Lead with confidence. Rise with purpose.
Based in Chicago, IL: Career and leadership coaching for ambitious college students and professionals
Ready to move from doing great work to leading at the next level.
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Distinguished Toastmaster · PMP · Prosci CCMP · ICF Certified Coach · 25+ years in finance, technology, sales, and DEI
Talent isn’t the problem.
Latinos are about 20% of the U.S. workforce but about 5% of executive roles (HR Dive, May 2026).
The distance between a strong mid-level career and a senior seat is rarely about ability. It is about access, sponsorship, visibility, and strategy, things nobody hands you. That is what we work on together.
Lead with confidence. Rise with purpose.
Hi, I’m Cesar.
I was born in Lima, raised in Chicago, and built a 25-year career across finance, technology, sales, and diversity and inclusion.
I know what it is to be the only one in the room who looks like you, to code-switch, to carry your family’s hopes into your career.
Today I am a Human Resources executive leading workforce engagement and workplace culture strategies at Morningstar in Chicago, and I coach professionals who want to lead with more confidence and more purpose.
Three ways I help
Career and leadership coaching
Get clear on where you’re going, build the plan, and get the promotion or the pivot you want.
Public speaking coaching
Speak so people listen, from team meetings to the main stage. Coached by a Distinguished Toastmaster, among the top 1% of members.
Project and program leadership coaching
Deliver high-impact projects and move from managing tasks to leading strategy. PMP-certified, 10,000+ hours as a technical project manager.
25+ years
corporate and nonprofit leadership
20+ years
coaching and mentoring
11K
LinkedIn community
2 national awards
ALPFA Lifetime Achievement- DiversityMBA Top 100 Under 50
“Cesar’s coaching services played a crucial role in helping me secure a Lead Chemist role at a global industrial company…”
Ele T., Professional Chemist
How it works
Free discovery call
We talk about your goals and see if it’s a fit.
Clarity session
We map where you are and what’s in the way.
Coaching
Regular sessions, a written action plan, real accountability.
Momentum
We measure progress and decide what’s next.
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Let’s talk about your next step.
A 20 to 30 minute conversation, confidential, no pressure. You’ll leave with clarity, whether or not we work together.
I take a limited number of clients each quarter.
