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Preston Sharpston

The Career Coach for HR & TA

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June 2026 Cohort

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Learn and master the unwritten rules of influence-building and career advancement in HR and TA.

HR's Career Therapist 🌿

You know your stuff. You've handled the hard conversations, navigated the politics, sourced the impossible-to-find candidate, and delivered results.But when it comes to being seen as strategic, being brought into decisions early, or having leadership actually follow your advice...🦗🦗🦗This cohort is built for the HR and TA professional who is tired of being underestimated. Not just the ones chasing a promotion — the ones who want to be taken seriously, trusted as a strategic voice, and known for more than just "HR".Over six weeks, you'll work with me and an exclusive group of peers to learn how to:<ul><li>Operate as a true strategic partner</li><li>Articulate your unique value</li><li>Build visibility and influence that opens doors</li><li>Communicate like the leader you are</li><li>Position yourself for promotion</li><li>Future-proof and burnout-proof yourself</li></ul>This class is limited to 10 participants, and I'd love for you to be part of it.~ ~ ~👉 Questions?Email me at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://mailto:preston@guidelinetalent.com">preston@guidelinetalent.com</a> and I'll get back to you within 24 hours.~ ~ ~💸 Early Bird DiscountFounding member pricing is available for a limited time! Save $500 when you enroll before June 1st.

You're good at your job. But does everyone else know it?

How to Operate Like a Strategic Partner

How to Articulate Your Value and Impact

How to Build Relationships and Influence

How to Think and Communicate Like a Leader

How to Become Promotable in HR/TA

How to Future-Proof and Burnout-Proof Your Career

This isn't an intro course — it's built for professionals who already know the basics and are ready to go deeper.

You have at least 3 years of experience in HR and/or TA

The people who get the most out of this cohort show up with self-awareness, not just ambition.

You're willing to be honest about where you are and where you want to go

This cohort is full of people who love what they do. That energy is contagious, and it's part of what makes this so effective.

You want to meet and learn alongside like-minded professionals, not learn alone

You're an HR or TA professional who is good at what you do. You're ready to be seen, heard, and promoted.

You're an HR or TA professional who wants to be more effective, strategic, and visible.

You're an HR or TA professional who is ready to claim your seat at the table.

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What's Included

Real Feedback From Real Humans (Mostly)

Your Investment

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One individualized coaching session where we work together to tackle your biggest challenge.

Coach Advancement Coach for HR & TA 🌿

1:1 Coaching (One-Time Session)

How to Build Effective Processes as a Recruiting Leader

HR & TA's Career Coach

Mike Bradshaw

VP of Talent @ Pinpoint

We'll look at where most recruiting processes break down and what a well-designed one actually looks like.

How to identify gaps in your recruiting process

We'll cover how to design each stage from req to offer so your results are repeatable, not accidental.

How to build consistency into every stage of hiring

We'll break down which stages benefit from AI, which ones don't, and how to set rules your team can follow.

Where AI belongs in your recruiting and hiring funnel

How to Present Hiring Metrics Like a Strategic TA Leader

Most TA pros present the wrong numbers. You'll learn exactly which metrics land with leadership and why.

Which hiring metrics executives actually care about

Data without context is just a status update. You'll learn how to connect your metrics directly to business outcomes.

How to turn recruiting data into a business story

You'll leave with a simple framework you can use in your next executive conversation immediately.

How to present data like a strategic TA leader

How to Make the Jump Into HR Leadership

We'll identify exactly how HR leaders think and operate differently from contributors.

How to think like an HR leader before you have the title

We'll break down how HR leaders are evaluated vs practitioners.

How to position yourself as a leader to executives

You'll leave with concretes action to take in the next 30 days to actively position yourself for a leadership role.

Preston Sharpston will help you get promoted and lead smarter. 🌿

Preston Sharpston

About Preston

Courses

The HR & TA Career Accelerator

Lightning Lessons

How to Build Effective Processes as a Recruiting Leader

How to Present Hiring Metrics Like a Strategic TA Leader

How to Make the Jump Into HR Leadership

Services

1:1 Coaching (One-Time Session)