Jennifer Fink

Fink Development | Career and Executive Coaching for Mid-Career Senior Professionals and Leaders

At Fink Development, we help successful mid-career senior professionals, executives, and founders clarify what they truly want out of their lives and careers, then create the behavior change and roadmap to get there.

We have a collective of power-house career and executive coaches specialized in the following areas of helping clients achieve their career aspirations.

* Clarifying their next ideal career move
* Launching a career transition
* Navigating a complex job search
* Landing remote and flexible work
* Landing a promotion to the next level of leadership 
* Thriving as a manager or leader
* Navigating a moment of complexity or uncertainty
* Stepping into senior leadership of C-suite for the first time
* Amplifying their brand to attract the opportunities they desire
* Building clarity around a new business or side-hustle
* Strategizing positioning, messaging, product/market fit, viable business models, marketing, and roadmaps to launch or scale a business 

We aim to help amplify each client's clarity around what they are trying to achieve, what they are struggling with, and recommend the best resource or coach we know to support them in making intentional moves in their lives and careers. 

Learn more at www.finkdevelopment.com and book a complimentary call.

Founder and Director | Coaching for Mid-Career Senior Professionals, Executives & Founders

Duke Corporate Education

After leaving my career in world-class academic institutions, I wondered how I could stay connected to leading research, top professors, and leadership development insights.

I was able to build a partnership with another world-class institution Duke CE to provide coaching and facilitation to learning and development programs for global organizations.

I’ve been able to provide group coaching and facilitation to large organizations’ rising leaders and leaders on career development and leadership development and leverage those experiences, learnings, and insights into my coaching practice, today.

Leadership Coach and Facilitator

University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

After several of years working directly with students, I pivoted to a Director Level at the intersection of faculty and students. I loved, once again, advising world-class faculty and playing an active role in shaping the impact an MBA program can have on student’s lives and careers. But, after reaching the top, I recognized that the industry was no longer meeting my top values and I needed a shift out.

Stepping into this role it was evident to me right away that I was on a sinking ship, so I let my boss know my plan to right the ship with the best team possible and fix the leaks, and then I’d be planning my exit out. 

I led a strategic charge to create the biggest impact I could, by hiring and promoting an all-star team, overhauling broken systems, processes, and infrastructure, and advocating for the first successful allocation of resources in a decade, as well as leading the charge to hire my replacement for a seamless transition out. 

I was able to leave a department better than I found it. And have the clarity to know exactly what I wanted next, going full-time in my company.

What I learned is that it’s hard as hell to manage a stressful role, take care of your well-being, and take the steps to navigate a career transition, but it’s possible with a strong toolkit of career development skills and a clear roadmap of necessary steps.

Director of Academics, FT MBA Program

Fuqua School of Business

I was super excited to land the exact role I was targeting: one with a split-focus on improving program operations and in developing/refreshing career management curriculum to improve coaching outcomes. 

The first thing I did (beyond building strong internal relationships and trust), was to take a high-level strategic look at the career curriculum, team processes, and technical systems to see what was broken, what could be improved, and what didn’t exist but was needed to help 900+ students a year learn what the needed to learn to land their dream roles and improve the student experience along the way.

During my time there I made a lasting impact on the development of our career management and job search curriculum, consulted with a team of 8 career coaches/advisors on how to deliver compelling content and improve learning outcomes, created a process to track metrics and student outcomes, and improved operational processes and communication and efficiency within our department and internal teams, amongst other notable things. 

I’ve been able to leverage all of the insights gained from teaching 1000s of students and to develop a curriculum in my own business that is highly effective and efficient, while also being intentional about landing the right job, not just any job.

Associate Director, Career Management Center, Daytime MBA Program 

UNC Kenan-Flagler

I took this role as an opportunity to start building my career coaching skills and test coaching as a viable career path. I sat on the other side of the table from individuals who would tell me, "I have nothing to offer," when I was looking at a resume that said something very different!

I knew then that I wanted to be able to make a bigger impact for these individuals and that it was going to take going deeper than just basic communication skills to get to the root of the issue.

During this time, I coached 100s of students on how to improve their communication skills and on-the-job skills (presentations, feedback, difficult conversations, and business writing) and eventually learned that a large portion of people's struggles came from communicating while navigating their job search. 

I also developed standardized resources and course content to cover basic communication topics, so our entire team of consultants could go deeper in their 1:1 support with students, and provide resources for them to continue their learning after sessions. 

The experience, insights, and lessons learned in effective communication, improving your communication confidence, building your personal brand, and public speaking I leverage with clients every single day.

And, the mission I created for myself back then of building people's confidence and helping them see their unique value is still my mission today.

Assistant Director, Business Communication Center 

After learning about the field of Organizational Behavior, I knew it was where I wanted to take my career next, but wasn’t sure how to break in without the experience and expertise. 

I started networking and building relationships with notable individuals in the field, volunteering my time, and learning about faculty’s pain points to see where I could add value. 

After several months of persistence and demonstrating where and how I could add value, I was able to break into the field and quickly climb ranks into my ideal role. 

