Northern Colorado Women In Business

Bridging Personal and Professional Growth

Elizabeth specializes in leadership development, strengths-based team building, and soft-skill development for leaders and teams.

Born and raised in Colorado, Elizabeth Mahoney moved to Northern Colorado in 2002 to pursue a Master of Arts degree in Counseling with a Marriage and Family emphasis at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). While initially planning to leave after completing her degree, she developed a deep connection to Greeley and chose to make it home.

Following graduate school, Elizabeth took a non-traditional career path, spending nearly 18 years in Higher Education as a Career Counselor. During her time at UNC, she led teams of undergraduate and graduate students, providing guidance and mentorship. In 2008, her student staff nominated her for the Most Inspiring Woman of the Year award, a recognition that underscored the impact she had on those she mentored.

Committed to service beyond her direct role, Elizabeth actively contributed to several university committees, including the Student Employee Appreciation of the Year committee and the Professional Administrative Staff Council (PASC), where she served as Chair for two years. In this role, she worked closely with the President’s Office, Cabinet, and HR to advocate for employee needs and improve the workplace experience at UNC. Her dedication was recognized in 2018 when she was named PASC Employee of the Year, an honor she deeply values. Additionally, she served on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, further supporting a culture of belonging within the university.

Through these experiences, Elizabeth developed a passion for workplace well-being, leadership development, and helping people find happiness in their careers. Leaning into her Maximizer strength, she recognized that she had reached a growth ceiling at UNC and sought new challenges. In 2018, she transitioned to part-time at UNC to launch Complete Professional Development, a leadership coaching and workplace consulting firm.

The challenges of 2020 made it difficult for businesses to invest in professional development, but Elizabeth remained committed to her mission. In October 2020, she took a leap of faith, leaving UNC to focus fully on growing Complete Professional Development. As workplaces navigated the disruptions of the pandemic, she discovered her true calling: helping organizations redefine and build healthy workplace cultures that support employee growth, retention, and strong leadership.

Certifications

• Strong Interest Inventory Certified Practitioner
• Association of Talent Development Consulting Skills
• Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
• Myers-Briggs Certified Practitioner

A great workday for Elizabeth is helping leaders and teams understand how they contribute to their roles, leverage their strengths, and build workplace cultures where employees feel valued, work well together, and are excited to show up each day—eliminating the dreaded “case of the Mondays.”

Complete Professional Development: Bridging Personal and Professional Growth

At Complete Professional Development, the focus is on helping businesses cultivate engaged employees, strong leaders, and thriving workplace cultures. Drawing from her counseling background and expertise in career development, Elizabeth helps organizations recognize that when employees feel valued, supported, and empowered, businesses succeed.

• Engaged Employees Stay and Succeed – Understanding strengths leads to greater motivation, confidence, and long-term retention.
• Healthy Teams Start with Strong Relationships – Trust, communication, and emotional intelligence are key to workplace success.
• Leadership is Personal – Managers who develop self-awareness and relationship-building skills create teams that thrive.
• Personal Development Fuels Workplace Growth – Employees bring their whole selves to work; investing in them leads to greater productivity and satisfaction.

With certifications in Gallup CliftonStrengths, Myers-Briggs, and leadership coaching, Elizabeth works with companies to create workplaces where employees excel, teams collaborate effectively, and businesses flourish—because when employees thrive, organizations grow.

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