Ascend Career and Life Strategies LLC

Specialties

Denver, Colorado-​based Ascend Career and Life Strategies, LLC, is a career coaching and professional development firm for businesses, professionals, and executives with local offices in Denver, Boulder, and Chicago, IL. Ascend also assists clients throughout the United States and internationally.

For Individuals:

— Career planning, assessment, and clarification

— Resume and cover letter preparation

— Interview coaching and strategy preparation

— Salary negotiation

— 2015 job search techniques for today’s economy and «real world at work»

— Personal Brand Marketing: All clients receive a written, customized, and detailed Marketing Action Plan.

— Social media training and online branding strategies

— Executive level job search techniques

For Businesses:

— Career outplacement and transition programs: Scalable services for companies employing 5 – 500

— Motivational and team building programs: Keynote, half-​day, or full-​day workshops

— Executive coaching: On-​site, at our office, via Skype or phone

Meet the Business Owner

Donald S.

Business Owner

Donald J. Strankowski is founder and President of Ascend Career and Life Strategies, LLC. Since 2001, Ascend has helped hundreds of people land a better job, improve their level of performance, change careers or start their own business.

Donald is the author of Get Hired! 10 Simple Steps for Winning the Job You Desire in Any Economy, New Strategies for a New Job Market, the forthcoming book Take Back Your Future, and the audio program Success is a Choice. He is currently a regular guest on FOX 31 Good Day Colorado and has been a columnist and career advisement expert for the Colorado Daily, Daily Camera, Denver Post, Yahoo! Finance, U.S. News and World Report and 5280 magazine.

Donald has parlayed more than 20 years of experience, research, and accomplishments in founding Ascend Career and Life Strategies with esteemed positions being held at America Online, Exodus Communications, American Greetings, Sears, and Service Metrics.