Suzannah Scully

Suzannah Scully

Suzannah Scully is a sought after career coach who helps frustrated corporate employees strategize a plan to achieve a full range of professional and personal goals. She spent ten years climbing up the ranks of Gap, Inc. and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in design and merchandising as well as was the Director of Marketing for The Wine Group. Based on her extensive experience in the corporate world, she knows a thing or two about the burn of golden handcuffs.

Her personalized "Aha Moment" program has been extremely successful in helping people find work that has both local and global meaning. Through her tailored exercises and unwavering support, clients have made changes that continue to inspire and amaze her.

Suzannah doesn't believe in following your passion but instead finding your purpose. Her expertise comes not onlyB.A. in Sociology from UCLA and her certified coaches training (CPCC), but also from the field experience of having successfully coached hundreds of clients.

Suzannah is a writer for The Examiner in San Francisco and can be seen speaking at local organizations throughout the Bay Area. Not only was she nominated for 7Ã-7 magazine's Hot 20 Under 40 but she was also profiled on Daily Candy and was the first in their history to lead a live Facebook chat offering career advice.

Success is measured in many ways, Suzannah can guide you into finding yours.
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  • How to Know If You Should Stay or Go
    "The economy is terrible right now." -- "It would take forever to get a new job." -- "What's to say you wouldn't be unhappy in that job too?" -- "You don't have the skills to do something else."
  • A Letter to My 20-something Year Old Self
    As I was browsing around the internet, I came across a cool blog by a girl named Cassie Boorn who is her 20s and she asked for people to write letters to their 20 year old selves.
  • How Tina of Blueblood Found Her "Aha" Moment
    I met Tina Pao on the beach in San Francisco when we were both pregnant with our first child and playing with our dogs.
  • 5 Steps to Getting Your Parents' Support
    I would say that one of the hardest parts of making a career change for me was worrying what my parents thought.
  • The Difference Between People Who Stay and People Who Give Up
    The other day I was in yoga class and I came this close to crying and running out of the class.
  • How to Be Grateful for Your Current Job
    I recently read that quote and it hit me really hard. It is the most obvious statement. She is merely stating a fact but when you think about it in regards to your own life, it is really profound.
  • 5 Steps to Narrowing Down Your Interests
    One of the most common questions I am asked is, "How do I narrow down my interests to figure out what I want to do?"
  • How Michelle Found Her "Aha" Moment
    I first discovered Michelle when I watched the documentary, Lemonade, about people in the advertising world who lost their jobs and went on to find work that they loved.
  • 20 Things I Am Thankful for This Year
    In honor of Thanksgiving this week, I thought I'd make a list of all that I am thankful for.
  • How Jeffrey Riddle Found His Aha Moment
    I'm really excited this week to introduce you all to Jeffrey Riddle. Some of you may remember seeing him when I had him speak at one of my events about how to leverage your network where he blew everyone away.
  • 4 Tips to Stay Motivated During the Holidays
    As I was pigging out on pumpkin pie and laying on the couch reading the newest US Weekly last week during my Thanksgiving Break, I had a thought that I am probably not the only one who has a hard time staying motivated during the holidays.
  • How to Not Worry About the How
    I often have clients who come to me and they want me to tell them exactly what job they should go into.
  • How Ali Lawrence Found Her Aha Moment
    Where do I begin about Ali? Let's just say that the moment she sat down with me, I instantly felt energized and wanted everyone to know about her. She just has that "x factor".
  • 5 Steps to Writing a Kick Ass Personal Bio
    Last night we had a great speaking event with Ali Lawrence who talked about how to write a kick ass personal bio or as we know it these days, an "about" section.
  • How Rachel and Leigh Found Their Aha Moment
    Having lived and worked at a restaurant in Italy in my late twenties, it is safe to say that I have a soft spot in my heart for pasta. Then again, who doesn't?
  • Lose Your Focus and You'll Fall
    I was in yoga this morning and while trying to do tree pose (the one where you balance on one foot), I found myself unable to balance and I kept falling.
  • How Michelle of Its Yoga Kids Found Her Aha Moment
    As many of you know who have been reading my blog, yoga is very important to me. So much so that for my baby shower, my friends pitched in and bought me a gift certificate to Its Yoga, Kids, a yoga studio for children and families.
