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Career Confessions


Sep 27, 2021

In corporate America, we’re taught to fend for ourselves. To solve problems on our own. And that asking for help is a sign of weakness.

But what if we’re wasting time trying to figure it all out on our own? What if a coach could help us fast-track our career growth and earn more, more quickly?

Dezarai Shepherd is a Product Development Engineer in the automotive industry and runs her own career coaching business. A first-generation college graduate, she earned a degree in Product Design Engineering Technology from Central Michigan University in 2018.

On this episode of Career Confessions, Dezarai joins me to explain how growing up in poverty informed her identity of self-reliance and why she initially resisted career coaching.

Dezarai shares the nagging question that inspired her to connect with my community of women engineers and eventually join a coaching program, describing how the support of a career coach helped her through the process of finding a new job.

Listen in to understand who Dezarai serves through her coaching business and find out how YOU can benefit from the accountability and encouragement of your own career coach!

Key Takeaways  

How growing up in poverty informed Dezarai’s identity of self-reliance

Dezarai’s background in engineering technology and product design

What inspired Dezarai to switch industries and start her own coaching business

The nagging question that made Dezarai look for help with career strategy

Why Dezarai resisted hiring a career coach to begin with

The benefits of hiring a career coach in terms of time and money

How a coach provides accountability and support through the process of finding a new job

What motivated Dezarai to start her own career coaching business 

How Dezarai serves people who are uncertain about the next step in their career

The integral role LinkedIn has played in helping Dezarai advance her career

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Resources

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