THINK Before You Pivot: How Coaching Can Charge Your Career Change with Megan Walls Part One on Make Money Mediating #424

In this special two-part episode Susan Guthrie speaks with Executive and Career Coach, Megan Walls, who shares her THINK Protocol for those contemplating a career pivot or who want to supercharge their practice!

For so many professionals the thought of making a career pivot is appealing yet incredibly intimidating.  Seeking to forge a new path is often a journey into the unknown and for many they either jump too fast and fail due to lack of planning or they plan and plan but never feel ready to jump.  The solution?  Work with a coach like Megan who has created her own THINK Protocol to help clients, and you, make good decisions and a plan for success. By the time you are ready to step into that pivot, you will be ready to soar!

Tune in on Thursday for Part Two and THINK your career pivot through!

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More About This Week's Special Guest:  Megan Walls

Megan Walls, CPC, PCC, ELI-MP is a certified executive and career coach, author, noted speaker. She works with high-achieving professionals and teams to unlock their full potential, develop leadership skills, and boost confidence to overcome obstacles and thrive in their organizations and their careers.

What sets Megan apart from other career coaches is that she has developed a proprietary “inside-out” coaching approach which she uses as her foundation with every client. The “inside” refers to helping clients identify areas of strength, areas to improve and obstacles to overcome. The “out” refers to helping clients set realistic goals and create action plans to achieve their goals. During this process, Megan provides guidance, insights and leadership tools and serves as an accountability partner to accelerate a client’s career success while staying true to themselves.

Prior to coaching, Megan enjoyed a highly successful, 20-year career as an institutional salesperson in the municipal bond industry at Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Company and was the firm’s first female partner. She holds a B.A. in Economics from DePauw University, received her coach training from the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and is a member of the International Coaching Federation.

Megan's Website: https://www.wallscareercoach.com/

Email Megan: megan@wallscareercoach.com

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Mentioned in this episode:

The episode Susan mentioned about acronyms and alliteration is called "How Getting 'Sticky' Will Make Your Marketing Better"  You can listen here: https://makemoneymediating.podbean.com/e/how-getting-sticky-will-make-your-marketing-better-with-susan-guthrie-411/

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