Palante Coaching

Founder, Coach, & Consultant

People At Work 

Website:  www.peopleatwork.com

PAST CLIENTS SAY:

"Jean is a wonderfully gifted coach. I can't say enough about how she took the time to really "see" who I am and what I am trying to do. As a Sales Coach and Leader is amazing to experience the level of care and attention to detail that I received working with Jean. If you have the opportunity to work with Jean, don't hesitate, jump in!”

"Thanks for the LinkedIn Intensive, I learned so much about myself and utilizing LinkedIn in a more focused manner. Would recommend your intensive to anyone!"

"In previous roles, I knew I undervalued myself in accepting offers and shied away from further negotiations; Jean not only helped me by coaching me through the negotiation process but also, as a consequence, gave me a new sense of confidence in the process"

"I gained so much clarity in one session working with Jean! She helped me go from a total LinkedIn novice to feeling clear and confident about how to optimize my profile, grow my audience, and increase engagement with my ideal clients. Jean gets straight to the point, is extremely knowledgeable, and easy to connect with. Even though I haven't implemented all of the strategies I learned, I already have more engagement. I feel like I am further ahead in leveraging the power of LinkedIn to grow my business."

Chief Executive Officer

I help Experts grow their Authority, Income, and Impact. 

We achieve this by:

✔ Leveraging the untapped power of LinkedIn.
✔ Clarifying your Unique Value Proposition, and getting clear on the problem you can solve better than anyone else. 
✔Effectively communicating your UVP so you can attract your ideal clients. 
✔ Clarifying your ideal client and company so you can share what’s important with them.
✔ Authentically share the work you are already doing, and leverage that strategically to grow your authority and become the go-to person.
✔Creating a simple system to show up with consistency to continue to build trust and expand relationships. 


This all sounds very simple.  But it’s not easy.  If it were easy everyone would do it.  

But almost 10/10 people I speak with lack clarity on what makes them unique, what they can do particularly well, and what their clients want to hear from them. 

So they follow 10 different people online and try 10 different ways of doing things, and soon, the business or work they started because they wanted freedom, becomes another thing locking them in.  

If you are ready to simplify and stop doing ALL the things and scale your business and career effectively by focusing on the RIGHT things, I can help.

You can schedule a free consultation using this link: https://palante.as.me/coffeechat or text me at 310-490-8280.

I work remotely with clients located all over the US and other countries, so your location is not a limiting factor.

Forbes Leadership & Business Certified Coach

A career transition can look different depending on your situation, but the most common scenarios we help clients with include:
✔	moving to a new job in a different company-  same or new industry
✔	going after a promotion within their current company and successfully transitioning into that role
✔	reentering the workforce after a leave.
 
We customize our approach to our clients’ needs by listening to your goals and leveraging our knowledge and practical experience. We have collectively worked as recruiters, hiring managers, and leaders, understand the process from the inside out and have experience working with dozens of dynamic leaders. 
 
Most clients choose to participate in our proprietary 8-step system, which allows our clients to:
✔	learn to let go of past job failures and disappointments and get connected to their purpose
✔	get clarity once and for all about what’s important to them, so they stop chasing every job or promotion they see and instead focus their energy on opportunities that excite them
✔	stand out in the competitive application process by developing their brand based on the unique value they bring to the market
✔	develop the required professional image ideal for their target job and industry, including resume, LinkedIn profile, social media, networking, etc.
✔	effectively communicating the value they bring – in a job interview, networking event, or promotion conversation- without feeling slimy about it
✔	develop the mindset, boundaries, and habits needed to continue to lead into the next levels.

On a case-by-case basis, we also work with clients on short term projects, and a month-by-month basis.

If you are interested in working together, you can schedule a free consultation using this link: https://palante.as.me/coffeechat or text me at 310-490-8280.

We work remotely with clients located all over the US and other countries, so your location is not a limiting factor.

Certified Career Coach helping Leaders & Executives Successfully Execute Career Transitions

Jean Muhlbauer

Certified coach helping Clients define and build their best lives and careers.  

Often we find ourselves chasing "happiness," but happiness, like other feelings, is fleeting.  

What most of us want is fulfillment.  We want to know that we are living in alignment with our values, that what we say matters matches what we spend our time on.  This is no easy feat. 

I help clients build intentionality into their lives- both personal and work lives. This can take many forms and its as individual as people are.  

Some clients work on relationships and others in their work. And regardless of where our work starts, all clients see their work in one area benefit every area of their lives.

