Short Bio: Career Coach

Hello! Hello! Great to see you here!

I support professionals like you to navigate with ease their career transitions through the practice of action-oriented coaching. I am passionate about increasing the number of people in this world who enjoy their careers!

In my youth, my father wanted me to become a professional volleyball player and then an accountant but one day, when it was time for me to choose a career path, I informed him that I wanted to do psychology. I still remember the room we were in and the overwhelming stubbornness on both sides during that conversation. Tears were shed … mine :). But I could not imagine myself as an accountant so it had to be psychology. 

Taking charge of my career was both hard and easy!

Then something else happened. I realized that we will work for the rest of our lives (breaking news, I know!) and at the same time, I noticed that some people around me were waking up every morning going to do a job they did not enjoy. I found that unacceptable and decided to change that for as many humans as I can. 

If I can support human beings to wake up happier in the morning because they will go do a job they enjoy, that is what I want to do with my life. 

Due to these experiences, I chose to study organizational psychology, which is a profession that helps to select people into jobs for which they are a good fit and then support them to develop in those (and future) jobs. 

After I finished my Ph.D., I had the joy of coaching thousands of individuals from Fortune 500 executives to girls and women part of different NGOs. I also designed selection processes and training programs for companies across industries.

Coaching is my happy place, and now I support professionals to navigate with ease their career transitions (early career path, job change, career change, and career development) while handling the mental and the emotional impact associated with that journey. 

Setting goals will give you a direction but your actions are what will turn the invisible into the visible. At the end of the day, without taking action – do that thing that feels hard – you will not succeed. Through our action-oriented coaching sessions, you will feel the joy of focusing on a goal, acting on it, and embracing your achievements.
 

While I am located in Charlotte, U.S., I work with clients from all over the world. If you want to make (faster) progress towards your career goals, take action and email me at contact@irinacozma.com to connect for a complimentary 30 min introductory session. 

Please reach out and say hello. I can't wait to meet you!

Irina