Make your next career move with your EYES WIDE OPEN.
1:1 career strategy for when "something's off" has gone on long enough.
You have more options, leverage, and agency than you might realize.
I'm not here to talk you into quitting, but I do want to help you see your situation clearly enough to make the call yourself. Staying is a valid decision. So is walking away or changing fields entirely.
It can be hard to see any of that clearly when you’re in the thick of it. Together, we will sort out your situation, explore your options, and weigh the tradeoffs, so you can make a call that’s truly yours.
The best choice for you is the one you can stand behind.
Recognize yourself here?
You went into your line of work to make something good, now it’s all about that sweet, sweet shareholder value.
You often fantasize about running away to live in a cave, and never working on a computer again.
You feel trapped by “golden handcuffs” or a desire to serve “the mission” at your own expense.
Your job is fine but it isn’t fulfilling. What you really want is to do something actually meaningful without torching your income.
You’re ready for something new after devoting 20 years to your field, but you can't see the throughline to what's next.
You're carrying out decisions you'd never make if they were yours.
You've tried better boundaries, managing up, and just riding it out. None of it makes a difference.
You’re being asked to build things you know will make the product worse for the people using it.
You left (or got pushed out of) the industry you thought you'd retire from, and it feels like starting from scratch.
The version of success you were chasing at 25 has lost its hold on you now that you’re 45.
HOW THE WORK UNFOLDS
Think of this as a research project for your life.
Collaborative inquiry over quick fixes.
Some people arrive already deep in the questioning. Others have been sitting with a growing sense that something isn't adding up. Our work is tailored to wherever you are, but the guiding principles are the same. And because real life doesn’t pause while you sort this out, we’ll adjust our work as needed.
1) RESEARCH
We start by gathering the data on your situation: your experiences, career through line, current tensions, motivations and goals.
We’ll identify what's structural and what's in your control, and how well aligned your work is with what who you are and what you care about.
We’ll use exercises and frameworks where they fit, and keep pulling the threads until the possibilities come into focus.
2) ACT
Reflection and analysis only take you so far.
At some point, sitting with the questions stops being useful and you have to test your thinking against the real world.
You'll take deliberate action to put your ideas to the test and narrow your options.
The goal is to learn just enough and maintain a balanced pace without committing too soon.
3) DECIDE
By the end, you’ll have a framework for weighing your options that’s grounded in data, while trusting your own judgement to act on it.
Maybe you decide to stay, go, or build something on your own terms. Or you’ll have a stronger sense of what to explore next on your own.
Either way, it's a direction you can trust and feel good about, because you're the one who chose it.
WHAT I OFFER
Sliding scale pricing & PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE
STRATEGY SESSION
$300
Sliding scale from $225 to $75
50 minutes to work through a decision that can’t wait, or a second pair of eyes on the thing you can't stop thinking about.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
A clear read on your situation
A decision on the question in front of you
A plan for next steps that you can act on right away
STRATEGY PACKAGE
$1200
Sliding scale from $900 to $300
For questions bigger than one conversation. Three sessions over 6-8 weeks to assess your situation, weigh your options, and make real progress on a question or decision.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
An inventory of your values, priorities, goals, must-haves, and real-world constraints
A framework to assess your options
A decision or a plan to reach one that you feel good about
WAYFINDING PACKAGE
$2300
Sliding scale from $1725 to $525
For figuring out what’s next when you know it’s time for something new. Six custom sessions over 3-6 months, with time to work through a complex situation or big transition.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
Everything in the Strategy Package, plus:
A space to explore your options
Language for what connects your past work to what’s next
A decision you can stand behind
Collaborative support through the change
What your engagement includes:
An in-depth questionnaire to kick off our work with a shared context about you, your situation, and your goals
AN ACTION PLAN WITH NEXT STEPS TO implement
resources, frameworks, & exercises to complEment our work
EMAIL SUPPORT & PRIORITY SCHEDULING (PACKAGE CLIENTS)
A SESSION recording and transcript (IF DESIRED)
Sliding scale pricing & payment plans
Cost shouldn’t be the reason you don’t reach out. I use a sliding scale so people can pay according to their means, which keeps this work accessible and my business sustainable.
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My sliding scale pricing is based on your whole financial picture, not just your individual income or employment status. As a form of solidarity, those who pay full price help keep the lower tiers open for people who need them.
This model is inspired by the frameworks and practices of Alexis Cunningfolk, Embracing Equity, Ride Free Fearless Money, and Mandy Brown.
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Consider your whole financial picture—your household income, savings, investments, inheritances, debt, dependents, and whether you have a safety net to fall back on. Choose the tier that works, no justification needed.
You might see yourself in more than one tier, and some items may not apply to you. Don’t overthink it—just pick the one that resonates the most with your current financial capacity. I trust you to be honest with yourself and with me, and to make the right decision for you and our relationship.
