Corporate & Institutional Training Solutions
Professional skills and leadership training designed around your culture, challenges, and strategic objectives.
The VBA Learning Experience
The VBA Learning Experience is built on a simple belief: people learn best when they are actively engaged, challenged to think, and given practical tools they can apply immediately. Every program blends real-world experience, proven frameworks, interactive discussion, realistic case studies, and executive coaching to create learning that participants remember long after the workshop ends. The result is more than a successful training session—it is a transformational learning experience that builds confidence, strengthens professional judgment, and prepares rising professionals to perform at the executive level.
Partnering for Impact: Tailored Corporate & Institutional Solutions
We work side-by-side with corporate and institutional partners to understand your unique challenges. Our approach begins with listening—deeply understanding the problems you need to solve and the culture that defines you. From there, we design customized training solutions that fit seamlessly into your environment.
Modular, Real-World Training
Our programs are built around 90-minute modules, each grounded in real-world experience and leadership lessons. Whether delivered virtually or in person, our modular structure allows flexibility, whether you need a single impactful session or a multi-day workshop series. We bring lived expertise to every session, ensuring practical, tailored outcomes aligned with your goals.
Executive Coaching
In addition to our corporate workshops and leadership programs, Van Buren Advisory provides selective executive coaching for senior leaders, high-potential professionals, and individuals navigating critical career transitions. Coaching engagements are tailored to each client and often complement broader organizational development initiatives.
Areas of focus include:
* Executive presence and communication
* Leadership effectiveness
* Career transitions and advancement
* Strategic influence and stakeholder management
* Presentation and meeting effectiveness
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“Beyond the Hard Skills”
Elevate Your Team's Impact with Soft Skills Training
In today’s fast-paced environment, technical knowledge alone is not enough. High-performing teams need the critical “soft skills” that drive collaboration, leadership, and adaptability to excel in the modern workplace.
Our Beyond The Hard Skills workshop empowers your employees with these essential capabilities—unlocking their potential and boosting your organization’s bottom line.
Workshop Highlights: Enhanced Communication & Collaboration: Break down silos and foster productive teamwork.
Emotional Intelligence & Adaptability: Equip employees to navigate change with confidence and resilience.
Time Management & Prioritization: Increase productivity with proven strategies to handle competing priorities.
Effective Problem Solving: Develop critical thinking for tackling complex challenges.
Leadership at Every Level: Inspire ownership and accountability across the organization.
Investing in soft skills is an investment in sustainable growth. By developing these foundational skills, your team members will be equipped to deliver stronger results, elevate customer satisfaction, and reinforce company culture.
Empower your organization with Beyond The Hard Skills and set your talent apart.
Our Beyond The Hard Skills workshop empowers your employees with these essential capabilities—unlocking their potential and boosting your organization’s bottom line.
Workshop Highlights: Enhanced Communication & Collaboration: Break down silos and foster productive teamwork.
Emotional Intelligence & Adaptability: Equip employees to navigate change with confidence and resilience.
Time Management & Prioritization: Increase productivity with proven strategies to handle competing priorities.
Effective Problem Solving: Develop critical thinking for tackling complex challenges.
Leadership at Every Level: Inspire ownership and accountability across the organization.
Investing in soft skills is an investment in sustainable growth. By developing these foundational skills, your team members will be equipped to deliver stronger results, elevate customer satisfaction, and reinforce company culture.
Empower your organization with Beyond The Hard Skills and set your talent apart.
“Wall Street Decoded”
Unlock Your Path to Wall Street Success!
Are you ready to turn your ambition into a thriving career in Investment Banking or Sales & Trading? This immersive, full-day seminar—delivered virtually—gives you critical knowledge to stand out in these highly competitive fields.
In Wall Street Decoded, you’ll gain:
A Real-World Overview of Capital Markets: Understand how each piece of the financial puzzle fits together and why it matters.
Insight into Early Career Roles: Discover the skills and attributes that top firms seek in new hires.
Actionable Prep & Interviewing Tips: Get practical advice on navigating recruitment, acing interviews, and landing your ideal role.
Keys to a Standout Internship and Beyond: Learn strategies to maximize your impact as an intern and set yourself up for a full-time offer.
Take advantage of this exclusive opportunity to prepare for a successful career on Wall Street.
Keys to a Standout Internship and Beyond: Learn strategies to maximize your impact as an intern and set yourself up for a full-time offer.
Take advantage of this exclusive opportunity to prepare for a successful career on Wall Street.
“From Classroom to Corporate"
Equipping Interns/New Grads for Workplace Success
The leap from university life to the corporate world is transformative but challenging. In college, students benefit from flexible schedules, theory-based learning, and close academic support. But in the workplace, they face new demands: time management, proactive problem-solving, prioritizing client needs, working within complex hierarchies, and navigating high-stakes deadlines with less room for error.
Our “From Classroom to Corporate” seminar bridges this gap, preparing entry-level professionals to thrive from day one.
