Caroline Ouwerkerk
Strengths-based career and leadership coach for social impact professionals
| Hourly rate range | $145 to $275 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Leadership developmentWomen in leadershipBurnout and resilienceAssessments (360, DISC, CliftonStrengths)Career clarity and purposeNew grads and students |
| Works with | Professionals, Women and Students |
| Also coaches | Career coach |
| Credentials | Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths Coach; Certificate, University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Program for Emerging Leaders; Master's in Higher Education Administration, University of Pennsylvania; AB in History, University of Chicago |
Caroline Ouwerkerk is a Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths coach who works with mission-driven professionals and leaders in social impact. She offers private career coaching and strengths-based leadership coaching, and she also leads workshops for organizations. She taught leadership as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. She created the Impact Leaders Incubator, a program and community for women in social impact. Her clients span four continents.
What Caroline helps with
Caroline helps social impact professionals grow their careers and leadership. She works with high-achievers who face burnout and imposter syndrome.
- Using personal strengths more effectively at work
- Burnout among high-achievers
- Imposter syndrome
- Career coaching for social impact professionals
- Leadership growth at any career level
- Leadership crossroads
- Starting a career as a recent grad
Who Caroline works with
Caroline works with mission-driven professionals and social impact leaders at all stages of their careers. That includes early-career jobseekers and recent grads. She coaches leaders at all levels. She also runs a leadership program and community for women in social impact, and she works with mission-driven companies and organizations.
How Caroline works
Caroline builds her coaching on the CliftonStrengths framework. She helps clients see their strengths and use them to get stronger results. For organizations, she facilitates workshops on the same idea. She also runs the Impact Leaders Incubator, a cohort-based leadership development program and community. Her graduate independent study looked at best practices for cohort-based leadership programs.
Background and qualifications
Caroline spent 15 years as a staff member, adjunct professor and student at three top ten research universities. At Johns Hopkins University, she created leadership programs focused on social impact. She taught courses on leadership, social impact and social entrepreneurship at the Whiting School of Engineering. Before that, she was the founding program director of the University of Chicago Urban Network. She holds an AB in History from the University of Chicago and a Master's in Higher Education Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. She also completed the Booth School of Business Executive Program for Emerging Leaders.
Caroline Ouwerkerk pricing
Programs and services
- Private career coaching
- Strengths-based leadership coaching
- Organizational workshops
- Impact Leaders Incubator program and community
Caroline Ouwerkerk reviews
The CoachVouch take
Caroline pairs Gallup CliftonStrengths certification with years of teaching social impact leadership at Johns Hopkins University.
Best for social impact professionals and mission-driven leaders who want to build their careers around their strengths.
Common questions
How much does Caroline Ouwerkerk charge?
Coaching with Caroline runs $145 to $275 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Caroline Ouwerkerk help with?
Caroline Ouwerkerk helps with using personal strengths more effectively at work, burnout among high-achievers, imposter syndrome and career coaching for social impact professionals.
Is Caroline Ouwerkerk certified?
Caroline Ouwerkerk lists: Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths Coach; Certificate, University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Program for Emerging Leaders; Master's in Higher Education Administration, University of Pennsylvania; AB in History, University of Chicago.
Does Caroline Ouwerkerk coach people early in their careers?
Yes. She works with early-career jobseekers and recent grads, as well as leaders at all levels.
Does Caroline offer group programs?
Yes. She created the Impact Leaders Incubator, a leadership program and community for women in social impact. She also leads workshops for organizations.
How do I contact Caroline Ouwerkerk?
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