At the root of this work is self-care. 

Self-care is not the definition given by the consumerism dictionary, centered around things or services we buy like massages and manicures.  

Self-care at its most basic is about getting curious about what WE want, about what would make US fulfilled (versus what we think SHOULD fulfill us because that's what we've heard or what we see online), and intentionally building a life that fuels that.  

It all sounds simple, but it isn't.  

Why? 

Because most of us have never been taught or even allowed to ask our selves what we want. And as a result, we don't have the skills to do this work on our own and to follow through without second-guessing and letting guilt and shame take over and sabotage our efforts. 

But some of us are brave and have decided that we've had enough of going in circles.  We are ready to do the work to get out of the cycle, even if we don't know where to start.  

If you are here, I can help.

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And no, self-care is not selfish.  
If you are fulfilled it is a FACT that you can be of greater service to others.  
But if you have a "voice" telling you taking care of you is selfish, we can work on that too.

Certified Professional Coach | Self-Care Evangelist

Forbes Coaches Council

Contribute writings and opinions on Forbes.com.

Official Member of Forbes Coaching Council

Confidential (Private Small Company based in Europe.)

Reported to the CEO and was responsible for leading the HR function.

Based in Houston, Texas.  Operations, offices, and staff included locations in Venezuela, Panama, Tunisia, and London while exploring expansion into growing markets.

Hired by the CEO and Board to centralize the HR function to the United States.

Priorities included:

✔ Served as a key member of the leadership team
✔ Provided coaching to the CEO and the leadership team members, both as a team and individually
✔ Hired key staff to establish our Houston office and critical operations leadership positions overseas
✔ Created policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) 
✔Developed a culture of inclusivity and teamwork in expanding Houston headquarters and throughout our international operations
✔ Visited all operation locations to meet with staff, assed morale, increased engagement, and developed tailored solutions
✔ Revamped existing compensation and benefits and the payroll process to ensure people were paid on time and accurately
✔ Developed additional benefits and compensation structures to attract and retain top talent
✔ Established systems to ensure required safety and training took place, resulting in increased safety of our team members
✔ Revamped the HRIS system to improve reporting and safety records monitoring
✔ Performed all other executive functions as required.

HR Executive

Confidential (Public Medium-Size Company)

Reported to the Country Manager, and worked as the Country HR Manager for the operations located in Equatorial Guinea.

HR Manager

Shell

Provided end-to-end HR support in a variety of roles with increasing responsability.

HR Advisor

Michigan State University

Awarded merit-based Graduate Assistant position conducting research for the School’s Director and for two tenured Professors.

Research focused on labor law, employment law, employee compensation, productivity, organizational effectiveness, leadership, employee motivation, work-life balance, and other topics related to employment, performance, and job satisfaction.

Graduate Research Assistant

Honeywell

Summer internship during Masters program.

Awarded “first choice” position working for the Vice-President of Diversity & Inclusiveness.

HR Summer Intern

Retail, Technology and Commercial Real Estate Property Management companies

Held marketing, financial, analytical, and staff positions with increasing levels of responsibility for small to medium-sized businesses including retail, technology and  commercial real estate property management companies located in Greater Miami area from 1997 – 2002:

BASKETCASE.COM, Marketing Director	
HACKETT (ANSWERTHINK), Associate
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, Senior Associate
TERRANOVA, Commercial Associate

Various

Hello, High Achievers & First-Generation-To-Corporate Professionals!

Ready to find and thrive in your dream job without burnout?

As an immigrant and the first in my family to work a corporate job, I started as a receptionist and worked my way up to reporting directly to the CEO.

For the past 8 years, I've been helping people like you land and excel in their dream jobs, get paid what you're worth, and even make the leap from corporate life to successful entrepreneurship—all without sacrificing your well-being.

I help you become the CEO of your career by helping you with mindset, strategy, and implementation.

I offer support in three ways:

1️⃣ Job Search Academy™: Group coaching to help you confidently navigate the job market and land your dream job.

2️⃣ Career Growth Academy™: A supportive community focused on building a thriving career —without burnout. Coming Q1 2025.

3️⃣ Individualized Conversations and VIP Days: Personalized coaching tailored to your unique needs and goals for rapid transformation—whether advancing your career or launching a successful business.

