Services for Expat Professionals

What Clients Are Saying...

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“Megan has developed a high-quality career coaching system that is simultaneously goal-oriented and flexible, allowing for the mitigation of pressing issues. What amazes me most about Megan is her ability to pull out the perfect tool for any situation, providing her client with tangible tools for dealing constructively and confidently with complicated situations and in reversing negative habits and patterns. In addition, I have honed in on possible ‘next-steps’ in my career – a task that seemed impossible before.”

“Megan is one of the most talented, devoted, caring, intelligent and efficient people I have ever met, and I am honored to have the opportunity of working with her. Megan is committed to the success of her clients and to an exceptionally high level of quality in everything she does. She is inspiring, comforting and motivating. I recommend Megan to anyone, anywhere in the world who is lost on the often complicated career path and who is committed to real self-improvement.”

- Liza Shurik, UNAIDS, AFEW, International Communications Specialist, Expat in Russia

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“My coaching experience with Megan was outstanding. Megan is the ultimate coach - competent and committed. She is passionate about her work and is fully dedicated to her client's success. She is always available and will work the hours necessary to support her client if they need it."

“I enjoyed the 360 personal brand assessment and creating my personal brand statement because it gave me clarity and confidence. One of the biggest benefits of working with Megan was developing excellent career marketing materials and a CV that more effectively communicated my accomplishments and my personal brand. If you are looking for a coach, I would definitely recommend Megan.”

- Medhi Drissi, Senior Information Officer, United Nations Food and Agricultue Organization, Expat in France

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“It is difficult to express the fulfillment, satisfaction and sense of accomplishment that I experienced through the personal branding coaching. Starting with my values and passions and the support from the 360, through learning about networking and online identity, I became empowered to make choices for myself and my professional life. It helped me understand I don’t have to wait for opportunities - I can create them! I feel incredibly energized because I am now managing my career through building and communicating my personal brand."

- Roberta Zelari, International Human Resources Specialist, Expat in Dubai

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"When I met Megan I was a new graduate without relevant job experience. She went through my past with me and helped me understand my real potential. She helped me write a CV which really expressed who I was and what I could do. This process helped me get my first job. I think the most amazing part of Megan's work is her ability to help people succeed by honestly being themselves.”

“What I have learned from Megan is still useful and is creating positive results. I have just got a new job, which I didn't think I could get because of my experience. Now, only two years after graduation, I am a Spanish country assistant accountant at a well-known American company."

- Gennaro Montone, Huntsman, Accountant, Expat in UK

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“I discovered a job that will bring me more satisfaction and learned how to design a CV that better promotes my skills and accomplishments. I really enjoyed the coaching, experimenting and trying new things.”

“As a result of coaching, I treat myself and others better. I am overcoming my fear of public speaking and developing better communications skills. I really appreciated Megan's support during some difficult work situations.”

- Irina Berevhnova, Doctor, Researcher, Russia

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“With her exceptional approach to her clients, expertise, dedication and passion, Megan has provided great value. Her practicality and special sense for the people really made working with Megan experience and atmosphere that I will hardly forget ever. I would highly and heartily recommend Megan to anyone!”

- Tihomir Cirkvencic, Technology Executive, Croatia

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"I understand myself and the way I tick more as a result of working with Megan. This knowledge is invaluable. In many ways, Megan put a big mirror up in front of me and got me to look at myself in a new way. It often wasn’t easy to look at, but Megan always did it in a caring way."

- Jessica Hanley, Engish Theater of Rome, Theater Director, Expat in Italy

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I have a proven step-by-step coaching program to help expatriates create a vision for their career, clarify their personal brand, develop and use tools to communicate their unique value in a compelling way on- and offline and apply strategies for long term success abroad.

How does this work?

Because I can work in-person, by phone or over the internet, I can
work with you wherever you are in the world.

In our initial session, we identify your needs and then use my
proven five-step program to customize a solution to meet your professional development goals.

We will have 3 sessions per month for approximately 6 months.

You will take action each week, spending on average one hour doing online learning, reading, written exercises and/or research in support of your professional goals.
You will be asked to think differently about how to build a career abroad and how to communicate your unique skills, strengths and value to your target employers.
You will learn skills to help you thrive in the new world of work, as well as manage your career for a lifetime.

What results can you expect?

Clarity - a clear vision for your career abroad
Understanding your unique value in your cultural context
and which employers need what you offer most
The ability to better communicate what you offer in a differentiating and compelling way
Increased visibility - stand out and get noticed with a differentiating, compelling resume, CV and/or professional bio
Make the right connections - a stronger professional
network on- and off-line to help you reach your goals
Attract your target employers with an online identity that communicates your value and how it can meet their needs
Move closer to your new job target everyday with a
strategic job search plan
More professional satisfaction knowing you are pursuing
what you are passionate about
More freedom and flexibility to enjoy your life abroad

How do you achieve these results?

Every solution is customized for your particular situation, but
is developed using systems and strategies proven to generate your desired results.

