Speaking Experience and Workshop Portfolio
While I'm no longer available for speaking engagements, licensed coaches trained in the Inner Compass approach are available to facilitate workshops and trainings for your organization.
My Areas of Expertise
Professional Development
Career and Workforce Development
✧ Professional Development
Past Workshops and Keynote Topics:
Topics explored included (re)discovering interests, strengths, and deepest motivations, and applying psychology to achieve career and business success. While I no longer facilitate these workshops myself, I’m happy to connect you with other facilitators who can offer support.
Play Your Way to Clarity
Participants began by reflecting on how they had played in the past and how they spent their free time in the present, noticing patterns that revealed their personality, interests, and strengths—patterns that guided them toward more meaningful career direction.
Who attended: Professional development groups, workforce development programs, and nonprofits.
Be Your Own Boss
For participants ready to start a business but unsure where to begin, the session explored three common psychological pitfalls and helped them understand how to build a business aligned with their motivations and strengths—one that was both fulfilling and profitable.
Who attended: Aspiring entrepreneurs, small business owners, and workforce development programs.
Self-Compassion is the New Fashion
Participants explored the roots of workplace stress and anxiety—often showing up as disinterest, withdrawal, or reduced work quality. Through the workshop, they gained insight into the unmet needs driving the stress and learned to respond with more self-compassion.
Who attended: Professional associations, mental health organizations
✧ Career and Workforce Development
The Challenge:
Many workforce development programs excelled at job search workshops because they could be delivered as one-off sessions. However, providing successful career direction programs was more difficult, as self-discovery is a longer process rarely resolved through typical assessments. Some programs were unable to offer this due to funding, staffing, and time constraints.
The Solution:
The Inner Compass Process—a distinctive curriculum that harnessed childhood memories to clarify career direction—addressed this challenge. The program was delivered as workshops or training sessions, complementing existing offerings and helping participants clarify their next career steps.
This curriculum is still available through licensed coaches trained in the Inner Compass approach.
The 3 Parts of the
Inner Compass Process: Rediscover | Research | Roadmap
Part 1: Rediscover
Participants reflected on childhood stories to identify what had energized them, held them back, and brought fulfillment, creating a framework to guide them toward their ideal job.
Part 2: Research
Participants identified the changes they wanted to make, whether changing jobs, pursuing a new career, or starting a business, and learned strategies to grow their networks, access the hidden job market, and align their career moves with their needs.
Part 3: Roadmap
Participants developed a roadmap of next steps, identifying realistic goals, strategies to achieve them, and tactics to navigate potential obstacles, helping them move forward with confidence.
Organizations I've Worked With
What Past Participants Said
"I would recommend Danielle as a presenter, facilitator and educator for any group or business environment."
Danielle gave a presentation for my Women of Denver networking group. Her facilitation skills are exemplary. She was able to engage the crowd with power, while creating a safe environment that encouraged conversation. When the group began to move off topic, she skillfully pulled us back on target to complete the presentation. I would recommend Danielle as a presenter, facilitator and educator for any group or business environment.
—Krystal Covington
Founder of Women of Denver
"The time you put into crafting such a wonderful, engaging presentation was evident and the feedback I’ve received has been glowing."
Thank you so much for presenting as part of our Speaker Spotlight series in March. The time you put into crafting such a wonderful, engaging presentation was evident and the feedback I’ve received has been glowing. Thank you again for all your outstanding work.
—Tim Webb
Manager of Programs
Mental Health America of Colorado
"You were so personable and the information you provided was very valuable."
I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for speaking with my class last night! You were so personable and the information you provided was very valuable and really provided an excellent perspective for my students. I really appreciate your time and the work that you do with clients from a career counseling perspective. You were able to connect with the students and discuss your experiences as a licensed mental health professional and coach.
—Laura Fazio-Griffith
Associate Professor of Counseling
Southeastern Louisiana University
"Danielle and Keith were both dynamic and responsive speakers and let their expertise shine through."
Danielle Menditch Roessle, founder of Inner Compass Coach and Keith Bailey, Co-Founder of Articulated Intelligence, presented to our 905 Group "Professionals in Transition" career networking group on a volunteer pay-it-forward basis. Part of Danielle's and Keith's presentation was formal and well received and part was more of an informal question and answer session. They were both dynamic and responsive speakers and let their expertise shine through. They both took the time to assist each member as it was needed. Job transition can be rough for many and Danielle and Keith were sensitive to this and also provided pertinent (if not spectacular) visual materials to support and add value to the session. We thank Danielle and Keith for donating their time and would love to have back soon, as we feel the 905 Group can learn from her insights into career transition and the ever changing job market as it pertains to job seekers.
—Tom Kaufmann
905 Moderator
"There was a lots of great buzz after the event and you gave the group such great insights and takeaways."
Thank you for an educational and inspiring evening of college and career planning for our mothers and daughters. There was a lots of great buzz after the event and you gave the group such great insights and takeaways. We appreciate your willingness to work with NLC, Inc.
—Melissa Marks
National Charity League, Inc.
"Danielle brings a terrific blend of warmth, wisdom, and energy to her presentations."
Danielle brings a terrific blend of warmth, wisdom, and energy to her presentations. I was very impressed with how much material she covered in her LinkedIn Makeover session, while still making plenty of time for questions. She is a real gem.
—Joyce Fuestel
Business Owner
Explore the feedback following my workshop on Mastering Storytelling for Job Interviews with Hiring Our Heroes.
I really enjoyed your take on answering interview questions and how to turn it into a story! Now I have a great framework for when I am answering questions! thank you.
—Alison Sellen
Thank you for speaking to us today at the Hiring Our Heroes program. It was great!-
— Ndidi Emekolom-Odeh
Thank you so much for all the excellent advice you gave us this morning during our huddle. I will be practicing SARM, practice, practice!
—Laura Sanchez
Thank you so much, Danielle, for your wonderful presentation to our HOH Military Spouse Fellows this morning.
— Corinne Fitzgerald
Danielle, You conducted an excellent session during today's HoH meeting.
— Yolanda Thao
Thank you for presenting today at the Hiring our Heroes huddle! I loved your presentation and am looking forward to a time that I can weave your suggestions into my interview responses.
— Alexis Arizzi
Thank you for today's session!
— Shadea D.
Your presentation was well received. We had a great follow on discussion with everyone for the next hour. Thanks again for your time and talent!
— Tracy Steele, CPRW
