Festa Professional Development

   Email: jenn@gofesta.com     Contact: 404.307.5772

Growth. Change. Teaming. Innovation. Passion. Leadership.

Festa Professional Development helps individuals and organizations reach their highest level of professional and personal fulfillment through training, coaching, and a concentration on innovation. We combine clinical experience with a professional consultative approach, building both psychology and strategy into career discovery and organizational development.

Living a fulfilling life of innovation is the goal. Each day we must wake up and choose not to sit on the sidelines but to engage, to develop and challenge ourselves, to advance our careers, to grow our relationships and teams, and to help our organizations succeed. This leads to a life of fulfillment.
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San Francisco Workshop

If you are located in San Francisco, and are a Columbia alumni, I will be holding a workshop March, 9th at the University Club-come by! It begins at 6:30pm and the registration information will follow. The title of the workshop is: Learn Strategic Job Search Steps to get you to a Career You Love!

Jenn Giordano Jenn Giordano,
M.A., Ed.M., Founder 		Jenn has a decade of corporate experience. She began her career as a special education teacher before becoming an MBA recruiter for Morgan Stanley, where she targeted top twenty business school programs. She progressed into their training organization where she developed and oversaw a variety of coaching and mentoring programs. However, Jenn’s most recent experience is drawn from Pricewaterhouse Coopers, where she worked in training development, facilitation, change management, and organizational design for Fortune 500 clients. This record is coupled with a double Masters from Columbia University in Counseling and Organizational Psychology with a concentration in career counseling.
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Bringing a decade of training Fortune 500 companies to the table, Festa Professional Development offers the following services to help you advance to the next level:

Training Solutions for Organizations

  • Team Building
  • Leadership Development
  • Coaching Skills
  • Change Management
  • Innovative Thinking
  • Professional Skills
  • Communications

Coaching Solutions for Individuals

  • Finding your Passion
  • Discovering Your Values
  • Coaching Through Change
  • Career Coaching
  • Building a Strategic Job Search Plan
  • Mothers in Transition
As a stay-at-home-Mom, I used to struggle with the balance between building a life for my family and keeping in touch with my own passions and interests. Working with Jenn enabled me to discover ways to explore and develop these interests while embracing my job as lifemaker for my family. Motherhood is my vocation, and Jenn's coaching led me to the incredible sense of fulfillment I now feel with my life.
–  Lindsay M, Atlanta, GA
Jenn has helped me become more focused on what I want professionally. She’s taught me how to identify my passions, strengths and priorities leading me to a more clear vision as to what career path I should take. Jenn makes this process of self-discovery fun and productive.
–  Yolande H, San Francisco, CA

The Festa Process

Organizational Process

  • Assess Needs
  • Design/Develop Programs
  • Deliver Experience
  • Provide Support

Individual Process

  • Personal Exploration
  • Career Assessment and Discovery
  • Transition Planning
  • Strategic Job Search

An organization’s most important asset is its people, and a successful company must dedicate itself to the consistent training and development of its workforce. To maintain a competitive advantage and grow the bottom line, today’s companies must equip their employees with the tools necessary to think innovatively, build strategic relationships, and develop true leaders.

Most Americans spend over 30% of their waking hours at work so it is imperative that the work we do complements our values, fulfills our passions, advances our skills, and grows us as people.