You’ve got a big brain, big heart, and big intentions to be of service in the world.

You enjoy being good at what you do. Mastery matters to you.

But as a woman in a male-dominated workplace (or where there is bias against women and historically excluded groups), you’re constantly frustrated from being misunderstood or under-appreciated at work.

When you speak directly like any of your male counterparts, you receive feedback like, “She needs to tone it down.”

You once called out uninspiring Steve for not pulling his weight, and it blew up in your face, leaving an indelible mark on your nervous system.

So, of course, when you go to engage stakeholders -- your boss or a difficult colleague -- you freeze up. You worry about saying the “wrong things.”

You hate feeling like your career trajectory isn’t in your hands

You have to constantly look over your shoulder, wary that someone is judging you, or that you’ll “get in trouble again” for speaking while female.

It’s damned if you do and damned if you don’t.

That’s why, on your worst days, you fantasize about flipping the metaphorical table, walking away from it all, instead of going for the promotion and raise you want.

This ain’t your fault

The truth is, it’s been about half a century since we started to see meaningful strides in women’s professional and financial empowerment in the West. (And yes, that progress has been woefully slower for women of color.)

Leadership teams across sectors remain STARVED for women. Work culture itself remains an aspect of patriarchy.

Everyday you contend with unconscious biases at work and with gender socialization that has you beating yourself up, even though folks are telling you that you are doing a good job.

Here’s the thing.

Even with all the systemic fuckery going on, you are POWERFUL AF

It IS true that sexism, racism (all the isms) DO play a part in the decision making process behind too many closed doors in corporations big and small.

AND what’s also true is this:

You have more agency and control over how you feel, how you respond, and how you create new results than you might realize right now, because you have inside you the MOST POWERFUL, LIFE-SUSTAINING intelligence that exists: Your brain.

When you apply evidence-based, practical neuroscience-based tools to enhance the natural resilience and adaptability of your brain, you will

• Advocate for yourself while being grounded in your value, feeling centered and confident

• Negotiate your career advancement in a way that gets you thanked and appreciated by decision-makers

• Lead, manage up, down and across the food chain without sacrificing more of your personal time

• So you have energy and bandwidth available to navigate the growth you want in your career and life

With the right tools at the right time, you will create a ripple effect of lasting change that goes beyond your title and pay grade

The kind of change that upturns the trajectory of your career and quality of life outside of work.

As you trail-blaze and break molds on your way to reaching new heights in your career, satisfaction, impact and income, you will move through barriers.

You will become the leader you want to see.

As an executive coach for smart women, I’m here to help you accelerate your process, so that you’re no longer at the effect of patriarchy, but YOU effect the change you want in your career, in your life, with your team, in your field, and in the world.

I know this is possible for you too, because I’ve been where you are.

I’m a triple-certified executive coach, a child of South Korean immigrants, the monkey-in-the-middle of three sisters, and NYC-dweller who jogs along the Hudson River Park and delights in the greenery of The High Line.

Before becoming a coach, I once worked as a hedge fund analyst and found out I was making 50% of the going market range, because I hadn’t yet learned how to negotiate for myself at work.

I’ve also been the only woman and person of color at the leadership table of a venture-backed tech startup.

I used to struggle with feeling anxious when the male, pale (and sometimes Yale) CXO’s would leave me out of their huddle-and-lunch sessions (where they’d come up with some of the bro-y-est business strategies that inevitably failed).

That’s why as a coach, I’m super passionate about helping smart women who hate office politics get promoted and better paid. And I do it through my unique combination of:

• Self-directed neuroplasticity tools backed by science

• Negotiation strategies proven to work for women by academic research

• Intersectional feminist lens that honors women’s real, lived experiences

In my coaching practice, I relay this genius bit of wisdom, which is that the REAL negotiation starts at no, even though so many of us have been taught to associate no with failure.

And that’s ok, because hey, I’ve already failed PLENTY of times at getting immediate and easy YES’es (case in point: 5 boys said no to going to high school prom with me, but that didn’t stop me from going stag and having a ball).

I've learned that the fun and juicy stuff is in the middle -- in the effortful "figuring it out" phase -- when you go from NO to creative brainstorming and arriving at new solutions you'd never have thought of if everyone just always agreed with you.

