My work is focused on coaching teens and young adults in the following areas: Brain health & wellness, Life/Personal development coaching, College/Career development coaching, and conflict resolution coaching.
My professional experience includes management positions in the Corporate world as well as working with Government Agencies. My primary responsibilities included training, mentoring, leading, negotiating, interviewing, and program development. I have worked with Veterans, government officials, celebrities, and other dignitaries. This background allows me to bring a broad depth of understanding and objectivity in helping individuals and small businesses to accomplish their goals.
I have traveled extensively internationally and lived abroad while obtaining my Graduate Diploma from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
As a young girl growing up, all I wanted to be was a teacher. However, as time grew closer for me to choose a major in college, I chose to go a different path. Initially I had a double major in psychology and political science. At the time I was advised to no go into private practice. While working on political campaigns I saw the “dark side” of politics and lost my confidence in our political representatives. So, my junior year, I decided on Business/Marketing. Marketing is one of those careers you cannot get a job without experience, but you cannot get experience without a job. I still wanted a job with a purpose, so God opened a door with Delta Airlines. I was able to see the world and also help people. I found myself becoming a natural trainer, leader and mentor of my fellow employees. I was also given the chance to be there for passengers and employees that needed an understanding and empathic approach to their various changes. Still down deep within me has been a desire to help people.
As an adolescent, I struggled with depression, self-worth, and anxiety. How I wish I could have had a Coach (a 3rd person objective party) to have worked through issues at that time. I remember my mom telling me to please find someone I could talk to because she knew that adolescents often do not want to talk to their parents, no matter how close they are.
In looking at the “chapters of my life”, I realize that I am now able to become that “teacher”/ coach and work with youth and adults who are struggling with life challenges. I believe that given the life challenges I have faced and with the training I have received, I can become that 3rd person objective role model.
My eclectic background and training have enabled me to develop an approach to coaching that incorporates principles and practices drawn from various psychological sub-disciplines and life experience. I will combine all of these methods in a coaching environment in an effort to help you and/or your child get unstuck, plan action steps, stay motivated, and achieve goals. While my approach uses some techniques drawn from psychology, I am not a therapist and I will not be practicing psychotherapy. Many different therapeutic techniques can be adapted for coaches and coaching clients.
Coaching Fees
Adolescent/Teen coaching: $90 per 60 minutes (additional fees for activities will be charged at time of service)
Individual coaching (ages 20+): $140 per 60 minutes
Carol’s background, education, and additional trainings give her the expertise and ability to work with individuals, couples, and business executives to help them move toward a more balanced personal life and achieve advancement in their business life.
Coaching Fees
Individual Coaching - $140 per 60 minutes, $35 per 15 minute increments
Jeff Summerlin is a business professional with over 25 years
of experience in coaching, management, training, interviewing, negotiating, and
leadership. These experiences have provided an opportunity for him to build a
comprehensive and expansive knowledge of strength building in individuals. He has a desire to help each person find and identify
qualities that make them unique and determine how they can create a vision and
plan for their best future.
Jeff attended Cedarville University, earning a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Business Administration and Marketing. He has been actively involved in the local
church in various capacities, including teaching large groups, promoting church
growth, mentoring, and active participation in leadership roles. Throughout the
years Jeff has co-coached his son’s sports teams, chaired multiple school and
community groups and fundraisers, worked with youth groups to build successful
programs, mentored college students toward developing career paths, and
participated in Alumni and business enterprise organizations within the
university setting. He is chairman of
his local HOA Design Review Committee.
Jeff and his wife, Kathy, have been married for over 30 years. After
actively raising their three sons, Kathy, along with her business partner, has
built a successful in-home business. They have three grown sons, two incredible
daughters-in-law, and a beautiful new granddaughter.
Jeff is passionate about enabling and coaching individuals
to reach their goals. He believes that “standing alongside clients” and helping
them envision their future direction can bring change. Jeff’s goal is to help every
individual to become their best version.
Change can be complex, but with the right coach it is possible to
achieve your end goals.
Jeff works with business executives, married men, young men,
college students and groups who are seeking to live a life that aligns with
their personal values, passions, and purpose. His focus is on coaching
Executive Development; career ladder, defining success, overcoming low
self-esteem, and establishing a balance between home and career. He also
focuses on Career Development; career choice, time management through clear
vision, interview preparation, and determining a clear path after high school
and college. Additionally, he works to
promote Personal Development; breaking toxic habits, relationship building,
overcoming conflicts, enhancing self-awareness, and building confidence.
Coaching Fees
Individual Coaching - $140 per 60 minutes, $35 per 15 minute increments