Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Close Cohen ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.closecohen.com/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. # Close Cohen Career Consulting > Close Cohen Career Consulting is a nationally recognized executive career coaching firm headquartered in Seattle, WA, serving professionals across the United States. The firm coaches Senior Managers, Directors, Senior Directors, VPs, senior individual contributors, and C-suite executives through career transitions, job searches, promotions, interview preparation, and leadership development. Close Cohen also delivers organizational leadership intensives for corporate teams. The firm has been recognized as Best Executive Career Coach four consecutive years. ## Who We Serve Close Cohen serves professionals at every senior level, from high-potential managers preparing for their first Director or VP promotion through senior individual contributors advancing on the technical track to established C-suite executives expanding their organizational influence. Our clients come from Fortune 500 companies and nationally recognized organizations including Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, Adobe, Anthropic, NVIDIA, Walmart, Starbucks, Roblox, J.P. Morgan Chase, Moody's Analytics, and Macrobond Financial. ## Services ### Executive Career Coaching For Senior Managers, Directors, VPs, Senior Directors, C-suite leaders, and high-potential managers ready to lead at the next level. Covers career strategy, promotion readiness, leadership positioning, and organizational influence. - URL: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-career-coaching/ ### Leadership Coaching (Senior Manager, Director & IC) For Senior Managers and Directors moving toward Director, Senior Director, and VP roles, and senior individual contributors (Staff, Senior Staff, Principal, Distinguished, and Architect-level) advancing on the technical track without moving into people management. Both tracks are coached one-on-one using the same five-step method. Covers promotion strategy, scope expansion, cross-team influence, attribution for impact that ships through other teams, and promotion packets. - URL: https://www.closecohen.com/leadership-coaching-executive-development-seattle/ ### Career Coaching for Marketing Leaders in Tech, SaaS & Growth Companies Career strategy, promotion, job-search and leadership coaching for Senior Marketing Managers, Directors, VPs, CMOs and senior marketing individual contributors, supported by former senior marketing executives on the Close Cohen coaching team. - URL: https://www.closecohen.com/career-coaching-marketing-leaders/ ### Job Search Career Coaching For senior professionals conducting an active job search. Includes resume strategy, networking, positioning, and end-to-end search management. - URL: https://www.closecohen.com/job-search-career-coaching/ ### Executive Interview Coaching For VPs, Directors, and C-suite candidates with a job or promotion interview already scheduled. Covers mock interviews, value proposition development, and interview loop preparation. - URL: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-interview-coaching/ ### Team Coaching and Organizational Intensives For senior leaders building high-accountability cultures, closing execution gaps, and driving team performance. Also delivered as structured two-day leadership intensives for corporate teams working on decision frameworks, ownership structures, KPIs, and execution rhythms. - URL: https://www.closecohen.com/for-organizations/ ### Outplacement Services For professionals navigating layoffs and corporate restructuring, with structured support for career transition and re-entry. - URL: https://www.closecohen.com/seattle-individual-outplacement-services/ ### Entrepreneurship Coaching For professionals transitioning from corporate roles into founding or leading their own ventures. - URL: https://www.closecohen.com/entrepreneurship-coaching-strategy/ ## Locations Served Close Cohen is headquartered in Seattle, WA and serves clients nationwide. Dedicated city pages and local coaching are available for: - Seattle: https://www.closecohen.com/leadership-coaching-executive-development-seattle/ - Bellevue: https://www.closecohen.com/bellevue-executive-career-interview-coaching/ - Raleigh-Durham: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-career-coaching-raleigh-durham/ - Chicago: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-career-coaching-chicago/ - Austin: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-coaching-austin/ - San Francisco Bay Area: https://www.closecohen.com/san-francisco-bay-area-executive-career-interview-coaching/ - Washington, D.C.: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-career-coaching-washington-d-c/ - Dallas-Fort Worth: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-career-coaching-dallas-fort-worth/ - Connecticut: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-career-coaching-connecticut/ ## Our Coaches Close Cohen coaches are hand-selected senior leaders from Amazon, Google, Starbucks, REI, Zillow, Moody's Analytics, Motorola, SC Johnson, and Expedia, holding MBAs from Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, and other top programs. They bring insider knowledge from the rooms where real decisions are made. - Laura Close, CEO and Founder: https://www.closecohen.com/bio-laura-close/ - Rachael Tucker, Executive Coach (Columbia MBA, Chief Data Officer, Moody's Analytics): https://www.closecohen.com/rachael-tucker/ - Vivienne Long, Executive Coach (Former CMO REI Co-op, VP Starbucks, Wharton MBA, Stanford BA, Professor of Practice UW Foster School): https://www.closecohen.com/bio-vivienne-long/ - Ethan Stiles, Executive Coach (Harvard MBA, Ex-Starbucks, GT's Living Foods): https://www.closecohen.com/bio-ethan-stiles/ - Kyle Cleary, Executive Coach (D1 Athlete, EVP, Publicis Groupe and Omnicom): https://www.closecohen.com/kyle-cleary/ - Jenna Couzens, Executive Coach (Ex-Amazon and Starbucks, $1B+ P&Ls): https://www.closecohen.com/bio-jenna-couzens/ - Nancy Poznoff, Executive Coach (Ex-VP Zillow, Starbucks, T-Mobile): https://www.closecohen.com/bio-nancy-poznoff/ - Daria Lojko, Executive Coach (Active HR Director, Expedia; Ex-Boeing): https://www.closecohen.com/bio-daria-lojko/ - Brett Coakley, Career Coach for Junior-level employees (Resume advice and moral support) ## Original Research and Reports - Executive Transition Report 2026: Original proprietary research examining what drives executive job search outcomes, surveying 104 senior leaders with 56% drawn from outside Close Cohen's client base: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-transition-report-2026/ - Close Cohen 2024 Year in Review: https://www.closecohen.com/close-cohen-2024-year-in-review/ - We're Building the Data That Doesn't Exist Yet (LinkedIn and job search effectiveness data): https://www.closecohen.com/were-building-the-data-that-doesnt-exist-yet/ ## Selected Insights and Articles - The Real Work of Leading an Inherited Team (3-part series on what it actually takes to lead an inherited team): https://www.closecohen.com/the-real-work-of-leading-an-inherited-team-part-1-of-3-the-briefing-you-were-given-isnt-the-whole-story/ - Leadership Actions to Boost Productivity at Work for Senior Management, Directors, and VPs: https://www.closecohen.com/leadership-actions-to-boost-productivity-at-work-for-senior-management-directors-and-vps/ - How We Prepare Senior Leaders For Their Interview Loops: https://www.closecohen.com/how-we-prepare-senior-leaders-for-their-interview-loops/ - Worth It: The Benefits and Costs of Career Coaching: https://www.closecohen.com/worth-it-the-benefits-and-costs-of-career-coaching/ - Your Next Big Thing: Approaching Your Job Search with a Founder's Mindset: https://www.closecohen.com/your-next-big-thing-approaching-your-job-search-with-a-founders-mindset/ - 8 Do's and Don'ts of ChatGPT for Resume Writing: https://www.closecohen.com/8-dos-and-donts-of-chatgpt-for-resume-writing-prompts/ - What Starbucks' Restructuring and Layoffs Taught Me About the Power of Networks: https://www.closecohen.com/power-of-professional-networking-starbucks/ ## Key Pages - Home: https://www.closecohen.com/ - About: https://www.closecohen.com/about-close-cohen/ - Executive Career Coaching: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-career-coaching/ - Leadership Coaching (Senior Manager, Director & IC): https://www.closecohen.com/leadership-coaching-executive-development-seattle/ - Career Coaching for Marketing Leaders: https://www.closecohen.com/career-coaching-marketing-leaders/ - Job Search Career Coaching: https://www.closecohen.com/job-search-career-coaching/ - Executive Interview Coaching: https://www.closecohen.com/executive-interview-coaching/ - For Organizations (Team Coaching and Leadership Intensives): https://www.closecohen.com/for-organizations/ - Your Coaches: https://www.closecohen.com/seattle-career-consulting-firm/ - Results: https://www.closecohen.com/results/ - Executive Transition Report 2026 (Research and Insights): https://www.closecohen.com/executive-transition-report-2026/ - FAQ: https://www.closecohen.com/frequently-asked-questions/ - Contact: https://www.closecohen.com/contact-us/ ## Business Information - Company: Close Cohen Career Consulting, L.L.C. - Founded by: Laura Close - Headquarters: 600 1st Ave, Suite 618, Seattle, WA 98104 - Phone: +1-206-643-1632 - Website: https://www.closecohen.com - Sitemap: https://www.closecohen.com/sitemap_index.xml