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Lesa Edwards

MPA
Speaker, Writer, Coach
Exclusive Career Coaching
Country or state 
United States (Florida)
Available to 
Global
City 
Tallahassee
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

Current position (1)

Speaker, Writer, Coach

Exclusive Career Coaching

Degrees (2)
Master of Public Administration
Columbus State University
1995 to 1997
Bachelor of Music Education
Florida State Unviersity
1976 to 1980

Bio

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Bio #1

Lesa Edwards is the CEO of Exclusive Career Coaching. She provides a full complement of job search and career management services for high-achieving mid-career professionals, and she has worked with clients on all continents except Antarctica.

Lesa has spoken nationally on job search strategy, career management tools, and interviewing techniques. She is also a LinkedIn expert and has spoken internationally on how to build great profiles and maximize this tool's effectiveness. She is informative and engaging in equal measure; her audiences learn a lot and have fun doing so.

As one of fewer than 25 Master Resume Writers in the world, Lesa has written hundreds of resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles, and other marketing pieces for clients in a range of fields. With Lesa’s friendly personality, intelligence, and ability to ask exactly the right questions, she is a hit with her clients.

As a Certified Job Search Strategist (CJSS), Lesa works with clients to develop a targeted, proactive job search strategy, navigating the complexities of today’s job market without relying on job boards. She coaches clients on interview strategies so they can effectively present their brand during the job interview.

Lesa is also a Certified Executive and Leadership Development Coach (CELDC) and has coached leaders throughout the world to move successfully into their new positions by helping them navigate their new waters with confidence and competence to achieve exceptional results.

Lesa is a Master Practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the world’s most widely used personality assessment. She uses the tool to help teams communicate more effectively, become more cohesive, manage conflict better, and identify their unique leadership skills. Lesa also uses the tool extensively with clients in the career decision-making process.

Previously, Lesa was the Career Center Director at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri and Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. In those roles, she developed and taught credit courses and innovative programs to address the career preparedness of college students, partnered with regional employers to ensure job opportunities for graduating students, conducted strategic planning and program assessments, and wrote numerous articles and other materials on career-related topics.

Lesa has a master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA) from Columbus State University and a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Florida State University. She has two adult children and two coonhounds named Piper and Ranger.

Lesa Edwards

Exclusive Career Coaching

lesa@exclusivecareercoaching.com ~ 850.591.9995

www.exclusivecareercoaching.com

www.linkedin.com/in/LesaCareerCoach

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Presentations

Presentations (3)
Why Aren't They More Like Me? Leverage Differences in the Workplace

In this engaging and highly interactive presentation, you'll develop techniques for communicating with, assigning tasks to, and scheduling the work of team members by taking into consideration their unique personality characteristics. You'll learn:

-Keys for recognizing the personality preferences of your team
-Techniques for "speaking the foreign language" of different personalities
-How to maximize your team's effectiveness using knowledge of personality type

Maximizing Your Reach on LInkedIn: Three Easy Steps

More than 94% of employers utilize LinkedIn in the hiring process. If you're an entrepreneur, 30 million adults visit LinkedIn daily in the US...that's more than enough potential customers! In this dynamic and interactive presentation, you'll learn:

-What makes an outstanding LinkedIn profile that gets results
-Who to connect with, and how to find them
-What to do with your connections…after all, LinkedIn shouldn’t be the place where your connections go to die!

Managing Your Career: What You Must Know to Be Successful

Many people think that career management is synonymous with a job search, but career management is so much more. This program will give you tips to navigate all phases of your career including:

-How to know whether it’s time to go or best to stay a while longer
-How to be ARFO (Always Ready For Opportunity) when a great job
possibility comes along
-How to evaluate your current situation when you’re ready to move on, so you keep the good and leave the bad

Past talks (9)
MBTI training for entire team 2 branches
Community South Credit Union
Chipley, FL
December 31, 2016
MBTI Team-Building Retreat at Disney World
Diageo Latin American Marketing Division (formerly Guinness)
Orlando, FL
December 31, 2016
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Training
Topps Corporation National Sales Force Annual Meeting
Tampa, FL
December 31, 2014
The Career Center and the First-Year Student: Connections
National Association of Colleges and Employers
Webinar
December 31, 2009
Cutting-Edge Resume Tips and Tricks
Career Thought Leaders National Conference
Baltimore, MD
December 31, 2010
Job Search Mistakes and How Not to Make Them
Macon Women of Today's Job Searching for Women Conference
Macon, MO
December 31, 2009
Generations at Work
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences' Physician Education Conference
Kirksville, MO
December 31, 2007
MBTI Retreat
Capital City Bank - Class of 2018 High Potentials
Tallahassee, FL
December 31, 2017
MBTI Training for all team members
Florida Virtual School
Online using Skype
December 31, 2015
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Books & Articles (9)

Same-Day Resume
Jist Works,
2011
Best Resumes for College Students & New Grads, 3rd Edition (contributor)
Jist Works,
2010
Expert Resumes for Career Changers, 2nd Edition (contributor)
Jist Works,
2011
Gallery of Best Resumes, 5th Edition (contributor)
Jist Works,
2011
Expert Resumes for Managers & Executives, 3rd Edition (contributor)
Translating Your Core Values into Your Career Decision
How to Negotiate a Job Offer
Work/Life Blend (Balance is a Myth)
Starting Your Career: Proper Perspective is Everything

Expertise (17)

Business
Leadership
Other
Job Search Coaching Employment Career management Leveraging LinkedIn resumes Cover Letters LinkedIn Profile Team Building Leadership Development personality styles MBTI certification Leadership Coaching Skills Interviewing resume writing

Clients

Topps Corporation, Diageo, Capital City Bank, Florida Virtual School, Walton County Sheriffs Department, AT Still University of Health Sciences, Truman State University

Awards & certifications (6)

Academy Certified Resume Writer
Career Thought Leaders
2018
Certified Job Search Strategist
Certified Executive and Leadership Development Coach
MBTI Master Practitioner
Certified Professional Speaker
Master Resume Writer
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Why choose me? 

I am a widely recognized expert in job search strategy, resume writing, and the MBTI.

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