Elena Sabry® · Executive Career Strategist & Recruiter

Lead Your Next Chapter.

I have spent more than twenty years on every side of the hiring table: leading organizations, recruiting executives, teaching future leaders, and building my own company in four countries.

Now I use all of it to help you design your next chapter.

I. My Journey

From corporate executive to executive career strategist.

My career has never followed a straight line.

I have worked across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, building leadership experience in corporate communications, luxury hospitality, executive education, recruitment, and career strategy.

Every chapter taught me something new about leadership, business, and people. Today, those experiences come together in the work I do with my clients, because I have been where many of them are today.

That is why I understand what career transition really feels like. Not only professionally, but personally.

I have changed countries.
I have changed industries.
I have reinvented my own career, more than once.
II. Our Difference

Experience From Every Side of the Hiring Table™

Most career professionals see only one side of the hiring process. I see it from every angle.

Corporate Executive
Leading marketing, communications, and business strategy for international organizations.
Executive Recruiter
Understanding, from the inside, how organizations make executive hiring decisions.
Hiring Manager
Interviewing and selecting talent for leadership roles.
Executive Career Strategist
Guiding ambitious professionals through promotions, transitions, and executive positioning.
MBA Tutor
Teaching Strategic Marketing and Business Negotiation to future business leaders.
Entrepreneur
Building Career Academy® to prepare professionals for the future of work.

This combination grounds every recommendation I make in real leadership experience and today's hiring market.

III. International Experience

Three regions. One perspective.

United States
Executive career strategy, executive recruiting, leadership development, Career Academy®, corporate consulting.
Middle East
Luxury hotels, marketing leadership, commercial strategy, executive communications, international teams.
Europe
Public relations, corporate communications, business development, luxury hospitality, executive education.

Working across cultures and industries has shaped how I think about careers. The fundamentals of leadership are universal, but every market has its own expectations. I help clients navigate both.

IV. Professional Timeline

A career built chapter by chapter.

Founder & Executive Career Strategist
Career Academy® · 2018–Present
Helping professionals design intentional careers through executive strategy, education, and leadership development.
Executive Recruiter
Recruiting leadership talent with firsthand insight into today's hiring landscape.
Senior Career Strategist
Strengthening executive branding, thought leadership, and positioning for SVP, EVP, and C-suite leaders.
Career Strategist
Randstad RiseSmart
Supporting professionals from leading organizations worldwide.
SalesforcePayPalCiscoIBMMicrosoftDisneyEYAmazonNetflixSonyUberStanford UniversityZoomRivianTwilio
Tutor
Edinburgh Business School
Teaching Strategic Marketing and Business Negotiation to MBA students.
Director of Marketing & Communications
Sofitel · InterContinental Hotels & Resorts · Marriott
Leading commercial strategy, branding, partnerships, and marketing for internationally recognized luxury brands.
V. Credentials

Credentials behind the strategy.

Executive Career Strategy
Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert (NCOPE™), National Résumé Writers' Association
Certified Career Transition Coach, ICF-certified | Career Industry Authority, Career Thought Leaders
Certified Fascinate Advisor® — system for how the world sees you
Business & Leadership
MBA, Hult International Business School
Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
Leadership Development · Executive Branding
Executive Education
Former Tutor of Strategic Marketing and Business Negotiation, Edinburgh Business School
VI. What Makes My Approach Different

I do not believe career success comes from having the perfect résumé.

I believe it comes from making better career decisions.

My clients benefit from a rare combination:

  • 20+ years of international corporate leadership
  • Executive recruiter insight into today's hiring market
  • Experience advising professionals from Fortune 500 organizations
  • Teaching MBA students and future business leaders
  • Reinventing my career internationally
  • A practical methodology combining strategy, positioning, leadership, and implementation

That combination is rare, and it shapes every recommendation I make.

VII. The Results That Matter

Results that go beyond the title.

Over the years, my clients have stepped into executive leadership roles, increased compensation, secured multiple offers, changed industries, built consulting businesses, rebuilt confidence after layoffs, and earned promotions to Director, Vice President, and C-suite positions.

15–30%+Typical compensation increase
20+Years of international leadership experience
3Regions of hands-on hiring experience

But the result I am proudest of is not a title or a salary. It is hearing clients say:

“I finally know where I'm going.”

Read Client Results
VIII. My Philosophy

I do not believe careers are built by luck. I believe they are built through intentional decisions.

That is why I created the NEXT Method™ and founded Career Academy®: to help professionals think strategically about every chapter of their careers.

Because your next opportunity should not depend on chance. It should depend on preparation.

Discover the NEXT Method™
IX. Beyond Work

Curiosity, practiced daily.

When I am not advising clients or recruiting, you will find me researching the future of work and AI, writing about leadership and career strategy, speaking with professionals around the world, exploring hospitality and global business trends, and designing new learning experiences for Career Academy®.

I believe curiosity is one of the most valuable leadership qualities, and one I am committed to practicing every day.

Ready to lead your next chapter?

Whether you are preparing for a promotion, navigating a career transition, or investing in your long-term leadership growth, I would love to help you build a strategy that reflects where you are going, not simply where you have been.