Strategic: Brag Better Book Review](https://www.lauraclose.com/proud-loud-and-strategic-brag-better-book-review/): Attention, praise, and opportunities come to those who strategically talk about their accomplishments.
- [You’re Oversharing: Smart Brevity Book Review](https://www.lauraclose.com/youre-oversharing-smart-brevity-book-review/): Most people share too much information and focus on extraneous details when writing and speaking. Just like we do in our coaching practice, Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More With Less brings attention to these blind spots and gives practical tips to improve your communications.
- [2022 Year in Review](https://www.lauraclose.com/2022-year-in-review/): Transparency continues to be a key value and differentiator for CloseCohen. For the fourth year in a row, we have analyzed our data and reflected on the year that passed. As always, we’re happy to openly share our data below.
- [Worth It: The Benefits and Costs of Career Coaching](https://www.lauraclose.com/worth-it-the-benefits-and-costs-of-career-coaching/): Career coaching has never been hotter, and as a thriving global career coaching firm, we’ve never been busier! This makes sense when Gartner research shows that 37% of the skills employees use today were learned in the past year – put simply: continuous improvement is a crucial investment in your career.
- [“Aren’t they going to take internal candidates first?”](https://www.lauraclose.com/arent-they-going-to-take-internal-candidates-first/): Last week an executive in her 40’s with a history of leading global teams rolled her eyes at me in our session. “Come ON” she pushed back on me “Aren’t they going take internal candidates first?” I could tell she was losing the battle against her inner dialogue and needed a course correction.
- [How do I compete now?](https://www.lauraclose.com/how-do-i-compete-now/): A recent client stared off into the distance past the camera on his laptop while I watched him think “My question is ” he began “–how do I compete now? The market is flooded with candidates, and no one seems to be hiring.”
- [How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay: Book Review of <i>Big Feelings</i>](https://www.lauraclose.com/how-to-be-okay-when-things-are-not-okay-book-review-of-big-feelings/): Throughout the week that Roe v. Wade was overturned, our executive coaching clients shared that they were angry, sad, overwhelmed, worn down, or didn’t know how to feel anymore. These senior level professionals communicated that the last few years felt so heavy and turbulent, they didn’t know how to show up to work some days—let alone lead a team. Workplaces and traditional career growth weren’t designed for the intense level of emotional processing we’ve collectively experienced these past 2 years.
- [How to Become an Impact Player – New Book Review](https://www.lauraclose.com/how-to-become-an-impact-player-new-book-review/): At CloseCohen we like to see our senior-level clients to create value for those around them. When you are creating value, you increase your influence and find yourself tapped for leadership opportunities more readily, which we love to see. Liz Wiseman’s newest book is all about how to be one of these “impact players”—the clutch players who can be counted on to step up and lead. 
- [Your Inner Worklife Needs Work](https://www.lauraclose.com/your-inner-worklife-needs-work/): I’m crazy busy. I’m tired. I’m burnt out. Sometimes even senior-level clients come to us with these very natural, human experiences at work. There’s always an email to be sent, important meeting to attend, and a list of tasks to check off. This type of outer work consumes most of our hours and can make us feel productive and valuable. We show our ambition and drive through these signs of productivity—it’s considered a strength and badge of honor for many.
- [2021 Year in Review](https://www.lauraclose.com/2021-year-in-review/): Transparency is a key theme and differentiator for us at CloseCohen—for our third year in a row, we have analyzed our data and conducted self-evaluations as the new year begins! You’ll be hard pressed to find another executive career service that shares its data like we do, and we’re happy to share our data below.
- [Business Insider interview with Alisa Cohen on 5 steps to help you land your first VP role](https://www.lauraclose.com/business-insider-interview-with-alisa-cohen-on-5-steps-to-help-you-land-your-first-vp-role/): Read the full article here.
- [Book Review: How you can build stronger executive presence with <i>Think Again</i> by Adam Grant](https://www.lauraclose.com/book-review-how-you-can-build-stronger-executive-presence-with-think-again-by-adam-grant/): As an Executive Coach, I invite clients to examine what served them well in the past and to discover if it still serves them well today.
