Lead Your Rise

For Impact. By Design

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You've built a career in social impact, and something no longer fits. This isn’t a crisis; it’s an invitation to pause, reflect, and reimagine so you lead forward.

If you want to build a career and life that actually feels good, I can help you.

Rising By Design is my signature program that helps women redesign how they lead, work, and live so they can contribute their best - to what the world needs most - without losing themselves along the way.

Rising By Design is a career development journey grounded in self-leadership, intentional career design, and sustainable impact. You move through four phases, each one building on the last.

The experience takes you from uncertainty and doubts to leading your career with vision and conviction.

The Journey

Review

We begin by mapping your crossroads. Together, we explore your current experience and unpack what kind of redesign this moment is calling for, and what's underneath it.

Reclaim

From that initial insight, we turn inward to raise your self-awareness and reclaim your leadership identity. You clarify what matters, what differentiates you, what you offer, and you fully embrace who you are.

Redesign

With your identity reclaimed and inner compass clarified, we translate that clarity into the outside world. We move from reflection to design, exploring potential paths, testing real-world hypotheses and designing your roadmap.

There are three ways to work with me, depending on where you are and what you need right now.

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Rise

Finally, we turn your designed vision into a lived reality. We close the gap between where you are now and your next aligned move. We expand the inner work of self-leadership and confidence. You lead forward and rise on purpose.

Is this for you?

This is for you if:

  • You're still delivering results, but internally, something has shifted. The work that once energized you now feels heavier, less meaningful, less yours.

  • You know you want to grow, create greater impact, and lead in a way that feels true to you, but you're not yet sure what that looks like or how to get there.

  • With everything changing around you, you know something needs to change in your career, but you can't yet see clearly what, or how, or whether you can trust yourself to figure it out.

  • You've been going in circles, thinking, researching, talking, but never quite landing anywhere clear.

  • You actually know what you want, but you’re unsure how you can possibly get there in this season, and you don’t trust yourself to get there a

  • You don't want to settle for a career that only looks good on paper. You want work that feels alive and meaningful while supporting the lifestyle you want.

  • You want to lead your career consciously and intentionally, not just respond to what comes next.

If you read that and thought "yes", keep reading.

This may not be the right fit if...

  • You're not interested in taking ownership of your career, growing as a leader, or using your work to create a positive impact. This journey is for people who want to lead their careers with intention and contribute in ways that matter.

  • You're looking for a quick fix or a shortcut. This work goes deeper than that.

  • You want to be told exactly what to do. I won't hand you answers—I’ll help you find your own and guide you through the process.

  • You're not yet ready to look inward, and that's okay. You'll know when you are.

  • You're in acute crisis and need therapeutic support first. Coaching is not a replacement for that care.

  • You're looking only for tactical career support, such as résumé writing, interview preparation, or job search advice. This work is about designing your career—not simply finding your next role.

If any of these feel true right now, be gentle with yourself. The timing may simply not be right yet, and that's a perfectly valid answer.

Here’s How We Can Work Together

There are three ways to begin, depending on where you are in your journey, what you're looking for, and the level of support you need right now.

1 - Start here: Review Your Career Crossroads | Intensive Clarity Session

You just want to review where you are and understand what kind of redesign your career is calling for.

I help you do that in one intensive session.

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2 - Build Your Foundation: Career Redesign Blueprint | 4 months

You know it’s time to rethink your career and prepare for what’s next. And, you don’t want to leave your career to chance, you want to lead, but you’re not clear where to or how to.

I will help you get clear and confident, ready to lead forward aligned and alive.

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3 - Elevate: Redesign & Lead Your Rise | Signature Journey | 8 months

You know what you want, and yet you feel stuck, not moving forward, second-guessing yourself. You’re ready to change that and make it happen.

I will be by your side, helping you step confidently into your next chapter, lead forward with intention, and strengthen your self-leadership for the long term.

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You don't do this alone.

Every private coaching journey includes access to my private community of purpose-driven women.

Think of it as my gift to you, a place to stay connected, continue growing, and be supported between sessions by women who understand the journey you're on, each navigating her own crossroads and choosing to rise by design.

Every month, we come together for:

Group Coaching Sessions

You bring your questions and your challenges so you never have to navigate them alone between coaching sessions. You support others with theirs. You leave with greater clarity, fresh perspective, and the quiet confidence that comes from being truly seen, not only by your coach, but by a community of women who have your back.

The Rise Circles

Each month, we come together for a thoughtful conversation about careers, leadership, impact, and well-being.

A space to pause, reflect, exchange perspectives, and explore the questions that matter most, together. Not a training. Not a coaching session. A conversation that leaves you with fresh ideas, renewed perspective, and the encouragement to keep moving forward.