In my proven five-step program we:

Build a clear vision of a career that fits you and your international lifestyle
Identify your personal brand or unique value to help you stand out and get noticed by the right employers
Develop a branded resume or CV and professional bio which clearly communicates how your unique value can satisfy an employer's needs
Create an online identity to increase your visibility and build your brand online
Apply key tools and strategies for long term career management and professional success

To learn more about each of these steps,
click on a selection below:

1) A Clear Vision

A Clear Vision

Uncertain about which career will bring you satisfaction and support your international lifestyle?

Would you like a portable career - one that you could take with you, wherever you go?

In this step you will:

• Build a clear vision of a career aligned with your values, skills and your lifestyle preferences

• Identify and start addressing the limiting beliefs and paradigms holding you back from getting more of what you want from your career

2) Your Personal Brand

Your Personal Brand

Unsure about how your attributes and experience make you uniquely qualified to meet an employer’s needs?

Do you need a clear, compelling message that effectively communicates - in your cultural context - your unique value to those who need what you offer most?

In this step you will get:

• Clarity about the unique promise of value you offer your target employers and how you can stand out from your peers

• A focused portrait of your professional reputation to understand how you are perceived by your family, friends, peers and colleagues.

• A brand communications plan to effectively communicate and build your personal brand

3) Your Career Marketing Materials

Compelling Career Marketing Materials

Do your career marketing materials lack clarity or a compelling message?

Do they communicate your unique value and the strategic impact you have made in current and past jobs?

Are they written with target-focused, results-oriented and branded language?

In this step you will:

• Infuse your career marketing materials with your brand to better communicate your unique skills, strengths and value

• Transform your resume or CV and professional bio into powerful personal marketing documents that will secure you more interviews.

4) Your Online Identity

Your Online Identity

Your online identity is what you or others find out about you when your name is typed into a search engine. It is a well supported fact that recruiters, hiring employers, peers, colleagues and potential clients all google people to collect information that they use to make decisions about hiring someone or working with them.

Google yourself. What does your online identity say about you? Does it support the message you want employers or colleagues to receive?

In this step you will:

• Understand if your online identity makes you "digitally disastrous" or "digitally distinct"

• Build an online identity through online networks, social media and even a blog and/or website that reinforces your unique promise of value and attracts your target employers

• Increase your visibility and presence with your new branded online identity, online networks and web 2.0

5) Strategies for Results

Strategies for Results

Are you being strategic rather than conventional in your approach to your job search?

Are you using your online identity and professional network - on- and off-line - to help you reach your goals?

Are you depending on those same old answers to wow them in your interview?

When the job offer comes, will you accept the salary presented to you, or are you ready to ask for more?

Are you letting your limiting beliefs hold you back from achieving your goals?

In this step you will:

• Leverage your online identity and build your professional network on- and off-line to attract your employers of choice

• Learn about how to interview to get the job and negotiate a salary so you are paid what you are worth

• Develop a plan of action to strategically manage your job search and transform your clear vision of a fulfilling professional life into a reality

• Get beyond your limiting beliefs holding you back from long term professional success

What makes me qualified to help you?

Extensive credentials, education and training: I am one of the first 100 certified personal branding strategists in the world, one of the first 35 certified online identity strategists in the world, and a certified career coach, certified executive coach and business coach. I have two bachelors degrees in International Relations and Semiotics and a masters degree in Multimedia Communications. I have also taken, and continue to take, extensive course work in entrepreneurial coaching and career and business development.
Extensive career development and international experience: I have over 15 years experience in career and business development, having worked with professionals, entrepreneurs and students from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the Middle East.
My unique approach using personal branding: The fastest, easiest and most satisfying path to professional success is leveraging your unique skills, strengths and value to meet a need of your target employers. You must be able to identify and communicate this unique value in a differentiated, compelling way if you want to stand out, get noticed and get paid what you are worth. There is no better way to do this than through personal branding, which is at the core of my approach.
My focus on online identity and networking: Today's global professional must have a strong online identity and network if they want to succeed in the new world of work. As an online identity strategist, I will help you build your brand and your network on- and off-line.
I have walked in your shoes and I am living proof that it works! I am an expatriate professional and business owner who understands the challenges you are facing in building a career and business abroad. I have overcome obstacles and am now living my dream. I am passionate about helping others to find the freedom and flexibility in their professional lives that I have so they can truly enjoy their choice of international living.

Is this for you?

Are you excited about learning the strategies, tools and belief systems you need to build a career that fits you and your lifestyle?
Are you ready to commit the time and energy each week to apply those strategies, tools and beliefs and take action towards reaching your professional goals?
Are you confident in your ability to use or learn about technology to communicate your unique value to your target employers?
Are you willing to be honest about what is holding you back?
Are you ready to try new things in order to get different results?

If so, what next?

Contact me about setting up an initial consultation today. We'll discuss your current situation, put together a plan of action and get you started on using your unique value to build a career that fits you and your choice of international living.