Find the work that fits who you are now.
I help accomplished professionals clarify what they want, articulate what they offer, and develop a practical strategy for what comes next.
If you're here, you’re probably at a career inflection point — the kind where the question isn't just "what job do I want?" but something deeper: What do I actually care about? What kind of work would make me feel alive again? And how do I get there from here?
I work with mid-career professionals navigating exactly that. People who've built impressive careers but feel stuck, restless, or unclear about what comes next. People who are too thoughtful to just take the next obvious thing, but who also can't stay in limbo forever either.
My approach combines the depth of executive coaching with the practical perspective of a former COO, chief people officer, and recruiter. We do not stop at insight. We turn it into a compelling professional story and a realistic plan for moving forward.
Some people arrive here sitting still, restless for a year, doing Sunday-night math about how many years are left. Some arrive mid-search — applications out, interviews happening, nothing landing. It's the same problem in different clothes: you can't name the thing yet. Until you can, every move is a guess, including a well-executed one.
You might be a good fit if…
You've been successful but can't articulate what you actually want next, and it's starting to show in your search or your energy at work
You got the thing you were working toward, and the feeling didn’t arrive. The title, the promotion, the outcome. It was supposed to land differently, and you haven't told anyone that.
You've been at one organization for a long time, and your identity has become entangled with it, and you need to figure out who you are independent of that
You're weighing whether to stay or go, and you need a thought partner who'll help you be honest with yourself about both options
You've been reading about degree programs, or half-drafting a business plan, or wondering whether three part-time things could add up to a whole life. You haven't told many people. It might be a real idea, or it might be an escape hatch, and you can't tell which from inside it.
You have several credible paths available and want to make a deliberate choice rather than defaulting to the most obvious one.
You're in a career transition that's also a life transition, mid-career, midlife, a shift in what matters to you — and you want someone who takes that seriously
My clients are typically experienced professionals who have built meaningful careers and are no longer willing to make their next move by default. Some are considering a pivot. Others are deciding whether to leave, return, or redefine success on different terms. What they have in common is that they're smart, capable, and stuck — not because they lack options, but because they have too many, or none that feel right.
How I Work
There are two phases. How long each one takes and whether you want both depends entirely on you. Some clients come only for clarity. Others want support in translating that clarity into a job search, a business, or a portfolio career. Most begin with Phase 1 and decide later what they need from Phase 2. We will define the right scope together in our first conversation, and I will put it into a tailored plan.
Phase 1: Figuring it out
We start with discovery. I want to understand where you are, both practically and emotionally. What's happened in your career, what feels stuck, what you've already tried, what you're hoping for, even what you’re afraid might be true.
From there, we build clarity: values, strengths, motivators, the themes that have shown up across your career, the stories you're telling yourself that may or may not be true.
I use a mix of structured exercises, assessments, and honest conversation. Some of the early work also involves identifying your saboteurs/limiting beliefs: the narratives that sound rational but are actually holding you back. I find that the smartest people often have the most sophisticated saboteurs. Yours will be well-argued. That's what makes them hard to see.
The goal of this phase is to be able to say with confidence: here are two or three directions that genuinely excite me, here's why they fit, and here's what I bring to the table. Not a vague sense: a clear articulation that you believe and that others will find compelling.
This is the part of the work I like most. It's also the part that's hardest to do on your own — not because it takes willpower, but because there's no method lying around. Most people know roughly what a resume should look like, but no one can tell you what you want. I will help you figure this out by asking the right questions, practicing deep listening, making candid observations, and using structured exercises.
For some people, that's the whole engagement. They get clear, and clarity is what they came for.
Phase 2: Making it happen
Once we have clarity on what you want, we turn it into action.
If the goal is a new role, we sharpen your professional narrative, translate it into a strong résumé and LinkedIn profile, build a focused networking strategy, and prepare you to interview with clarity and genuine conviction.
