Our Career Coaches
What We Offer
Our Career Services page connects you with sustainability-focused coaches who can support your career journey.
Whether you are exploring the field, job searching, or looking to grow in your current role, our coaches offer guidance on resumes, interviews, career transitions, and job strategy.
Get practical, real-world support to help you build and advance your sustainability career.
Elyssa Pergola is a sustainability professional and career coach passionate about helping students and early-career professionals build meaningful careers in sustainability and impact. She has a BS in Sustainability from Cornell University and an MS in Sustainability Management from Columbia University
With experience spanning corporate sustainability, ESG reporting, environmental compliance, sustainable fashion, and the nonprofit sector, Elyssa understands the challenges of breaking into the field and navigating a sustainability career. As the founder of Shaping Sustainability, she has built a growing community dedicated to connecting aspiring professionals with opportunities, resources, and industry connections.
Elyssa's coaching style is practical, supportive, and personalized. She works closely with each client to identify career pathways, strengthen application materials, build confidence, and develop a clear strategy for achieving their professional goals.
A focused 30-minute 1:1 coaching session designed to help you make real progress in your sustainability career journey.
We can cover topics like job search strategy, breaking into sustainability, career transitions, interview prep, resume direction, or figuring out your next step.
My experience is primarily in in-house corporate sustainability roles, where I have worked across ESG reporting, compliance, and internal sustainability strategy. This perspective helps me guide clients who are interested in corporate sustainability careers and want to understand how these teams actually operate in practice.
You’ll leave with clear, actionable guidance tailored to your goals and experience level, plus concrete next steps to move forward with confidence.
Once purchased, I will send an email with a scheduling link.
Get a detailed, sustainability-focused resume review designed to help you stand out in ESG, climate, and impact roles.
You will receive:
• 7 specific, actionable comments on your resume (content, clarity, formatting, and impact)
• 2 overarching recommendations to improve overall structure, positioning, and storytelling
• Tailored feedback based on sustainability and related job market expectations
This review is designed to help you strengthen your resume so it better reflects your skills, experience, and career goals in sustainability.
Once you purchase, please send resume to shapingsustainability@gmail.com!