Tamara S. Raymond, Award-Winning Author, Leadership Coach, Career Strategist and Educational Speaker
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Virginia
The primary goal of Tamara’s book and online course is for students, teens and young adults to learn how to align their passions with possible career paths.
Tamara Raymond is founder and president of Innovative Management Consulting, Inc., an organization committed to professional, career and leadership development for adults and young people; as well as guidance for teens in determining their career paths. She has successfully coached and/or mentored a multitude of clients, ranging from business owners, employees, executives and corporate teams; to adults, students and young leaders. Tamara has focused her passion for leadership coaching and mentoring on youth empowerment, with the release of her award-winning book, Careering: The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career. The pocket guide’s primary goal is to provide the youngest, emerging leaders in the U.S. and around the world with tools to develop as leaders. In 2017, Tamara also founded and launched the Careering for Youth initiative, which includes the paperback, e-book, audiobook; a downloadable online course; and individual coaching for teens and young adults.
Tamara has woven together her extensive career experience, academic journey and passion for coaching-mentoring youth to share knowledge with teens and young adults. She has over 15 years of diversified experience as a certified leadership coach and career strategist.
Awards:
Winner in the Career Category, Book Excellence Awards - 2020; First Place in Young Adult Non-Fiction, Royal Dragonfly Book Awards - 2019; Second Place in Educational, Royal Dragonfly Book Awards - 2019; Silver in Non-Fiction Book Awards, Non-Fiction Authors Association - 2019; Silver in Young Adult Non-Fiction, Readers’ Favorite - 2019; Finalist in Young Adult: Non-Fiction Category, International Book Awards - 2019; Finalist in Business: Careers Category, International Book Awards - 2019; #1 in Vocational Guidance for Youth, Amazon.com - 2017; #1 New Release in Career Counseling, Amazon.com - 2017
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As a youth careering-strategy expert, she offers experience on both sides of the table as recruiter and recruiting candidate; learnings from her own experiences as a student; and an understanding of what individuals of all ages struggle with. Her knowledge and expertise are further enhanced by the following credentials: Master of Arts in Organizational Sciences and Graduate Certificate in Leadership Coaching from The George Washington University; SPHR certification; and senior certification in The Birkman Method®, a leading behavioral and personality assessment. In addition, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI.
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Middle School
High School
College
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