- [The Great Resignation Part II: Hiring Managers, We See You](https://www.lauraclose.com/the-great-resignation-part-ii-hiring-managers-we-see-you/): All this “Great Resignation” talk conjures up images of professionals lying on the beach with cocktails in hand. But what about the leaders who are on the receiving end of the resignation notices?
- [The Great Resignation Part I: Prepare to Give Your Notice](https://www.lauraclose.com/the-great-resignation-part-i-prepare-to-give-your-notice/): You’ve read the headlines: The Great Resignation is here…and you want in.
- [How We Prepare Senior Leaders For Their Interview Loops](https://www.lauraclose.com/how-we-prepare-senior-leaders-for-their-interview-loops/): Senior leaders are accustomed to preparation before execution, so it’s natural they seek us out for support when preparing to take their candidacy to market. Our streamlined approach for busy senior leaders is focused on successfully nailing the interview loop through smart preparation. We’ve coached hundreds of executives and leaders in this journey and identified 3 steps you cannot skip: Research, Network, and Rehearsal. These are the fundamentals of a competitive approach.
- [Lies, Truth, and Extraordinary Results — The ONE Thing Book Review](https://www.lauraclose.com/lies-truth-and-extraordinary-results-the-one-thing-book-review/): With a title that sounds like marketing jargon, I was unsure what to expect from The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results. Written by Gary Keller with Jay Papasan, the book promises to explain how to “overcome the six lies that block our success, beat the seven thieves that steal time, and leverage the laws of purpose, priority, and productivity.” My skepticism waned as I flew through the pages, nodding along with the clear and compelling points, and intrigued by the easy-to-digest research.
- [2020 Year in Review](https://www.lauraclose.com/2020-year-in-review/): 2020 was a year for the history books for Close Cohen Career Consulting, just like for each of you. We opened with a bang—a sold out/waitlist only professionals & leaders mixer at  Good Bar in Pioneer Square in February, where the wait staff had to lean all the way in to hear our drink orders over the absolute roar of our crowd.
- [An Incredible Journey](https://www.lauraclose.com/an-incredible-journey-announcing-rebrand-close-cohen-career-consulting/): Interesting pandemic isn’t it?
- [The Outcome](https://www.lauraclose.com/the-outcome/): This past month a wonderful client of ours –a senior female software engineer, sent an email to us titled “The Outcome.” As you can imagine, we opened it immediately. Below you’ll find this really lovely reflection she sent over letting us know how she landed in her job search after graduating from our practice.
- [2019 Year in Review](https://www.lauraclose.com/2019-year-in-review/): 2019 was an exciting year, we nearly doubled the number of clients served from 2018. Two dedicated staff were hired to uplevel the customer experience. Our brilliant career coaches Olivia Kidd & Rich Luby have increased engagement, training and coaching for the duration of the client’s stay in the practice. Further, in 2019 two resume writers were hired to attend to client demand.
- [Pick a Fight](https://www.lauraclose.com/pick-a-fight/): The key to a great, successful fight that moves your strategy forward is to pick the overlooked, undervalued or forgotten aspect in your landscape that aligns with core business or core leadership goals.
- [We are For People who Love to Work](https://www.lauraclose.com/people-who-love-to-work/): We are for people who love to work. People who always need a mountain to climb, for people who know they are capable of more. We are for people who are intellectually alive, who delight in the white paper – the late night debate.
- [The Book We Love To Hate](https://www.lauraclose.com/the-book-we-love-to-hate/): The book Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff is a secret weapon in our arsenal of senior and executive level career coaching.
- [“Measure What Matters” –Align your teams or die trying](https://www.lauraclose.com/measure-what-matters/): Measure What Matters will make you want to go disrupt something nearby --like inefficiencies and broken team alignment at work. Riot like a middle manager. Is this why our startup clients love it the hardest?
- [Book Review: Radical Candor. Great for managers and directors](https://www.lauraclose.com/radical-candor-review/): After noticing an uptick in inquiries from managers wanting to lock in their growth trajectory, I started hunting for a great, fresh book we could read together. It had to capture the human complexity of managing, directing and leading. I found Kim Scott's Radical Candor-- it was love at first read.
