Elliot Waniek
Career coach for professionals making career transitions
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $185 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals |
| Credentials | MBA, Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern); BA in English, University of California, Santa Barbara |
Elliot Waniek is a career coach who helps professionals make career moves and tell their story with confidence. He works in sales strategy at Salesforce. His own path ran from an English degree to finance, consulting and tech, with an MBA from Kellogg along the way. He coaches people making a first move or a fifth. He also helped people prepare for MBA applications, drawing on his own experience with that process.
What Elliot helps with
Elliot works with people who want to switch fields or step into a stretch role. He helps them prepare and position themselves for the move.
- Changing careers into a new field
- Positioning yourself for a stretch role
- Telling your career story with confidence
- Networking with purpose
- Learning unfamiliar industries quickly
- Making a first career move or a later one
Who Elliot works with
Elliot coaches professionals at different points in their careers. Some are making their first career move. Others are making their fifth. Many are moving into a field that is new to them.
Background and qualifications
Elliot started with an English degree at UC Santa Barbara. He worked in corporate cash management and corporate banking at HSBC from 2014 to 2017. He then worked at Alvarez & Marsal from 2018 to 2021. He earned a full-time MBA at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern, and interned at Vista Equity Partners in go-to-market value creation in 2025. He now works as a Senior Manager, Sales Strategy at Salesforce. Coaching helped him through his own career pivots and the MBA application process.
Elliot Waniek pricing
Elliot Waniek reviews
Elliot Waniek has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 9 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
Elliot has changed fields several times himself, moving from English to banking, consulting and tech.
Best for professionals who want to change fields or move into a stretch role.
Common questions
How much does Elliot Waniek charge?
Coaching with Elliot runs $90 to $185 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Elliot Waniek help with?
Elliot Waniek helps with changing careers into a new field, positioning yourself for a stretch role, telling your career story with confidence and networking with purpose.
Does Elliot Waniek have reviews?
Elliot Waniek has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 9 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
Is Elliot Waniek certified?
Elliot Waniek lists: MBA, Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern); BA in English, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Does Elliot Waniek have experience with career pivots?
Yes. He moved from finance to consulting to tech, and earned an MBA along the way.
How do I contact Elliot Waniek?
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