I spent several years in this role and loved every single second of getting to work with world-class faculty, advising them on process improvement for research design, mentoring business students, and wearing multiple hats across multiple departments. 

This position was one that helped me open the door to many further career opportunities and it would have never happened without understanding how to get in front of the right individuals and communicate a compelling personal brand story, things I teach my clients today.

Manager Organizational Behavioral Research Lab

As I was working in Organizational Behavior Research and considering a PhD, I was feeling a little hesitant about my knowledge, interest areas, and how to be a good teacher, so I decided to become a TA to bolster my skillset. 

I was a lead Teaching Assistant for multiple world-class professors, across multiple semesters, for Organizational Behavior, Leading and Managing, Negotiations, Ethics, Team Dynamics, and Entrepreneurship. 

I learned valued science-based strategies and insights, effective teaching philosophies and approaches, and significant knowledge in the field of Organizational Behavior that I’ve leveraged in my career and bring into my client work.

Teaching Assistant for Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurship Studies

Harvard Business School

Research Consultant/Administrator for Organizational Behavior

Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

Research Associate for Duke’s Fuqua School of Business

Various Companies and Industries 

Prior to my higher-education career, I had an entirely different career comprised of various management roles across a wide variety of industries from retail, to hospitality, to real estate, to food and beverage, and law. 

I loved being able to come into an organization (or help build one from the ground up) and improve operations, business processes, and employee development programs, as well as directly interact with customers to improve the customer experience.

Some of the greatest management lessons in my career were in these early days of learning and growing on the job, it was a steep learning curve that I enjoyed and have been able to now refine over my career.

Manager

Let's ☕️ chat! | Helping Mid-Career Business Professionals and Leaders clarify and land their ideal career move 👩‍💻 | Career Coaching + Resume Writing + Personal Branding + Job Search Strategy

I help people clarify what they truly want out of their careers and then build a roadmap to get there. 

In 2011, I was struggling with my own clarity crisis. I knew I wanted more impact and growth in my career, but I was stalled out in indecision.

Two years later, I had identified my ideal career path, landed my dream job, and launched my own company to help others own their career with clarity, authenticity, and intention.

Today, I teach people (just like you!) how to use the same step-by-step process to clarify, attract, and land (or create) their ideal career opportunities.

Over the past 12+ years, I've taught 1000s of top MBAs and personally worked with 450+ individuals on navigating their career journey to:

✔️Improve their habits and mindset,
✔️Clarify what they truly want,
✔️Articulate an alluring personal brand, 
✔️Land or create their ideal career opportunities,
✔️Communicate more effectively
✔️Make a greater impact, 
✔️and get the most out of their lives and careers.

You can hear so from some of my clients:

🤩 Brian H., "With her help, I've landed in what I consider to be the perfect job for me (for the first time in my life)."
🤩 Spencer H., "I am proud to share that I have gained professional clarity and was able to adjust my search to a more effective method that helped me land my dream job at my dream company."
🤩 Jennifer C., "Working with Jenni has been one of the best decisions of my life."
🤩 Doug S., "She kept me focused and accountable, and encouraged me to be curious and push myself beyond my inherently limited comfort zone."
🤩 Nghiem B., "Jenni has a natural gift to actively listen and ask questions that helped me see my innate abilities and unique power."
🤩 Nick B., "Working with Jenni changed the way I see myself, my career, and the entire social and financial economy of my household."
🤩 Emily ID, "Jenni did more for me in one hour than 10 years of therapy."

My guess is that if you knew what to do, you would have done it already. 

But, figuring out what you want and turning that into a viable next career move is hard.

Especially at Mid-career when it feels like a lot is riding on making the "right" choice and your time is running out.

Luckily there is a better way. 

My favorite clients are the ones who aren't in a rush. They want to feel like they are running towards something versus running away from something.

They are ready to slow down, step back, and take an intentional look at where they have been and where they are heading next.

If that sounds like you, I'm here to help. Shoot me a DM to get started👩‍💻☕️

Founder and Director | Career and Executive Coaching for Mid-career Senior Professionals and Leaders

At Fink Development, we help successful mid-career business professionals, leaders, and executives clarify what they truly want out of their lives and careers, then create the behavior change and roadmap to get there.

We have a collective of power-house career and executive coaches specialized in the following areas of helping clients achieve their career aspirations.

* Clarifying their next ideal career move
* Launching a career transition
* Navigating a complex job search
* Landing remote and flexible work
* Landing a promotion to the next level of leadership 
* Thriving as a manager or leader
* Navigating a moment of complexity or uncertainty
* Stepping into senior leadership of C-suite for the first time
* Amplifying their brand to attract the opportunities they desire
* Building clarity around a new business or side-hustle
* Strategizing positioning, messaging, product/market fit, viable business models, marketing, and roadmaps to launch or scale a business 

We aim to help amplify each client's clarity around what they are trying to achieve, what they are struggling with, and recommend the best resource or coach we know to support them in making intentional moves in their lives and careers. 

Learn more at www.finkdevelopment.com and book a complimentary call.

Growth Process Partners

Founded in late 2020 with a mission to help grow and advise companies and institutions both large and small.

