About

The Global Career Advancement Institute (Global CAI) is dedicated to empowering lives and elevating futures through specialized programs and services designed for individuals, families, and organizations.

Mastering Your Life and Career After a Physical Injury offers support for individuals with physical injuries and their loved ones, helping them regain stability and purpose. Led by Dr. Alison Battaglia, a leading Private Patient Advocate and Mindfulness Researcher, this program provides private sessions to guide participants toward renewed independence and strength.

Math Palettes, created by award-winning educator Janine Scott, is a four-week program that strengthens algebra skills by identifying and addressing learning gaps. With focused lessons and monthly parent coaching, the program keeps students motivated, celebrating small wins along the way.

The SHAPE Career Accelerator™ is a high-impact leadership development program for women ready to elevate their careers to executive levels. With a proven four-step framework, it offers personalized assessments, tailored career strategies, and one-on-one coaching to help participants achieve measurable success and navigate leadership challenges with confidence. Designed by Dr. Candace Steele Flippin, a bestselling author and award-winning executive, this program delivers the tools and insights needed to drive meaningful career advancement.

Advisory services for individuals, families, organizations & companies impacted by a spinal cord injury or other traumatic physical injury

Do you feel overwhelmed by all your physical changes including a spinal cord injury or other traumatic physical injuries? Learn how to reduce your anxiety and see a brighter future with empowering tools, resources and techniques to help you reenter work, life and all the possibilities ahead.

Are you overwhelmed by insurance complexities and experiencing delays in necessary procedures and equipment? Learn tips to get ahead of insurance process snafus and save time and money.

Need help making your home or office accessible? Gain resources and safety tips to transform your home into a safe place of comfort and relief in a no-obstacle environment.

Seeking customized reintegration plans and disability awareness plans to make an employee’s return to work less stressful and more productive? Access our advisory, consulting, training and coaching services.

Does your personal injury client have a private patient advocate and advisor to help them forecast their needs? Make sure they have someone help them learn the top five things they need to know so they don’t lose time, recovery, and money in the first three months of diagnosis. Getting it right early on means that they have the right resources for their safety, health, and well-being as they chart their course in their life and career with a disability.

Academic Success and Support Services

Are you concerned because your child’s first exam didn’t go as planned, or they received a grade that surprised you? Our Academic Advisory Service and Math Palette Program are here to help with tailored academic support, career advancement guidance, summer development workshops, and one-on-one coaching to set students up for lasting success.

Does your student struggle with a basic math concept that’s holding them back in class? Our quick courses fill essential learning gaps and eliminate the stress of constantly needing to review foundational topics, so they’re ready to conquer their current Algebra class without frustration.

Do you find your child spending extra hours trying to relearn material instead of confidently moving forward? Our time-saving courses target the fundamentals, helping them stay on track and reduce anxiety over forgotten concepts, so they can focus on new material without feeling overwhelmed.

Looking to keep your child engaged and growing academically over the summer? Our development workshops strengthen essential skills, build confidence, and ensure they’re fully prepared for the upcoming school year.

Career Success and Support Services

Dr. Candace Steele Flippin is the founder of the Global Career Advancement Institute, a career empowerment company dedicated to helping individuals and organizations elevate their futures. As a seasoned communications executive and a Fellow at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, she blends corporate expertise with academic insights to advance leadership development and workplace engagement.

A bestselling author, Dr. Steele Flippin has written Generation Z in the Workplace and Millennials in the Workplace, as well as her third book, Get Your Career in SHAPE, inspired by her TEDx Talk, What Women Really Want… at Work. Her writing and speaking engagements focus on promoting career empowerment, addressing the challenges of the multigenerational workplace, and fostering leadership development for women.

In addition to her published works, Dr. Steele Flippin leads leadership development residencies for graduate students at Johns Hopkins University and serves on the Advisory Board of CulTRUE, a private equity-backed organizational culture solutions company. A highly sought-after speaker and media commentator, she provides actionable insights on navigating today’s evolving workforce dynamics.