Empowering Futures & Transforming Lives
We provide career coaching for underestimated talent from under-resourced zip-codes with career mentoring and coaching to find entry, acceptance, belonging, growth, success, and permanence in their chosen industry during all phases of their career journey.
Who we are
We are mentors and coaches with decades of experience navigating the corporate landscape. We come from backgrounds similar to our clients and know the struggle of being the first in a family or community to enter the professional world. We help our clients uncover and tap into what makes them Unique, Resilient, and eXcellent so they can realize their potential and achieve their goals.
Why we do it
We are invested in seeing our clients shine. With the right tools and encouragement, we know any goal is within reach, and equip our clients with the skills they need to succeed in their careers and beyond. We believe professional coaching is not just a "nice to have," it’s a "need to have” that positively impacts the client, their workplace, family, and community.
What we do
We provide career coaching to underestimated people from under-resourced zip codes. Our mentors and coaches help our clients find entry, acceptance, belonging, growth, success, and permanence in their chosen industry, and all phases of their career journey. We work with companies to demystify coaching and help them create human-centric cultures to support and nurture employees.
Coaching should be considered
making an investment in one’s self
In the same way that a person is encouraged to “skill-up”, coaching is a fundamental means for acquiring critical skills for building upon and enhancing your career.
Individual Mentoring
Who is this service for?
For the early career, unemployed, recently laid off professional seeking to overcome challenges that are blockers to success.
Executive Coaching
Who is this service for?
Mid-career seasoned professional, first time people manager, or recovering from a layoff or re-entry into the workforce.
Group Mentoring or Coaching
Who is this service for?
Professional seeking a safe and supportive environment to explore and overcome common challenges with other people who’re at a similar career stage.
Corporate Engagement
Who is this service for?
Companies that want to unlock untapped potential of new and existing employees to create supportive people-centric cultures that drive performance and improve the bottom line.
What our clients are saying
M. D.
Project Manager
Phoenix, AZ
“Coaching helped me become more intentional about where to spend my time in energy to bring focus towards achieving my goal. Coaching helped me stay accountable which allowed me to gain meaningful progress.
I successfully achieved my goal and obtained a role that is aligned with my skills and career objectives. The coaching sessions helped me stay focused and allowed me to prioritize intentional progression towards my goal including; updating my resume, networking with current and new networks, applying to companies that aligned with my career objectives, to interviewing techniques and practice, and finally to feeling confident in accepting a role that aligned with my goals and values…”
E. M.
Systems Analyst
Austin, TX
“When I started my coaching sessions I was unsure of my career path. Through coaching, I gained clarity of my goals and deeper understanding of my values. J.DP. helped me set actionable steps to reach those goals. The consistent support and guidance from J.DP. helped me build confidence to slowly overcome imposter syndrome…”
S. S.
Technical Product Manager
Fresno, CA
“Coaching helped me improve my interviewing skills and resume writing. A main focus of mine was nailing the “about me” pitch. I struggled to concisely articulate my background when put on the spot but, J.DP. provided guidance through our role playing exercises that really helped me gain confidence without overthinking the pitch.
We also transformed my resume into a powerful narrative showcasing my biggest accomplishments. Ultimately, once I crafted a strong resume, I finally started hearing back from recruiters and began interviewing. I was able to confidently interview and progress through the hiring phases for multiple positions with his coaching…”
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