Through real-world insights, practical skills, and cultural awareness, this program helps new employees: Gain Situational Awareness: Understand workplace dynamics, organizational structure, and the expectations of their roles.
Build Professional Competence: Learn essential skills in time management, client communication, and adapting to fast-paced environments. Develop a Growth Mindset: Cultivate resilience, self-motivation, and a proactive approach to career development.
Foster Positive Beginnings: Start their careers with confidence, cultural understanding, and a clear pathway to success.
“From Classroom to Corporate” is designed to ensure a smooth and productive transition for new graduates entering your organization, setting the foundation for professional growth and long-term retention.
Our “From Classroom to Corporate” seminar bridges this gap, preparing entry-level professionals to thrive from day one.
Through real-world insights, practical skills, and cultural awareness, this program helps new employees: Gain Situational Awareness: Understand workplace dynamics, organizational structure, and the expectations of their roles.
Build Professional Competence: Learn essential skills in time management, client communication, and adapting to fast-paced environments. Develop a Growth Mindset: Cultivate resilience, self-motivation, and a proactive approach to career development.
Foster Positive Beginnings: Start their careers with confidence, cultural understanding, and a clear pathway to success.
“From Classroom to Corporate” is designed to ensure a smooth and productive transition for new graduates entering your organization, setting the foundation for professional growth and long-term retention.
"Climb To the Top"
Coming Q4 2024: "Climb To The Top"
Get ready for Climb To The Top: Self-Management, Development & Wellness – Your Path to Career Success and Wellness – an engaging and affordable online course that brings you 60+ episodes of practical guidance for a successful, fulfilling career.
Available on-demand, this course is perfect for individuals, universities, and corporate teams, with monthly subscription options that fit your budget.
Based on 30+ years of industry experience across the US Army, Investment Banking, Sales & Trading, and Talent Development, Climb To The Top is accessible worldwide, offering valuable insights to help you master self-management, advance your career, and prioritize wellness along the way.
Start your journey toward success and fulfillment with Climb To The Top!
Available on-demand, this course is perfect for individuals, universities, and corporate teams, with monthly subscription options that fit your budget.
Based on 30+ years of industry experience across the US Army, Investment Banking, Sales & Trading, and Talent Development, Climb To The Top is accessible worldwide, offering valuable insights to help you master self-management, advance your career, and prioritize wellness along the way.
Start your journey toward success and fulfillment with Climb To The Top!
"Empowering Veteran Transitions"
Unlock the Potential of Mission-Driven Talent
Each year, around 250,000 service members transition to civilian life, offering corporations a unique, untapped talent pool of highly skilled, mission-focused individuals.
Our Veteran Transition Training Seminar provides invaluable insights, real-world stories, and practical advice from veterans who have successfully navigated this journey and built thriving careers.
This seminar is tailored for service members preparing to transition within the next year, as well as recently transitioned veterans in corporate roles, universities, and sponsored programs. By supporting veterans in building successful post-service careers, your organization gains motivated, adaptable, and resilient talent ready to drive impactful results.
This seminar is tailored for service members preparing to transition within the next year, as well as recently transitioned veterans in corporate roles, universities, and sponsored programs. By supporting veterans in building successful post-service careers, your organization gains motivated, adaptable, and resilient talent ready to drive impactful results.
“Beyond the Hard Skills”
Elevate Your Team's Impact with Soft Skills Training
In today’s fast-paced environment, technical knowledge alone is not enough. High-performing teams need the critical “soft skills” that drive collaboration, leadership, and adaptability to excel in the modern workplace.
Our Beyond The Hard Skills workshop empowers your employees with these essential capabilities—unlocking their potential and boosting your organization’s bottom line.
Workshop Highlights: Enhanced Communication & Collaboration: Break down silos and foster productive teamwork.
Emotional Intelligence & Adaptability: Equip employees to navigate change with confidence and resilience.
Time Management & Prioritization: Increase productivity with proven strategies to handle competing priorities.
Effective Problem Solving: Develop critical thinking for tackling complex challenges.
Leadership at Every Level: Inspire ownership and accountability across the organization.
Investing in soft skills is an investment in sustainable growth. By developing these foundational skills, your team members will be equipped to deliver stronger results, elevate customer satisfaction, and reinforce company culture.
Empower your organization with Beyond The Hard Skills and set your talent apart.
Our Beyond The Hard Skills workshop empowers your employees with these essential capabilities—unlocking their potential and boosting your organization’s bottom line.
Workshop Highlights: Enhanced Communication & Collaboration: Break down silos and foster productive teamwork.
Emotional Intelligence & Adaptability: Equip employees to navigate change with confidence and resilience.
Time Management & Prioritization: Increase productivity with proven strategies to handle competing priorities.
Effective Problem Solving: Develop critical thinking for tackling complex challenges.
Leadership at Every Level: Inspire ownership and accountability across the organization.
Investing in soft skills is an investment in sustainable growth. By developing these foundational skills, your team members will be equipped to deliver stronger results, elevate customer satisfaction, and reinforce company culture.
