Laurie Sheppard

Current

Owner, Master Certified Life and Career Coach at Creating At Will

Past

Publisher, Author at Creating At Will
Legal Administrative Assistant at LA lawfirms
Seminar Program Volunteers' Manager and volunteer at Landmark Education Corporation

Project Manager for Los Angeles program at The Youth at Risk Foundation
Volunteer Youth Support at Los Angeles Youth At Risk Foundation

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Education

Excelsior College
The International Coach Federation
University of California, Los Angeles

The Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara

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Recommended

11 people have recommended Laurie

Connections

132 connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Laurie Sheppard’s Summary

Master Certified Coach with focus on positive change, provides individuals and groups life coaching and career strategizing services. Speciality in mid-level professional women entrepreneurs, women managers and women returning to the workforce.

Additional services include Positive Thinking Way process to quickly eliminate negative patterns, beliefs and emotions to improve behaviors, performance and goals' achievement.

Author of two books, professional speaker, outside consultant trainer for Thinkx, innovation and problem resolution company.

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Laurie Sheppard’s Specialties:

I specialize in coaching mid-level professional women entrepreneurs, managers and women returning to the workforce - in career development and transition

Laurie Sheppard’s Experience

Owner, Master Certified Life and Career Coach

Creating At Will

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

September 1994 — Present (15 years 3 months)

Coaching, consulting, facilitating change with professional women in organizations or in entrepreneurial endeavors. Women receive assistance to:

1. clarify their direction, purpose, passion and area of focus personally and professionally.
2. strategize a plan to achieve their desired results while removing personal obstacles, gaining new confidence.
3. implement their plan painlessly through each step.
4. fully reap their desired rewards and celebrate their successes.
Publisher, Author

Creating At Will

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

October 2000 — October 2000 (1 month)

Wrote and published own double-audiotape, "The 3 C's for Effective Living: Change, Creativity & Communication."
Legal Administrative Assistant

LA lawfirms

(Law Practice industry)

January 1980 — June 1993 (13 years 6 months)

Legal secretarial work and administrative management assistance, including managing other employees. Also initated staff meetings.
Seminar Program Volunteers' Manager and volunteer

Landmark Education Corporation

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

September 1983 — August 1990 (7 years )

Managed 30 volunteer seminar supervisors responsible for over 300 volunteers in these seminars. Helped them create a plan to train and develop their volunteers, so the assisting would be both a learning and enjoyable experience. Created a workable manual for the supervisor's use in this endeavor.

Assisted voluntarily in a wide-range of capacities as an adjunct to my own training and development through this organization.
Project Manager for Los Angeles program

The Youth at Risk Foundation

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

June 1986 — November 1986 (6 months)

Took on a short-term management position, hired by the Board of Directors, to organize and launch this training program. I enrolled over thirty volunteers. This included a doctor and nurse to give pre-course exams to all volunteers and and be on course for this 4-day event in the mountains. The LA inner city youth selected, participated in this outward-bound style ropes course and class work. I and all volunteers did the ropes course as well, aimed at team building, leadership practice development, etc.

I assisted in the parent-student interviews to help select the candidates to participate in this program. While at the course I managed onsite activities and problem-solved. I stayed briefly following the training to help connect trainees with their year-long adult mentors.

There is no center in Los Angeles now, but the Phoenix office is the original center that still exists and does great work for these inner-city youth who learn to reclaim themselves and their lives.
Volunteer Youth Support

Los Angeles Youth At Risk Foundation

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

June 1980 — June 1983 (3 years 1 month)

Volunteer Youth Supporter at marathons and for fundraising events. Committee participant for program development needs.

Laurie Sheppard’s Education

Excelsior College

Bachelors , Psychology, Business Management , 2006 — 2008

After coach training with the Hudson Institute, a Master Coach certification with the International Coach Federation, Lefkoe Institute "beliefs process" training and other marketing and certification studies, I returned to finish the 9 remaining classes for my Bachelors.

Activities and Societies:

Ethics team, Reading sig, Web Library Team
The International Coach Federation

Master Certification , Professional Life and Career Coach , 1994 — 2008

Currently an active member of ICF, having earned Master Certified Coach status in 1995 and keep this status current through re-applications and continuing education.

Activities and Societies:

also Founder and Past-President of the Virtual Community of coaches for ICF.
University of California, Los Angeles

Marketing certification program 1998 — 1999
The Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara

Coach Certification , Professional and Personal Coaching for life changes , 1996 — 1997

Activities and Societies:

in addition to studies there, also returned as instructor on three occasions.
University of California, Santa Barbara

Theatre Arts and Gen. Studies 1982 — 1984

preparation for finalizing AA and potential teaching

Additional Information

Laurie Sheppard’s Interests:

Coaching, coaches, personal coaching, professional speaking, life coach, corporate training, eliminate negative beliefs, career, career transition, career development, public speaking, writing, author, change, creative, life coaching, life coach, life transition, career transition, personal change, professional coaching, creative, second career, best career, best second careers, return to workforce, Los Angeles Coach, mid-level women, communication, inspiration for women, motivation, Los Angeles speakers, Southern California speakers, Lefkoe Institute, conference speaker, breakout session speaker, balance, long walks with husband, time with family.

Laurie Sheppard’s Groups:

ICF - The International Coach Federation, CAM - Conversation Among Masters, ACP - The Association of Career Professionals, HI - The Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, Cambridge Who's Who, PCMA - The Professional Coaches and Mentors Association, Toastmasters International, ASTD - American Society of Training and Development, Facebook.com, Women for Hire, Twitter.com, The International Academy of E-Business