Gretchen Skalka
Career and leadership coach for purpose-driven women
| Hourly rate range | $100 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Career changeJob searchResume and LinkedInPromotions and advancementWomen's careersWomen in leadershipLeadership developmentTeam performance |
| Works with | Women, Professionals and Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Executive coach and Speaking coach |
| Credentials | Certified Career Coach; Certified Career Development Coach |
Gretchen Skalka is a career and leadership development coach who works with purpose-driven women. She is a former corporate Marketing Director with a background in leadership and employee development. She helps women lead with authenticity, raise their income and widen their professional influence. She uses an exercise called Mine Your Mind to find transferable skills and better career options. She also builds leadership and team programs based on Positive Intelligence and gives talks to businesses.
What Gretchen helps with
Gretchen works with women who feel stuck in their careers and lack professional guidance. She also helps women who doubt their own success and fear being found out.
- Taking a career to the next level
- Finding professional guidance and support
- Feeling like your success is a fluke
- Returning to work after time off for caregiving
- Finding transferable skills for a career change
- Choosing a better work environment
- Updating a profile and job search strategy
- Building stronger leadership and team engagement
Who Gretchen works with
Gretchen works with purpose-driven women, including career changers, job seekers, career professionals and women in leadership. She also works with business owners. One client returned to work after caring for a family member and found her authority reduced. Gretchen helped her find a better fit.
How Gretchen works
Gretchen starts many clients with an exercise she calls Mine Your Mind. It is a series of questions that clear away what the client does not want. It reveals the client's most transferable skills and outlines more suitable career options. She also helps clients separate the work itself from the work environment, and looks at options such as flat companies and flexible or rotating schedules. For teams and businesses, she builds custom strategy based on Positive Intelligence.
Background and qualifications
Gretchen Skalka is a Certified Career Coach and Certified Career Development Coach. Before coaching, she worked in corporate Marketing, Leadership and Employee Development, and she was a Marketing Director. She now coaches women on career and leadership growth. She also designs Positive Intelligence-based strategy for business and personal leadership, team development, engagement and retention. She gives speeches, presentations, trainings and recordings for struggling businesses and professionals.
Gretchen Skalka pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one career coaching
- Free discovery call
- Positive Intelligence-based team development
- Speeches, presentations and trainings for businesses
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The CoachVouch take
A former corporate Marketing Director who coaches women on careers and also builds Positive Intelligence-based leadership programs for teams.
Best for women who want to move up, change careers or lead with more confidence.
Common questions
How much does Gretchen Skalka charge?
Coaching with Gretchen runs $100 to $175 an hour. Message Gretchen from this page for an exact quote.
What does Gretchen Skalka help with?
Gretchen Skalka helps with taking a career to the next level, finding professional guidance and support, feeling like your success is a fluke and returning to work after time off for caregiving.
Is Gretchen Skalka certified?
Gretchen Skalka lists: Certified Career Coach; Certified Career Development Coach.
Does Gretchen Skalka work with teams and businesses?
Yes. She builds custom Positive Intelligence-based strategy for leadership, team development, engagement and retention. She also gives speeches and trainings.
What is Mine Your Mind?
It is Gretchen's exercise of guided questions. It clears away what you don't want, reveals your transferable skills and outlines better career options.
How do I contact Gretchen Skalka?
Send Gretchen a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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