Emily Schwartz Kapit
Emily, born and raised in North Carolina, attended the University of Noth Carolina at Chapel Hill where she majored in broadcast journalism. After graduating and moving to New York City, she revised her original plan for a career in the broadcasting field and instead headed into the corporate world in hopes of a fulfilling job and improved work-life balance.
She spent a few years at the NY-based global investment bank Lehman Brothers, working first in the public relations department and then as a corporate recruiter. In this time, Emily found that she was not fulfilled by the job and working extremely long hours. Unsatisfied with this arrangement but intrigued by her colleagues' constant drive for success (no matter the cost to their personal lives), Emily decided to pursue her masters in Educational Psychology with the goal of learning how people learn.
While studying for her Masters, Emily's interests expanded and she is now studying not only how people learn but also the research related to:
-What motivates people for career accomplishment
-How creativity can lead to lasting career success
-Current trends on problem-solving in the workplace
-The optimal methods for self-regulation at work and home
-A host of other areas that relate to understanding the best methods for reaching success in one’s career and personal life
Emily provides research and values/balanced-based coaching techniques to clients hoping to successfully identify or switch career paths altogether or looking to navigate obstacles within their chosen paths. Through both traditional face-to-face meetings and/or conference calls, Emily works with each client to establish a baseline understanding of what the goals are and how to reach them. Additionally, she uses research-based methods and exercises to co-actively assist each client strive for success.
Melissa Beecher
Melissa, born and raised in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she majored in communication studies (media studies and production) and minored in screenwriting. After graduating, she stayed in the Chapel Hill area and worked as a first grade teacher assistant for a year before concluding that teaching ultimately wasn't the best field for her. After furthering her education by taking classes in advertising and graphic/web design, she worked as a freelance designer and found a full-time job as a web content writer for an internet marketing company in Raleigh, NC.
Melissa still currently works in the web content writing industry as a freelance search engine optimization (SEO) copywriter for SEO Content Solutions. She helps clients promote their businesses by writing original online content optimized with certain keywords to help them rank high in organic search engine queries. Additionally, she is an expert in creating strong resumes/cover letters as well as coaching clients interested in the social media/marketing sectors
Daniel Blank
Dan, born and raised in the New York metropolitan area, attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he graduated with a B.A. in print journalism.
In the three plus years since graduating, Dan has learned a thing or two about how the path taken and the path anticipated can be two very different things. After a summer internship in Phoenix immediately after graduation, Dan decided he wasn't ready to immediately start a career and instead embarked on a gap year that took him to 30 countries over three continents.
Since Dan returned, he has moved to New Jersey, Raleigh, Birmingham and back to New Jersey before settling in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he is now an assistant editor with SportingNews.com.
In addition to his journalism work, Dan looks to provide clients with value-based coaching techniques to assist them in assessing or reassessing their goals in life. Additionally, he hopes to guide each and every client on a path to lifelong career and personal success by helping to strategize for optimal work-life balance.
Jonathan David
Jonathan, born in Brooklyn and then raised on Long Island, NY, attended the University of Michigan (go Blue!) where he majored in Organizational Studies. In addition to his undergraduate work, Jon earned his MBA in May 2008 from the New York University Stern School of Business and is in the process of completing the Professional Development Program at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration.
Following graduation from Michigan, he returned to his native New York and began a career with Lehman Brothers. While there, Jon was fortunate in that he was able to experience a number of different divisions and positions within the firm in hopes of finding a long-term career fit before deciding that his strong interest was in real estate.
In January 2007, Jon began working as an associate within Lehman Brothers’ Global Real Estate Group and gravitated towards hospitality-focused deals soon thereafter; unfortunately, the real estate finance market began drying up in August 2007.
Jon left Lehman Brothers in March 2008 and has since relocated to the Atlanta area, where he is now working at TriMont Real Estate Advisors where he oversees a portfolio of investments backed by hotels as part of the Hospitality Asset Management team.
Jon’s unique experiences in the business world along with his perseverance in shaping a career path amid an extremely difficult environment have helped shape his perspective on the importance of people finding a truly inspiring career while maintaining a close connection to personal interests. Additionally, as he spent a lot of time networking, speaking with advisors and helping others find their way in the corporate world, he is committed to doing the same for others.
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