I’m far-from-perfect, like Wayne Gretzky who said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take,” but NEVER scored 100% of the shots he did take.

I’m all about helping you get equipped with the best tools possible, so you take all the shots you can possibly take, while letting it be easy, authentic, and fun.

And this is the private coaching series that will support you to do just that.

Introducing

Private 6-month Executive Coaching Series

This bespoke executive coaching series is the difference between getting edged out of the promotion you want and going FOR your growth edge, as the leader who confidently advocates for her career growth and makes it happen.

It’s where you’ll receive the 1:1 accountability and coaching support that helps you realign your brain, your decisions, and your actions.

In this career-trajectory-shifting experience, you'll:

• Cultivate the skill of self-validation, so you can assess your value and articulate it in a compelling way

• Learn how to advocate for yourself in a way that gets managers leaning in and thanking you for doing so

• Secure buy-in and support from stakeholders months AHEAD of the formal decision-making process, so you’re not caught off guard at the annual review

• Fine-tune your people leadership and communication skills in a way that’s both authentic and smart

• Get fast-tracked for a promotion and improve your compensation

“I’m back at work from maternity leave and wanted to say thank you!

I’m now the Director of Marketing and have received $45K increase in my salary plus an increase in my incentive compensation.”

- Lisa, now Director at Fortune 500 Company

Here’s what it takes to get promoted and better paid without throwing anyone under the bus: 

1. Implement neuroscience-based tools to INTERRUPT habituated patterns that hold you back, so you can build new habits of thinking, feeling, and taking action in a way that serves your highest growth.

2. Make decisions for the growth you want. You are so much more resilient and capable than anyone else’s misconceived notions of you. That’s why you’ll learn how to choose your opinion of you in a way that builds genuine SELF-CONFIDENCE. Instead of reducing yourself or your potential to your gender, race, or any intersection of your identity, you’ll start to embody your values of excellence and communicate in a way that inspires people into action.

3. Engage in conversations that grow your perceived value and make your growth inevitable. Negotiation is a conversation. You’ll learn to get curious, not furious, when you meet pushback, so that you can get through to decision-makers and stakeholders with creative brainstorming that unlocks even more value.

In our six months together, this is the 3-step process that will become second nature to you. And you will accelerate your growth without burning out or burning bridges. 

“In six months of coaching with Jamie, I went from working around 70 hours a week, on weekends, to a normal work week, ending at 6pm.

I've been able to take all of my vacation time.

I advocated for and on-boarded two new full-time staff members on my team.

I've better negotiated work to create better work-life balance, not just for me, but for my entire team.”

- Liz Eckert, who’s now VP of Communications at a leading nonprofit

I'm a different person now. I require different things, I speak up for myself, and I don't necessarily feel any kind of shame around that.

These are things that plagued me for years, things that held me back. And now that I've learned better ways to handle situations, and I'm all about progress.

- DeAndra, Health Compliance Officer at Johnson and Johnson

Get started on your journey to up-leveling the trajectory of your career

Work with me in 6 months of 1:1 coaching 

One-time payment of $5,000 USD

OR six monthly payments of $850 USD 

To get started, book your FREE consult, where we’ll map out your blueprint to confidence and ensure we’re a slam dunk fit for each other

And here’s how it breaks down

You and I will meet for 20 weekly calls (each call is an hour-long) over 6 months

• Starting from day 1, you’ll learn self-directed neuroplasticity tools that will help you stop habitual reactions and start responding differently. You can practice these within minutes without interrupting your busy schedule

• You’ll be UNBOTHERED by the office drama and BS politics around you, so that confident self-advocacy becomes an extension of who you are and what you do

• You’ll have individualized focus and attention in a space solely dedicated to your growth, so you take consistent and sustained action to achieve your goals

• You’ll be supported through the peaks and valleys, through the wins and unexpected curveballs, from the 30,000 foot view of your career journey to the day-to-day, and word-by-word tactical implementation of your action plan

• You’ll have full transparency into the notes I take during sessions. We will co-create custom strategies, which will be documented in a shared document, so you are equipped with bespoke solutions that work just for you.

