Coaching is an invitation to action.

We all know the transactional steps to career transition: scroll through some postings, update your resume, and prepare for some interviews.

So why does career transition feel so difficult?

The mindset work of a career transition is the challenging part, and many people have no idea where to start. What do I really want to do? Is it too late to make a career pivot? How would I translate my skills into something new? At some point the pain of staying in your current job starts to outweigh the pain of creating change.

Katie Selby at a computer meeting with a client

I take a design-thinking approach to coaching by helping you define your current reality and use an iterative process to prototype future possibilities. I help you define what success looks like, what values will guide your decisions, and how to work through the messy parts of making important changes. You will immerse yourself in a sneak peek of the future, challenge your assumptions, build on the elements that bring you energy, and scrap those that do not.

Clients tell me they experience:

  • Gaining a sense of control and choice in the process of career transition

  • Building confidence in telling my career story

  • Identifying actionable steps to create change

  • Shedding other people’s expectations of what is right for me

  • Examining assumptions about what I can or can’t do next

  • No longer wasting time looking at paths that are not a fit for me

  • Rediscovering what’s really important to me going forward

  • "Katie is an incredible coach. While working to figure out my next career steps in the midst of burnout, Katie offered me structure, tools, and questions that allowed me to hone in on what was most important to me in my next role. Her flexibility gave me a personalized approach that allowed me to guide the process but also offered the guidance and accountability I needed. I recommend Katie often — to people inside and outside my field. Katie provokes helpful thinking, never judges, and gently guides. I am so incredibly glad to have worked with her. "

    Lucy, political strategist, Washington, D.C.

  • "I loved working with Katie! As a recent MBA grad with a plethora of toolkits and frameworks, I still felt frustrated and lost in uninspiring possibilities. Katie brought clarity and sanity to the process, helping me distinguish between ideas that looked good on paper and the story I truly wanted for my career. Her unique blend of structured support and guided self-discovery truly stands out. I consider myself to be very introspective and Katie consistently surprised me with insightful questions that uncovered new perspectives. She's also skilled at helping you move forward by pinpointing concrete questions and information-gathering strategies, saving you from aimless 'what to be when I grow up' pondering."

    Alec, finance strategy, Seattle, WA

  • "I initially reached out to Katie when I had an opportunity to reevaluate where I was in my career and pivot to something that was a better fit. Katie created structure and the headspace for me to take a step back and define what I wanted for my future. She was there to guide me through the process and helped challenge me to stay true to my values. I'm grateful for our time together and would recommend Katie to anyone that feels stuck in any aspect of their life and wants to make a change but doesn't know where to start."

    Mary Ann, San Francisco, CA

  • "Working with Katie was such a delight. She shared frameworks and thoughtful questions to help me uncover and articulate my innate skills and desires. She provided thoughtful accountability and helped me reflect on my former personal and professional experiences to shed light on my future. Her approach completely shifted my mindset and helped me become more self aware and confident in the next steps of not only my career, but also my personal life. While our sessions are over, I continue to return to the tools and perspectives I gained from coaching."

    Abbey, healthcare technology, Minneapolis, MN

  • "Katie's coaching is a breath of fresh air. For years I found myself drifting further from making a conscious choice about my career despite constant subconscious contemplation. The value that I got from our sessions was equally tactical and big picture. I felt like it left space for me to openly contemplate and dream up my future while also helping me synthesize my work into bullets on a resume. The flexibility to be able to focus on what I needed and the accountability she provided was really helpful. In the wake of her coaching, I was able to secure a director position within sustainability! 10/10"

    Erik, sustainability director, Seattle, WA

  • "When Katie and I started meeting I was sure my goal was just to game-plan for a future job change. Working together illuminated to me what my professional goals are—and how much my current job wasn't meeting them, wasn't serving me. Our sessions covered the existential to the mundane: how do I know if a job is worth a change in benefits or compensation? How do I quit well? What do I say when I'm negotiating a later start date? I didn't know how much I needed a coach until I jumped in."

    Madeline, customer success ninja, Madison, WI

FAQs

  • I work with professionals in their 20s and 30s who feel stuck in their careers and are ready to take action and create positive changes. I do not work with current undergraduate college students.

  • All coaching sessions are offered virtually by Zoom to allow the most flexibility for everyone.

  • I believe that only you know what’s best for you. My role is never to give advice. I offer powerful questions and reflection frameworks to help you source your own answers.

  • I do not offer assessments, instead, I work with clients to source their own answers through reflective activities, discovering patterns in their career path.

  • My work centers around the mindset of creating change in your life. I do not offer resume writing, cover letter writing, or job search strategies, but I am happy to refer you to some great colleagues who do.

  • Coaching packages include six sessions:

    • One 2-hour kick-off session where we do the foundational work of clarifying what motivates you, what’s important to you, and what you’d like to create for your life going forward.

    • Five 1-hour coaching sessions to take action steps forward.

  • Please schedule a call with Katie to discuss.