Make your career your own

Executive leadership and career coach for women who want to make a greater impact through their work.

Kim Jones

Make your career your own

Executive leadership and career coach for women who want to make a greater impact through their work.

Define what you want to achieve in your career. Create a plan to get there.

Often, what stops women from achieving their professional potential is a lack of clarity on their career vision, doubts about their ability to achieve what they want, and uncertainty about how to overcome the obstacles in the way.

These obstacles may include limiting beliefs about what you can achieve, a fear of failure, a lack of knowing what you want to do next, career commitments to loved ones that feel unbreakable, limited resources or time to chart a new course, plus many other reasons you may have about why it feels impossible to create a new path forward.

If you are blocked by any of these obstacles, know that they are not insurmountable. I have worked with hundreds of women who have faced similar constraints to making their way to careers they love, helping them navigate the challenging terrain of career change to overcome the blocks that are in the way. I use the tools I learned during my own journey of career transformation from business executive to entrepreneur to guide my clients to more fulfilling, impactful, and meaningful careers and lives.

When you engage me as your coach, we’ll work together to identify the impact you want to make through your work, the right career for you based on that, and create the strategies to achieve it. By working together, you’ll begin taking steps to fulfill your professional potential and build the impactful career you’ve been longing to create.

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Career Coach For Women - Kim Jones

My Background

Executive Leadership and Career Coach for Women

If you know only one thing about me, it’s that my work is dedicated to developing leaders and advancing women in the workplace.

I believe our society will be a better place when women stop settling for jobs they can barely tolerate, start building careers they love, and amplify their professional gifts.

I launched my coaching and consulting business, Kim Jones Alliance, with the mission of working with individuals and companies committed to fostering the equal representation of women in the workplace. This work is so important to me because as a former C-suite executive in the Information Technology sector, I know first-hand the obstacles women face in achieving advancement and well-being through the work they do.

 

As a career coach for women who want to make a career transition, I guide my clients through the process of envisioning a career that aligns with their life's mission and values; crafting their career narrative to articulate the value they will bring to their next job; and developing the strategy for their job search to realize careers they love.

For clients looking to elevate their existing careers, I deploy comprehensive strategies learned from my executive leadership career and anthropological training to address the issues that hinder women's advancement and equal representation in the workplace. These strategies are centered on developing the skills, authenticity, resilience, confidence, perseverance, communication, and political acumen to guide professional growth while creating practices to balance professional objectives with overall well-being.

My Story

I knew from a young age that I wanted to make my mark on the world. Early on, I decided I would do this by becoming a business leader. My subsequent corporate career was characterized by hard work, earning, pursuing, sacrificing, navigating challenging environments, and achieving great success doing it. I achieved my goal when I worked my way up to divisional CIO and senior vice president for a Fortune 250 insurance company. I had a career that was, by all accounts, the definition of success. The problem was, I was unfulfilled doing the very thing that I intentionally set out to do.

This lack of fulfillment was tolerable until my personal life began unraveling in 2014. In the space of only a few short years, I suffered tremendous losses to some of the people I loved most (my brother died of a catastrophic heart attack, a beloved family member was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and a dear friend lost his battle to cancer). Because of these events, I realized with a clarity I hadn't had before that I no longer wanted to maintain a job in service to someone else’s vision. I spent the next few years reinventing my career into one that’s committed to making a bigger impact in the world, one built on a foundation of meaning and fulfillment and aligned with work I feel called to do.

Fast forward, and I now support women and companies aspiring to create similar impact in the world by aligning their work with their deepest values and interests. Now, I am honored and privileged every day to help mission-driven people and organizations achieve their boldest visions and make their own indelible mark on the world.

Jessica K

“I would not be where I am now without the help of Kim.

I started working with Kim shortly after I made my big career leap. I was passionate about my new career, but facing waves of internal resistance, doubt, and insecurity. Without Kim’s guidance, I may have turned back.

I cannot express my gratitude for Kim enough. Kim embodies that unique blend of strong yet gentle, practical and wise, intellect and heart. She is gifted in intuition and empathy. Kim quickly sees where you are holding yourself back and guides you to your own inner wisdom.

She is a powerhouse when it comes to practical advice and real-world solutions. Kim’s approach of addressing inner resistance as you take actionable steps toward your career goals is exactly what you need to transform and love your career.”

Jessica K.
Holistic Life Coach

Jessica K
Hayley G

“I always felt our sessions were seamlessly tailored to where I was and what I needed. I cannot recommend working with Kim enough!

I began working with Kim when I was considering my desired career direction after several years in a highly rewarding yet extremely demanding job that left me eager to make an intentional next step in my career that aligned with my values and desired lifestyle.

In my sessions with Kim, I was able to rethink my career options, explore my goals both professionally and personally, and identify new possibilities that would allow me to align my career with the intentions I have for my life. This could have been a daunting process of self-discovery and professional exploration if undertaken solo; instead, working with Kim has provided me with partnership, accountability, empathy, and wisdom.

To each of our sessions, Kim brought deep professional expertise and concrete, practical ideas and tools, as well as empathy and intuitive insights–which made this career exploration process empowering and exciting.”

Hayley G.
Strategy Consultant

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Charlene E

“I would not be where I am without Kim!

What I hoped to get from my coaching with Kim was clarity on my next career move. What I actually got was an entirely new direction for my career! Our engagement helped me better connect with my passion and purpose and helped me develop the resilience and grit needed to move into this next phase.

Kim’s coaching reinforced my desire to challenge myself beyond what I’ve ever done and helped me tackle my fears to prove to myself that I can achieve bigger dreams than I ever imagined, something that will serve me well in my transition from corporate executive to entrepreneur. By sharing her in-depth knowledge and experience, Kim has given me the confidence going forward to take on the challenges and unexpected glitches that are going to happen on my career journey.

Furthermore, I cannot express how much I appreciated Kim’s strength, clarity, and calmness. Kim sees things both through a professional lens and from a human perspective – blending those together to make her coaching unique. She always brought humanity, honesty, and courage to each of our sessions.”

Charlene E.
Business Consultant

Charlene E
Ally S

“You won’t be disappointed!

When I started coaching with Kim, I was unclear about my career trajectory and where I was going. I knew some changes needed to happen in my life and how I lead, and Kim helped me gain the insight I needed to make those changes.

The amazing part is that not only have I made the changes I felt were necessary, but I have also excelled into a new stratosphere in my career that I didn’t even know was possible. I highly recommend Kim Jones as a career coach to any woman looking to uplevel her career and life.”

Ally S.
Founder and CEO, The Inspired Leader

Ally S
Denise D

“I would absolutely recommend Kim to others – it was a pleasure working with her!

I decided to work with Kim to figure out what I wanted to do next with my career. The process Kim used pushed me to look at this from many different angles. Her emphasis on being mindful in my career search, which previously had been driven by who was hiring, really helped me to take a step back and reflect on my situation in a constructive and thoughtful way. With Kim’s guidance, I realized it was okay to take the time to think about the path ahead and challenge the beliefs others held about what I should do next. Having a clear, guided process of scheduled meetings with set milestones was invaluable for this – there were so many useful exercises and tidbits along the way that I was so out of practice with.

Kim also helped me identify my limiting beliefs and gave me the tools to counteract my negative thoughts so I could go after the career I truly wanted. After going through her process, I now know that it’s OK to do what I want to do, and I feel really confident about what’s next for me!”

Denise D.
Former Nonprofit Director

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