I also do recruiting work, so I see both sides of the hiring equation. I know what makes candidates compelling and what makes hiring managers say yes. That perspective shapes everything I do on the coaching side.
I teach you how to use AI effectively at every stage of your search. Most people are either ignoring these tools or using them badly. I'll show you how to use them in genuinely strategic ways, not generic ones.
If it's starting your own business, I help you work through the early choices that shape both the company and the life you are building: which idea to pursue, whether to find a co-founder, whether to bootstrap or raise capital, when to leave your current role, and how much financial runway you really need. I have advised more than a dozen entrepreneurs through these decisions.
If it's a portfolio career, I’ll help you map out what that looks like, because I have one: coaching, recruiting, and fractional work. I know how the pieces fit together, how the money actually arrives, and which parts of it are hard to explain to people who have one job. It's a real way to work. It's also not for everyone, and I'll tell you honestly which one I think you are.
I will be your partner through whatever you decide, for as long as you need.
The Engagement
Everything starts with a free one-hour conversation. Tell me where you are; I'll ask questions, and we'll both get a read on whether this is worth doing. No obligation, and no cost either way. If we both come away thinking there's something here, I'll put together a proposal — what I think you need, which phases, and roughly how long.
I work on a monthly model, with a four-month minimum commitment.
What’s Included:
1:1 Sessions. One 90-minute deep dive to start and then bi-weekly 60-minute sessions to deep dive into who you are, define your aligned career, and make it a reality.
Guided Homework. Assignments, exercises, reflections, and investigations built for you specifically to deepen your learning and insights and hold you accountable to taking action in-between sessions.
Prep and Recap. I review your homework, including job search materials, develop insights and recommendations, and prepare structured agendas for our sessions. And I synthesize the key takeaways from our sessions afterward. You will never spend the first fifteen minutes of a session catching me up, and you won’t walk out of a breakthrough session hoping you will remember it later. Our work together generates many threads. I keep track of them so you don’t have to.
Async Support. Unlimited email & voice memo support for spot coaching and processing in-between sessions, ensuring you have the support, partnership, and guidance to make the shift you want.
Job Search Handbook & Guides. 40-page handbook with an overview of job search elements and best practices, and 13 deep-dive guides to every element of the job search, comprising more than 200 pages of insights. I wrote all of them for my clients, and I update them as the market changes. These include:
Positioning
How to Write a Strong Resume - built around your leadership thesis, rather than your job history
How to Use AI to Improve Your Resume Without Letting It Write a Generic One - including a prompt library
How to Write a Winning Cover Letter
How to Create a Great LinkedIn Profile
How to Use LinkedIn in Your Job Search
Building Opportunities
Networking, Part One: Mapping Your Current Network
Networking, Part Two: Activating Your Network
How to Conduct Informational Interviews
How to Work with Recruiters
How to Nail Your Job Interviews
Following Up After a Job Interview
How to Handle References
Evaluating and Negotiating Offers
Why Work With Me
I understand both people and organizations.
I have served as a COO and chief people officer, hired hundreds of people, developed leaders, and advised organizations through periods of growth and change.
I see both sides of the hiring process.
Because I also recruit, I understand what makes a candidate compelling and what makes a hiring manager hesitate.
I am direct as well as reflective.
I ask questions, but I also share what I see, challenge assumptions, name patterns, and tell you when I believe you are selling yourself short or pursuing something for the wrong reasons.
I am a Former COO and chief people officer with 25+ years operating across media, technology, education, and the nonprofit sector. I've built teams, hired hundreds of people, and been through my own version of this more than once. ICF and CTI-certified executive coach. Leadership Circle Profile certified practitioner. Stanford GSB (MBA). Harvard College (AB, magna cum laude).
Let’s talk about what comes next.
The first step is a free one-hour conversation. Tell me where you are, what you have been considering, and what has been difficult to resolve. We will determine whether working together makes sense.