Turn Personalized Guidance Into Career Clarity And Momentum
Career transitions can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re unsure how your experiences translate to the workplace or what your next step should be. In this interactive workshop, you’ll explore how one-on-one mentorship can provide personalized guidance, accountability, and meaningful professional connections as you move your career forward.
You’ll also learn practical ways to identify your current career position, communicate your life and leadership experiences as marketable skills, and build a strategy aligned with your goals. Wherever you are in your career journey, you don’t have to figure out what comes next alone.
What You’ll Gain
- Strategies for translating life and leadership experience into marketable skills
- Practical tools for developing a forward-looking career plan
- Insight into how mentorship can build confidence, direction, and professional connections
- An overview of American Corporate Partners’ yearlong mentorship program
About the Speaker:
Leslie Coffey, Vice President of Military Engagement at American Corporate Partners, has 15 years of experience guiding transitioning service members and military spouses toward successful post-military careers. As a military spouse of 30 years, she understands the unique challenges facing the military community and is passionate about helping others find and grow meaningful careers.
American Corporate Partners (ACP) is a nonprofit dedicated to combating underemployment through free, customized, fully supported, and monitored one-on-one mentorships for post-9/11 service members, military spouses, and veterans. More than 26,000 executives and employees from over 2,200 companies have volunteered as mentors, and more than 43,000 veterans and spouses have completed the program.
About EmpowerEd
EmpowerEd offers expert-led, topic-driven seminars designed to equip military and veteran families and community members with valuable information, practical tools, and trusted resources. Learn more about EmpowerEd.
Most sessions are followed by an optional peer support event, Let’s Talk About It—a space to reflect, connect, and share takeaways in a supportive community. While attending the seminar is encouraged, it’s not required to join the discussion. Please note that registration for Let’s Talk About It is separate from the EmpowerEd seminar.
This Event is Open To
This event is open to all members of the military and veteran-connected community. Check Eventbrite for details on other offerings.
Participant Safety Reminder:
The Veteran Spouse Network (VSN) is committed to providing a supportive and respectful environment where participants can connect with peers and share their experiences.
Because participant safety is our highest priority, confidentiality is not absolute. If a VSN Peer Leader or staff member becomes concerned that a participant or another person may be at risk of serious harm, we may take steps to support safety. Depending on the situation, this could include notifying VSN staff, providing crisis resources, contacting emergency services, making reports required by law, or taking other reasonable actions to protect safety.
VSN is a non-clinical peer support program and does not provide emergency services, crisis counseling, therapy, case management, legal advice, or domestic violence advocacy. However, we are committed to connecting participants with appropriate resources when safety concerns arise.
By participating in VSN programs, you acknowledge and understand these limits of confidentiality and VSN's commitment to participant safety.
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