I founded YOUR TRUE YOU to empower individuals to develop important core abilities: self-understanding, decision-making, life planning, and action taking.These life skills increase self-confidence and the opportunity to use innate talents to full potential.

My life experience has included being a mom to two active young chaps, a spouse, a daughter, sister, neighbor and friend. Currently live in Peachtree City, Georgia with a 15 year old Dalmatian, Bella, Hamster, Yogurt, and 2 fish: Lightning, and Seaweed. Worked in various sales, marketing, training and development positions.

High school, college, post grads and young professionals around the country.

In 1990, I began my work with special needs children, adolescents, and young adults by providing both individual and family counseling in my role as a psychotherapist. However, I soon realized that many troubled young people need more than weekly counseling sessions to adequately address their needs. When I began working as Forensic Social Worker, seeking placements for troubled children and adolescents for the Right to Treatment Unit of the Juvenile Division of the Dade County Public Defender´s Office in Miami, Florida, I quickly became aware of the problems and barriers faced by so many parents seeking an appropriate academic and/or therapeutic setting to address their children´s needs.

I provided technical assistance in the development of a resource guide to selected federal policies affecting children´s social and emotional development (birth to six years), while working at the Schneider Institute for Health Policy at the Heller School/Brandeis University. The resource guide was: Off to a Good Start: Research on the Risk Factors for Early School Problems and Selected Federal Policies Affecting Children´s Social and Emotional Development and Their Readiness for School (Huffman & Cavanaugh, et. al., 2000).

I primarily utilize the Highlands Ability Battery with High School and College Students and those persons looking to identify potential majors in college or graduate school.

Certified by The Highlands Company in the "Natural Abilities Assessment", "Whole Person Process", and "Personal Strategic Planning" for individuals and groups.

18 years as an attorney, working as:
* a law clerk for the Chief Judge of Maryland
* an associate for a 300-attorney national law firm
* a partner in a 15-attorney regional law firm
* a government attorney

8 years as an executive recruiter and career coach.

Member, Quality of Life and Career Committee, The Florida Bar

Lawyers, and other professionals, in all stages of their careers,who desire a better match of their natural abilities, values, and interests in their work life.

More than 15 years using The Highlands Ability Battery coaching and counseling clients in life and career transitions. Facilitation of small groups for Personal Strategic Planning Seminars and corporate Highlands programs.

Individuals, corporations in health care, engineering, financial services, consumer products, manufacturing, law, and entertainment; U.S. government agencies and not-for-profit organizations; individuals in transition to the not-for-profit sector.

I am a qualified Occupational Psychologist and a member of The British Psychological Society, the Institute of Career Guidance and The International Association of Career Professionals, with several years experience working in the field of career counselling and recruitment. I have carried out different roles such as Supply Chain Management, Purchasing and Marketing Management, so appreciate what it is like to go through career transitions and also to be in a job that does not fit who you truly are.

This includes students and graduates who are choosing their careers and individuals who are changing, re evaluating or wanting to get more from their life and career.

Chris has coached clients ranging from students to corporate leaders to those needing fresh strategies for work due to stress, divorce and other circumstances. He brings to the coaching process a unique breadth and depth of real world experience, from blue collar roots to corporate America. He grew up working alongside his father, a plumbing contractor. Prior to becoming a coach, he practiced law for 14 years in Atlanta as an associate in a downtown law firm, in-house counsel of a Fortune 200 company, a partner in a boutique construction law firm, an entrepreneur in a solo practice, and he is an experienced mediator. Chris is the author of "Lessons from a Mock Interview Workshop", published online by the American Bar Association, and he has lectured on career issues at the University of Georgia. Chris and his family are active members of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia, where he teaches classes to help people discover their motivated design.

Adults of all ages who are in transition or at crossroads.

Students who are choosing a college, selecting a major or planning their studies and careers.

Organizations seeking employee and leadership development or outplacement solutions.

Legal professionals and those wondering: "Should I go to law school?"

I am a Law of Attraction coach with 25 years of working as a manager in the health and voluntary sector. I specialised in HR and change management. I now work specifically with teenagers and their parents. I support them in their roles and encourage change. My clients have found combining coaching with the Highlands Assessment to be a brilliant combination. It is motivating and inspirational and I have loved incorporating he Highlands Assessment successfully into my coaching business.

I am a catalyst for change: in everyone´s heart they know how they can be successful in their chosen path, the trick is to know how to peel away the layers to enable people to see and believe how they can access this knowing and excel at it. Coaching and the Highlands Assessment ignites this process.

I work mainly with teenagers unsure about their future and adults in transition, sometimes the parents of the teenagers as they are both at a point of transition.

• Career/ Education Consultant for Corporations
•  College Career Instructor/ Workshop Trainer -5 yrs
•  Career/ Job Counselor to Students -5 yrs
•  Career Counselor—
•  Professional Certified Coach

•  Over 4,500 clients served
•  From every line of work and stage of life
•  Managers, Professionals, Leaders,
•  Companies
•  High-School, College students **
•  Re-entry, Retirees
•  Those wanting to love their work.

