Stephanie Schwartz · ICF ACC · Tilt365 Certified
I spent three years being told I was doing great.
I took it as praise. It was actually the sound of not being considered for anything.
Twenty-five years in Fortune 500 marketing at JPMorgan Chase and Nationwide, finishing as an SVP at Huntington — budgets in the hundreds of millions, every target hit. I was the person they called essential. I was also the person they kept exactly where I was.
My Story
How I got unstuck.
I built my reputation on always having the answer. That is exactly what kept me where I was. I thought the work would speak for itself — and it never did, because work doesn't speak. People do, in rooms you aren't in.
Marshall Goldsmith's What Got You Here Won't Get You There named it for me. I was so busy proving I was right that I skipped the things that actually move careers: trust, influence, and the relationships that put your name in the conversation before you walk in.
When I put my attention there instead, everything changed. That shift is what got me to Senior Vice President — not a new certification, not more hours, not better work. The work was already good.
Afterward I wanted to know whether I was unusual. I trained as a coach at the Center for Executive Coaching and interviewed more than fifty senior leaders about the moment their careers stalled. The same four patterns came up again and again, capping people who were genuinely brilliant at their jobs.
Including me.
How I Work
Three things you should know before we talk.
We work on what's actually happening at work.
You bring a real situation — this week's update, the conversation you keep putting off. Yours, not a hypothetical.
You'll see the pattern in the first session.
We name it together — what's happening, where it comes from, what it's costing you. Most people have been waiting years for language that actually fits.
You leave with something to practice.
Not "be more visible." A specific way of speaking and showing up that you try between sessions, we debrief, and you keep adjusting until it's a habit.
Credentials, for the record: ICF Associate Certified Coach. Certified Career Coach, Center for Executive Coaching. Tilt365 Certified Practitioner — a personality assessment for how you show up under pressure. MBA, Loyola University Chicago. BS Marketing, The Ohio State University. Based in Columbus, Ohio; I coach remotely.
Two Ways to Work Together
The difference is how personal it gets.
If You'd Rather Not Do It Alone
Group Coaching
Spend six weeks with peers who are going through similar changes. You’ll practice new behaviors together and hear how others would handle the same challenges based on their own experiences. This is something you can’t get from private coaching.
$1,950 · six seats
See the group program →If It's Too Specific to Say Out Loud
1:1 Coaching
Over ninety days, we’ll meet privately every other week. We’ll dive into your unique situation, including your background, your boss, and your review cycle. We’ll also explore beliefs and build new habits more deeply than in a group setting.
$3,500 · 90 days
See how private coaching works →Twenty minutes, and I'll tell you what I see.
Bring the situation you can't name. You'll leave with a plan whether or not you hire me.
BOOK A PATTERN STRATEGY CALLFree · 20 minutes · Or take the 90-second quiz first and I'll read your result before we talk.