- [Talk Senior to Me](https://www.lauraclose.com/why-executive-coach-training/): How do you think Zuckerberg prepared for the congressional hearings? By skimming his resume? No. He wore fabulous clothes, had an A-team grill him in mock hearing preparations, just like we do in our private work together.
- [Soft Power Strategies for Professionals](https://www.lauraclose.com/soft-power/): Apparently it’s hard for me to talk about soft power strategies for professionals without sounding like a total jerk. Let's dive in.
- [First Generation Swagger](https://www.lauraclose.com/first-generation-swagger/): Some of you already know I love working with immigrants. Fresh off the boat, first generation in the States, I’ll take it all.
- [Change and the 4 Types of Fear During Upheaval](https://www.lauraclose.com/4-types-fear/): On any given month one of the local behemoths --Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft has a director or manager in my office bracing for their ReOrg. Here are four common ways that stress among staff manifests in the work environment..
- [In Defense of Single Tasking](https://www.lauraclose.com/single-tasking/): Endless multitasking, I would suggest, is a behavior ultimately rooted in anxiety. It lands in the body at the same vibration as fear.
- [The Future of Work](https://www.lauraclose.com/future-of-work/): Work no longer requires you to serve one master employer, work no longer even requires you to be rigorously tested in every aspect of what you produce. Work now requires that you grow continuously as a person.
- [Why Wasn’t I Promoted? It’s Either You or it’s Them](https://www.lauraclose.com/why-wasnt-i-promoted/): If you were not promoted when you believe you should have been, the investigation is two fold: A) Is it you? or B) Is it them? We start with A.
- [Scrappy Women](https://www.lauraclose.com/scrappy-women/): With my scrappy, driven clients one part of our work together is assessing when to bring the fight (and how to begin with diplomacy) and when to opt out.
- [Having Difficult Conversations with Direct Reports](https://www.lauraclose.com/difficult-performance-conversations/): A difficult conversation with your direct report is ultimately a spiritual challenge, so my clients really love the concept of "bearing witness".
- [Your Mixed Class Background](https://www.lauraclose.com/mixed-class-background/): To build out your real-time strategy for promotions, pay raises, and professional exposure, we need to locate you in the chain of your family history.

## Pages
- [Decision Rights Template](https://www.lauraclose.com/ops-template/): Stop the executive bottleneck. Download the exact operational framework we use to transition leadership teams from "facilitation mode" to "implementation mode.
- [Executive Transition Report 2026](https://www.lauraclose.com/executive-transition-report-2026/): The Executive Transition Report 2026 is original proprietary research produced by Close Cohen Career Consulting, examining what drives executive job search outcomes in the current market. The report surveyed 104 senior leaders — directors, VPs, C-suite executives, and founders — in 2026, with 56% of respondents drawn from outside Close Cohen's client base to ensure independence. 
- [For Organizations](https://www.lauraclose.com/for-organizations/): Close Cohen Career Consulting is a nationally recognized executive coaching firm. The For Organizations program is a structured leadership intensive designed for corporate teams — VPs, C-suite leaders, and the HR and People leaders who support them. The program is delivered as a two-day working session in which leadership teams build their own operating system: decision frameworks, ownership structures, KPIs, and execution rhythms. Unlike passive leadership workshops, Close Cohen's organizational intensive requires active participation — teams stress-test commitments, name owners, and leave with a leadership infrastructure they built themselves. 
- [Kyle Cleary](https://www.lauraclose.com/kyle-cleary/): Executive Coach D1 Athlete | Executive Vice President | $12M+ P&L | Entrepreneur | Certified Professional Coactive Coach | Publicis Groupe & Omnicom
- [Rachael Tucker](https://www.lauraclose.com/rachael-tucker/): Executive Coach Columbia M.B.A | $2.8B Portfolio Ownership | Chief Data Officer | Enterprise Revenue Growth | Organizational Effectiveness | Transformative Leader | Moody’s Analytics Product Executive
- [Executive Interview Coaching](https://www.lauraclose.com/executive-interview-coaching/): Close Cohen Career Consulting is a nationally recognized executive career coaching firm. The Executive Interview Coaching program serves VPs, directors, and C-suite candidates from around the country who have a job or promotion interview already scheduled and need to perform at their highest level. Close Cohen has been recognized as Best Executive Career Coach four consecutive years and has prepared senior professionals interviewing at Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, Adobe, Roblox, Walmart, Starbucks, Nvidia, Anthropic, and other nationally recognized organizations. 
