Tara Goodfellow

About Tara Goodfellow

Featured in the New York Times, US News & World Report, REAL SIMPLE, Forbes.com, The Muse To schedule a complimentary 25 Minute Phone Session, or a•••@consultathena.com 2025: Top 15 career coaches in Charlotte:https://influencedigest.com/coaches/top-career-coaches-in-charlotte-in-2025/ 2025: Top 15 LinkedIn experts in Charlotte:https://influencedigest.com/top-linkedin-experts/top-linkedin-experts-charlotte-2023Website for pricing & services: ww.consultathena.com - Career consultant, certified life coach, DiSC certified & leadership coach. & Tae Kwon Do black belt (at 40, gulp!)Athena Consultants, Inc. empowers professionals globally with tailored career consulting, optimized career documents, and leadership coaching services. With 20 years of experience, the firm specializes in career transitions, resume writing, leadership development, and DiSC-certified workshops, fostering impactful career growth for individuals at all professional levels. Currently serving as a Career Consultant and Certified Coach, the focus remains on aligning client strengths with opportunities through strategic action plans and personalized coaching. By addressing transitions and leveraging tools like DiSC assessments, the mission is to provide clients with the confidence and clarity needed to achieve their career aspirations. My greatest strength is assisting clients in times of transition as a career consultant, resume writer, and certified life coach.(Consider me a female Dr. Phil if you will, but I don\'t yell!) My career services firm is Athena Consultants, Inc. Optimized, accomplishment-focused, and key word targeted resumes Proactive, strategic, and SMART goal career, leadership and/or life coaching Workshops for departments, groups, and firms Bring on the challenges! Let\'s brainstorm, carve out your best next steps, develop strategic and tactical action plans, and find solutions. job search, compensations negotiations, networking, career exploration, career assessment, leadership coaching, action plans, resumes, cover letters, interview preparation, C-suite, entry level, career transition, career advancement, job search techniques, social media, small business, LinkedIn, professional speaker, interview prep, public speaking, career advisor.Empty Nest: Go Gamecocks! Go Wolfpack!

Experience

1. Career Coach, Independent Contractor

   The Muse

   May 2018 — Present

   The Muse is the only online career resource that offers a behind-the-scenes look at job opportunities with hundreds of companies, original career advice from prominent experts, and access to the best coaches to get personalized and private career help. Service clients globally, around 80 clients annually. Services Currently Offering: Thirty Minute Career Q&A Job Search Strategy Resume Review & Cover Letter Writing Stuck in a Rut Coaching

Education

• International Coaching Federation

  CCE's, Core Coaching CCE's, 10 hours

  2017

• University of South Florida Muma College of Business

  Certificate, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace, DEI

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Graduate Certificate in Teaching Middle and Secondary Education, Education

• Queens University of Charlotte

  MBA, Business

• Coach Training Alliance

  DiSC Certification, Organizational Communication, General

  2015 — 2015

• Coach Training Alliance

  DiSC Certification

  2015 — 2015

• Coach Training Alliance

  Certified Coach, Certified Life Coach

  2014 — 2015

• Belmont Abbey College

  BA, Business Administration

  1994 — 1997

• Central Piedmont Community College

  Certificate in Holistic and Integrative Health, Health

Skills

• Higher Education
• Career Development
• Hiring
• Self Assessment
• Time Management
• Small Business
• Resume Writing
• Executive Coaching
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• Sales Presentations
• Business Coaching
• Interview Preparation
• Career Counseling
• Leadership
• Career Services
• Mock Interviews
• Career Assessment
• Public Speaking
• Customer Service
• Sales Management
• Career Development Coaching
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Training
• Consulting
• Lifestyle Coaching
• Mentoring
• Coaching
• Team Building
• Management
• Presentation Coaching
• Job Search
• Employee Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Recruiting
• Cold Calling
• Life Transitions
• Life Coaching
• Talent Acquisition