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Kelli Hendrickson
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25+ years of experience as a woman in STEM working with an advanced degree at top tier research universities. Kelli helps clients reinvent how they approach work and life to build sustainable, transformative change that will lead to fulfilling and successful careers.

25+ years of experience as a woman in STEM working with an advanced degree at top tier research universities. Kelli helps clients reinvent how they approach work and life to build sustainable, transformative change that will lead to fulfilling and successful careers.

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Bio

Kelli’s path to becoming a professional coach began in her role as a researcher and engineer. She experienced firsthand the unique challenges of typically being “the only woman in the room” and the continual pressure to balance professional and personal priorities.

Kelli’s coaching clients describe working with her as grounding, insightful, and empowering. She has a reflective and exploratory approach to her clients that leads to a deeper awareness of the obstacles standing in their way. That awareness allows clients to design and act on intentional plans centering around challenges with career satisfaction and transitions and developing confidence and presence to step into leadership roles.


Notable Client Achievements

  • Provided career/life coaching to the production team manager of a technical startup as he navigated the challenges of stepping into a managerial and leadership role.

  • Provided career coaching to a woman faculty member at a top-tier institution resulting in her feeling empowered to tackle the challenges in front of her, manage her time and energy, and create a more fulfilling career.

  • Provided career-path coaching to a woman person of color with a Ph.D. resulting in her securing a full-time research position that aligned with her values and enabling her to create the impact that she wanted to make with her Ph.D.

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Work History
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Associate Professor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Engineer
Wamit Inc.
Software Developer
Credentials
  • ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
  • Doctor of Science, Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati
  • Sally Helgesen’s Methods for Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Certification
  • Six Domains of Leadership Certification
Industry Specialties
Computer Hardware, Computer Software, Healthcare, Higher Education and more
Functional Specialties
Business Development, Engineering, Project Management, Sales and more
FAQ
Describe the process you use to help clients move forward with their lives.

We will start by exploring why you feel stuck and unable to move forward and consider what thoughts or beliefs are holding you back. Once we understand your obstacles, we can design a path forward and create a plan of action to make it happen.

Describe your coaching style.

My coaching style is grounding, thoughtful, and will challenge you when you need it.

Describe your experience working with experienced managers

The experienced managers I am working with are feeling stuck or burned out and are unsure what their promotion prospects are or if they even want to continue in their current roles. The pandemic forced many changes and challenged the way they were used to leading and communicating with their team. The “return to normal” and balancing downward pressure of getting employees to return to in-person with the upward pressure of employees favoring remote work has added additional stress. My work with experienced managers in these situations focuses on the internal questions of “what experience do you want to have” and the external questions of “how can I best lead my team and serve my organization.”

Describe your experience working with individual contributors or others, not in people manager roles.

My work with highly-trained individual contributors centers around finding career satisfaction, creating work-life balance, and generating career progression. I am particularly familiar with women and minorities in this role and understand the unique challenges that they face in meeting their standards and expectations.

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