- Minnesota Career Development Association
COMPANY: Spence Career Strategy and Coaching
CREDENTIALS: Career strategist and coach with more than 25 years of experience across higher education, graduate business education, leadership development, and corporate settings. Extensive background coaching working professionals, managers, and graduate-level clients on career direction, job search, and career transition strategies. Brings deep insight into employer expectations and hiring practices. Former Carlson School of Management and University of St. Thomas graduate business career coach with an MBA from Carlson and a Masters in HRD from the University of Minnesota.
Focused on helping clients gain clarity and confidence in identifying and marketing their experiences, skills, and accomplishments.
Contact me at LaBarreSpenceCoaching@gmail.com for a free career conversation. Let’s clarify what’s next for you.
LOCATION: Virtually and in person – Twin Cities, MN
CLIENTS: Early-, mid-, and late-career professionals; managers and individual contributors; career changers; and graduate-level professionals across industries. Significant experience working with professionals in business, healthcare, marketing, finance, human resources, analytics, and nonprofit leadership roles. Clients include individuals seeking advancement, searching for roles, strategic career transitions, and considering graduate school.
SERVICES: Provide strategic career coaching focused on career clarity, successful career transitions, and professional growth. Services include career strategy development, role targeting, transferable skill articulation, and professional brand positioning. Support includes resume and LinkedIn optimization, networking strategies, interview preparation, and offer evaluation. Utilize assessment tools and strategies (Strong Interest Inventory, StrengthsFinder, Design Your Life/Work) and AI-enabled tools such as ChatGPT to support career exploration, positioning, decision-making, and interview preparation.
