Profession Summary

Deb Wheatman, CPRW, CPCC, is the founder and president of Careers Done Write, advising board-ready executives and senior leaders on positioning for board service and C-suite roles. She works with high-performing professionals to clarify and elevate their value proposition, enabling successful transitions into board and senior leadership opportunities. Her work focuses on helping clients articulate their experience with precision, differentiate themselves in competitive markets, and secure outcomes aligned with their long-term career goals.

Approach / Philosophy

Deb’s coaching philosophy centers on developing a clear and differentiated value proposition as part of broader professional and personal branding efforts. She builds trusted client relationships and provides direct, strategic guidance to support clients in achieving their board and career objectives.

Highlights from Professional Career

With a background in corporate human resources across financial services, advertising, and media and entertainment, Deb guides clients in establishing and achieving goals aligned with their professional objectives. She works across board readiness, career strategy, leadership positioning, interpersonal engagement, change management, and performance in pre- and post-M&A environments. She has been instrumental in coaching leaders to achieve board placements and C-suite roles.

Deb leverages her significant leadership and career coaching background in her role with Bravanti, where she provides leaders with strategic insights and strategies to advance their board and career pursuits.

Education & Credentials

Deb holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Adelphi University. She is a Certified Professional Résumé Writer and Certified Professional Career Coach. She has been featured on Good Day New York, Fox Business News, CNBC, Forbes, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

She regularly presents on board readiness and career strategy. Deb has presented at Gartner’s Security Summit in Washington, DC, on C-level leadership and negotiation strategies. She has also been engaged by the National Football League, Baruch College, Deloitte, and the International Coaching Federation Southeast Region to deliver presentations on branding, career development, social media, and management topics.

Deb is the author of Help! To Hired. She is an award-winning blogger, prolific public speaker, and community volunteer.