I was an educator in the past, working in the schools with teens and young adults. I taught English in Japan (and lived in a six-tatami mat apartment). I returned stateside and eventually taught again when my kids went to school.

I’ve always worked in education in some fashion. Even when I was in sales, I was also a sales consultant, demoing software, and a docent at a fine arts museum. Today? I’m a former educator who loves to present.

I like to advocate for people and issues I find important. I think this came from being an advocate for kids and teenagers in schools. It’s not so much speaking on their behalf to anyone. It’s more about seeing them, allowing them to be themselves, listening to them discovering their passions, from equestrian conventions to the club scene. All without judgment. What informs all of this: how can that gift/passion be translated into a job?

Some of my clients are young adults/teenagers. I get parents who feel their kids don’t have direction; they come to me for a spark. I enjoy my clients who are willing to put in the work. That, and the teens who will be themselves with me: it’s quite energizing. 

My goal is not to get them to focus. I’m not an ADHD or executive function coach. I believe that everyone has natural gifts to share with the world. The goal is discovering what those gifts are and how they can inform a person’s healthier relationship with work and life. Then the building of a framework for future growth. We design a blueprint through collaboration. And we dive in.

I’ve achieved a black belt in active listening. We were given two ears and one mouth. I prefer to embody someone with 17 ears and half a mouth. I just listen.

I’ve worked with a few clients on the phone and I do most everything on Zoom. That’s me: nodding, listening. I paraphrase (“Did I get that right?”). I don’t cut them off.

First and most importantly: the client drives it. With my high schoolers and college students looking for a career pathway, they don’t necessarily know how to drive that process. I ask for their input, I give them homework. I’m an active participant in developing the framework.

For my clients in, say, their mid-20s, conducting a job search, they’ll often want someone helping them along. Still, I have them drive and share with me what they’re doing. Here’s the keys; you drive.

I was an educator in the past, working in the schools with teens and young adults. I taught English in Japan (and lived in a six-tatami mat apartment). I returned stateside and eventually taught again when my kids went to school.

I’ve always worked in education in some fashion. Even when I was in sales, I was also a sales consultant, demoing software, and a docent at a fine arts museum. Today? I’m a former educator who loves to present.

I like to advocate for people and issues I find important. I think this came from being an advocate for kids and teenagers in schools. It’s not so much speaking on their behalf to anyone. It’s more about seeing them, allowing them to be themselves, listening to them discovering their passions, from equestrian conventions to the club scene. All without judgment. What informs all of this: how can that gift/passion be translated into a job?

Some of my clients are young adults/teenagers. I get parents who feel their kids don’t have direction; they come to me for a spark. I enjoy my clients who are willing to put in the work. That, and the teens who will be themselves with me: it’s quite energizing. 

My goal is not to get them to focus. I’m not an ADHD or executive function coach. I believe that everyone has natural gifts to share with the world. The goal is discovering what those gifts are and how they can inform a person’s healthier relationship with work and life. Then the building of a framework for future growth. We design a blueprint through collaboration. And we dive in.

I’ve achieved a black belt in active listening. We were given two ears and one mouth. I prefer to embody someone with 17 ears and half a mouth. I just listen.

I’ve worked with a few clients on the phone and I do most everything on Zoom. That’s me: nodding, listening. I paraphrase (“Did I get that right?”). I don’t cut them off.

First and most importantly: the client drives it. With my high schoolers and college students looking for a career pathway, they don’t necessarily know how to drive that process. I ask for their input, I give them homework. I’m an active participant in developing the framework.

For my clients in, say, their mid-20s, conducting a job search, they’ll often want someone helping them along. Still, I have them drive and share with me what they’re doing. Here’s the keys; you drive.