“At work, I notice myself getting better at being in the moment, no longer reacting to other people's fears and anxieties or jumping to the conclusion that they're a detriment to me. 

Inside coaching, I most enjoyed learning different neuroplasticity tools that help me come out of my mind spin and get me taking next steps with clarity and confidence.”

- Maryam, Software Engineer

Get started on your journey to up-leveling the trajectory of your career

Work with me in 6 months of 1:1 coaching 

One-time payment of $5,000 USD

OR six monthly payments of $850 USD 

To get started, book your FREE consult, where we’ll map out your blueprint to confidence and ensure we’re a slam dunk fit for each other

No more waiting for that difficult person at work to change in order for you to achieve satisfying career growth

Cats don’t bark. Dogs don’t meow, and people don’t change, but YOU constantly seek growth and evolution.

Plus, you’re done feeling as though you’re at the effect of someone else’s subpar people-management skills or internalized biases.

You want to start feeling and acting like you ARE in charge of your career trajectory.

With expert support on your side, you will cultivate allies and champions that you choose and want on your side.

You will build problem-solving skills, negotiation and communication skills, so you navigate your unique journey in a way that leads to palpable leadership confidence.

“Before, a problem at work used to feel catastrophic, but now I approach problem-solving with more persistence and resilience, as I become more confident in my leadership skills. 

I'm carrying forward with me neuroscience-based techniques that help me stop negative thought patterns and help me redirect towards better outcomes. 

I appreciate that coaching with Jamie is a judgment-free zone, where I could feel heard, validated, and comfortable to be vulnerable. I highly recommend it.” 

- Jennifer Tsui, associate manager at Unilever

Get started on your journey to up-leveling the trajectory of your career

Work with me in 6 months of 1:1 coaching 

One-time payment of $5,000 USD

OR six monthly payments of $850 USD 

To get started, book your FREE consult, where we’ll map out your blueprint to confidence and ensure we’re a slam dunk fit for each other

“As an Asian woman who came to the States as an adult and who used to struggle with a lot of invisible “ceilings" in the corporate world, I enjoyed working with another Asian female leader who understands my cultural background and gender-based challenges to thrive in the workplace. 

In six months of coaching with Jamie, I successfully negotiated for a bigger role, title and pay raise.

Most importantly, I learned to influence others without authority.”

- Ginger Ku, Senior Director of Digital Sales

You get to lead as the person you most desire to be, without giving up on being present, alive, and engaged with the people you most care about 

You don’t have to be someone else in order to succeed. 

You thrive best when you embrace your one-in-several-billion, one-of-a-kind humanity, with your intersecting identities as a woman, a family member, a professional, and someone whose life and background are as unique as your thumbprint. 

In coaching, we’ll honor your uniqueness and co-create strategies to help you meet and exceed your goals in a way that’s most congruent with who you want to be as a leader AND a human being with a full and rich life outside of work.

• You’ll gain clarity on what’s most important for you, so you can make time for your highest priorities and reduce the time spent on things that don’t move the needle

• You’ll be able to make time for what’s most important, including family without overworking 

• The neuroplasticity tools you learn in coaching will change your whole brain, the same brain you bring to board presentations and to your family vacations. 

When you learn to negotiate for win-win outcomes at work, you’ll learn the meta skill that you can bring to the restaurant where you can ask for a better table, to your entrepreneurial projects, and to your personal relationships.

This coaching will impact every area of your life. 

“Before working with Jamie, I was juggling competing priorities and expectations in life being a human, mom, wife, dutiful daughter, professional.

I found working 1:1 with Jamie to be productive, and Jamie to be professional and genuine.

It helped me become a version of myself that:

• Is present and joyful even with work deadlines and a young kid

• Communicate in a way that is professional and authentic to myself, and

• Can create mental space that helps me reach and exceed my home and professional goals”

- Hirut, International Consultant

Get started on your journey to up-leveling the trajectory of your career

Work with me in 6 months of 1:1 coaching 

One-time payment of $5,000 USD

OR six monthly payments of $850 USD 

To get started, book your FREE consult, where we’ll map out your blueprint to confidence and ensure we’re a slam dunk fit for each other

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