In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with Shmuly Rothman, a fundraising and leadership coach who helps nonprofit leaders raise funds, build trust, and lead without fear. With over 30 years of real-world experience, Shmuly shares powerful lessons on niching with intention, pricing with confidence, and why attraction always beats aggressive marketing.

The conversation explores long-term client vision, the importance of 90-day commitments, sustainable growth (and the cost of scaling too fast), and how coaching rooted in values, boundaries, and relationships creates lasting transformation. From donor-centered fundraising to trusting intuition and cutting through marketing “BS,” this episode is a masterclass in coaching with soul.

Whether you’re an established coach or building your practice, this episode will challenge how you think about impact, pricing, and what it really means to serve.



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Website: https://www.rothmancoaching.com/

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In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with Jennifer Carter, leadership and career coach and founder of Flashlight Thinking. Jennifer shares her journey from C-suite executive to full-time coach, sparked by a moment of clarity that forced her to reexamine boundaries, identity, and what she truly wanted from her career.

They dive deep into imposter syndrome, pricing your expertise, designing a three-month transformational coaching engagement, and helping high-level women stop settling for “crumbs” in their careers. Jennifer explains how she helps clients clear old stories, reconnect with parts of themselves they’ve buried, and confidently pursue work that aligns with who they are now, not who they thought they had to be.

This conversation is honest, energizing, and packed with real lessons for coaches and professionals ready to design a career (and life) that actually fits.



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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifercartersocialimpact/
Website: https://www.flashlightthinking.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jencartercareercoach/

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In this episode of Career Coaching Secrets, host Pedro sits down with Rich Davis, Neurodivergent Career Strategist and CEO of Comfort Career Connections, to explore a radically more humane approach to career coaching. Rich shares how he uses the Harrison Assessment and a structured “career navigator” system to help clients, especially invisibly disabled and neurodivergent professionals, identify work they will genuinely enjoy and sustain.

Drawing from decades in psychology, workforce development, and lived experience with OCD, Rich explains how analyzing 175 character traits can remove guesswork from career decisions. He walks through his CFACE (Comfortable Fit Approach for Career Exploration) model, the realities of disclosure in the workplace, and how standardized coaching packages allow solopreneurs to scale impact without burnout.

This conversation is a powerful blend of data, empathy, and lived experience, challenging traditional hiring systems and redefining what meaningful, inclusive career coaching can look like.



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Website: https://www.mycomfortjob.com/

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