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Helping Midlife Professionals, Pre-Retirement Executives, and Leadership Teams
Navigate Change with Confidence and Creativity
Navigate Change with Confidence and Creativity
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From Goldfinch Leadership Publications:
"Second Draft: Rewrite Your Midlife Career With Creative Intelligence" by Veronica Scarpellino Learn how to navigate career disruption with confidence, creativity, and strategy. Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, the Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author, says, "Second Draft is a powerful, insightful guide for anyone looking to redefine their professional path with clarity, purpose, and creativity!" Available on Amazon. 
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Your Creativity + Innovation Coach
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Veronica Scarpellino, founder of Goldfinch Leadership LLC, specializes in guiding professionals through transitions and growing their capacity, while enhancing their creative thinking skills. With over 20 years of experience, Veronica offers tailor-made coaching services, focusing on Creative Intelligence (CQ) development and blending conceptual and analytical expertise, making creativity accessible and impactful for clients from diverse backgrounds and sectors.
Veronica empowers individuals and teams to tap into their best solutions, setting the stage for transformative outcomes. Explore our offerings to grow and drive meaningful change in your personal and professional life. She is a member of Forefront: Powered by Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches. |
Creative thinking can change people. |
Why do you need Creative Intelligence (CQ)?
Embrace Your Second Draft: Reinvent Your Career Before It’s Forced Upon You
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Your career is an evolving story. Are you writing the next chapter, or waiting for the plot to change on its own?
Industries are shifting faster than ever, and professionals no longer have the luxury of waiting for career changes to happen. You must design your own transition before external forces dictate it. That’s why I wrote Second Draft: Rewrite Your Midlife Career with Creative Intelligence. To help professionals and leaders turn uncertainty into opportunity, and reinvention into a strategic advantage. Don’t wait for disruption to happen to you. Get ahead of it now so you're ready. Available on Amazon. Want a more personalized experience? Join Second Draft Studio, a new group coaching meets book club offering, hosted by the author and coach. |
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Coaching Topics
Career Change or Transition
Retirement or Encore Career Planning
Creative Thinking Capacity Building
Leadership Development
Emotional Intelligence
Team Culture + Collaboration
Strategic Scenario Planning
Special Projects
Career Change or Transition
Retirement or Encore Career Planning
Creative Thinking Capacity Building
Leadership Development
Emotional Intelligence
Team Culture + Collaboration
Strategic Scenario Planning
Special Projects
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The CQ TrifectaFuture-Proof Your Career with Creative Intelligence (CQ)
The future of work demands more than just technical skills. It requires the ability to think adaptively, lead with emotional intelligence, and take creative action.
That’s why I developed the CQ: a powerful framework designed to help professionals and leaders stay ahead of disruption and thrive in uncertainty. |
CQ includes:
Creative Thinking
Leverage your unique perspective to innovate beyond traditional paths. |
Emotional Intelligence
Lead with empathy, build trust, and navigate change confidently. |
Applied Creativity
Transform ideas into action through strategic decision-making and experimentation. |
Services
Pre-Retirement ProfessionalsCreating your meaningful "encore career" Key Challenges:
Did you know? 51% of professionals delay retirement due to enjoyment of their profession. |
HR/L&D LeadershipBuilding creative capacity across teams Key Challenges:
Did you know? Every $1 invested in leadership development returns $7 in value. |
Career Transition CoachingNavigating career transitions in your 40s-mid 60s Key Challenges:
Did you know? 80% of employees between 45-55 are open to career changes. |
Creative Thought PartnerPartner with a Creative Thought Guide Key Challenges:
Did you know? 76% of executives report that having a dedicated thinking partner significantly improves their decision-making quality and confidence. |
Why Creative Intelligence (CQ)?
When you're navigating change, discomfort, or complexity, you want clarity, confidence, and most of all, progress.
What you may not realize is that the very skills you need are learnable: adaptability, insight, creative problem-solving, and emotional agility. They're not just traits! And that’s where Creative Intelligence (CQ) comes in.
CQ is not about “being more artistic.” It’s about accessing the full range of your thinking, emotional insight, and creative action—especially when the stakes are high or the path is unclear.
Whether you're:
...CQ offers a grounded, repeatable way to move forward—with clarity, energy, and originality.
What Makes CQ Different?Unlike traditional coaching that focuses only on goals or mindset, CQ integrates:
Because you don’t need more “shoulds.” You need more tools to think differently and act courageously.
What you may not realize is that the very skills you need are learnable: adaptability, insight, creative problem-solving, and emotional agility. They're not just traits! And that’s where Creative Intelligence (CQ) comes in.
CQ is not about “being more artistic.” It’s about accessing the full range of your thinking, emotional insight, and creative action—especially when the stakes are high or the path is unclear.
Whether you're:
- Making a big decision
- Struggling with follow-through
- Trying to lead through uncertainty
- Or ready to set bolder goals and actually pursue them
...CQ offers a grounded, repeatable way to move forward—with clarity, energy, and originality.
What Makes CQ Different?Unlike traditional coaching that focuses only on goals or mindset, CQ integrates:
- Imagination – to envision new solutions and possibilities
- Emotional intelligence – to navigate resistance, feedback, and doubt
- Strategic follow-through – so insight turns into action
- Creative tension – the discomfort that fuels growth instead of stalling it
Because you don’t need more “shoulds.” You need more tools to think differently and act courageously.
