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July 23, 2026
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*Note: All Times listed are in Mountain Time*
9:00 - 10:30:
Event Welcome + Resume AMA: No Fluff, Just Strategy
with Angie Callen, Franklin Buchanan, Carolina Bustamante, Scott Gardner, and Shelley Maley
10:30 - 11:15:
Resume Breakout Sessions
with Katherine Anderson and Christine Beck
with Carolina Bustamante and Angelle Sanders
with Dustin Beasley and Shelley Maley
with Franklin Buchanan and Scott Gardner
11:30 - 12:45:
Interview AMA: Real Talk on Modern Interviews
with Cory Steward, Sara Camillo, Dalena Bradley, Kris Dobrocky Baitoo, and Renee Marchak
12:45 - 1:15:
Lunch Break
1:15 - 2:30:
Job Search AMA: Beyond the Boards
with Dustin Beasley, Michael Greco, Kathy Bailon, Jessica Visek, Greg Roche, and Erin Gatling
2:30 - 3:15:
Job Seeker Breakout Sessions
with Jessica Visek and Kristin Dhayer
with Bill Ostrum and Greg Roche
with Dustin Beasley and Kathy Bailon
with Laura E. Johnson and Liam Darmody
with Erin Gatling and Michael Greco
3:15 - 3:30 Reset Break
3:30 - 4:15:
AI Panel: From ChatGPT to CareerGPT
with Denise Bitler, Matthew Thomas, Liam Darmody, and Gina Riley
4:15 - 5:00:
Mindset Panel: Bounce Back & Burnout Recovery
with George Sudarkoff, Diana Alt, Stephanie Renk, FJ Carleo, and Lindsay Harle-Kadatz
The Schedule
Countdown to January 8th and the Job Seeker Summit
Mark Your Calendars! This is a powerhouse-packed event featuring globally recognized coaches, resume writers, and recruiters offering their best insights, resources, and tools to optimize your career and take your job search to the next level.
What to Expect?
Prepare to Cultivate Your Competitive Edge with a dynamic lineup of expert career coaches, resume writers, and recruiters in this FREE, one-day event. Join us for a day filled with forward-thinking insights, proven strategies, and the tools you need to stay ahead in an ever-evolving job market.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll experience:
- Interactive Q&A Panels with industry-leading career experts, tackling today’s biggest career challenges in resumes, job search, interviews, and new for 2026 –– artificial intelligence!
- Focused breakout sessions offering practical advice on the latest tools, trends, and techniques in the specific areas you need them most — from mastering LinkedIn to personal branding and networking.
- Exclusive giveaways, resources, and surprises to help you enhance your resume, accelerate your job search, and stand out in your career.
- Opportunities to connect and network with like-minded professionals dedicated to advancing their careers.
Whether you’re gearing up for a job search, exploring career growth, or looking to equip yourself with skills for the future, the Job Seeker Summit is your ultimate destination for career guidance and resources.
Don’t miss this chance to invest in your future and build a resilient, adaptable career!
Registration is encouraged but not required.
Register early to unlock special perks, including access to session recordings, extra freebies, and chances to win free coaching sessions, resume reviews, and thousands of dollars in professional services!
Meet Your Experts
Angie is an award-winning coach, author, and speaker. She is the founder of The Modern Coach, Career Benders, National Career Coach Day, the Master Job Search Coach Certification, and this Job Seeker Summit, where she will serve as your emcee throughout the day.
As a former engineer and Carnegie Mellon Grad, Angie is known for her strategic, hands-on, and people-first approach to helping humans adapt to the future of work.
Angie’s thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, NASDAQ, USA Today, Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, and more. She is the host of No More Mondays podcast and author of Scary Good: Discovering Life Beyond the Sunday Scaries.
Founding Coaches
They’re been with us since the beginning and keep coming back (and we’re so glad they do)!
Dustin
Beasley
More About Dustin
Dustin is an award-winning Career Coach, Resume Writer, and founder of Career Renovators. With over 15 years of experience in operations leadership and organizational development, he brings deep insight into hiring, performance, and career growth. His coaching helps professionals clarify goals, build stronger personal brands, and pursue work that aligns with their lives.
