Tess Hardwick
Career, Personal and Business Coach

My Authentic Path

Websites:

• http://www.myauthenticpath.com

Career, Personal and Business Coaching.

I specialize in helping individuals during career crises, life transitions and coaching the small business owner.

Career Coaching: I help individuals find their authentic path, and work in a career they're passionate about. We work together to build a life of true fulfillment, where your gifts are being fully utilized.

Personal Coaching: I coach individuals during life transitions, attain health and wellness goals or any area of life that feels stuck.

Business Coaching: I specialize in helping small business owners gain clarity and set goals to become more productive and profitable.

I am a Certified Coach with 15 years' experience in human resources and 20 in fine arts. As a former HR Director, and a current mother and fiction writer, I specialize in helping people sort through the noise to get them functioning on a deeper and more productive level.

I listen intently to understand who and what you are and where you want to be. I am intuitive and insightful and use these gifts to help clients uncover what they really want.

Special skills include: performance improvement, presentation coaching, team building, salary & compensation negotiation, resume writing, interview training.

Small business owners who want to increase profits and improve their performance that respond well to direct, honest, no business speak, focused coaching.

BFA in Theatre from the University of Southern California Coaching Certificate from Coach Training Alliance

I was an Human Resources professional at Metapath Software, RealNetworks, Brandrud Furniture and Jefferson Wells International. During my 15 years as an HR Manager and Director at these companies I coached employees and managers during times of career anxiety, burnout and performance difficulties. It became clear to me that most often the individual and the job were not a good match. The individual's authentic gifts were not being utilized, hurting both the company and the employee. However, I was powerless to affect meaningful changes in their lives because I was a representative of the company. This frustration led me to the Coaching profession where I can utilize my own gifts and experience to guide others into a life of personal and professional fulfillment.

In 2001 I won the Burien New Works first place prize for my full-length play My Lady's Hand. Subsequently, in 2003 My Lady's Hand was produced in partnership between Mad Dog Productions and Moonlight Theatre Company and again in 2004 at Burien Theatre. An original short one act, The Lioness was produced in the 2004 Mae West Festival. I have acted in productions for Belltowne Theatre, Moonlight Production Company, The Union Garage and several other Seattle theatres. Additionally, I have directed productions for Moonlight Theatre Company, SIS Production and the Mae West Festival. I have taught acting under my own company, Puck's Playground for adults and children.

In 2006 I received a Certificate in Coaching from Coach Training Alliance. I am the busy and sometimes tired mother of two small daughters, ages 4 and 1 and have a 13 old stepson. I am currently working on my first novel.