Where I Facilitate — and Why It Matters
Afito Chiu is a Career & Business Reset Facilitator and the founder of The Balanced Professional Works LLC. She creates professional reset and accountability spaces with integrated tools that help career professionals and service-based business owners move from pause into progress.
Through talks, group facilitation, and the Mango Momentum community, Afito brings a grounded approach to growth: peer-supported accountability, practical self-leadership tools, and guided reflection that lead to clarity, confidence, and sustainable action.
Her work is intrinsic and process-based — rooted not in titles or external validation, but in intrinsic motivation and self-leadership. With over 20 years in higher education and client service, and her own lived experience of navigating layoffs and life shifts, Afito knows the power of accountability done differently.
She leads with the belief that real leadership starts within: helping individuals lead themselves out of pause and into progress with clarity, confidence, and accountability.
What I Offer
What I offer
I create professional reset and accountability spaces with integrated tools designed for career and business professionals in transition. Every session blends peer-supported accountability, guided reflection, and practical frameworks so participants leave with clarity, confidence, and doable next steps.
My signature framework designed to help professionals reset, rebuild confidence, and lead themselves forward. The 5Cs are practical and process-based — a simple system that reduces overwhelm, creates clarity, and builds momentum you can sustain.
In this talk, participants learn:
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How to cut through overthinking with a reset tool they can use anytime
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Practical steps to turn pause into progress with confidence
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Grounding practices that restore focus and accountability
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A process for self-leadership that lasts beyond the session
Formats I Lead
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Talks & Keynotes – grounded, interactive presentations on self-leadership and accountability.
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Workshops & Lunch & Learns – guided spaces to pause, reflect, and apply reset tools in real time.
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Facilitated Circles & Retreats – small group sessions that build connection, confidence, and clarity.
What You’ll Get
When you bring me in to speak or facilitate, your group gets:
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Reset & Clarity — simple tools and guided reflection to move out of pause and into progress.
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Peer-Supported Accountability — a safe, steady space where professionals feel seen and supported.
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Confidence & Next Steps — participants leave with clarity, momentum, and doable actions they can take right away.
Who Brings Me In:
I’m often booked by:
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Chamber of Commerce event chairs
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Women-led professional groups
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Nonprofits & business incubators
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HR teams looking for reflective, non-performative professional development
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Community leaders who want more than a PowerPoint deck
If you’re a power partner — meaning you regularly refer speakers or facilitators for professional or community events — let’s connect. I’m local to DuPage County and love serving my neighboring towns.
Let’s Talk:
If you’re hosting a session, event, or community space that needs more real reflection and steady support, I’d love to see how I can serve your people. I’ll bring the tools. The grounded energy. And the permission to grow from wherever they’re standing.
Based in Bloomingdale, IL | Available for in-person & virtual sessions