Coaching for your professional life and career development
Balancing Life Choices
“Together let’s disrupt the habitual thoughts that keep us from achieving our career & life goals by setting out on a journey of exploration to positively impact your destiny.”
Coaching will help you to:
What People Are Saying
Paul Templeton
Dan was easy to work with and effective. I tend to ramble, and he helped me make my answers more direct and concise. I had a great phone interview after working with him for a single session, and will definitely consider him in the future should l need additional help.
Tim Anderson
In addition to being an outstanding talent acquisition partner, Dan also excels at career coaching and resume building. He provides strategic insights into how to get your resume and online profiles to stand out by highlighting key outcomes in an objective manner. I strongly recommend partnering with fairwindslogiX for either your corporate recruitment needs or your own professional development (or both)!
Paul Gutierrez
Dan was a pleasure to work with. He was extremely thorough for both the company and the candidate (myself). I could tell that he cared to ensure this worked for me as well as the company from the very beginning. He also asked some insightful questions to ensure that I felt it was the right opportunity for me. Thank you Dan! I will use your services in the future when I am hiring candidates for my teams.
Angela Zullinger
So much of the job search journey was new to me - both from a technological standpoint (LinkedIn function, etc), and in terms of effective communication throughout the process. Dan put me together, and continues to support me along each step of the way. The whole thing is a lot less daunting with Dan in my corner. I highly recommend his services!
Gunjan Goel
Dan and I were introduced recently and we developed a level of trust and professional bond very quickly. His views and inputs are invaluable. We did a podcast together on one of my articles and it was great fun. Dan is insightful, engaging and full of experience. I would highly recommend Dan to anyone who is considering coaching and recruiting. Thanks Dan
Mel Reyes
Dan was instrumental in sharing over a decade of personal and professional branding advice and expertise to elevate my profile and visibility. His process allows you to discover you values, talents and position yourself for prime and highly qualified exposure to the right companies. I highly recommend Dan and his group for anyone looking for career advancement and refining your branding pitch.
Coaching and Personal Branding Packages
Á La Carte Coaching is for those seeking guidance for a scheduled interview(s).
Did you know that most hiring managers make their decision about a candidate within the first few minutes of an interview? Most of them will judge the quality of the candidate based on the thought-provoking questions about the position, company, working environment, etc. that they ask.
With Á La Carte Coaching, we fine-tune your interview skills helping you to craft your opening pitch, develop probing questions, discuss tactics for handling tricky interview question, salary negotiation and more.
Our coaching clients report salary increases from $5K to $40k or more.
Interview prep doesn’t have to be challenging
Á La Carte Includes:
- 1 hour one-on-one session (or multiple sessions of 15, 30, 45, or 60 mins)
- Tactical interview prep
- Recorded via Zoom so you and review yourself
- Probing questions
- Position Evaluation (Is this the right career step for me? Why?)
- Salary negotiation
- Email/Text/Phone support
- Schedule at will
Á La Carte Package: $265
How strong is your Personal Brand to land your dream job? Are you seeking a new job or charting a new career direction? Are you viewed as a subject matter expert in your field? Intermediate Coaching is designed for those who are seeking to revamp or make updates to their resume for a specific job opening, enhance their personal brand across social media sites like LinkedIn to get noticed by recruiters and hiring managers. Remember, we live in a keyword search world. You’ll never get noticed if your resume is laking the right wording.
With our Career SWOT Analysis you’ll gain clarity and direction for your career growth.
Intermediate Package Includes:
4 Coaching Sessions
6 Months ad-hoc Email/Text/Phone support
Schedule at will
Career SWOT Analysis
Personal Brand Enhancement
Network Development
Job Search Skills
Career Evaluation
Resume Review and Assessment
• Writing & Mechanics
• Tuning, style and organization
• Identifying your value-add
• Communicating a compelling career story
• SEO review and modification
• Rating your LinkedIn profile
• Interpretation of your experience and skills
Interview Prep & Coaching
• Develop an approach for each phase of the interview process for all positions you are considering
• Probing questions. Get control of the conversation.
