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Executive career coaching · Worldwide
Executive career coach for your next leadership role.
You've built an impressive career. But securing your next director, VP or C-suite role calls for a different job search strategy.
I'm Lucy Gilmour, an executive career coach and former executive search recruiter, recruitment agency owner and hiring manager. I help senior professionals identify the right opportunities, reach the people who make hiring decisions and communicate their value with confidence.
I coach executives worldwide, with most of my clients based in the United States.
The Career Growth Accelerator starts from $1,800.
A practical job-search approach based on experience on both sides of the hiring process.
Recruitment experience. Executive-level positioning. Practical coaching.
10 yearsRunning an executive search-focused recruitment firm
1,000+Mid-to-senior professionals helped
50+Countries worked across in recruitment
Top VoiceLinkedIn · Job Search Strategies
500+Free videos on YouTube
Why work with me?
I've spent years on the other side of the hiring table.
Before moving into career coaching, I spent 10 years running an executive search-focused recruitment firm. I've also been a hiring manager. I understand the difference between being a strong candidate and being the person a hiring team recognises as the right choice.
My coaching is grounded in that first-hand experience, not in a generic formula. I focus on the decisions, conversations and evidence that matter when you're pursuing senior roles.
This isn't leadership-performance coaching for an existing job. It's strategic career coaching to help you navigate the market and secure your next opportunity.
The executive job search
Senior careers rarely move forward through applications alone.
The more senior the role, the more important your positioning, network and conversations become.
You're qualified, but the right people aren't finding you.
We make your commercial impact easier to recognise on your resume and LinkedIn, and build a more deliberate approach to decision-makers.
You get conversations, but they aren't turning into offers.
We prepare the evidence, questions and negotiation strategy needed to show up as a prospective business partner, not a hopeful applicant.
The approach
A focused process for executive career moves.
My five-step framework is tailored to the level and type of role you're targeting.
Career clarity and target roles
Define the titles, organisations and markets where your experience is the strongest fit, rather than chasing every plausible senior vacancy.
Executive resume and LinkedIn positioning
Express your strategic impact, leadership scope and measurable achievements in language hiring decision-makers understand.
Hiring Manager First outreach
Identify potential decision-makers and use relevant, personalised conversations to reduce your dependence on job portals.
Senior-level interview preparation
Prepare concise examples of your impact, ask commercially intelligent questions and respond effectively to concerns.
Offer and compensation negotiation
Discuss salary expectations strategically, assess the total offer and approach negotiation with confidence and professionalism.
Real clients. Executive-level experience.
What senior leaders achieved with a more focused job search.
From direct outreach to CEOs to senior-level career transitions, these are real experiences from people I've coached.
Executive client story
Direct CEO outreach led to his next role
Jacques put direct outreach into practice instead of relying only on applications. In one senior-level search, he contacted a CEO and chairman with a concise message, was referred to a headhunter and progressed to the final interview stages, including a board presentation. He also used direct CEO outreach to secure his latest role, approaching the person who is now his CEO.
Jacques BrummerC-level executive and senior commercial leader
LinkedIn recommendation
Found a target role within 60 days
After months of applications with limited results, Colm focused his target roles and learned to develop relationships, build visibility and approach the recruitment market more effectively.
“I found a role I wanted within 60 days of signing up with her.”
Colm RattiganCIO / CISO / COO-level technology and risk leader
LinkedIn recommendation
Moved from academia into an industry role
After 29 years in academia, Jeffrey worked on his transition into industry, including his CV, LinkedIn positioning, interviews and negotiation. He found a suitable position, received an offer and signed his contract.
“I enthusiastically recommend Lucy’s Career Growth Accelerator program to anybody who is ready to make a career change.”
Jeffrey RubnitzMedical Director / Principal Investigator
Two job offers after a prolonged search
After struggling to secure a new role and trying two previous coaching services, Karen applied the framework and received two offers.
“The combination of her guidance and the weekly group calls was the turning point I desperately needed.”
