Emily Steliotes, PhD, PCC, GCDF, SEP

Emily Steliotes is an internationally certified coach (PCC), career development facilitator (GCDF), and sustainability professional (SEP) with an interdisciplinary STEM PhD, focused on the emerging field of food informatics—which applies data-driven approaches to study complex food systems challenges. She is also a serial social entrepreneur, and is at her best when building and scaling mission-driven ventures that shape the future of food, education, or work.

As a Golden Acorn coach, Emily helps ambitious professionals, ranging from early career professionals to executive leaders, take the next step in their careers and navigate professional challenges with clarity and confidence. She is known for blending strategy with a supportive, practical approach—helping clients achieve career-defining results such as landing roles they love, advancing to leadership positions, pivoting into new industries, and building their own ventures. Emily offers 1:1 career and leadership coaching sessions as well as co-facilitates the acclaimed job search coaching & support group.

Her clients value her expertise in job search strategy, authentic networking, personal branding, and in helping them stay accountable and prioritize effectively to reach their goals. Clients interested in sustainable food or agriculture work also particularly value her experience navigating that space. You can see reviews of Emily’s coaching services on her LinkedIn services page here and on the testimonials page here.

*Want to see if Emily is the right coach for you? —> Schedule a free consultation below!

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As a Golden Acorn consultant, Emily works with early-stage workforce and career platforms on operations and implementation, drawing on hands-on experience both building a workforce platform (The Job Feed) and managing the operations behind a growing tech-driven career coaching business (WOKEN). Her experience includes managing coaching teams, strengthening onboarding and training, developing performance systems, improving client delivery workflows, and building the operational infrastructure required to support growth. Through Golden Acorn, she helps organizations turn evolving programs and services into repeatable, scalable operations.

*Interested in Emily’s operations consulting services for your career or workforce platform? —> Email us at teamgoldenacorn@gmail.com.