Now in his third year at the Job Seeker Summit, Dustin continues to deliver actionable strategies and career insights that help job seekers advance with clarity and confidence.
Credentials: MJSC, CPCC, CPRW
Kathy
Bailon
More About Kathy
Kathy is a resume writer and career coach based in Southern California with a passion for empowering professionals to pursue fulfilling next chapters. After 14 years as Director of Career Development at FIDM, she transitioned from higher ed to entrepreneurship to bring her expertise to a broader audience.
With a background spanning creative and business industries, Kathy now supports job seekers, career changers, and entrepreneurs in identifying their strengths and building careers they truly love.
Credentials: MJSC, MOAM, CPCC, CPRW
Kris
Drobocky Baitoo
More About Kris
Kris is a multi-certified coach and resume writer with 25+ years of experience in recruiting, hiring, and workforce solutions. She has guided professionals through economic shifts, the evolution of hiring technology, and the ever-changing dynamics of the job market.
Today, Kris helps clients navigate the post-pandemic hiring landscape using strategic job search tactics, digital branding, and interview prep rooted in real-world hiring insight and a deep understanding of how the market truly works.
Credentials: CPRW, CPCC, CDCS, CIC
Franklin
Buchanan
More About Franklin
Franklin is a Certified Professional Career Coach, resume writer, and corporate facilitator with over 15 years of experience in talent acquisition. He brings a dual-lens perspective to his coaching, having worked both with job seekers and directly with hiring teams.
In 2014, Franklin founded Post Up Careers to offer personalized coaching and career services for professionals at every stage. His work focuses on bridging the gap between candidate potential and what employers actually want.
Credentials: CPCC, CVCS
Cory
Steward
More About Cory
Cory is a certified career coach, interview expert, and founder of Dallas-based firm Get Career Confidence. Known as “Career Coach Cory,” he helps professionals move confidently from résumé to offer letter, with a focus on likability, mindset, and clear strategy.
Cory specializes in interview preparation and salary negotiation, empowering clients to show up as their most confident selves. His mission is to motivate others with honesty, positivity, and practical tools that accelerate career growth and self-belief.
Credentials: CPCC
Kristin
Dhayer
More About Kristin
Kristin is a certified career coach, resume writer, and rehabilitation counselor with a background in elementary education and a master’s in rehabilitation counseling. Since 2006, she has been a guiding force in the employment services industry.
As the owner of KD Vocational Services, she supports individuals in career transition and returning to work. Kristin’s mission is to inspire others to embrace challenges and create meaningful, positive change in their professional lives.
Credentials: CRC, CVE, CPCC, CDCS, CPRW, CIC
Professional Coaches + Resume Writers
So much experience to share, you won’t know what to do with it all!
Diana
Alt
More About Diana
Diana is a career and executive coach who helps professionals and leaders in the tech space build successful, profitable careers on their own terms. She launched her coaching business in 2014 to empower others to ditch the daily grind and step into fulfilling, future-forward leadership paths.
Known for her strategic yet practical approach, Diana combines her clients’ goals with industry-specific action plans that align with evolving market needs—turning vision into tangible, career-defining outcomes.
Credentials: MJSC
Katherine
Anderson
Yavapai College
More About Katherine
Katherine is an award-winning career coach and economic developer with over 11 years at Yavapai College, where she leads initiatives that connect education to employment and empower students and community members alike.
She coordinates job fairs, teaches workshops, and provides individualized support to job seekers across all stages. With a focus on clarity, confidence, and action, Katherine is passionate about helping others take meaningful steps toward career advancement and long-term success.
Credentials: MJSC, CPCC, CSCC, CDCS
Christine
Beck
More About Christine
Christine is a board-certified coach, resume strategist, and HR professional with 20+ years of experience helping job seekers land roles they love. She has hired for hundreds of roles across higher education and nonprofit, and now supports early- to mid-career professionals through every step of the job search.
Christine is the founder of Resume Focus, where she blends clarity, strategy, and personal branding. She also coaches at a local college and speaks on LinkedIn strategy, imposter syndrome, and interview confidence.
