the soft art of radical change
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It always seems impossible until it's done.

– Nelson Mandela

 
 

Client Experience


Ellen was a crucial part to me finding my dream job at Yotpo. She always found a way to bring the best out in me even when I did not believe in myself. Ellen has an amazing ability to connect with people and understand their needs. If you are thinking about new opportunities, Ellen is the best person to speak to.
— Zachary Kulman, Sales Development Representative at Yotpo

There isn’t a person I know who has worked with Ellen that wouldn’t follow her today. She has keen instincts when it comes to talent. Always knowing how to help elevate those around her. As a coach she is a natural. Her solutions are not one size fits all. Instead she will customize an approach based on a persons specific strengths, limitations, and goals. She knows how to unleash the magic in everyone she works with. This is her gift.
— Maria Tender, Director of Brand Planning at DDB

Ellen’s coaching was absolutely invaluable as I was navigating a major career transition. She has the unique talent to key into what a person really needs – knowing what questions to ask, where to probe or push, and how to interpret the answers – in order to tailor the best approach and outcome for each coaching engagement. Through her guidance, motivation, and structure of accountability, I was able to define my personal and professional goals, identify roadblocks, and develop a meaningful action plan. At the end of our work together, I felt ready, energized, and excited about going after what I really wanted.
— Steffany Kaplan, Branding and Communications Strategist

Ellen and I attended and graduated iPEC, an ICF coaching certification together. One of the most valuable outcomes of the class was meeting Ellen, being coached by Ellen and watching Ellen influence the class with her breadth of corporate experience coupled with her sincere and authentic ability to help people see in themselves what they need to do to achieve success in all realms of life. Ellen pushes the boundaries of the “feel good/motivator” to have you take a deep, realistic, hard look at yourself and uncover your derailers. Ellen then holds you accountable to an action plan to move forward toward your goal! Once you have experienced the “Ellen Effect” you will be hooked!
— Beth Gordon, Director, Leadership and Professional Development at Sanofi

I have been a beneficiary of Ellen’s coaching and advice for over a decade now. As a career coach Ellen helped me focus on my unique talents, identify my goals and mine opportunities for growth. Through a series of meetings and phone calls, we deconstructed and rebuilt my resume, uncovering achievements that I had either ignored or buried. Under Ellen’s guidance, I was able to develop my story, and create a narrative of where I’ve been and where I want to go. Ellen has been a “go-to” career advocate of mine at some critical crossroads, and always provided a strong, and positive POV on how to move forward.
— Dan Lombardi, Creative Director at DDB

If you are interested in a career change, transitioning, or simply getting your career unstuck, I highly recommend Ellen to help you get the job done. There are very few people who are truly inspiring, but Ellen Fields is the real deal. Her wisdom, insight, encouragement and humor make her a natural. As a business coach, Ellen gave me the tools to enhance my leadership skills and to recognize stumbling blocks in my career that were self-imposed. She also helped me define my goals and articulate the most comfortable way to achieve them. Three thumbs up!
— Lori Korchek, SVP, Creative Director at Publicis NA

Ellen is helping me with my personal statement for grad school. She’s very smart, very inspiring, and very professional. She always suggests changes for my essay that would make my essay suddenly look different and more appealing. In particular, instead of just telling me what she thinks the problem of my essay is, she knows how to make me realize and understand the problem myself. I really appreciate that! I highly recommend Ellen for her work! I sincerely appreciate her every help for me.
— Zhe Zheng, General Research Intern at Manhattan Institute

I found Ellen enormously helpful in my thinking about a major professional transition. Ellen and I come from extremely different professional realms, but she translated her skills to my area of work smoothly. Ellen was thoughtful, smart, gentle yet very focused in her feedback on my questioning. Her coaching skills meant that our sessions were a combination of my self-reflection and her helping organize my thoughts into a strategic re-work of my skills and where I want to go. I definitely finished our three months with a stronger sense of what I want to do, how to get there, and most importantly with a stronger sense of self. She saw my professional strengths and aspirations and helped me consider how to promote these to others.
— Maggie Bangser, Strategy Consultant - Policy & Program Development; Learning and Evaluation; Human Rights and Social Protection

A caring and compassionate coach is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Ellen Fields. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Ellen for over a year now, during which she was my colleague and coach. Above all, I was impressed with Ellen ’s ability to ask powerful questions that provided me with the breakthrough I needed. And, of course, this was coupled with her confidence and optimism as a coach. Ellen would be a true asset for any person or company requiring leadership and career development skills and comes with my heartfelt recommendation.
— Lisa Christiansen, Business Manager at IKEA US