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You’re financially comfortable, and paying full price is an easy yes. Choosing this tier also helps keep the lower tiers open for others with serious financial constraints.
This may be you if:
You live comfortably and can easily meet your needs
High earning power and financial cushion—savings, equity, or generational wealth
Fully employed or unemployed by choice
Dual-income household
Access to professional development funds
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25% off full price. You can meet your needs, but full price would be a stretch. A reduced rate makes this work without significant financial harm.
Strategy Session — $225
3-session Strategy Package — $900
6-session Wayfinding Package — $1725
This may be you if:
Your income covers your needs, but there’s not much expendable income left
Some savings, but not enough to feel totally secure
Paying full price would mean cutting back on something important
A manageable amount of debt
Single-income household supporting children or others as a caregiver
You rent, or have no equity in property or investments
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You have serious financial constraints which make the reduced rate out of reach. You decide how much you are able to pay, with a maximum discount of 75% off.
Strategy Session — $75
3-session Strategy Package — $300 minimum
6-session Wayfinding Package — $525 minimum
This may be you if:
You struggle to meet your basic needs
No savings
Significant debt (education, medical, living expenses)
Limited or nonexistent financial safety net
No one is turned away for lack of funds. If you are unable to access my services at the lowest tier, please let me know and we will work something out through a discount, extended payment plan, or trade for services.
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Payment plans of 2 or 3 installments are available for either of the multi-session packages.
Pay What You Can clients who purchase a multi-session engagement can pay per session as you go.
Since 2020, I’ve supported hundreds of people with existential career decisions. Different industries, different roles, same underlying dynamics. You won’t be the first person to sit across from me with the questions you’re carrying. The specifics of your situation matter, but the patterns underneath don’t change much from one field to the next.
My clients are experienced professionals who come from tech, academia, government, civic tech, nonprofits, research, design, consulting, and all the in-between jobs that aren’t easily described.
All of which is to say:
bring the complicated version.
What Clients Say
Hi, I’m Amy! (she/her)
I offer a different kind of career strategy for people who’ve tried the obvious things. You need a clear read on your environment and a deliberate process for figuring out what to do about it. Rather than prioritize immediate action, we start with a generative deep dive into your values, priorities, goals, and trade-offs so the path forward is realistic and rooted in what actually matters to you.
I’ve lived this work.
Fifteen years across a range of organizational environments means that I know how these places operate, not just how they claim to.
I’ve studied this.
As an anthropologist, I’m wired to see the relationship between individuals and the systems they’re inside of. I work at the level of the individual in context, paying attention to how your identity and lived experiences interact with and are shaped by the institutions and social structures around you.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Consider me your personal sparring partner in crime. I lean strategist because the work I love best takes a multidisciplinary approach to helping people think through their situations and make decisions intentionally. My methods draw from coaching, strategy, research, design, psychology, intersectional feminism, and the social sciences.
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This is a confidential and non-judgmental collaboration that is shaped by your agenda. I draw on the ethics codes of both the International Coaching Federation and the Society for Applied Anthropology.
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You'll come away with a real read on your situation and options, and a decision you can stand behind (or a plan for how to get there). You'll develop practices to support you in the future, and more trust in your own judgment. What I can't do is do it for you. I bring the questions, the structure, and the outside perspective, but it works only because you make it happen.
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Absolutely. If your situation is nagging at you enough to be reading this, that's usually a strong signal. It has to be the right time for you to benefit from an engagement, but reaching out doesn’t commit you to anything.
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This is a 30-minute Zoom call to see if I’m the right person to support you. You tell me what's going on and what you're working toward, and I'll share more about the process and answer any questions you have. There’s no prep required and zero pressure (I detest salesiness as much as you do). If I'm not the right person, I'll say so and point you to someone who is.
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15 years inside a range of organizations, 6 years of 1:1 career strategy and coaching, a Master’s in Applied Anthropology from The University of Memphis, and an ICF-accredited Certificate in Professional Coaching from NYU. Plus a long track record of writing, speaking, and podcasting on work, meaning, and the systems we're inside of.
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Yep! As a lifelong personal-growth nerd, I’ve done a lot of deep inner work over the years to build a life on my own terms. I've developed a practice of self-understanding and self-advocacy to help me through my own versions of what you're facing, and I got crucial support from a few coaches along the way. Everyone needs someone in their corner, including me.
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I’ve had many neurodivergent clients and I fall into this bucket too! I firmly believe that any collaboration worth its salt should accommodate the way your unique brain works.
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Often, yes. Career transitions are the core of my work, but the same tools travel well beyond that. If you're weighing something that involves strategy, writing, speaking, or positioning, it's likely in range. Tell me what you're working on, and I'll be honest about whether I'm the right person for it. I have a roster of people to send you to if not.
You need more than time to think. You need a better way to think about it.
If you think this might be for you, let's find out. The next step is a conversation to discuss what it would look like to work together, and if I'm the right person to help. If not, I’ll point you to someone who can.
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