• Twenty years of experience in corporate programs, coaching individuals and building high-performance teams.
• As an employee of a Fortune 100 Company, helped in the corporate reorganization process, aligning individual workers with new roles.
• Analysis of work environments to discover why some people thrive in one environment and not in others.
• Work with high school and college students in aptitude testing to find what courses and careers were ideal for them.
• Skill in identifying individual skills and abilities, enabling clients to thrive and enjoy life.
• Sixteen years of extensive coaching and management training as employee of two Fortune 100 companies.
• Experienced in working with non-profit organizations, church staff and ministry leaders, in the coaching and development of individuals.

• High school students (whether or not college-bound)
• College students
• Individuals who are:
• Individuals who want to build self-awareness and become more effective in dealing with others

• I have over 20 years in staffing and career development/leadership with fortune 500 companies on the corporate and agency level.
• Companies I have worked with include: JP Morgan Chase, Norvordisk, Aventis, Schering, Bristol Myers Squibb and others.
• Coaching the professional and executive in career development, career change, work life balance in corporations and in private practice.
• Job search tools and strategies- interviewing, dress, communication, resume/cover letter, assessments and career advancement.
• Leadership development.
• Coaching High School, College Students and post college professional.
• Coaching ADHD clients (students and adults)
• Business owner

High School Students
College Students
Professionals
Executives
Career Transition
ADHD in student and adults
Work life balance

• People-oriented across a broad spectrum of abilities and interests
• Experienced career consultant with individuals and with large and small groups
• Career consultant & training coordinator for AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Avaya since 1987
• Conducted leadership & management training for national & regional companies
• Worked as training consultant with management and labor union groups
• Formerly Manager of Staff Training & Development, University of Alabama
• Directed college & university career centers for 12 years
• Began career as Human Resource Specialist at international manufacturing company

• Private and public high school and college students
• School counselors
• Manufacturing companies
• Federal, state and local governments
• Property management companies
• Insurance companies
• Telecommunications companies
• Financial organizations

• Career and leadership development since 1990 assisting over 6,000 clients.
• Popular speaker and certified executive coach through Corporate Coach University.
• Co-author of Highlands: The Right Choice, Matching Your Abilities with College and Career
• Developed The Highlands Potential Indicator
• Strategic partner of The Leadership Group, a division of an international consulting company.

• Corporations—teams and individuals
• Adult individuals seeking meaningful work that is an expression of their abilities, personality, values, etc.; those in career and life transition
• High school and College or Graduate Students

I have over 20 years´ experience in personal development, leadership, life and career coaching, working with individuals in corporate, business and nonprofit settings.

• People who are stressed out at work.
• Professional people making a career change.
• Graduate, College and High School students seeking career or life insight.
• Executives seeking to maximize their careers.
• Corporate leaders who want to ensure their executive and management succession planning leads to the best possible productivity.
• Business leaders who understand that intrinsically motivated employees are the most effective.
• Retirees charting a new course for a new time in life.
• People who have a sense that there can be much more to their daily lives.

Before becoming a coach, writer and speaker, Deirdre worked in the software industry as Director of Sales Operations for a number of companies: ON Technology Inc., Elron Software Inc, Abuzz Technologies Inc., and E-Dialog Corporation.

I specialize in working with 25-55 year old professionals who want to transition into alternative careers. I also help high school and college students select majors.

I have 38 years experience as a middle school teacher, college professor, and clinical counselor, and in consulting. Over 100 people have taken THP from me with a satisfaction rate of 99.3%.

High school students
College Students
Adults
Corporations

• During the past 20 plus years, Ms. Odentz has counseled
/coached more than 3000 attorneys, legal professionals, and high-level executives from the major law firms and Fortune 500 companies on a variety of different work related issues (i.e., career transition, professional development
/executive coaching, business development training/coaching, and career counseling).
• Prior work experience before launching Progress in Work in 2001: 1) Senior Career Transition Consultant and Marketing Director/North America for the HR management consulting firm, The Empower Group; 2) Career Transition Consultant for the HR management consulting firm, King Chapman Broussard & Gallagher; 3) Marketing/Sales Executive with both Group W. Satellite Communication´s television music network (TNN) and Lowe Lintas & Partners (which is part of the Interpublic Group of advertising agencies), 4) Legal recruiter with the highly respected legal recruiting firm, Elaine P. Dine.
• Frequent speaker at the New York Bar Association on topics including: effective networking and career assessment
/counseling for attorneys.

• Major Law Firms and Fortune 500 companies legal departments.
• Attorneys and other legal professionals who are seeking career transition assistance or who are seeking to optimize their career potential within their current organizations.
• Attorneys who are seeking to learn how to develop business.
• Any adult client who is seeking career management services.

Dr. Pepper worked as Associate Dean of Admission at the University of Pennsylvania for five years before becoming a college counselor. She served as counselor for 23 years in leading secondary schools, including: The Dalton School ( NYC), Greens Farms Academy (CT), The Community School of Naples (FL), Shorecrest Preparatory School ( FL), and Crystal Springs-Uplands School ( CA). She was the founder and director of The Scholar´s Workshop (PA) in l980 before founding College and More, Inc. (CT) in 2005.

I concentrate on high school students who seek admission to colleges that fit their talents and needs. I have worked with many of the leading colleges to gain admission for my clients.

I have over 10 years of experience developing employees, managers and executives of Fortune 500 companies, including: Johnson and Johnson, Ansell International, North Protection and W.H. Salisbury to name a few. In addition, I have extensive experience working with smaller organizations, entrepreneurs, and individuals. My role is to help people make optima