I help accomplished women design and build their Third Chapter
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You’ve built a successful life.
You’ve spent years showing up for your career, your family, and everyone who counted on you.
Now you want a life that’s truly yours.
You’re asking, “What do I want the next 20 years to look like?”
I GET IT. I’VE BEEN THERE TOO.
I looked around and saw so many amazing women asking that same question, and no one was really helping them answer it. So I pivoted my business to help women like you thrive in your Third Chapter.
Why me?
For 25 years, I helped startups and Fortune 500 companies turn vision into reality. I’ve coached women through divorce, dating, and getting healthy. And I’ve spent hundreds of hours leading volunteer boards and campaigns, where the only thing that keeps people showing up is purpose. Whatever your dream, I know how to take it from idea to done.
I’m also living my own Third Chapter. I’ve pivoted my career, started over after a long marriage, rebuilt my finances after real hardship, and worked hard to stay healthy even with some challenges. I know how exciting, and how unsettling, this season can be, because I’m in it with you.
Let’s make your next 20 years your best 20 years.
How We’ll Do It
The Third Chapter Method
Research-backed. Real-world tested. Built for this season of life.
The Third Chapter Method blends what science tells us about thriving as we age, the coaching tools that actually create change, and 25 years of turning vision into reality. Built by a strategist and delivered by a coach (both me!), it gives you the plan and the support to make your next 20 years your best 20 years.
1 · Believe
We’ll start by building the belief that your best years are still to come. You’ll set your intention, commit to change, and walk away believing in what’s ahead.
2 · Design
Together, we’ll uncover what you love, what gives you purpose, and what you’re already great at. Then we’ll design your personalized Third Chapter Plan, not from scratch, but built on everything you’ve done and all that you are.
3 · Build
We’ll build your Third Chapter by making decisions, navigating obstacles, developing new habits, and taking bold action, with me beside you every step. Your vision becomes the life you’re excited to live.
Ways to Work Together
It all starts with a conversation.
The Best 20 Years Strategy Session
Before we meet, you’ll fill out a short questionnaire. Then we’ll spend a complimentary 45 minutes getting clear on where you are and your vision for your Third Chapter. You’ll leave with an actionable strategy, whether we work together or not.
Third Chapter Transformation
Six months to design and build a Third Chapter you’re excited to live.
We’ll start with your mindset and your commitment, because your best years are ahead. Then we’ll design your personalized Third Chapter Plan around what you love and what gives you purpose. Finally, we’ll build your new life together…one decision, one habit, one action at a time.
I’ll be beside you the whole way, with tools, support, and great belief in you.
Third Chapter Group Transformation
Twelve weeks to design and build your Third Chapter, with women who get it.
Join a small group of accomplished women on the same journey as we work through the Third Chapter Method – Believe · Design · Build. Each week I’ll teach a foundational lesson, then we’ll dig in with questions, sharing, and real conversation.
You’ll design and build a life you’re excited to live, with me leading the way and a fun, supportive community beside you.
What My Clients Say
“She helped me turn that dream into a profitable business.”
I would highly recommend working with Ellen! I hired her when I had nothing more than an idea for a business, and she helped me turn that dream into the profitable enterprise I run today. What sets Ellen apart is the way she coaches you. She brings real business experience to the table, but more than that, she believes in you, asks the questions that unlock your thinking, and gives you the clarity and confidence to keep moving forward. Step by step, she helped me build something real. Her coaching has been truly transformative, and I never could have gotten to where I am today without her.
“She helped me see this season as a new beginning, not an ending.”
My coaching sessions with Ellen Funk over these past months have been some of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Her penetrating insight, thoughtful listening, and spot-on observations and guidance have opened up real opportunities for change, personal and professional growth, and a concrete plan of action for what’s next. She helped me see this season as a new beginning, not an ending. My only regret is that I didn’t know her, and her program, back in my 20s.
“I landed the second career I had wanted for years.”
I started working with Ellen when I was struggling with direction and assertiveness and ready for something new. Very quickly, she helped me create my path toward the second career I had wanted for years. I know I would not have landed my dream job and be thriving in it if it were not for Ellen’s guidance. She arms you with the tools to move yourself forward, self-belief and the ability to reassess your thoughts, dreams, and ambitions. Starting this new chapter was the best decision I’ve made, and I would not hesitate to work with Ellen in the future.
Bring Ellen to Your Stage
Signature Talk
THE BEST 20 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE START HERE
Creating a Meaningful Life You Are Excited to Live
For women facing a major life transition such as retirement, an empty nest, a shift in identity, the close of one chapter can feel like the beginning of the end. Ellen flips that script. She shows them their best years are still ahead, and gives them the courage and the plan to build their most meaningful chapter yet.
Keynote
YOUR GREATEST CHAPTER
Purpose, Joy and the Power of What’s Next
For women facing the end of the roles that defined them, this keynote is equal parts rallying cry and invitation. Ellen makes the case that purpose and joy aren’t behind us, they’re what give the next chapter its meaning. Audiences leave lifted, hopeful, and ready to claim what’s next as their greatest chapter.
Want to book Ellen?
Let’s talk about your event, your audience, and which keynote fits best. I’d love to be part of what you’re creating.