Empower your organization with Beyond The Hard Skills and set your talent apart.
“Beyond the Hard Skills”
Elevate Your Team's Impact with Soft Skills Training
In today’s fast-paced environment, technical knowledge alone is not enough. High-performing teams need the critical “soft skills” that drive collaboration, leadership, and adaptability to excel in the modern workplace.
Our Beyond The Hard Skills workshop empowers your employees with these essential capabilities—unlocking their potential and boosting your organization’s bottom line.
Workshop Highlights: Enhanced Communication & Collaboration: Break down silos and foster productive teamwork.
Emotional Intelligence & Adaptability: Equip employees to navigate change with confidence and resilience.
Time Management & Prioritization: Increase productivity with proven strategies to handle competing priorities.
Effective Problem Solving: Develop critical thinking for tackling complex challenges.
Leadership at Every Level: Inspire ownership and accountability across the organization.
Investing in soft skills is an investment in sustainable growth. By developing these foundational skills, your team members will be equipped to deliver stronger results, elevate customer satisfaction, and reinforce company culture.
Empower your organization with Beyond The Hard Skills and set your talent apart.
Our Beyond The Hard Skills workshop empowers your employees with these essential capabilities—unlocking their potential and boosting your organization’s bottom line.
Workshop Highlights: Enhanced Communication & Collaboration: Break down silos and foster productive teamwork.
Emotional Intelligence & Adaptability: Equip employees to navigate change with confidence and resilience.
Time Management & Prioritization: Increase productivity with proven strategies to handle competing priorities.
Effective Problem Solving: Develop critical thinking for tackling complex challenges.
Leadership at Every Level: Inspire ownership and accountability across the organization.
Investing in soft skills is an investment in sustainable growth. By developing these foundational skills, your team members will be equipped to deliver stronger results, elevate customer satisfaction, and reinforce company culture.
Empower your organization with Beyond The Hard Skills and set your talent apart.
Targeted Talent Sourcing
Leveraging Decades of Expertise in Talent Development
Frank connects organizations with a diverse, highly motivated pool of entry-level and lateral talent across Corporate sectors—including specialized Finance roles in Investment and Corporate Banking, Sales & Trading, and Private Equity. His network includes top students and emerging professionals inspired by his own path, with a special focus on transitioning military veterans, first-generation college students, and individuals from a broad range of DE&I backgrounds.
By partnering with Frank, your organization gains access to talent that not only aligns with your mission but brings unique perspectives and dedication to drive success.
By partnering with Frank, your organization gains access to talent that not only aligns with your mission but brings unique perspectives and dedication to drive success.
Engage Frank for Keynotes & Panel
On Talent, Transition, and Business Excellence
Frank brings a wealth of knowledge and firsthand experience to his speaking engagements, covering a broad range of topics such as talent development, the unique challenges and experiences of military veterans, career transitions, recruiting strategies, Investment Banking and Sales & Trading, and fostering strong organizational cultures.
With dynamic insights rooted in his own journey, Frank connects with audiences across industries, inspiring and equipping them with actionable takeaways. A video sample above highlights his impactful address at the December 16, 2023, Shippensburg University Winter Commencement ceremony.
With dynamic insights rooted in his own journey, Frank connects with audiences across industries, inspiring and equipping them with actionable takeaways. A video sample above highlights his impactful address at the December 16, 2023, Shippensburg University Winter Commencement ceremony.
1-on-1 Coaching with Frank
Customized Support for Lasting Success
On a very limited basis, Frank provides one-on-one coaching tailored to individual needs, available on a situational (as-needed) or regular basis. Coaching sessions are customized following an initial assessment, ensuring a personalized approach to achieving each client’s goals. Sessions are conducted in a secure, confidential environment, with optional recordings available for further review.
Clients can choose a frequency that fits their needs, with each 1-hour session covering a range of life, career, wellness, and success strategies to support their journey toward personal and professional growth.
Clients can choose a frequency that fits their needs, with each 1-hour session covering a range of life, career, wellness, and success strategies to support their journey toward personal and professional growth.
"What sets Frank apart is his unique ability to break down his experiences and
gained wisdom into simple concepts that can resonate with anyone. In 30 minutes Frank had given
me a comprehensive roadmap, easily internalized, that I use to this day as a Managing Director.
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Casey Carroll
Managing Director
"Frank has a lifetime of success and what I call a mastery of life skills.
He has the ability to shed clarity, give
direction and motivate in a way that connects with whom he is talking to — especially when
Frank talks to younger generations. Frank has the ability to capture and hold the attention of
those he is talking to, allowing his message to not only be heard, but internalized."
Mark Adamson
Executive Director
"Frank articulates complex subject matter in practical and relevant terms.
His unique background combines with a passion for teaching and draws people in immediately.
More than just a skilled orator, Frank's affable and engaging personality allows him to connect
easily with his audience on a personal level. One on one, he tailors his content and provides
insights and guidance into finding success in all areas of life."
JD Schurter, CPA
Executive Director & CFO