Kelly Nash
Career alignment coach for mid-career professionals in Chicago
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
| Based in | Chicago |
| Credentials | Creator of Career Authorship™ |
| Practice | Kelly Nash & CO. |
Kelly Nash is a Chicago-based career alignment coach who helps high-achieving professionals find clarity in their next career move. She also consults with organizations on workforce development. She spent more than 11 years at Salesforce, where she built career development programs and internal mobility systems. She guided more than 9,000 employees through major organizational changes. Her clients have landed roles at Google, LinkedIn, HubSpot, and Boeing. She created Career Authorship™, her own career philosophy.
What Kelly helps with
Kelly helps professionals who feel stuck in choices they made out of habit or pressure. She also helps organizations close the gap between leadership decisions and what employees understand.
- Getting clear on what to do next in your career
- Breaking away from reactive career choices
- Preparing for a job search
- Showing up with confidence in a job search
- Career planning
- Writing cover letters
- Improving employee understanding of strategic decisions
- Reducing talent exits and lost engagement
Who Kelly works with
Kelly works with high-achieving professionals, including mid-career people who are planning their next chapter. She also works with organizations that want to improve workforce development, employee engagement, and retention.
How Kelly works
Kelly uses Career Authorship™, a philosophy built on the idea that high-achieving professionals should take active control of their own career story. Her work draws on organizational research and structured stakeholder interviews. Her offers include The Career Story Audit at 4 hours 30 minutes of coaching, The Career Clarity Intensive at 2 hours 30 minutes, and the Job Search Ready Bundle at 1 hour 15 minutes. She also offers custom hourly sessions.
Background and qualifications
Kelly spent more than 11 years at Salesforce. She started by partnering with Fortune 500 customers on marketing and ad-tech strategy. She then built and led the employee experience function inside the Customer Success organization. There she designed career development programs, built internal mobility systems, and guided more than 9,000 employees through major organizational transitions. Her work has been featured by General Assembly, the International Association of Women, and Thrive Global. She also publishes The Career Script, a weekly newsletter for mid-career professionals.
Kelly Nash pricing
Programs and services
- The Career Story Audit
- The Career Clarity Intensive
- Job Search Ready Bundle
- Custom hourly coaching
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The CoachVouch take
Kelly pairs 11+ years of Salesforce experience in employee career development with one-on-one career coaching.
Best for mid-career high achievers who want clarity on their next role before starting a job search.
Common questions
How much does Kelly Nash charge?
Coaching with Kelly runs $90 to $175 an hour. Message Kelly from this page for an exact quote.
What does Kelly Nash help with?
Kelly Nash helps with getting clear on what to do next in your career, breaking away from reactive career choices, preparing for a job search and showing up with confidence in a job search.
Is Kelly Nash certified?
Kelly Nash lists: Creator of Career Authorship™.
Does Kelly Nash work with organizations as well as individuals?
Yes. Kelly consults on workforce development and helps organizations close the gap between strategic decisions and employee understanding.
What is Career Authorship™?
It is Kelly's philosophy that high-achieving professionals have the right and the responsibility to take intentional control of their career story.
How do I contact Kelly Nash?
Send Kelly a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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