Stop going it alone. You don't need generic advice or one-size-fits-all solutions. You need expert guidance tailored to your journey.
✔ Achieve your career goals by focusing on what truly matters.
✔ Lead yourself authentically and effectively.
✔ Balance your professional ambitions with your personal life to create a sustainable and fulfilling career or business.

We accomplish this through my three-step framework, applicable to job seekers, professionals aiming to thrive in their current roles, and aspiring entrepreneurs:

1️⃣ Gaining Clarity: Align your actions with your vision, identify your strengths, and develop a clear plan for growth or transition.

2️⃣ Crafting Your Assets: Create impactful resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and personal branding that attract opportunities and get you noticed.

3️⃣ Effective Communication and Leadership: Master interviews, salary negotiations, client pitches, handle difficult conversations, and develop leadership skills to advance your career or grow your business.

"Jean is a wonderfully gifted coach. I can't say enough about how she took the time to really 'see' who I am and what I am trying to do. As a Sales Coach and Leader, it is amazing to experience the level of care and attention to detail that I received working with Jean. If you have the opportunity to work with Jean, don't hesitate—jump in!"

➡ Let's chat: https://jeanali.co/30

JEAN  ALI MUHLBAUER,  MA,  CPCC

Elle R.

Guessing is for games, not your copy | I turn real client insights into empathetic words that up to 4X revenue for coaches and consultants

Are you copyguessing?

Okay, fine – I just made that word up. But it *should* be a real word because it’s a real issue.

Copyguessing is what I call it when you simply guess what to write.

Instead of writing copy based on the message your clients need to read so they jump at the chance to work with you.

A lot of smart service providers end up copyguessing because they've been told to "just write."

So how do you fix it?

You go deep on client insights:

📱 You put your ear to the ground (okay, eye to the screen) and do social listening.

💻 You check out competitor reviews and testimonials.

📞 You schedule interviews with past ideal clients.

Then you map it all to the right message and communicate your value to your future ideal clients. 

Or you send me a DM, and I'll do all that for you 😉

I take real client insights and turn them into empathetic words that up to 4X revenue for coaches, consultants, and creatives.

In other words, I help you communicate your worth to attract high-quality leads.

(And potentially book 17 new projects in 1 quarter like one of my clients did!)

Here’s how I do that 

⚡️COPY AUDITS: 

Using powerful psychology “hacks,” (I'm sorry, I hate that word, too 😅), I give you personalized improvements to amp up the conversion rates on your landing page or website.

⚡️WEBSITE MESSAGING + REWRITE: 

I get on actual calls with your actual past clients and mine their thoughts to write copy that resonates with future ideal clients.

⚡️SALES COPY THAT CONVERTS: 

I write optimized sales pages that reflect your amazing offer so the launch that’s been stressing you more than your old boss gets results 🔥

Kiss all that copyguessing goodbye 😘

I’ll be over here 

Copyresearching.

Copyempathizing.

And copywriting the message your dream clients need to read. 

Shoot me a DM or email elle@clearcopyworks.com

I’ll catch up with you there 🙌

Freelance Copywriter

How to spot AI copy:

(The REAL tell)

WORDS.

Words this. Words that.

ChatGPT freakin' looooves WORDS.

Think about it. LLM = Large Language Model

Which means all the words are AI tells. Obviously.

So there ya go. That's how you spot AI copy.

Now...

Can we pretty please stop making these stupid proclamations? 😜

Let's all just agree to think critically about who used the words and writing patterns that AI was trained on, first. *cough* humans *cough*

Instead of worrying about "how" you can tell if AI wrote it, let's worry more about whether the writing is any good.

I, for one, plan to focus on publishing writing that has purpose. 

And (for the sake of our collective sanity) a little bit of SOUL.

H/T Allison Rossi 🦄 for calling out the latest crusade against the word "CLARITY" <insert eyeroll here>

Elle Rosselli

Guessing is for games, not your copy | Freelance copywriter | Messaging Strategist | Ghostwriter | Turning real client insights into empathetic words that increase revenue for coaches and consultants

It’s one of those days today…I’m sitting in the hospital with my oldest (his chemo hit hard this week and he unexpectedly needs a blood transfusion)...

When my youngest calls from school because his head feels “squishy squishy”* and I’m scrambling to find someone to pick him up.

*Side note: stealing his description of a headache for a future writing project 😂 

On the plus side, I got all my deliverables done ahead of schedule this week! 

And it’s days like these that remind me how thankful I am to have a business — and clients — that support this kind of flexibility. 