Karen PetersonVP, Business Strategy & Execution
Accepted an offer as Head of Business Value
Martin used intentional networking, LinkedIn positioning, interview preparation and salary negotiation to turn an established track record into a new opportunity.
“Lucy helped me refine my positioning and coached me to approach every conversation with greater clarity and confidence than I did at the start of my search.”
Martin DeWittValue Engineering Leader
Secured a new role in two months
Kris used the job-search techniques and interview advice, including a more questioning-led approach, to secure his next position.
“Literally, the first company I reached out to using Lucy’s recommendations hired me in 2 months.”
Kris HelgeDirector of Digital Information Management
Your first 30 days
What happens in your first 30 days.
Most executives I work with have plenty of experience. What they're missing is a clear plan. This is how we build yours in the first month.
A clear target
As soon as you join, you'll get a welcome message showing you how to access everything and book your first call. That first call is a strategy session. We go through your goals, review your current resume and LinkedIn profile, and agree your target companies and the people whose attention you want. Nobody can hit a target that doesn't exist, so everything else is built around this.
Get found on page 1 of LinkedIn
Next, we rebuild your executive resume and, above all, your LinkedIn profile. Executive search firms such as Spencer Stuart, Heidrick & Struggles, Russell Reynolds Associates, Egon Zehnder and Korn Ferry don't wait for people to apply. They search for specific skills, experience and expertise. We set up your profile so that when they search for someone like you, you show up before anyone else.
A network of decision-makers
You then start connecting with the people at your target companies who have the budget and authority to hire you, usually other C-level leaders. You're not pitching yet. You're making sure they see your name and your content, so that when a need comes up, you're already on their radar.
Direct outreach
Within your first 30 days, you start reaching out directly using my 3-sentence cover letter. It isn't really a cover letter: it works as an email or a LinkedIn message that lands in a hiring executive's inbox.
By day 30
Your target, positioning, network and outreach are all in place and working together. It takes 2 to 3 hours a week: around 2 hours of live group coaching calls and an hour putting it into practice.
Support at every step
You're never working through this on your own. Every member gets:
- An introduction call, then 2 live group coaching calls every week
- A private community of other members
- Lucy AI, my digital twin, for instant feedback 24/7, even at 1am before an interview
Working together
Personalised support, without a 60-day cutoff.
The Career Growth Accelerator combines my structured job-search approach with direct feedback on your positioning, outreach, interviews and next steps.
My goal is to help you get hired in 60 days or less through a focused strategy built around your positioning, targeted outreach and strong interview preparation.
Support and feedback don't automatically end at day 60. If you need or want further guidance, that support can continue as you work towards your next move.
Common questions
Executive career coaching FAQs.
Who is executive career coaching for?
I work predominantly with experienced directors, VPs and C-suite professionals who want help finding, positioning for and securing their next role. If you're at an earlier stage, you can explore my broader career coaching services.
Do you work with executives outside the United States?
Yes. My client base is international, although the majority of my clients are based in the USA. The coaching approach is tailored to your target roles and market.
Is this the same as leadership coaching?
No. This service is primarily about your next career move: choosing target roles, presenting your value, reaching hiring decision-makers, preparing for interviews and negotiating an offer. It is not designed as a substitute for coaching focused on leading an existing team.
Will I have to rely on applying for advertised jobs?
No. My Hiring Manager First methodology focuses on identifying and reaching the people who influence hiring decisions, supported by strong positioning and networking. You can still apply where appropriate, but applications aren't the centre of the strategy.
What if my job search takes longer than 60 days?
You are not automatically cut off after 60 days. Support and feedback remain available if you need or want further guidance as you continue your search.
How much does executive career coaching cost?
The options and current terms are explained through my Career Growth Accelerator program. Review the program details for current options before you apply.
Your next move
Ready to approach your executive job search differently?
If your next role deserves a more focused strategy, explore the Career Growth Accelerator and see whether it's the right fit for you.