Career Counseling & Coaching Professional

Jodie Land Charlop 82Ox 85C
Executive Coach and Consultant

Jodie has more than 20 years of experience in the corporate world, combined with advanced study in counseling and human behavior. She offers her clients an expert understanding of corporate communication, organizational and system dynamics, human behavior and business principles. Her professional and consulting experience includes Fortune 500 and high-growth public companies; pre-IPO start up ventures; nonprofit, consulting and professional services; government agencies and educational institutions.

Background & Professional Experience
• Jodie is Founder and Chief Coaching Officer of Potential Matters
She specializes in working with individuals and organizations that want to achieve higher levels of personal and professional results in their business, careers, and lives. www.potentialmatters.com

• Formerly Vice-President with Blanc & Otus Technology Communications
She developed communications to help start-up and early stage technology clients prepare for changing market conditions and provided counsel on corporate repositioning and market leadership strategies.

• Formerly Vice-President of Corporate Communications with ACSYS, Inc.
She built the company’s first national marketing organization, unifying 11 merged organizations under one national brand, before accepting the executive communications position reporting to the company's CEO and leading corporate communications and investor relations.

• Formerly Vice President, Corporate Practice Fleishman-Hillard International Communications
She provided a complete range of strategic planning and implementation for clients’ internal and external public relations programs. Clients included both public and private companies in financial services, consumer products, information technology, management consulting, international economic development and nonprofit/trade organizations.

Educational Background
• B.A., International Studies, Emory University
• M.S., Professional Counseling, Georgia State University

Professional Certifications
• National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), National Counselor Certification (NCC)
• Albert Ellis Institute, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (primary and advanced certifications)
• Certified Mediator

Professional Affiliations
• American Counseling Association
• American Psychological Association—Consulting Psychology Division
• International Coaching Federation
• Georgia Coaches Association
• National Career Development Association
• Society of Human Resource Management

Jodie’s Philosophy on Career Development & Enhancement
“In his book, We Are All Self-Employed, Cliff Hakim provides a wonderful framework for rethinking our professional mindset. Hakim poignantly reminds us that job security has ceased to exist, and that each of us must take full responsibility for our career mobility and advancement. Whether you are in the midst of an active job search, considering a career change or just want to advance in your current job, a coach acts as a guide and objective sounding board so you can achieve your career goals more quickly. It’s a personal investment in you and your success. Work and life choices are stressful enough and coaching is a strategic resource to help you feel more confident in your own career decisions.”—Jodie Land Charlop