Career coaching has typically been a perk of being a CEO or executive at an organization. With the economic downturn and the resulting need for every professional to actively manage their career, coaching has become even more important for professionals, inside and outside of the boardroom. Hallie Crawford, Founder of Create Your Career Path and Certified Coach, discusses how professionals at any level can leverage coaching to their advantage to further their career, define their next career direction and enhance their work performance. She will give you 3 ways you can best leverage a career coach as well as other career resources to protect your best investment-your career.

Hallie is a certified coach, speaker and author from Atlanta whose coaching company, Create Your Career Path, helps people identify their ideal career path, navigate their career transition and nurture their careers. She is living her passion. Her team of coaches work with people of all ages, have clients worldwide, and have helped thousands of people achieve their career goals. She’s been coaching for over 10 years, and has undergrad and graduate degrees from Vanderbilt and the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has served on the Board of the Georgia Coach Association, and is regularly featured as a career expert in the media including CNN, Fox Business News, the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo HotJobs, Forbes.com and Entrepreneur Magazine.