Career Coaching

I started my career in corporate America and spent the next decade climbing the ranks at Starbucks, Amazon, and Google. With a strong foundation in both personal development and hands-on experience, I am uniquely qualified to guide others as a coach. As a coach, I leverage a blend of proven strategies and personalized support to help individuals navigate their challenges, discover their strengths, and achieve meaningful growth. My approach is grounded in empathy, active listening, and practical tools that empower clients to make lasting changes. Having worked with diverse individuals, I understand the importance of tailoring coaching to each person’s unique goals, ensuring that they feel heard, understood, and inspired to take action. My commitment is to create a supportive, results-driven environment where clients can thrive.

With a background in strategy and data science from Booz Allen and State Street, I specialize in sustainability, finance, and impact-driven careers. As an AVP at State Street, I’ve led $500M+ climate finance and impact investing initiatives. I've also coached 60+ professionals into top roles through my network and building partnerships with Indiana University, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Syracuse University, and others. Whether you’re pivoting industries or leveling up, I’ll help you sharpen your story, ace interviews, and land your next opportunity. Let’s connect!

I’m a Talent Acquisition Team Lead with international experience hiring across corporate, commercial, operational, and early careers functions within a large multinational organization. I’ve led recruitment for roles ranging from interns to senior directors, giving me a full-spectrum understanding of what different levels of hiring truly require. Having reviewed thousands of CVs and conducted countless interviews, I know exactly what differentiates a candidate who is “qualified” from one who is genuinely compelling. My expertise goes beyond standard interview tips. I specialize in helping people clearly articulate their impact, structure their achievements using methods like STAR, and present their career story in a way that resonates with decision-makers. I’ve supported professionals in landing new roles, securing internal promotions, and confidently navigating career transitions by strengthening how they position their skills, results, and potential. Clients work with me for practical, honest, and actionable guidance grounded in real hiring decisions. I help you understand how recruiters and hiring managers think, so you can stop second-guessing yourself and start communicating your value with clarity and confidence.

Welcome to my profile! I empower individuals to overcome limiting beliefs and unlock their full career potential. Whether you are starting your career, contemplating a change, or seeking to enhance your skills, I am here to support you. As a versatile professional with over 20 years of experience, I have transitioned from a successful corporate career at Google Inc. to entrepreneurship, demonstrating a well-rounded collection of experiences. My approach to career development coaching is deeply personalized. Drawing from my psychology background and diverse experience in various organizations, I've guided clients to achieve their professional goals. I use tangible frameworks and actionable insights tailored to your unique values and aspirations. Each of us has untapped strengths to discover, and your career is the vehicle to explore those skills. I'm a lifelong learner who leads with passion and finds the most fulfillment in helping you grow while attaching purpose to your work. Let's work together to build your confidence and create a roadmap for your career success.

I have worked for over 30 years with hundreds of students and clients seeking to start their career, or to change fields. I work in particular with lawyers seeking to switch fields and careers, and with pre-law students looking to enter the field of law, as well as with law students, and college students in general. I have published two books and many articles on the topic of career change, and finding a job/career. I was an Assistant Dean of a very large multi-campus Pre-law Advising program at a major university for many years. I was also a Director in the Career Services Office of a major law school for several years and have also had my own private career coaching practice. I am also experienced in administering and interpreting several career inventories.

As an ICF certified career coach with over 20 years of experience in tech, including global marketing leadership roles at Google, TikTok, Cisco, and Intel, I help mid to senior, high achieving professionals close the gap between what they've accomplished and how clearly they can advocate for it. My coaching background helps you discover and own your real strengths, and my marketing background, built from years shaping brand and product narratives, helps you frame, build, and communicate that story clearly, whether you're walking into an interview, a networking conversation, or a negotiation. With a proven track record supporting clients across diverse backgrounds and industries, I bring structure, practical tools, and honest feedback to help you show up as your strongest, clearest self.

