Career
A move, a pitch, a manager problem, a quiet pivot.
Careers don't grow in straight lines. Most of the real moves — the offer, the pivot, the difficult conversation — happen in private, with someone you trust to be honest. This hour is for those moments.
Should I take this offer?
The package looks good on paper but something is off. Or it looks scary and you can't tell if that's fear or instinct. Offers are rarely just about money — they're about the next two years of your life.
How I can help
We'll separate the numbers from the trajectory: who you'll learn from, what the role actually becomes in 18 months, what you'd be saying no to. By the end you'll know what you're optimizing for and whether this offer matches it.
A hard conversation with your manager
Asking for a raise. Pushing back on scope. Naming a problem with the team. Saying you're leaving. The conversation has been living in your head for weeks and getting heavier.
How I can help
We'll draft the opening line, anticipate the three most likely responses, and rehearse what you say to each one. You'll walk in calm because you've already had the hardest version of the conversation — with me.
Pivoting into something new
A quiet itch to leave your industry, your role, your specialty. You don't know if it's a real signal or a passing season. The cost of a wrong pivot feels enormous; the cost of staying may already be quietly real.
How I can help
We'll separate the push from the pull — what you're leaving vs. what you're moving toward — and find the cheapest, lowest-risk way to test the new direction without burning the current one. A pivot rarely needs to be a leap.
Negotiating a role, title, or salary
The number you'd love to ask for, and the number you think you can actually get away with. The title that more accurately reflects what you do. The scope you want, the scope you don't. Most people negotiate too late, too small, and from the wrong story.
How I can help
We'll figure out the real number and the real ask, build the case in language they can repeat upward, and rehearse the exact sentences — including the awkward pause after them. You'll walk in knowing what you'll accept and what you won't.
Why it matters
A career is the sum of a small number of decisions made well. Most people make those decisions alone, late at night, with incomplete information. One careful conversation before the meeting, the email, or the offer letter is often worth more than a year of second-guessing afterwards.
Who it's for
Is this for you?
- You have a decision, a conversation, or a move on the table
- You want someone outside your company, your friends, your family
- You'd rather rehearse the hard part once than improvise it live
The hour
What to expect
- 01
10 min — the situation, in your own words.
- 02
20 min — what's actually at stake (money, growth, identity).
- 03
20 min — drafting the words, the email, or the plan.
- 04
10 min — what you do in the next 48 hours.
Before
How to prepare
- The offer, the message, or the meeting context if any
- What you're hoping changes by the end of the hour
After
What you leave with
You'll leave with the words for the hard conversation, a clear read on what you're optimizing for, and a concrete next move — whether that's a reply, a request, or a quiet decision to wait.
Common questions
Good to know
- Will what I share stay private?
- Always. Names, companies, offers — nothing leaves the conversation.
- Do you give career coaching?
- Not in the program sense. This is a single thoughtful hour, when you need one.
- What if I just want to vent?
- Sometimes that's the work. We'll talk about what matters, in whatever order helps.