The Community Space

A dedicated community space, you can return to anytime from your phone, where the journey continues, bringing together session replays, resources, conversations, and the ongoing support of women growing alongside you.

Because the women who rise furthest are rarely the ones who do it alone. They are the ones who find their people — and rise with them.

Full Team

You bring your willingness and desires. I bring the structure and the space to reflect and connect deeply.

Together, we make the real work possible and the in-between manageable.

You arrive as you are. Every session begins with presence. There is space to put down what you've been carrying before the real work begins.

You are never rushed. The pace is yours. The structure holds you but never drives you.

You are seen. Not the version you perform. Who you actually are: your strengths, your fears, your blind spots, your quiet longings, your dreams. All of it is welcome here.

You are believed in. Before you believe in yourself. That is not a slogan. It is a felt experience in every session.

And between sessions, you are not alone. Text, voice note, check-in calls, community calls. The container holds you continuously, not just for sixty minutes.

This is not just a program. It is a relationship. And the detail, the care, and the attention are present in every moment of it.

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  • "I love so many things about your coaching, but the best is how safe you make me feel. I usually feel like I need to hide something. But with you... I don't know how you do it ... I can just open up."

    — MD & Nutrition Specialist, UN

  • ''Dolores’s coaching has been an invaluable gift, one that continues to shape both my professional and personal journey."

    — Chief Communication, UN

  • ''Dolores’ thoughtful tools and step-by-step approach made the seemingly impossible feel possible and exciting''.

    — Senior Leader, Climate Resilience, INGO

FAQ

  • Rising By Design is designed for women and non-binary individuals who are driven and want their work and career to contribute to positive change in the world.

    It’s for you if you are already in the social impact space — and it’s also for you if you are in the corporate or private sector and feel called to pivot your career toward meaningful impact for humanity.

  • There is rarely a perfect moment — especially in sectors shaped by constant change. The better question you may ask yourself is: what is the cost of waiting? Waiting to know my direction or waiting to show up and position myself for it. Many women begin this journey not because everything feels stable, but because they don’t want to let external conditions dictate their direction. Uncertain times are often the most important moments to do this work, as they call us to reimagine how we lead and work in order to stay relevant and aligned. And that starts by knowing who you are, where you want to contribute, and what you offer that the world needs.

  • Clarity isn’t something I hand you. It’s something we build together, through a blend of structure and space for deeper, inner exploration that helps you move out of the fog. The women who do this work don't leave where they started. Not because the process is perfect, but because showing up consistently and honestly, with support, changes things.

  • While there’s a lot that could be said (and all of it has value), I’ll keep it simple:

    Therapy supports you in understanding, healing, and integrating past and present experiences that may be affecting your mental and emotional well-being.

    Coaching is a collaborative process, rooted in the present and oriented toward the future, helping you think more clearly, access your strengths, and move toward what feels aligned and alive for you.

    Mentoring draws on someone else’s experience, offering guidance, perspective, and advice based on their own path.

    This work is about something else.

    It’s about helping you find your own answers, define your own direction, and build the self-trust to move forward in a way that fits who you are.

    Rising By Design offers something specific: a structured journey from fog to clarity to strategy, where inner work and outer direction are held together.

    You don’t just gain insight. You become the designer and leader of your own path.

  • You can. There is a lot of information and a range of tools, including AI, publicly available to support you. But the block is never information and tools. It's the old identity you're still living inside, the fog you’re moving in, the self-doubt that edits your answers before you've finished thinking them. AI can prompt your thinking. It cannot hold you, challenge your blind spots, or believe in you truly before you believe in yourself. What changes in coaching isn't just what you know. It's what you dare to name out loud and how you build your inner strengths.

  • Working with me feels like having a trusted thinking partner by your side. Rooted in ICF coaching standards, I create a confidential, non-judgmental space where you feel heard, challenged, and supported in equal measure. I'll hold space while helping you think bigger, see yourself more clearly, and move forward with intention. Our conversations combine deep reflection, mindfulness, strategic thinking, practical action, and genuine partnership, so you leave each session with greater clarity, confidence, and momentum.

  • I offer a flexible payment plan for the 4-month and 8-month packages. After an initial conversation to define whether we are a great fit, I’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.

  • You can reach me anytime via our contact page, email, or WhatsApp. I aim to respond quickly, usually within two business days.

    dolores@doloresrio.com
    WhatsApp: +33789311714

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If you're interested in working with me, take a moment to complete the form with a few details about your situation and what you're looking for. I'll review your message and get back to you within two business days.