Career Launch

Dr. Audra Verrier
Vice President of
University Partnerships

Dr. Audra Verrier joined Career Launch in 2025 after 20 years in higher education administration on academic and student affairs teams. She was most recently the Associate Vice Provost of Career and Professional Development at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, California. She is a passionate advocate for student career readiness across boundaries and has done her primary research on women overcoming bias and adversity in leadership. She has coached and mentored thousands of students and young professionals to design careers that create a purposeful and sustainable livelihood.

She was an early adopter of the NACE Career Readiness Inventory at LMU, expanding from the Career Launch Readiness Assessment in late 2024. She has been a proponent of Career Launch for the past five years, first at Sonoma State University and then at LMU, both Career Launch Immersive Experience partners. 
During her time in higher ed, Audra has served as the Co-Chair for the MPACE (Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers) Sponsorship Committee. Audra received the Rising Star Award from MPACE in 2024 for her commitment to the community. Having spoken at national seminars and conferences for NACE, AAC&U, MPACE, NASPA, and Career Leadership Collective. Audra is a seasoned presenter and facilitator who engages audiences in experiential and practical content that inspires transformation.
She lives in Sonoma County, California with her husband, Rick, and their three kids Julia, Layla, and Logan. She is an outdoor enthusiast, yogi, and gardener; loves wine, lattes, and cannolis. She originally hails from New England having lived in Rhode Island and Maine, attended college in Vermont, and lived in Boston and Waltham after college as a young professional. She has a Master of Science in Organizational Management from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, VT, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA. 

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Our Story

Sean O'Keefe is the Founder and Chief Impact Officer of Launch Your Career. He is an Award-winning Professor and Career Coach.

What began as a personal strategy to land a job with the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland A’s, evolved over the years during his time as a Jesuit university professor into the official Career Launch Method. This method teaches students the power of cold networking for career success.

Many students have expressed immense gratitude for the career readiness accountability and empowerment that led to life-enhancing internships and jobs. Since 2018, we’ve paid it forward by providing coaching to thousands of students, of all ages, backgrounds, and programs of study. Our students have landed with companies and organizations across the globe in countless industries.