Are you a Black, Indigenous, or woman of colour interested in 1:1 or small group coaching to catalyze your career journey?
In her book “The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table,” Minda Harts shares that she interviewed more than 100 women of colour and asked them if they used a career coach. Only five said yes. When she asked those five where they heard about executive coaching they said their white colleagues had coaches.
As a certified coach, Valery Navarrete is dedicated to leveraging her lived expertise to help catalyze the career journeys of Black, Indigenous, and racialized women.
Valery is Here for You and Your Goals
Valery will tailor your coaching package to your goals and the current moment you are in, whether you:
- Know what you want, or need help to figure it out.
- Want to improve your current situation, or navigate to a new one.
- Are looking to move up, or laterally.
- Are seeking to grow as a leader with a senior title, or without one.
Valery connects you with the foundations you need to thrive as an emerging or established woman of colour leader.
Whether that means securing your seat at the table, building your own table, or leading from where you are as you embrace leadership as a way of being, and not a title.
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Meet Valery: Women of Colour in Leadership Coach
As a mixed-race, Latinx woman of colour, Valery understands what it feels like to be the “only one in the room.” This lived expertise lies at the centre of her practice as a career and leadership coach.
“As a former executive with large health and social sector organizations, I have the lived experience of having gained a seat at the table. And, as a woman of colour, I know what it’s like to feel like an outsider even as you take that seat.”
Valery Navarrete
Valery is an ICF certified coach with 20 years of leadership experience. She weaves anti-oppression throughout all her service offerings.
Valery’s Why as a Career and Leadership Coach
To learn more about Valery’s why as a career and leadership coach, check out the short clip below from her recent interview with Passion Coach Shilbee Dhalla-Kim:
1:1 and Small Group Options Available
Valery is available to work with you 1:1 immediately.
Valery also offers a cohort coaching experience called The Circle: Women of Colour in Leadership to organizations and groups.
Reach out for a free consultation!
Upcoming Event
Join me at The Exhale! For three Thursdays in April I’ll be hosting a free drop in for emerging and established women of colour leaders, across sectors. Think book club but for women of colour too busy to read one more thing but down to show up, share perspectives, and take a slow exhale together. April 10th, 17th, and 24th from 12-1 pm EST.
Are you ready for change?
FAQs
What is coaching?
Coaching is a partnership between the Coach and the Client in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires the client to maximize personal and professional potential. If you want to learn more about coaching and why Valery became a coach you may want to check out her article, What do you really want?
How much does coaching cost?
During your free consultation, Valery will ask questions to surface a shared understanding of your needs and the coaching package that is right for you. Packages typically run for from a few months months to a year and pricing reflects the nature of the coaching partnership. A three-month package that includes regular coaching sessions, email check ins, and a follow up momentum session is typically in the $1,600 range. Single coaching sessions are also available.
Black, Indigenous, and women of colour (BIWOC) often experience economic oppression. Valery is open to exploring ways to ensure cost is not a barrier to coaching in keeping with her anti-oppressive approach as a BIWOC business owner. (E.g. instalment invoicing, customized packages, and sliding scale pricing.)
If you work for an employer with a learning and development budget Valery will support you to request that they cover the cost of all / part of your coaching engagement. Please note that in order to care for Valery’s own wellbeing as a BIWOC business owner, sliding scale pricing is not generally available for employer-funded coaching partnerships.
Click here to book your free consultation!
Does Valery work with clients who are not women of colour?
Yes, Valery is open to taking on clients with other identities, particularly those working in the public and social impact sectors. Click here to learn more.
THE CIRCLE: WOMEN OF COLOUR IN LEADERSHIP
The Circle is Valery’s signature online group coaching experience. It is tailor made for racialized women in (or interested in) leadership at any level.
Join a cohort of women of colour ready to take on intersectional barriers and tap into your unique gifts, together.