Justin Tidmarsh
5.0
(4)
I help high-performers find balance, clarity, and purpose in work and life
Studied at Carlson School of Management (Minnesota)
Works at WITH/in
Successful clients at
Available tomorrow at 11:00 PM UTC
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Justin's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $79/hr
Get help with Personal Growth, Mindfulness, and .
Justin also coaches for Marketing and Executive Coaching. View all.
Justin’s Life Coaching Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Vice President
20+ people coached for Life Coaching
I’ve spent 25 years leading marketing, brand, and customer experience for companies like Nike, Target, Starbucks, Chase, and Best Buy. I help people and teams grow through complexity and change. My work has always centered on the human side of performance: what drives motivation, clarity, and sustainable success. Along the way, I’ve coached leaders navigating burnout, career transitions, and high-stakes growth moments. I believe our ability to thrive means being authentic to who we are. I’m an out executive, a husband, and an adoptive father who’s learned firsthand how to balance ambition with real life. I know what it’s like to feel pulled in every direction, unsure how to slow down without losing progress. My mix of corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, and life experience allows me to help clients find clarity, realign with purpose, and create a life that works as well as they do.
Justin can help with:
Personal Growth
Mindfulness
Stress Management
Goal Setting
Resilience
Work-Life Balance
Self-Reflection
Communication Skills
Time Management
Justin also coaches for Marketing and Executive Coaching. View all.
About Justin
For 25 years, I’ve led growth for brands like Nike, Best Buy, Target, Starbucks, Chase, and Lands’ End while always putting the human at the center. I’ve built marketing strategies from the ground up, led cross-functional teams, uncovered deep customer insights, and guided organizations through high-stakes change to achieve growth. But here’s what the resume doesn't show: I’m an out gay executive, a husband, a father, and a former gym owner. My path hasn’t been traditional, and that’s exactly what gives me perspective. Strength, to me, is resilience and clarity. The courage to live and lead in alignment with who you are is what guides me. I’ve coached people to find their power in the boardroom and the weight room, and I’ve learned that lasting transformation comes from steady, intentional work. I know the pressure of results, deadlines, and expectations while trying to protect what matters most outside of work. I’ve seen leaders lose themselves to the grind and I’ve been there too. Today, I coach and consult leaders to reclaim clarity, renew their energy, and lead in ways that feel real again. Because success that costs you yourself isn’t success at all.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I know what it’s like to look successful on the outside while feeling stretched thin on the inside. Juggling pressure, family, and the constant push to do more can lead to burnout. I work with busy professionals and parents who want to lead without losing themselves. I’ve seen how often under-represented voices are overlooked, and how the systems meant to drive progress can actually hold people back. My coaching helps clients reconnect to who they are, find their voice, and lead with authenticity so their success reflects their true self. I’ve been the quiet voice trying to be perfect, the high-performer chasing the next title, the one afraid to take the risk. Coaching helped me change that, and now I help others do the same.
Work Experience
Founder, Managing Director
WITH/in
June 2025 - Present
WITH/in is a new kind of partner for leaders ready to drive meaningful transformation within themselves, their teams, and the systems they shape. We coach high performers to lead with clarity, confidence, and renewed capacity. We consult with consumer brands to accelerate decision-making and activate scalable growth strategies that keep pace with a changing marketplace. Coaching, Executive Coaching and +3 skills
Vice President, Integrated Marketing
Lands' End
July 2024 - June 2025
As VP of Integrated Marketing, I led data-driven strategies that transformed consumer insights into impactful marketing initiatives across paid media, growth, and retention—driving profitable demand growth and deepening customer engagement. My focus was on enhancing the customer journey and loyalty through integrated efforts across digital, retail, and wholesale channels. Customer Segmentation Strategy, Performance Marketing and +10 skills
Senior Director, Global Retail Experience Design
Nike
December 2021 - June 2024
Consumer Marketing, Business Insights and +6 skills
Senior Director, Women's Consumer Insights
Nike
November 2020 - December 2021
Influential Communicator, Business Insights and +9 skills
Senior Director, Membership
Nike
May 2018 - November 2020
Consumer Marketing, Influencing Others and +17 skills
Senior Director, Membership & Lifecycle Marketing
Best Buy
November 2014 - May 2018
Director, Brand Loyalty
Chico's FAS
August 2012 - November 2014
Group Marketing Manager
Starbucks
April 2011 - August 2012
Marketing Manager
Chase Bank
December 2006 - April 2011
Various
Target
March 2001 - December 2006
Justin was also given offers to work at
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Education
Carlson School of Management (Minnesota)
MBA, Business
Marketing Management, Consumer Marketing and +6 skills
Carlson School of Management (Minnesota)
Bachelor's Science Business, Marketing
Marketing Management, Consumer Marketing and +3 skills
4 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Justin has helped Leland clients get into JPMorgan Chase & Co.