- [Ethan Stiles | Growth Executive & Consumer Brand Leader](https://www.lauraclose.com/bio-ethan-stiles/): Executive Coach Harvard MBA | Chief Commerical Officer | $3B + P&L Ownership | Omnichannel Growth | Servant Leader | Culture and Team Builder | GT's Living Foods and Former Starbucks Executive
- [Daria Lojko | Active HR Director (Expedia) | Ex-Boeing | Interview Strategy](https://www.lauraclose.com/bio-daria-lojko/): Executive Coach Human Resources Executive l Change Management, Organizational Design, Talent Management, & Leadership Team Effectiveness | Business-first People Strategy for Fortune 500 companies
- [Laura Close | CEO & 2x Founder | Executive Career Strategy & AI Tech Entrepreneur $7.4M raised](https://www.lauraclose.com/bio-laura-close/): CEO Close Cohen l 2x Founder across Consulting & AI l Founder, Included.ai l #SXSW Innovation Award winner l C-Suite Performance Catalyst l Executive Coach - think like a founder & excel. 
- [Jenna Couzens | Ex-Amazon & Starbucks Leader ($1B+ P&Ls) | Executive Coach](https://www.lauraclose.com/bio-jenna-couzens/): Executive Coach Senior Product Leader | $1B P&L Ownership | Omnichannel Growth | Team Empowerment | Culture Builder | Amazon and Former Starbucks Leader
- [Nancy Poznoff | Ex-VP Zillow, Starbucks, T-Mobile | Executive Coach](https://www.lauraclose.com/bio-nancy-poznoff/): Executive Coach, Former Starbucks and Zillow Executive | Startup Advisor
- [Brett Coakley | Ex-Google, Lenovo, Blue Apron | Principal Executive Coach](https://www.lauraclose.com/bio-brett-coakley/): Principal Executive Coach Former Tech Leader Turned Coach | Supporting Senior Talent Through High-Stakes Career Moves | Move Forward with Clarity, Confidence & Purpose
- [Mock Interviews](https://www.lauraclose.com/mock-interviews/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Mock Interviews Washington, D.C.](https://www.lauraclose.com/mock-interviews-washington-d-c/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Mock Interviews San Francisco](https://www.lauraclose.com/mock-interviews-san-francisco/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Mock Interviews Raleigh-Durham](https://www.lauraclose.com/mock-interviews-raleigh-durham/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Mock Interviews Connecticut](https://www.lauraclose.com/mock-interviews-connecticut/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Mock Interviews Dallas-Fort Worth](https://www.lauraclose.com/mock-interviews-dallas-fort-worth/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Mock Interviews Austin](https://www.lauraclose.com/mock-interviews-austin/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
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- [Mock Interviews Bellevue](https://www.lauraclose.com/mock-interviews-bellevue/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Mock Interviews Seattle](https://www.lauraclose.com/mock-interviews-seattle/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Executive Career Coaching](https://www.lauraclose.com/executive-career-coaching/): Close Cohen Career Consulting is a nationally recognized executive career coaching firm with clients across the United States. The Executive Career Coaching program serves Senior Managers, Directors, VPs, senior directors, C-suite leaders, and high-potential managers ready to lead at the next level  —from professionals earning their first Director or VP promotion to established executives expanding their organizational influence. Close Cohen has coached hundreds of professionals from Fortune 500 companies including Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Anthropic, NVIDIA, Walmart, Starbucks, and Roblox and has been recognized as Best Executive Career Coach four consecutive years. 
