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Hey! I'm a UX designer from Durham, North Carolina. For the past 7 years, I've created human-centered experiences for organizations of all sizes, both for-profit and non-profit. I've designed digital products across diverse industries including financial services, healthcare, social assistance, construction, legal, and travel. In my 4 years of coaching and mentoring, I've helped over 100 designers achieve their career goals through empathy, determination, a growth mindset, and a bias for action. Currently, I serve as a Senior Product Designer at Wells Fargo and a UX / UI Design Mentor at Chegg. I've honed my skills at leading companies like Lowe's and LexisNexis, helping dozens of individuals excel in their design careers along the way. My coaching approach is personalized to your unique needs, focusing on portfolio development, interview preparation, and career strategy. Whether you're just starting out or looking to advance in design, I'm here to offer action-oriented insights every step of the way. Let's get started!

I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to career development coaching. As a Senior Admissions Consultant at California Ivy Admissions Consultants, I've successfully guided clients into prestigious graduate programs at top universities such as Harvard, Stanford, and Yale by using my proprietary career coaching strategies. My diverse professional background, including founding a blockchain technology company and serving as a Legislative Fellow at the ACLU, equips me with unique insights into career paths at the intersection of business, tech, law, and public policy. I'm here to help you strategize and achieve your career goals. Let's connect and chart your path to success!

Coaching software engineers is a major part of my day-to-day job. I've worked with dozens of engineers across varying experience levels with different goals and personalities. I am especially proficient in and passionate about helping people to set challenging goals and follow through on them. I have studied goal setting frameworks, and I have changed how my entire department utilizes goal setting for better efficacy. I've helped high performers to continue to grow and achieve great things, and I've helped struggling engineers to turn their performance around and get on the fast track to multiple promotions. I've also coached people who have made little progress. The largest part of your success will still depend on you.

As a first-generation college graduate and international professional, I know what it means to navigate complex systems, take risks, and create a path that didn’t exist before. That experience fuels my passion for helping others find clarity, confidence, and purpose in their careers. For over two decades, I’ve coached professionals, students, and leaders across industries to define success on their own terms, communicate their strengths with authenticity, and take meaningful next steps with courage and strategy. My approach combines empathy and accountability—deep listening, practical tools, and actionable insight that turn reflection into results. Whether you’re exploring a new direction, preparing for advancement, or seeking renewed confidence in your professional journey, I’ll help you reconnect with your strengths, realign with your values, and design a career that feels both purposeful and sustainable. Let’s build the next chapter of your career—intentionally, strategically, and with confidence.

Seasoned career and executive coach with nearly twenty years of experience guiding professionals at every stage - from students and alumni to physicians transitioning to industry as well as mid-career leaders. With a background at top-tier institutions including Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Northwestern, I bring deep expertise in coaching, program design, and strategic career development. Currently serving as Associate Director of Career Services and Executive MBA Career Coach at Kellogg School of Management, I help clients get unstuck, take purposeful action, and navigate career transitions with clarity and confidence. My breadth of experience also includes serving on admissions committees, coaching life science students and MDs, leading employer relations, and building impactful career education programs for high impact talent communities. Whether you're looking to advance in your current role, pivot to a new industry, or level up your leadership skills, I'm here to provide personalized coaching tailored to your unique aspirations. Let's work together to unlock your full potential—reach out to start your journey today!

I have worked in career coaching for several years, formally and informally, building on a much longer career spent coaching people inside technology companies. After stepping away from full time corporate leadership, I began working directly with individuals as a career coach, focusing on engineers, engineering managers, and senior ICs navigating growth, transition, and uncertainty. This work grew naturally out of the coaching and mentoring I had already been doing for over a decade inside organizations like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. I am qualified to coach in this category because I bring both real world leadership experience and a deep understanding of how careers actually progress in modern tech companies. I have helped clients get promoted, move into management, recover from setbacks, and make intentional career pivots. I understand performance systems, promotion processes, and the unspoken dynamics that often determine outcomes. My coaching is direct, honest, and practical, grounded in lived experience rather than generic advice. I help clients gain clarity, make confident decisions, and take concrete steps forward in their careers.

Meet Michelle Brenner, a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. As a self-taught engineer, she has learned how to find success off the beaten path. If your career is at a standstill and you are ready to get that next raise, promotion, or even switch careers, Michelle is the one to help you. While she has primarily worked with clients looking for tech jobs, she has helped people from Marketing to Sales find the next step. As a job branding expert, she can help you craft your resume, online presence, and networking plan so your next job comes to you. She will walk you through the steps that helped her get from Art School to a Senior Engineer. Let's connect and take your career to the next level!

As a certified professional coach (ACC) I derive joy from deeply connecting with individuals and helping them thrive professionally. I have 10 years of experience in people management, program management and management consulting. I have worked with people from dozens of different countries. My most recent corporate role was leading a team of over 100 in the Live Operations department at Glovo, a tech company based in Barcelona specializing in food delivery. My team was responsible for ensuring problem-solving for our customers, couriers, and partners (restaurants & stores) in Georgia and Armenia. My favorite aspects of the job were people management and coaching. In parallel, I taught Change Management at the #1 business school in Georgia and I loved it. Before Glovo I spent 4 years at Amazon between Seattle and London. As a go-to-market manager, I successfully launched Amazon's over 50 new devices with European retailers. I brought structure to a hectic launch preparation process and promoted accountability among team members. I managed stakeholders with conflicting interests to get them to focus on common goals and achieve them together. I also facilitated Customer Obsession 101 trainings to reinforce Amazon UK’s customer-centric culture and I loved it! I hold an MBA degree from Georgetown University, where I graduated in the top 8% of my class on a Fulbright scholarship. Before pursuing my MBA, I worked for nearly five years in management consulting where I honed my analytical, quick learning and presentation skills.

Welcome! Having navigated the paths of Harvard Business School, McKinsey (top 5% ranked Manager), and product strategy at Google, I know first-hand the challenges of joining and operating in highly competitive organizations. My coachees appreciate that I share tactical, "high signal, low noise" advice to help them navigate tricky workplace situations, land their next big role, or gain admission to top MBA programs. I’ve used these insights to successfully coach 20+ individuals, helping them identify exactly what works—and what to avoid—to reach their goals. Let's connect and think through your next best action together.

With experiences at Google, Wells Fargo, American Express etc, I am a subject matter expert in job search, interviewing and career growth. I have achieved this through serious perseverance, and determination. I have overcome multiple layoffs and always landed a better option. Whether you're looking to break into the tech industry or advance in your current role or thrive from your layoff, I'm here to provide tailored guidance and support. Let's connect and chart a path to your career success!