CAREER ACCELERATION (60 min) with

This is the full 60-minute session, zero fluff, everything on the table.

We'll go beyond diagnosis into strategy. I'll assess your strengths, your blind spots, and the gap between how you see yourself and how decision-makers actually see you. Then we'll build the plan.

Depending on where you are, that might mean:

→ Mapping your unique strengths into a positioning story that lands with leadership

→ Reworking how you talk about yourself (LinkedIn, resume, in the room) so it signals strategic value, not just design skill

→ Building a 90-day influence and visibility plan with specific stakeholder moves

→ Prepping for an interview or negotiating an offer with real leverage

→ Figuring out the politics of your org and how to navigate them without selling your soul

You'll also get:

→ A detailed follow-up summary from me within 48 hours (your personal playbook from our conversation)

→ A 3-month paid subscription to UX Mentor Diaries, my newsletter with 150+ career frameworks, scripts, and tools used by 8,400+ UX professionals (https://uxmentor.substack.com)

This is the session my 5-star reviews are about. It's where I do my best work and where most people experience a genuine shift in how they think about their career.

Let's make it count.

VP of UX at JPMorgan Chase.
25 years in UX across startups, agencies and Fortune 500.
2,400+ designers coached.

Here's what I do: analyze your situation and tell you exactly what's keeping you stuck -> and what to do about it.

I work with experienced UXers and design leaders who are great at their craft but hitting a wall on the business side. The promotion that's not coming. The influence you can't seem to build. The stakeholders who smile and nod but never actually change anything. The nagging feeling that you're doing excellent work that nobody with power seems to notice.

I know these problems because I've lived them. I lead a design org at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. I navigate reorgs, executive politics, and the gap between "great UX work" and "actual business influence" every single day.

This isn't theory for me, it's my day-to-day work.

My clients have gone on to leadership roles at Amazon, Meta, Spotify, Google, and others.
Not because I handed them a framework, because I told them what no one else would and helped them act on it.

I only coach on Wednesdays. Spots are limited.

If you want someone who'll be honest with you, book a session.

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