Business, Communications & Public Affairs Consultancy

Schenck Foods Company

Strategized complete restructuring of 90-year-old, 4th generation, family-owned and operated broadline food distribution business with over $40 million in annual revenue and 100 staff. Recruited industry experts complete with newly established job descriptions, wage designations, and employee advancement roadmaps. Created and implemented first-ever vision and mission statement for company together with group of core values. Managed $30 million operational budget and profit and loss (P&L). Supervised six direct reports across sales, purchasing, operations, HR, quality assurance, and finance. Managed service for 1,200 to 1,500 active customers. 

●	Piloted first-ever grocery delivery program for food distributor and rolled out during COVID-19, growing cash on hand (COH) by $2 million from projected loss of $4 million by strategically reducing staff and overhead.  
●	Accomplished key business objectives by cultivating “One Team” culture, promoting collaboration, and encouraging individual creativity, innovation, and high performance to address clear and concise company-wide and division-specific goals. 
●	Surpassed all key performance indicator (KPI) goals, reduced overhead costs and boosted revenue, margin, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) by increasing products and services, decreasing overtime (OT), launching internal and financial controls, and leveraging effective vendor review and consolidation strategies. 
●	Increased company revenue from $39.5 to $43 million in four years by leading transition from legacy system to ERP system, ensuring and exceeding customer expectations, and recruiting industry experts. 
●	Recovered roughly $1 million in uncollected accounts receivable (AR) in 2016 by establishing new protocols.

President & Chief Executive Officer 

The William Robert Group

Served as principal communications liaison with the Business Roundtable (BRT) on behalf of AT&T. Provided strategic counsel to key BRT and AT&T executive stakeholders. Managed day-to-day communication operations; including campaign planning, issues management and original content production. Prepared quarterly survey materials for national release.

Strategic Communications Consultant

Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Managed and grew the firm’s largest US client relationship. Supervised an internal team of up to 16 consultants. Collaborated with public affairs and corporate communications to provide C-suite maintenance and strategic council. Managed an annual budget and oversaw daily strategy and growth of marquee engagements for Telecom client across public affairs and corporate communications. 

•	Grew account to highest-grossing in the US; expanded corporate communications offering by growing strategic and competitive intelligence program.

Senior Vice President

Public Strategies, Inc.

Created competitive research and analysis consulting team to advise in strategic communications, improve customer experience network, and formulate a strategy for AT&T’s public messaging. Led initiatives to help transform AT&T into a technology-forward company; collaborated with C-suite to define and implement strategies. Supervised 5-6 direct reports.

•	Established account as a leader among all H+K accounts worldwide by liaising with international consultants and recruiting top talent with a vision geared to business growth. 
•	Created targeted communications strategy alongside telecommunications’ regional public affairs leaders, implementing a 40-market effort to increase brand awareness and reputation in the US.

Vice President/Director

Network Relations LLC

Added value as part of the leadership team to implement a strategy for $100 million renewable energy public policy campaign on behalf of Boone Pickens to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Managed public image of the company through press releases, social media, creating campaign videos, and spearheading “get out the vote” efforts. 

•	Won Pollie Awards in 2008 for Best Public Affairs Campaign, Best Website, Best Advertising, and Best Grassroots Effort.  
•	Achieved a significant number of campaign followers, including 1.7 million internet-based members.

Vice President

Riley Group LLC

Founded company of 10 regional consultants to lobby for ratification of Korean Free Trade Agreement through national marketing and public affairs campaign. Negotiated and managed consultant contracts. Formulated legislative and political strategy and targeting while acting as liaison to similarly-focused national interest groups.

Founder

As an empathetic leader with strong communication skills, my career has been built on three primary focuses: public relations, strategic and corporate communications; public affairs and grassroots initiatives; and business leadership and strategy. My career has been diverse, with the common thread of always exceeding expectations and thriving in challenging environments. I've guided companies across various industries — energy, food & beverage, health benefits, insurance, education, healthcare, real estate, telecom, and banking — toward achieving and exceeding their growth and operational goals.

In addition to strategic communications, I've successfully managed large P&Ls, ensuring financial health and driving profitability. My experience includes roles such as CEO and chief strategist, where I've excelled in shaping messages that align with company objectives and resonate with diverse audiences. I'm particularly adept at breaking down complex ideas into clear, impactful communications that reach all levels of an organization and its external stakeholders. This skill has been crucial in building strong relationships, fostering collaborations, and sparking innovative solutions.

In crisis situations, I am particularly effective, working swiftly to coordinate responses, ensuring that communications are clear, concise, and meticulously targeted to manage the situation effectively and maintain stakeholder trust. My approach focuses on understanding the unique challenges and opportunities within each industry, crafting narratives that address these specifics effectively. This ensures that our messaging is not just heard but also felt, driving meaningful engagement and action.

I believe in the power of communication to transform organizational culture and empower people. By prioritizing clear and persuasive messaging, I help teams understand the bigger picture and their role in it, which is essential for driving successful outcomes. My goal is always clear: to lead communications that not only inform but also inspire action and lead to measurable success.

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