RESUME
Friendship
Coach
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I'm a friendship coach.
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Yep-- it's a thing.
As a women's coach, I focus primarily on female friendship and communication. I conduct my own surveys, create research-based strategies, and teach women how to have better platonic relationships with one another.
Out of my love for all things female friendship, I founded Friend Forward a digital community that provides coaching, workshops, articles, and connection events for women looking to create and maintain true friendships.
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It's more than feel-good content; it's legitimately changing women's lives.
UPDATE:
I recently signed a book deal with Hachette to write a book that explores the function of conflict in female friendship. The book will be available in bookstores near you in early 2024!
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THE TECHNICAL STUFF
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Member of the American Sociological Association
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Certified women's coach
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Former high school teacher
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Former academic chair in the eighth largest county in the United States
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Founder, Friend Forward
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Resident friendship expert on the Well+ Good Experts Panel, with features in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NBC News, HuffPost and TED
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Recent Features
"Why you always think your friends are mad at you..."
-Washington Post
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"How to Deliver Bad News to a Friend"-- BRAVO TV
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"How to Rekindle a Friendship" -- Huff Post
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"How to Handle Hurt Feelings from a One-Sided Friendship"-- SHAPE Magazine
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I am the founder of TELL Public Relations, a female-powered agency helping women entrepreneurs who are underrepresented and underestimated increase their visibility and enhance their reputations.
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The agency recently relaunched as an education-based company, providing an extensive library for women who want to learn how to be their own publicists.
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We have represented and advised:
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Forbes writers
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Award-winning filmmakers
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YouTube stars
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Executive coaches
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Senior leaders at the NBA
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Publicist
Educator
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After studying EDUCATION at the University of Florida, I spent the first seven years of my career in the classroom and as an academic department chair in the country's eighth-largest school district.
I now use my skills as an educator to:
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Teach research-based strategies on social connection
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Train and consult with business owners and corporate leaders to secure publicity for their brands
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Coach women through difficult life transitions as a certified women's coach
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CREDENTIALS
Licensed educator (State of Florida certification)
High school English Department Chair (2 years)
High school English teacher (5 years)
Private academy curriculum specialist (1.5 years)
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