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Executive career coaching with Vesna Antwan

Executive Career Advancement System™

Helping you land your next executive role that aligns with your values without burnout.

vesna@coachvesna.com

Speaker and Media Guest

  • CBC Radio
  • McGill University
  • Concordia University
  • Frank Women's Leadership
Vesna Antwan, executive career coach, smiling in a burgundy suit

About Company

Founder
Vesna Antwan
Years in business
10+ years
Clients served
More than 1,200 people impacted through coaching and workshops. These include directors, VPs, and Senior Managers in healthcare, education, HR, non-profit, and social impact.
Expertise
Trained in Mental Fitness and Somatic Experiencing approaches with an equity-informed coaching lens.
Specialized coaching
Leadership development, sustainable performance, burnout prevention, career transitions, career reinvention, confidence, decision-making, values-based leadership, team leadership, people management, resilience, wellbeing, and boundary setting.

Success Rate

Based on client testimonials, coaching reflections, and post-program feedback.

  • 100%reported increased clarity, confidence, and meaningful action
  • 100%implemented new habits, systems, or practices aligned with their goals
  • 80%reported improved wellbeing, resilience, or sustainable performance
  • 70%reported significant leadership, career, or life transitions
  • 70%reported stronger leadership effectiveness
Vesna Antwan resting her chin on her hand, wearing a plum suit

Meet your coach

Vesna Antwan

10+ years of coaching, leadership development, facilitation, and mentor coaching experience. Certified coach specializing in executive career advancement, leadership transitions, sustainable performance, and values-based leadership.

Clients have successfully landed promotions, navigated leadership transitions, secured new executive roles, launched businesses, and rebuilt careers, across healthcare, education, government, professional services, entrepreneurship, and non-profit organizations. Training in mental fitness and somatic experiencing. Equity-informed coaching lens. Speaker and facilitator at McGill University, Concordia University, and Frank Women's Leadership.

Lifelong learner, nineties hip-hop enthusiast, dog lover, good enough mom, and believer in the power of slowing down. When she's not coaching, Vesna enjoys travel, loud rock shows, dance parties, and finding beauty in life's small moments.
  • 10+

    Years in practice

  • 1,200+

    Clients & participants

  • 3

    Speaking institutions

Most of my clients, before coming to me

  • Stretched thin and constantly reacting
  • No longer feeling the same sense of engagement
  • Delivering results but feeling depleted doing it
  • Questioning whether professional excellence has to require personal exhaustion
  • Unsure how to lead with more confidence and influence without burning out

The Executive Career Advancement System™ isn't a compromise. It's a strategy.

I help highly successful leaders land their next role, negotiate their worth, and thrive, without sacrificing themselves in the process.

Vesna working on a laptop at a bright dining table at home

Executive Career Advancement System™

  1. Reconnect

    Clarify your direction

    • Values & priorities
    • Leadership identity
    • Career vision
    • Compensation goals
    01
  2. Reset

    Position your value

    • Executive brand
    • Resume & LinkedIn
    • Leadership narrative
    • Market positioning
    02
  3. Rise

    Create opportunities

    • Strategic networking
    • Recruiter visibility
    • Hidden job market
    • Opportunity pipeline
    03
  4. Land

    Secure the right offer

    • Executive interviews
    • Offer evaluation
    • Salary negotiation
    • Decision support
    04
  5. Thrive

    Succeed sustainably

    • First 90 days
    • Executive presence
    • Stakeholder strategy
    • Burnout prevention
    05

Discover the impact I've made

1,200+ clients and participants served. Visit my LinkedIn for recommendations!

  • 100%

    increased clarity, confidence & meaningful action

  • 100%

    implemented new habits aligned with their goals

  • 80%

    improved wellbeing & sustainable performance

  • 70%

    significant leadership or career transitions

  • Dayna Lapkovsky

    CEO, Frank Women's Leadership

    “What stands out most about Vesna is her ability to make a meaningful impact without ever needing to dominate the room. Her approach is quiet but powerful. She listens carefully, asks thoughtful questions, and has a gift for helping people feel seen and understood. Rather than relying on theory alone, she generously shares her own experiences, creating an environment of trust that encourages others to open up, reflect, and grow.”
  • Holly Uloth

    AAA, Voice Director

    “I had been feeling stuck for a year, just wanting someone to tell me what to do. In the two months we worked together, through Vesna's gentle guidance and curiosity, I discovered things about myself and my career trajectory that I never expected. She asked the right questions and prodded me in ways to find my own answers. I am now on an exciting path I never expected, not in a million years. I cannot recommend Vesna enough!”
  • Shane Murphy

    CEO | Founder | Lawyer

    “Vesna has been a sounding board, a cheerleader, and a voice of reason through countless critical moments in my personal and professional life. With an unending supply of patience and empathy, she has refined the art of bringing clarity to complex situations. While her coaching is deeply thoughtful and reflective, she inspires accountability, courage, and tangible action. I highly recommend Vesna to anyone navigating a transition or looking for direction in their life and work.”

Two pathways to your next executive role

Choose the level of support that matches where you are in your career transition.

Most comprehensive

Executive Advancement™

6-month executive career partnership

Get clear on your next move, strengthen your executive positioning, and build momentum toward the right opportunity.

BEST FOR: Executives who need clarity, stronger positioning, and a focused strategy for their next career move.

  • Full R³ Method™: Reconnect, Reset & Rise
  • Personalized career & leadership roadmap
  • Executive resume + LinkedIn strategy
  • Executive Positioning & Leadership Narrative
  • Strategic Networking Roadmap
  • Recruiter Visibility Strategy
  • Interview Preparation
  • 18 x 60-minute private coaching sessions
  • Monday–Friday coaching support
  • Accountability & Implementation Support
  • Hidden Job Market + Opportunity Pipeline Strategy
  • Strategic Networking & Recruiter Visibility
  • Executive Interview Coaching + Storytelling
  • Offer Evaluation & Decision Support
  • Salary & Compensation Negotiation
  • Executive Presence Coaching
  • First 90-Day Success Plan
  • Sustainable Performance Strategy

$6,000 for the Executive Advancement™ program

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Get positioned

Executive Momentum™

3-month executive career partnership

Get clear on your next move, strengthen your executive positioning, and build momentum toward the right opportunity.

BEST FOR: Executives who need clarity, stronger positioning, and a focused strategy for their next career move.

  • Full R³ Method™: Reconnect, Reset & Rise
  • Personalized career & leadership roadmap
  • Executive resume + LinkedIn strategy
  • Executive Positioning & Leadership Narrative
  • Strategic Networking Roadmap
  • Recruiter Visibility Strategy
  • Interview Preparation
  • 9 x 60-minute private coaching sessions
  • Monday–Friday coaching support
  • Accountability & Implementation Support
  • Hidden Job Market + Opportunity Pipeline Strategy (not included)
  • Strategic Networking & Recruiter Visibility (not included)
  • Executive Interview Coaching + Storytelling (not included)
  • Offer Evaluation & Decision Support (not included)
  • Salary & Compensation Negotiation (not included)
  • Executive Presence Coaching (not included)
  • First 90-Day Success Plan (not included)
  • Sustainable Performance Strategy (not included)

$3,500 for the Executive Momentum™ program

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