  • My Personal Thoughts Looking Back on 2010
    I had seen this Ted talk with Brene Brown passed around but I just sat down to watch it now and I highly recommend that everyone watch it as well.
  • Fresh Start to 2011
    I like to think of the New Year as a "reset" button. I find this to be particularly true after the madness of the holidays.
  • When Not Everyone Supports Your Change
    Here you are, you've had an epiphany. Things are going to change. You've had enough of the way things have been and you are ready to take your life in a new direction.
  • When You've Lost Faith in Your Career
    One of the most common things that I hear from people is that they want to make a change but they are too burnt out from their current job to work on anything when they get home.
  • Sharing My 2011 Personal Goals
    Today is less of a "Jimmy Choos" day and more of an Uggs day. I'm currently up in Lake Tahoe, CA for a little "R&R". Or as much "R&R" as one can expect traveling with a almost two year old boy and an active mountain dog.
  • How Dan Pardi Found His Aha Moment
    I was introduced to Dan Pardi originally through Jennifer Pattee who recommended that we have Dan speak at our Replenish Retreat (which has been postponed '" stay tuned).
  • How Teresa of Can Can Found Her Aha Moment
    I originally met Teresa through mutual friends but got to know her more as she worked at a local yummy cafe that I would go to.
  • Why You Can Never Satisfy the Insatiable Beast
    The other day a client sat in my office feeling overwhelmed, overworked and burnt out. She said that she recently had an epiphany. She realized that no matter how hard she worked or how many hours she put into her day, there was always more to do.
  • How Christina Found Her Aha Moment
    I love this interview because it feels to me like the true definition of an "Aha" interview. Christina Spaulding who owns Luna Boutique in San Francisco made a complete career change to do what she is doing now.
  • How Jennifer of Flacklist Found Her Aha Moment
    I think you will all find what Jennifer is doing very interesting. She has done a beautiful job of taking her skills and passion and combining it with a need in the marketplace.
  • How Kelsey of Hale Found Her Aha Moment
    I'm really excited to have Kelsey of Hale Jewelry profiled today because where I first got to really know her was in one of my classes to figure out how to start a dream job on the side.
  • How Debbie Blackwood Found Her Aha Moment
    I can't tell you how many times people hold back from looking for a new job because they are embarrassed of their resume. Truth is, looking for a new job is a lot like dating, you have to put yourself out there and run the risk of being rejected.
  • How Loryn Barbeau Found Her Aha Moment
    I am lucky enough to say that I have been working with Loryn for some time now as she has been helping me with my public speaking.
  • How to Overcome Depression in Your Job Search
    A few weeks ago I went to go hear Richard Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute, speak at Graceworks. This is a man who is regarded around the world as THE job search expert.
  • My Path to Public Speaking
    It has always been a dream of mine to be a public speaker. While for some people speaking in front of a group is enough to give them hives, I find that derive a lot of my energy from presenting to a group.
  • How Shirley Found Her Aha Moment
    I have a few friends who go to Shirley Lau at Lisa Bradbury skincare salon and literally swear by her. I've heard "life changing", "unreal" and "skin-whisperer".
  • 5 Steps to Getting a New Job
    Maybe it's because of what I do for a living but it seems to me that everyone is looking for a new job these days.
  • The Gift My Cut in Salary Gave Me
    About five years ago I was earning a six figure salary. I spent an average of $1,000/month on new clothes. I ate out about 4x/week and didn't think about how much I was spending. I went on fancy vacations that I couldn't always afford.
  • Your Competition is Less Fierce Than You Think
    The other night, I hosted our first Aha Moment Live event. I chose the the wedding industry to be the first that I profiled because the professions within that industry are often ones that I hear that people want to pursue.
  • How Your Ideas Are Actually Holding You Back
    Do any of these descriptions sound like you? * You feel like jack of all trades, master of none. * You come up with a million new ideas and then a million and one reasons the idea will never work.
  • How I Attempt to Balance My Life as a Mompreneur
    I get asked a lot how I balance being a mom, an entrepreneur ("mompreneur"), wife to an entrepreneur, mom to a high maintenance but oh-so-adorable big dog, friend and as I call it "house manager". Balance is something we all struggle with.
  • The Gift My Cut in Salary Gave Me
    How I received the gift of mindfulness in leaving my corporate job.

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