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Executive and Career Coaching

Lead with greater confidence, clarify your career direction, ​and achieve success on your own terms.

​Determine your Path

You have high hopes for your career and you are a hard-working professional. Likely, there are one or more opportunities or challenges in your professional life right now that have led you to look into coaching.  You may be feeling somewhat "off", curious about what's next, or interested in advancing in your career or leading others with more confidence. Or perhaps you just lost your job, are feeling frustrated with your leaders, and/or are trying to cope with a toxic work culture.

  • What do you want out of your career?
  • How can you grow as a leader or aspiring executive?
  • What options should you explore next?
  • Should you stay or should you go?
  • Can you adjust anything to help you feel better in your current role?
  • Are you looking to recover and move on from a job loss?
  • Were you recently promoted and want support as you onboard to your new role?

I am an Executive Coach and Career Coach with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and over 20 years of experience. My clients represent all possible backgrounds, leadership levels, career phases, gender identities, and lived experiences. If your career questions and research  have led you here, then we might be a good fit for working together. I would like to hear your story and see if I can offer you an outside perspective, a sounding board, best practices, and resources. Clients tell me they also appreciate my ability to listen intently and brainstorm options with them!

I help people like you assess things, figure out what you want, and take action to improve your career and leadership experiences. You can feel more fulfilled, so that facing Monday mornings or leading your team bring you more energy and a greater sense of meaning, purpose, and accomplishment. If this sounds promising, set us up for a free conversation! --
​"Kim was a huge asset as an executive leader coach. She listened, made valuable recommendations and helped me sort through my ideas on how to be a better manager."
--Jennifer, Vice President

What could we work on together?

  • Executive coaching to clarify goals and help you more effectively lead, communicate, influence, negotiate, and get promoted.
  • Leadership development for subject matter experts, emerging leaders, and all leaders across experience levels and industries.
  • Career coaching, including self-assessment, decision-making, resources, and next steps for career transitions.
  • Job search tips and best practices for people who are moving forward after a job loss or other work challenges.
  • Compassion, deep listening, and some knowing guidance to help you cope and advance your career.

Bartels Executive Coaching can help you achieve success on your own terms. With greater clarity and confidence, you build the life and career you want.

Dr. Kim Bartels

  • I provide one-on-one executive leadership and career coaching to people with varying years of work experience in higher education, corporate, or other work environments.
  • I offer expertise, interpersonal warmth, lots of brainstorming, and decades of experience.
  • Clients work on executive and leadership growth, communication, influencing skills, leadership best practices, and career decision-making, among many other issues.
  • You may be asking, “Should I stay or should I go?” I can help you work through all of the factors related to this important career question.
  • If you have been let go and need to regroup before looking for what's next, I can help you recover and then prepare for your next transition (including job search and interview tips).
  • You deserve full support, with access to helpful professional resources along the way.
  • You receive confidential, independent coaching expertise tailored to you and your needs.

Who are my clients?

My clients are individual contributors, managers, leaders, and executives of all gender identities and backgrounds, each with unique lived experience. In recent years, I focused my marketing on female leaders. Today, I coach all adult professionals, including individuals who are underrepresented in top leadership roles (e.g., individuals from BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ communities). Basically, if you read through my website or LinkedIn materials and sense that we may be a good fit for working together, I suggest you set up a free call with me!
Based on a few hundred client responses to my intake survey, the people who seek out my services:
  • Work for businesses of any size, including corporations, non-profits, or colleges/universities (77%).
  • Are professionals who report being between 35 and 64+ years of age (67%).
  • Have earned a Masters' degree or higher, e.g., M.B.A., M.A., J.D., or Ph.D. (53%).
  • Have earned a Bachelor's degree as their highest formal education (36%).
  • Make thoughtful career decisions and take action to succeed at work and in life.
  • ​May not fit any of the above descriptions, but are ready to make some changes!​​
Click "Book now" below for the all of the details on how we could work together!​
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Thank You!
Kim
Kim Bartels, Ph.D.
Founder of Bartels Executive Coaching
​"Kim is a true professional and an excellent resource for career and executive coaching. She is results-oriented and genuinely cares about and contributes toward achieving her client's goals."
--R. K., Senior Director