• One-on-one mock interview Q&A
• Leveraging expertise in your domain
• Learn the “Art” of an effective post interview Thank You Note.
• Closing the deal
Offer Letter Review & Coaching
• Offer negotiation
• Sounding board to assess your offer letter’s competitiveness
• Compensation review
• Career advancement
Profiles In Excellence spotlight – $495 (a $795 value)
Intermediate Package $795. With Profiles In Excellence $1290
They say a photo is worth a 1000 words. Well, how about a video featuring you discussing a topic in your field or domain as the subject matter expert. A powerful and truly unique way to Profile ‘Your’ Excellence.
Our YouTube channel Profiles In Excellence does just that. We host 1:1 video discussions chatting with highly skilled individuals, like you, who have made a unique impact on their industry or job function. We then jointly promote it through our social media communities like LinkedIn amongst others.
“Personalized executive advisor” is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Dan Counts. I had the honor of interviewing with Dan Counts in his Profiles in Excellence series focusing on my case-study of Zoom as a Disruptive Innovation (first deep-dive analysis on this subject). He is an excellent listener, great communicator, strong coach, and able to cull out the gold nuggets of any complex topic across industries. Dan’s “radio voice” also doesn’t hurt :-). I highly recommend Dan for any company looking for personalized executive recruiting or coaching needs.” Benjamin Dai, Founder Silicon Valley Disrupt
Have you written an article of interest? Do you have a blog? Did you make a significant contribution to your job or industry? Let’s get it out there using the power of social media! This is a unique way to get additional exposure to the job market, enhance your personal brand and stand out from the crowd as a subject matter expert.
Profiles In Excellence includes:
- We jointly identify topic(s) of interest
- Schedule a call to review topic
- Develop outline for video conversation
- Shoot video via Zoom Video call
- Video editing (That’s what we do!)
- Create thumbnails
- Upload to YouTube hosted by us
- Promote through social media
- We jointly identify topic(s) of interest
Profiles In Excellence $795
Do I qualify? Contact us to find out.
Profiles in Excellence is limited to senior level professionals with 10-15+ years of career experience.
Premium Coaching includes everything in the Intermediate and Profiles In Excellence packages.
Premium Coaching Includes:
6 Months of coaching sessions
12 Months ad-hoc email/text/phone support Schedule at will
Career SWOT Analysis
Personal Brand Enhancement
Network Development
Job Search Skills
Career Evaluation
Resume Review and Assessment
• Writing & Mechanics
• Tuning, style and organization
• Identifying your value-add
• Communicating a compelling career story
• SEO review and modification
• Rating your LinkedIn profile
• Interpretation of your experience and skills
Interview Prep & Coaching
• Develop an approach for each phase of the interview process for all positions you are considering
• Probing questions. Get control of the conversation.
• One-on-one mock interview Q&A
• Leveraging expertise in your domain
• Learn the “Art” of an effective post interview Thank You Note.
• Closing the deal
Offer Letter Review & Coaching
• Offer negotiation
• Sounding board to assess your offer letter’s competitiveness
• Compensation review
• Career advancement
Profiles In Excellence spot light – included (a $595 value)
Premium Package $1500. Two payments of $750
What are coaching sessions like?
There are a couple of ways you can make the most out of a coaching session
- Identify your goals and areas to focus on with your coach
- Keep a journal so you can track your progress
- Be open to exploration and change
- Be prepared to be challenged
- Expect change
The goal of each session is entirely dependent upon what you want to achieve
Typically consists of a series of one-on-one sessions that usually last 45 to 60 minutes each, once a week. Sometimes we meet every two weeks or even just once a month – depending on your needs.
Absolutely! The purpose of a consultation is so we can determine together if coaching can provide value to you. It is important to have a trusting relationship and good chemistry for success.
- Come with an open mind to position yourself for success
- Set appropriate expectations
- Open up and be honest with yourself
- Focus on your goals
- Make it a true partnership
- Set the right atmosphere
Consider it an investment in you. What price can you put on you? You can learn about our pricing here.