With 10+ years in careers advising and multiple professional certificates, I've helped hundreds of early & mid-career professionals and students looking for a change: industry, role, geography... this ranges from defining and landing new roles or taking the next step in vertical advancement. I believe that the client-coach fit matters greatly and encourage you to explore who would best work with your personality, learning style, and professional goal. On my end, I promise a positive, practical, and pragmatic coach. My approach is not strictly 'coaching' in nature. It follows the GROW coaching model while leaning into advising and mentorship as per client needs. In short: I am here to help bring you into the actionable, strategic parts of the career journey and be successful in your tactics: targeting, networking, LinkedIn and ATS optimization, resumes/CVs, cover letters, interviews, storytelling.

Hi, I'm James. I served in the U.S. Navy before attending business school. During business school, I explored the startup path, built a company, and pitched to venture capitalists. Along the way, I also went through interview processes for almost every role you can think of: strategy and operations, software engineering, product management, and venture capital. One fun fact from that journey was receiving offers from Palantir for both the Deployment Strategist and Forward Deployed Software Engineer roles. I also received offers from Anduril Industries, Scale AI, AWS, Microsoft, and several other companies. Post-MBA, I joined Palantir as an FDE. Now I'm at a startup, and I'm having a blast. After navigating so many career decisions, interviews, and competing opportunities, I've learned a great deal about finding the right path. I'd love to share those lessons with others and help make their journey a little easier. Wherever you are in your career, I'd be honored to work with you.

I'm a career coach for senior product and product marketing leaders, and a former Product Management executive. I bring 20+ years of experience with a robust blend of technical, strategic, and leadership expertise to my coaching practice. Having worked across engineering, consulting, product marketing, and product management, I understand the complexities of navigating diverse roles and career transitions. As a career coach, my goal is to empower leaders to accelerate their careers, overcome challenges, and achieve meaningful personal and professional growth. Throughout my career, I have held leadership roles at top companies such as Bill.com, Intuit, LinkedIn, and PayPal. At Bill.com, as VP of Product Management, I played a key role in driving the company’s revenue growth by over 10x to >$1B ARR. These experiences have equipped me with a deep understanding of what it takes to lead with impact, drive innovation, and build high-performing teams. I hold an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Drawing on my own non-linear career journey, I provide personalized coaching to help leaders stand out, achieve their next promotion, plan strategic career moves, or prepare for new and exciting roles. If you’re ready to unlock your full potential and take your leadership to the next level, I’m here to help guide your journey.

I bring extensive experience from both sides of the hiring process: as a senior leader making hiring decisions, and as the executive responsible for building and running large, global recruiting organizations. Over the course of my career, I’ve hired thousands of people across roles, functions, levels, and geographies—ranging from early-career talent to senior executives—inside companies at very different stages of growth. As a hiring manager, I’ve been accountable for building teams that performed under real business pressure. I know how hiring decisions are made when tradeoffs are unavoidable, timelines are tight, and the cost of a miss is high. I’ve evaluated candidates not just on resumes or interviews, but on how they would actually show up in role, on team, and in moments that mattered. At the same time, I’ve led and scaled global recruiting functions inside complex organizations. I’ve designed hiring strategies, overseen high-volume recruiting across multiple markets, partnered closely with executives and business leaders, and made decisions about who moved forward, who stalled, and why. That experience gives me deep, practical insight into how candidates move through hiring systems, where they get stuck, and what actually influences outcomes behind the scenes. Because I’ve operated both as the decision-maker and as the leader of the hiring engine, I understand the mechanics of hiring in a way most career coaches do not. I know how roles are scoped, how candidates are compared, how signals are interpreted, and where perception, positioning, and timing make a real difference. Clients work with me when they want clear, honest guidance grounded in how hiring really works—not generic advice or surface-level tactics. Whether someone is early in their career, navigating a pivot, or preparing for a bigger next step, I help them make career decisions with a realistic understanding of the market and how they are evaluated within it.