- [Entrepreneurship Coaching & Strategy](https://www.lauraclose.com/entrepreneurship-coaching-strategy/): Think like a founder, turn your best idea into a business
- [Executive Career Coaching Raleigh Durham](https://www.lauraclose.com/executive-career-coaching-raleigh-durham/): We help RDU professionals move faster, lead better, and get promoted. Here's how:
- [Executive Career Coaching Washington, D.C.](https://www.lauraclose.com/executive-career-coaching-washington-d-c/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Executive Career Coaching Chicago](https://www.lauraclose.com/executive-career-coaching-chicago/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
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- [Business Schools Alumni Served](https://www.lauraclose.com/business-schools-alumni-served/): Reviewed by Laura Close, Founder — Close Cohen Career Consulting.
- [Customized Consultation](https://www.lauraclose.com/customized-consultation/): Five star strategies, sourced in the AI & Cloud capital of the world.
- [Executive Career Coaching San Francisco](https://www.lauraclose.com/san-francisco-bay-area-executive-career-interview-coaching/): Land your new role, secure your promotion, uplevel your influence with CloseCohen
- [Outplacement Training](https://www.lauraclose.com/seattle-individual-outplacement-services/): You were looking to make a career of it but they were looking to increase efficiencies. Layoffs are the downside of the employer-employee mutual obligation.
- [Interview Coaching Austin](https://www.lauraclose.com/interview-coaching-austin/): Interview coaching is at the core of our approach, always nail your value proposition
- [Executive Career Coaching Austin](https://www.lauraclose.com/executive-coaching-austin/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Executive Career Coaching Connecticut](https://www.lauraclose.com/executive-career-coaching-connecticut/): Picture this. It’s a Monday in Connecticut. The hiring manager submits his open role to HR. HR posts it on the company’s online career portal. In order to land this job you’ll need to compete against hundreds of resumes arriving from all parts of the world that have internet access, as well as the company’s A.I. Applicant Tracking Software.
- [Career Development Services Seattle](https://www.lauraclose.com/career-development-services-seattle/): Land your new role, secure your promotion, uplevel your influence with CloseCohen
- [Career Coaching Austin](https://www.lauraclose.com/career-coaching-austin/): Strategy, support and coaching customized to your landscape and stakeholders
- [Executive Career Coaching Bellevue](https://www.lauraclose.com/bellevue-executive-career-interview-coaching/): Land your new role, secure your promotion, uplevel your influence with CloseCohen
- [About Close Cohen](https://www.lauraclose.com/about-close-cohen/): The mistake at this point would be to go it alone. As a client, you will experience thought partnership, reading assignments, structured workflows, accountability, and strategy breakthroughs in how you conduct your career-focused project with our team at Close Cohen Career Consulting.
- [Home](https://www.lauraclose.com/): Close Cohen Career Consulting is a nationally recognized boutique executive career coaching firm serving senior professionals across the United States. The firm offers four core services: Executive Career Coaching for leaders mastering team leadership or pursuing promotion, Job Search Career Coaching for executives conducting an active job search, Executive Interview Coaching for candidates with a scheduled interview who need to perform at their highest level, and Team Coaching for senior leaders building high-accountability cultures, closing execution gaps, and driving team performance at the VP and C-suite level. Close Cohen also delivers organizational leadership intensives for corporate teams struggling with missed OKRs, unclear ownership, and the gap between strategic alignment and execution.
- [Results](https://www.lauraclose.com/results/): With Close Cohen, hundreds of clients have skyrocketed their careers, amplified their impact, and landed their dream jobs. This is what they have to say.
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- [Executive Career Coaching Seattle](https://www.lauraclose.com/leadership-coaching-executive-development-seattle/): Five star strategies, sourced in the AI & Cloud capital of the world.
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- [Your Coaches](https://www.lauraclose.com/seattle-career-consulting-firm/): Our coaches are hand-selected senior leaders from Amazon, Google, Starbucks, Zillow, Moody's Analytics, Motorola, SC Johnson, and Expedia —  holding MBAs from Harvard, Columbia and more. They bring insider knowledge from the rooms where real decisions get made.

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