About Career Sharma

Career Sharma is the leading resource for the most current information and personalized guidance to help you effectively develop your career and hone your leadership skills to take your organization into the next decade.  Whether navigating  a planned or unplanned career transition, or making your next career move, we provided you with tools, support and insights to help you succeed.  Our primary focus is providing you with resources and  working in a one-on-one fashion with executives in the Healthcare and Information Technology industries. This also includes sales, services and other executives within vendor companies who supply healthcare and technology related solutions (software, consulting and technology). Our guiding philosophy is to help you become the best leader possible, and author the next chapter of your own professional story.  Please review our resources page for the latest tools and insights to help you on your journey.

Why Career Sharma?

Career Sharma was created because we saw a tremendous need in the industry for effective information and personalized help to assist executives in achieving their career goals and   becoming more effective leaders in their organizations.  Our holistic approach to leadership and career development is unique and has provided tangible outcomes for those we have worked with over the years.

There are many career websites, books, executive coaches and other resources in the market. Career Sharma’s approach is noticeably different and unique:

• We apply years of sales, marketing and retained executive search experience to our philosophy and process for career development and coaching.
• We leverage leading insights from hiring managers, and connectivity with a large network of professionals in the healthcare and technology fields. Click on our network resources to learn more.
• Our philosophy is holistic; we don’t just view the resume or the network as the silver bullet. We take a comprehensive approach that works on many facets (including personal mental development and behavioral assesments). In our view over 30% of effective career development/transition and leadership growth is through having the right mental philosophy and understanding of yourself.
• Leadership development is an integral part of our approach to successful career development and transition and our coaching philosophy. It is also an important element in growing in any leadership role and effectively leading your organization.

Stefan M. Werdegar founded Career Sharma through his passion for helping organizations find the right leaders as an executive search consultant, and his desire to help individuals succeed in their career journey.  His main focus is on the individual and helping them become better leaders and achieving their career goals.

Today Stefan is a successful healthcare and IT executive search consultant who has successfully placed C-suite, VP and Director-Level talent in organizations within IT and healthcare.  Prior to his career in search he held several successful roles in business development and account management in the IT and healthcare IT industry.  He is a highly sought after speaker on topics ranging from hiring, career development, to leadership development at industry association conferences at both the national and regional level. He has also taught career development classes at both St. Edward’s University and the University of Texas at Austin.

Stefan brings a unique perspective to this website and to those he works with.  As a practicing retained search executive he is keenly aware of what hiring executives are looking for in top leadership talent and where the career opportunities lie in the market.  Through consulting with numerous organizations he has his finger on the pulse of what is needed to succeed as a leader in the industry.  He coaches executives who are willing to work proactivly in developing their career and becoming better leaders.  He also helps executives to overcome the personal and professional challenges that have caused a career plateau by leveraging a proven coaching process to remove barriers to success.