Founder

Dr. Natascha Saunders is a certified career coach, facilitator, astute public speaker, faculty member, and consultant, underpinned by sound coaching principles and well-validated techniques that produce results. She is an embodiment of vitality in the lives of her clients.

For over 10 years, Natascha has provided coaching, developed leadership curriculum, crafted workshops for Fortune 500 companies, coached c-suite executives to youth in foster care, and crafted human resource policy for small businesses.  

As a cutting-edge coach, she leverages her depth of knowledge and versatility to motivate, educate and inspire people from all walks of life to achieve a higher level of success academically, personally, and professionally. 

Through her programs, Career Coaching Start-Up Kit and Personal Branding Assessment Tool M.I.C.R.O. ©, she has transformed many lives. Natascha is a committed coach with a strong work ethic. Her commitment to sincerity and persistence is demonstrated by creating innovative solutions for her clients. She leverages her experiences to help her clients succeed from the inside out. 

Selected former positions.....

★ Director Teen Programming, YWCA

★ Senior Career Consultant, Brown University

★ Lecturer, Leadership, Organizational Development, Northeastern University

★ Senior Instructor, Managing a Diverse Workforce, Cambridge, College

★ Data Consultant, KIPP Schools

★ Senior Consultant MBA Admissions, The MBA Exchange

★ Human Resources Manager, Clarendon Real Estate

★ Senior Staff Writer, Washington AFRO American Newspaper

★ Academic Administration & Student Affairs, George Washington University

★ Education Training Consultant, Torchlight Inc.

★ Employer Relations & MBA Admissions, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

★ Senior Career Consultant, Year Up

★ Assistant Director, Boston University, Questrom School of Management

★ Assistant Human Resource Manager, Macy's

★ Financial Brokerage Associate, A.G.Edwards / Wells Fargo

★ Client Reporting Specialist, State Street Co.

In addition...

★ Designed and facilitated 1000’s of workshops and seminars

★ Successful consultant in higher education, human resources, training

★ Trained in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Best Practices

★ Harvard University ‘Woman of the Year’ WECAN HESA

★ Northeastern University, Nominated, ‘Teaching Excellence’

★ Author Inside Jobs, Parents Guide to Starting the Career Conversation

Natascha epitomizes sharp instincts and calm sensibility in her work. Her clients find her supportive, authentic, direct, insightful, reliable, a detail-listener, fun, easy-going, and inspiring. She is recognized as a strategic thinker with excellent analytical skills and the ability to implement change. Natascha loves to nurture relationships with her clients, establishing a good rapport.

She believes in a holistic and confident approach; she helps people take ownership of their futures. Her reward lies in the happy faces and joyous expressions of gratitude from her clients, as she strives to increase her impact on more people's lives every day. From the inception of The Youth Career Coach Inc., Natascha has challenged the status quo by her commitment to offering excellent customer service and high-value products. Natascha is driven by the achievements and success of her clients.

Natascha is certified in Career Coaching by PARW/CC. She completed the FBI Citizens Academy, Executive Education Programs at Harvard, MIT Sloan, Stanford, and she’s trained in HMP Mediation from Harvard Law. Additionally, she holds an MBA, MS, BA in Image Consulting, and recently earned a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) focusing on Leadership and Communications from Northeastern University.