Credentials: BCC, CPRW, SHRM-CP, PHR
Denise Bitler
More About Denise
Denise is an award-winning resume writer and coach who works exclusively with senior executives and board candidates. With over 30 years in HR across multiple industries, she brings deep insight into high-level career strategy and hiring practices.
Denise is a nationally recognized expert on the ethical use of AI in career services and regularly speaks at conferences and workshops. One of only 38 certified Master Resume Writers worldwide, she also holds six additional certifications in writing, branding, and coaching.
Credentials: MJSC, MRW, CERW, CDBS, CICNC
Lili
Foggle
More About Lili
Lili Foggle is on a mission to give every jobseeker access to mastering the communication skills that win offers and shape careers.
She believes most interview advice gets it wrong, teaching people to perform instead of communicate. As the founder of Impressive Interviewing, she’s taught hundreds of clients the skills to authentically and confidently communicate their value and land offers. She shares her no-nonsense perspective has more than 70,000 followers on TikTok.
As the Director of the Interview Institute at the Professional
At the Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches (PARWCC), Lili leads the Certified Interview Coach (CIC) program, training a new generation of interview coaches in the strategies their clients need to become the #1 candidate who gets the offer in today’s job market.
Credentials: MJSC, CIC
Carolina
Bustamante
More About Carolina
Carolina is an executive recruiter and Certified Master Job Search Coach with 7+ years of experience helping professionals navigate transitions, promotions, and competitive job searches. As an active recruiter, she brings insider insight into how hiring decisions are made.
She is the founder of ArrowPoint Coaching, where she supports mid- and senior-level professionals using her ARC Framework—Align, Refine, Commit—to gain clarity, build confidence, and take strategic action toward roles aligned with their goals, values, and long-term vision.
Credentials: MJSC
FJ
Carleo
More About FJ
F.J. is a certified life coach and breathwork facilitator who specializes in burnout recovery and sustainable performance. After 15 years in high-pressure corporate environments working alongside scientists and engineers, FJ experienced burnout himself—prompting a shift into coaching and entrepreneurship.
As the founder of Built to Elevate Coaching, he now helps driven men in their 20s and 30s reconnect with clarity, energy, and self-trust. His work is grounded in the belief that while careers are external, sustainable success always starts within.
Credentials: Certified Life Coach, Certified Breathwork Facilitator
Michael
Greco
More About Michael
Michael is an award-winning career coach and résumé writer with over a decade of experience in higher education and leadership roles across ed-tech, government, and healthcare. He has supervised and mentored thousands of professionals while supporting their career growth and advancement.
Michael guides entry- and mid-level professionals, particularly in project management, education, and government transitions. He also hosts The Weekly Consult, a career-focused content series, and brings certified expertise in both Agile and traditional project management methodologies.
Credentials: MJSC, CPRW, CDCS, PMP, PMI-ACP
Scott
Gardner
More About Scott
Scott is a multi-certified, award-winning resume writer, career coach, and former corporate recruiter with nearly two decades of experience helping professionals navigate hiring systems and articulate their value.
He founded Vitae Express in 2017 to provide personalized, strategy-driven career services—writing every resume himself to ensure trust and quality. A two-time Elite Circle Resume Award winner, Scott’s work has been published by the NRWA, PARWCC, and CDI. He also speaks frequently at universities on branding, resume writing, and digital career strategy.
Credentials: CPRW, CERW, CIC
Lindsay
Harle-Kadatz
More About Lindsay
Lindsay is a Neuro-Change Method™ Master Practitioner and speaker who helps creative entrepreneurs grow their business by first growing themselves. For nearly 15 years, she’s worked with clients ready to stop winging it and start leading with clarity.
Using neuroscience-based values work, Lindsay helps business owners move from decision paralysis and pricing guilt to aligned, confident action. Her mission is to connect people to their core values and build the internal foundation required for sustainable growth—without losing their creative vision.
Credentials: Neuro-Change Method™ Master Practitioner
Karen
Jackson
More About Karen
Karen is a certified Career Strategist and Founder of Resume + Coffee, a caffeinated career advocacy firm dedicated to helping professionals clarify their value, strengthen their professional identity, and move confidently into their next chapter. She creates breakthroughs by helping clients recognize the value of their whole professional experience and own their career narrative.