Happy Friday 🤪 

This tired mama is VERY ready for the weekend!

I find it hilarious when people argue after they're called out for using AI.

My dude.

You've been called out for using AI and you have 2 options,:

1. Live with the fact that we noticed and move on.

2. Accept the feedback and make some changes.

If you really DIDN'T use AI, you've just been told you sound like a bot.

It's probably time to get weird. Or at the very least...try to write like a human 😅

Why are you arguing?!

I've been avoiding posting here for some really dumb reasons.

Well, not all of the reasons are dumb, I suppose. 

The first two are actually pretty legit:

For one, I've been busy with client work, which is amazing and something I'm eternally grateful for. 

The second is that I've been busy with life as my oldest kiddo heads into year 2 of his battle against cancer.

But, the third reason I've not been on here as much is concern about how it "looks."

(I'd say the "optics," but I've heard "optics" is on the outs because it's an AI tell 🙃 Then again, which word isn't these days?!)

Anywho, I digress. 

The point is I wasn't posting partly because I don't want clients to see me on here and think, "Shouldn't she be working on my project?!" 

But that's silly, isn't it?

I'm a writer. That's what I do. 

I write.

And I love it. (Incidentally, this is also why I don't let AI write for me. Go figure, eh?)

I need to show up here because writing is the clearest way for me to share my thoughts. 

And who wants to work with a writer who doesn't, well, enjoy writing?

Not my clients. I know that for a fact.

I just figured I'd share in case you're a fellow lurker lurking, instead of posting, for a nonsensical reason that only exists in your head. 

Maybe this will help you shake that thought – and the words – out onto the page💛

"I've spent close to 15 hours using AI to try and get this launch copy right, and I think it still sucks."

That's what they told me on our call. 

And Dearest Gentle Reader, it did indeed, suck.

But I don't judge when clients come to me with these kinds of problems.

They've experimented (absolutely nothing wrong with that) and come to the conclusion that it would be a lot less painful to work with a human copywriter.

Next time, they'll save themselves the headache and come to me, first.

PS maybe 20% of what they'd come up with was usable. 

That's a lot of wasted time. 

I get us 75% of the way there JUST through voice of client interviews and market analysis.

Oh, and almost 2 decades of research and writing experience, of course 😉

"Thank you, Queen!" 

I'd complimented the barista at Starbucks and she sent me off with those words. 

I left absolutely beaming from the energy and her words. 

And even after I promptly hit a blasted speedbump and splashed half my cafe misto all over my gear shifter, I still felt good driving away because of that send off.

It's a powerful reminder of what the unexpected can do.

There are obvious, standard ways to say something...

And then there are fresh, new ways to say the same thing that can add a little sparkle to someone's day ✨

That's what makes people remember you. 

So the next time you're writing your copy, try switching it up a bit.

Know your audience ("Queen" might not be the right term of endearment for everyone 😅), and consider how you can say something a little different or sparklingly unexpected. 

You might be surprised how that small change in your communication shifts how your audience thinks of you and your business!

Every. Single. Time. 

It literally never fails that I will spend an hour proofreading, see zero typos, confidently smash that "post" button and then IMMEDIATELY see THE most obvious typo.

#AndThisIsWhyIWorkWithProofreaders

When I was 13, my 'stylist' decided an orange choppy mullet look was right for me.

Spoiler: it wasn't

(I'll throw a pic in the comments if you wanna see how awful it was)

So when I walked away from my latest hair appointment feeling like I might be reliving that style, I panicked. 

But, being the people-pleaser I am, I decided to try and get used to it.

A week later, I still hated it (not as much as that 9th grade mess, but enough).

I had a choice to make:

Call my stylist and tell her how I felt
Or suck it up and find a new stylist 🙃

The thought of being a "complainer" gives me the heebie-jeebies...

But not as much as the thought of finding a new stylist 😅

So I told myself to over it and call my stylist. 

And guess what?

We had a great conversation, booked a time for the fix, and she was beyond thankful I gave her a chance to redo it. 

Because the alternative is what we all live in fear of: 

A bad review or a client who ghosts.  And no one wants that.

We ALL want the chance to fix things if they miss the mark.

I mean, you better believe if a client isn't happy, I want to figure out how to fix the problem. Because no collaboration is one-sided.

At least, it's not if you work with providers who are truly strategic partners 😉

P.S. Hair's all fixed and the experience wasn't half as traumatizing as walking around with the orange chop in middle school 😂

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