Executive Career Coaching In Raleigh Durham
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The Career Coaching Firm in the Heart of the Research Triangle’s AI & Innovation Hub
At Close Cohen, we’re not just career coaches we’re Raleigh–Durham insiders. Whether you’re looking for your next job in the Durham Tech Hub, networking at American Tobacco Campus, or strategizing over coffee at Morning Times in downtown Raleigh, our playbooks speak your language.
We guide Bull City professionals and Oak City innovators through real world mock interview training panels, live workshops at the RTP conference center, and in one on one sessions that anticipate the unique opportunity sets of The Triangle.
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Fast‑track your Career, Without the Tuition
Alumni of the world’s leading MBA programs, and countless non‑MBA professionals, leverage Close Cohen playbooks to win every round.
Close Cohen Career Coaching Paths
Executive Coaching for Influence, Promotion, and Long-Term Strategy
Our clients come to executive coaching to solve real challenges — leading teams, earning promotions, navigating politics, or preparing for what’s next. We help you work through it with clarity and strategy.
Job Search Coaching for Professionals Ready to Make a Move
If you’re navigating a transition, pivot, or re-entry, we’ll help you position your experience with precision, build a competitive narrative, and land where your impact belongs.
Start your next career chapter with a coach trained in the Close Cohen method.
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Job Search Coaching
Accelerate your Triangle job hunt with proven strategies that land more interviews, and turn them into offers, faster. Our playbooks are battle‑tested in RTP’s most competitive markets.
Promotions & Leadership Coaching
Navigate workplace politics and lead high performing teams with confidence. Learn the strategic leadership skills that drive promotions and breakthrough results in Raleigh Durham.
Mock Interview Training
You’ll go through a unique, rigorous 3-stage interview preparation process, complete with videos and written feedback. Impress and connect with your interview team.
Strategic career coaching and hands‑on training for Raleigh–Durham & RTP tech professionals.
Meet Brett Coakley,
Your Triangle Executive Career Guide
Based in Raleigh-Durham, Brett partners with local executives and rising leaders to sharpen their interview skills and secure top roles. From the American Tobaccos Campus to Cameron Village you’ll practice real world scenarios in intimate mock panels, refine your strategy in small group workshops, and walk away with a step by step plan tailored to The Triangle’s job market. Get the insider feedback you need to stand out -no matter your background.
Raleigh-Durham Top Rated Coaching
I also really appreciated the time spent on digging into what I wanted and needed from the new role both professionally and personally. I also valued Brett’s recommendations on how to work on further development in areas I identified as opportunities.
Overall a great experience and highly recommended!
How Career Coaching Works
in Raleigh-Durham
Mock Interviews in Durham & RTP Promotion Prep
Schedule Your Strategy Kick Off Call
We want to know your career ambitions. With Close Cohen’s RTP team you’ll collaborate to define your goals, and identify immediate wins.
Customized Success Roadmap
Our strategy emphasizes your strengths, for early wins with RDU employers –but we don’t shy away from your blind spots either. Your action plan is personalized for faster outcomes.
Real World Training & Mock Interviews
Working backwards from your goals, you’ll receive field assignments that generate progress and personal training complete with real world hiring and promotion scenarios from Durham and Raleigh.
Accountability and Faster Outcomes
At the executive level more than ever, success comes down to deliverables and influence. Whether you’re presenting to the board, interviewing for your career pivot, or building global teams, RTP trusts Close Cohen for faster results.
Learn, Grow, Iterate
Weekly 1:1 career coaching in Raleigh-Durham provides our clients with supportive thought partnership to help you master your learnings and apply them forward.
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Have questions?
Who is executive coaching for?
Executive coaching is designed for professionals with established careers anywhere from senior-level individual contributors to managers, directors, and executives.
The executive coaching track isn’t a good fit for a recently graduated student or someone in the first few years of their career.
What is executive coaching?
Executive coaching focuses on action toward your goals, ranging from career and work environment to personal satisfaction goals as well. We provide senior-level tools and strategies along with structure, support, and feedback to help you reach your greatest meaning, potential, and impact.
Why should I work with an executive career coach?
Executive coaching provides a fresh perspective, insider tips, and accountability to help you level up in your career. You don’t have to go it alone.
What can I expect during an executive coaching session?
During your 50 minute video session you will experience a powerful listening partnership with your coach and candid, direct feedback framed in terms of your personal goal set and blindspots.
Who do you work with?
Our clients work across many various sectors, industries, and disciplines; you can learn about the most common industries and areas of subject matter expertise represented in last year’s client portfolio on our results page.
What if I don’t have a clear project or goal yet?
That’s okay! Defining your project will be our first milestone. Our seasoned executive coaches will give you the tools, field assignments, and resources so you can decide what’s next in your career. We will partner together to cut through the noise and ambiguity to build your target career roadmap.
What is your confidentiality policy?
You can rely on strict confidentiality regarding your employment, employer, personal strategy, and personal information.
Is your coaching online?
Yes, Close Cohen is an online coaching firm partnering with clients around the globe. While we were founded in the Pacific Northwest and work with clients across the Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond metro area, we also support clients nationally and internationally.
Our clients come to us from Austin, Dallas/Fort-Worth, San Francisco Bay area, DC, New York, Charlotte, Paris, and many other cities.
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