With a background spanning career coaching, workforce development, communications, and accessibility advocacy, Karen specializes in guiding mid-level to executive professionals through career transitions, leadership growth, and today’s filter-heavy hiring landscape.
Certifications: MJSC, CPRW
Laura
Lee Ellen Johnson
More About Laura
Laura is one of fewer than 25 Master Personal Branding Strategists globally, specializing in executive positioning for accomplished women in P&L, Operations, and Finance. Her mission is to help high achievers go from overlooked to unforgettable through clear messaging and strategic brand alignment.
With 35+ years of experience guiding people and organizations through transformation, Laura brings insider knowledge of how executive hiring decisions are made. She created the LLEJ BRIDGE Program to help women translate operational excellence into influence—and transition confidently from VP to the C-suite.
Credentials: MPBS, CDBS, CICNC
Shelley
Maley
DreamCatcher Career Coaching
More About Shelley
Shelley is the founder and CEO of Dreamcatcher Career Coaching, LLC, where she helps professionals navigate job stress, career pivots, and workplace challenges with clarity and purpose. With a background in management, sales, and HR, Shelley brings a well-rounded, empathetic perspective to every coaching conversation.
Certified in career strategy and coaching, she supports clients in identifying their purpose and building fulfilling careers. Her motto—Dream Big. Plan Well. Work Happy.™—guides the mission behind every transformation she facilitates.
Certifications: PHR, CCSP
Renee
Marchak
More About Renee
Renee is a career coach and seasoned HR professional who helps individuals gain clarity, confidence, and momentum in their careers while supporting organizations in building engaged, high-performing teams. Her coaching empowers professionals to navigate transitions, strengthen leadership presence, and align their work with what matters most.
Grounded in deep HR expertise and human-centered methodology, Renée specializes in career development, workplace engagement, and team dynamics—bridging personal growth with organizational impact to help people and teams thrive in today’s evolving world of work.
Bill
Ostrum
More About Bill
Bill is the owner of Career Climbers and a Certified Master Job Search Coach who provides tailored coaching to support professionals at every stage of their journey. His work centers on empowering clients through resume development, personal branding, interview prep, and leadership growth.
A passionate advocate for equity in the workplace, Bill focuses on supporting individuals from marginalized and underrepresented communities. His upcoming podcast, Regularly Scheduled Humans, explores stories of career transformation and representation in today’s job market.
Credentials: MJSC
Greg
Roche
More About Greg
Greg is the author of The Fast and Easy Guide to Networking for Introverts and creator of The Introverted Networker newsletter. With over 25 years of corporate experience, he helps professionals build authentic connections and shift how they approach networking.
Greg shares practical strategies for using LinkedIn in a human, approachable way—especially for introverts who find networking overwhelming. His mission is to make professional relationships easier, more enjoyable, and more effective for everyone.
Matthew
Thomas
More About Matthew
Matt is a Senior Career Coach at Guild, where he helps working adults navigate education and career pathways that align with their long-term goals. With over 15 years of experience across civil engineering, education, workforce development, healthcare, and ed tech, Matt brings an empathetic and well-rounded approach to his coaching practice.
He also teaches resume and job search strategy through Colorado Free University and serves as Secretary of the North Carolina Career Development Association. Matt holds the GCDF and CDCS credentials and is a soon-to-be Master Job Search Certified Coach.
Credentials: GCDF, CDCS, soon-to-be MJSC
Jessica
Visek
More About Jessica
Jessica is a Certified Master Job Search Coach and former HR executive who supports mid-to-senior-level professionals through complex career transitions. Her clients often seek clarity while pivoting industries, pursuing board roles, or redefining their trajectory after decades in one field.
Known for her discovery-first approach, Jessica leads with strategy, alignment, and authentic storytelling. Her coaching relationships are long-term and high-touch, focused on helping clients move from uncertainty to action while building careers that reflect their values and vision.
Credentials: MJSC, CPCC, CPRW, NCOPE