Our Story and Philosophy
Our Story
Career Vita was built from more than a decade of direct experience supporting diverse student populations in higher education, including first-generation students, veterans, international students, returning learners, and students navigating complex barriers to career success.
Through years of hands-on work in career counseling, workforce development, and higher education leadership, we saw a growing challenge across colleges and universities: institutions are increasingly measured by student employment outcomes, workforce readiness, retention, and long-term success, yet many teams lack the modern strategies, training, and scalable systems needed to meet those goals effectively.
Too often, career development remains disconnected from the broader student experience instead of being intentionally integrated across classrooms, student services, counseling, and institutional culture where it can have the greatest impact.
Career Vita was created to help bridge that gap.
Our trainings and consulting services are designed to provide practical, real-world strategies that institutions can implement immediately to strengthen career readiness, improve student engagement, support workforce outcomes, and build more career-connected campus environments.
Everything we develop is grounded in direct higher education experience, informed by industry collaboration, and designed around the real operational challenges colleges face today, not just theory, but implementation.
Our Philosophy
Career development should not exist in isolation.
When institutions intentionally integrate career readiness across the student experience, they create stronger outcomes for students, faculty, staff, and the institution as a whole.
When you partner with The Career Vita, you gain more than professional development.
You gain a strategic partner focused on helping your institution build sustainable, measurable, and student-centered career readiness initiatives that support long-term institutional success.
"It's more than just a training program; it's a movement towards transforming educational institutions into nurturing environments that guide students to realize and achieve their career aspirations."
Kellie Corbisiero
About
Kellie Corbisiero, MS, CCC
Founder of Career Vita™, a career counselor, higher education professional, and workforce development specialist with over a decade of experience supporting diverse student populations in achieving meaningful career outcomes. She holds a Master’s degree in Career Counseling, is a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and NCDA Certified Career Counselor (CCC), and is recognized for developing practical, career-focused strategies grounded in career counseling theory that help students successfully transition into the workforce. Her professional development trainings are sought after by colleges and educational professionals seeking modern, results-driven approaches to career readiness, student engagement, and workforce development.
Our Team
Our team brings together expertise in higher education, career development, organizational leadership, workforce readiness, cybersecurity, and professional development. Our consultants include Master’s-level professionals, PMP® certified project management experts, CISSP-certified cybersecurity professionals, leadership coaches, and experienced practitioners with backgrounds spanning higher education, technology, organizational strategy, and workforce development.
We combine practical implementation with real-world experience to deliver training and consulting solutions that support student success, organizational effectiveness, leadership growth, and long-term institutional impact.