Career Coaching for Executives, Board Directors, and Rising Leaders

Unlock potential at every stage of your career

We all know how it feels when we're struggling against the odds. That's often when professionals consider engaging a career coach.

In reality, the most strategic career decisions are made when the winds are in our favor.

At those times, partnering with a deeply experienced career coach—someone who understands what decision-makers actually look for and can be both "on your side" and objective—adds depth and efficiency to your career decision-making and growth.

The other side of the table

I’m Jared Redick. My professional career began in retained executive search with firms conducting national searches in New York and San Francisco. That meant being on the other side of the table—evaluating executives for Fortune 500 companies and major law firms, identifying leadership potential, and watching how the right narrative could open doors while the wrong one closed them.

Over nearly three decades spanning executive positioning, brand development, and career strategy, I've advised 2,700+ professionals—including C-suite executives, public company board directors, PE/VC-backed founders and leaders, and Am Law 25 firm partners and chairpersons—as well as mid-career professionals, rising leaders, and early-career graduates working in business, finance, technology, healthcare, law, and beyond.

Together, we answer tough questions, surface blind spots, and build strategies that shape not only the next move, but also the broader arc of a career—whether that means navigating an immediate transition or planning three, five, or ten years ahead.

Reality-focused career coaching

Because my work focuses on telling professional stories where the written word needs to be defensible, my approach is less about "finding the color of one's parachute" and more about substantiating what's actually possible, and why. We build realistic strategies based on data as much as feelings.

After all, careers don't grow based solely on how we feel. They grow because a company, firm, or board needs our expertise, and they'll compensate us well for it.

This approach stands apart from traditional career coaching, where the prevailing wisdom is often to choose a new direction, earn another certification, and show up with fresh enthusiasm. In reality, proceeding with a compass—and a credible narrative—becomes trickier as your expertise deepens. Not impossible. Just more nuanced.

What to expect

Whether you’re deep into leadership or just starting out, making the right decisions can be done with greater precision with an expert by your side. 

Get a thought partner who will fall in step with you to troubleshoot and demystify the things that concern you most. We’ll triangulate your goals and roadblocks with career growth strategies developed for your unique circumstances.

Career coaching sessions cover wide-ranging needs, such as:

• Reality- and data-centered career planning and decision-making

• Complex transitions (new roles, pivots, board opportunities)

• Interview preparation and offer evaluation

• Personal brand positioning and narrative development

• Confidential guidance for sensitive career moves

No written deliverables. This is thinking work. Collaborative sessions where we surface the choices, patterns, and proof points that give you clarity and the ability to move forward with intention. We’ll draw from tools like my Job Description Analysis and other frameworks.

Many clients who begin with coaching decide to formalize their positioning through executive résumé development or LinkedIn strategy. In fact, this type of coaching is the first phase of our Career Integration Program and Career Explorer Program. But coaching stands alone as its own valuable engagement when you need strategic perspective without written materials.