By: Seraphina Quinn
Ever had that nagging feeling? You know exactly where you want to go in your career, but somehow the path there feels like navigating through fog. Whitney Faires noticed this same frustration in countless talented professionals, which sparked her to create an innovative eight-step framework that’s revolutionizing how people achieve their career goals through her company Whitney Faires Coaching.
Drawing from her own journey – from a young pharmaceutical sales representative taking a bold career risk to becoming a respected executive at a major healthcare company – Whitney intimately understands the challenges of navigating uncertain career paths. “I kept seeing the same pattern over and over,” Whitney reflects. “Smart, capable people who were full of talent – they just couldn’t figure out how to get from point A to point B. They had ambitious goals, but no reliable way to turn them into reality.”
Her own pivotal moment came early in her career when, despite feeling underqualified, she took a chance on a high-stakes sales role that would eventually shape her entire professional trajectory. After facing early challenges and considering resignation, she found a mentor who transformed her approach, ultimately earning her the Rookie of the Year title. This experience became the catalyst for her passion to help others navigate similar challenges.
Her approach is refreshingly holistic, shaped by over 16 years in corporate leadership where she launched three new corporate functions and coached hundreds of mid-level leaders and executives. Instead of just focusing on action items and to-do lists, it digs into both the strategic moves and the psychological hurdles that often trip us up. Think of it as having both a roadmap and a mental toolkit for your professional journey.
As a Division One college athlete, Whitney learned early on about the power of mindset in driving performance. She watched teammates and herself navigate intense pressure situations, clearly seeing who could maintain their composure and deliver results. These lessons deeply influenced her framework, which is especially powerful for those all-too-familiar career challenges: feeling burnt out chasing big goals, questioning whether you’ve got what it takes, or simply feeling stuck when trying to start something new.
“I’m a big believer in flipping the script on challenges,” Whitney says with enthusiasm, drawing from her experience of building a billion-dollar customer finance business from scratch. “When you learn to see roadblocks as opportunities for growth, everything changes.” This mindset shift has helped countless professionals break through career plateaus and unlock new opportunities they never thought possible.
With over 1,000 hours of executive coaching experience and a track record that includes a remarkable 62% promotion rate among her coachees within 18 months, Whitney’s process is thorough but practical. Each step comes with its own playbook – specific frameworks, actions, and exercises designed to create real results. Perhaps most importantly, it helps you find your professional “anchor” – that core purpose that keeps you moving forward when things get tough.
Drawing from her experience as a Commercial Operations Person of the Year (2017) and recipient of the Presidential Grit Award, Whitney emphasizes, “This isn’t just theory from a textbook. I’ve refined this through years of real-world challenges and victories.” It’s about moving from “someday” thinking to taking action, from feeling overwhelmed to having clarity about your next move.
Now, as the founder of Whitney Faires Coaching, Speaking & Development, she’s expanding access to these tools through immersive workshops and keynote speeches, giving more professionals the chance to apply these strategies to their own careers.
Her advice for anyone considering this journey? “Dream the dream, build the plan, and bet on yourself in big ways!” It’s a simple but powerful formula that combines bold vision with practical steps and the confidence to take action – a method she’s personally tested through every stage of her career.
In today’s changing professional world, having a reliable way to turn your career goals into reality isn’t just nice to have – it’s essential. This tested approach offers a clear path forward, helping ambitious professionals like you bridge that gap between where you are and where you want to be.
Published by: Erin M.
