
Theresa Sullivan
Burnout and career coach for professionals in Illinois
| Hourly rate range | $140 to $210 an hour |
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| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals, Executives, Managers and Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Executive coach and Health coach |
| Based in | Illinois, United States |
| Credentials | ICF PCC (Professional Certified Coach); Martha Beck Certified Coach; BetterUp certified coach; MBA, Northwestern Kellogg; MS, Northwestern Kellogg |
Theresa Sullivan is a career and burnout coach who helps burned out professionals find clarity and peace in their work. She has coached since 2013 in a private practice and for BetterUp. Before coaching, she worked in technology consulting and large enterprise sales at Deloitte, IBM, LinkedIn and BetterUp. She has a business degree background from Kellogg at Northwestern. She is based in Illinois.
What Theresa helps with
Theresa works with professionals who feel burned out and want more clarity about their careers and lives.
- Recovering from professional burnout
- Career changes
- Finding clarity about next steps at work
- Leading with less stress as an executive or manager
- Running a small business without burning out
Who Theresa works with
Theresa coaches high-achieving professionals. Her clients include academics, entrepreneurs, corporate individual contributors, mid-level managers, government leaders and C-level executives. She also works with career changers and small business owners.
Background and qualifications
Theresa studied Information Systems at the University of Notre Dame. She later earned an MBA and an MS from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business. She became a Martha Beck certified coach in 2013. Since then she has coached professionals in her private practice and for BetterUp. Her corporate work was in technology consulting and large enterprise sales at Deloitte, IBM, LinkedIn and BetterUp. There she worked with C-level executives and their direct reports across high tech, healthcare, manufacturing and professional services.
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The CoachVouch take
Theresa coached executives for years after a corporate career in consulting and enterprise sales at Deloitte, IBM and LinkedIn.
Best for burned out professionals, managers and executives who want a clearer career path.
Common questions
How much does Theresa Sullivan charge?
Coaching with Theresa runs $140 to $210 an hour. Message Theresa from this page for an exact quote.
What does Theresa Sullivan help with?
Theresa Sullivan helps with recovering from professional burnout, career changes, finding clarity about next steps at work and leading with less stress as an executive or manager.
Is Theresa Sullivan certified?
Theresa Sullivan lists: ICF PCC (Professional Certified Coach); Martha Beck Certified Coach; BetterUp certified coach; MBA, Northwestern Kellogg; MS, Northwestern Kellogg.
Does Theresa Sullivan work with executives?
Yes. She has coached C-level executives in her private practice. She also worked with C-level leaders during her corporate career.
How do I contact Theresa Sullivan?
Send Theresa a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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