Coaching

  • Academic Coaching has literally changed my life! Working with Josh will help you succeed in academia and life. I recommend an academic coach to every student!

    Emilee L., Graduate Student

  • I have worked with Josh for three years. I appreciate his thoughtful, future-oriented approach to mentorship. I attribute much of my professional design growth to his mentorship.

    Melanie W, Design Practitioner

  • What I appreciate about Josh is that he meets you where you are and helps you practice the skills to succeed on your own. I highly recommend you work with him

    Sorehl V, Undergraduate Student

  • As a design mentor, you couldn't ask for better.

    Preston M., Design Practitioner

I enjoy coaching. Having worked with over 50 individuals as a coach, I love helping others develop skills that help them achieve their goals and dreams.

If you are looking for a coach, let’s connect.

Design Coaching / Mentoring

My Coaching Philosophy

I seek to be a guide to help you discover and develop your talents.

No matter where you are at, a coach is meant to challenge you and help you become the best version of yourself first. Coaches help you live your life intentionally and empower you to design your future.

Academic Coaching

Why Academic Coaching?

A tutor is someone who will help you improve your skills in one academic area such as chemistry, violin, or English. This type of help is very helpful for individuals looking to master a specific problem or area of academic study.

An academic advisor is typically hired by a local educational institution to help you navigate the school’s systems to choose the right classes and advocate in behalf of you to the school or professor in times of need.

An academic coach focuses on helping you understand the way you approach problems, manage your own learning, work towards goals, and much more. Academic coaches are committed to help you develop the skills to be successful no matter the academic subject or professional setting.

Common Topics

  • Manage Your Time: Whether it is procrastination or just the busyness of life, we work with you to develop custom strategies to stay on top of your work load.

  • Form Productive Habits: Habits are difficult to create. We help you identify and develop productive habits for academic, personal, or professional pursuits.

  • Become Organizational Minded: Organization can feel like a monumental task but it does not need to be. We will work together to select or create a custom framework to organize your life.

  • Manage Stress: Stress can either lead to positive or negative outcomes. Together we will explore the root causes and how to either eliminate or harness them.

  • Develop Studying + Professional Skills: Developing skills is essential to growth. We can help you identify your strengths and skills and apply it to your current academic or professional setting.

  • Increase Motivation: Intrinsically motivated or extrinsically motivated? Both are important. During our time we will help find the right blend of both to help increase your application of the primary factors that contribute to personal motivation.

  • Self-Discovery: No course is complete without taking a look inside ourselves to understand how we think and how we approach the world. This understanding impacts all of the work we do in this world. We will provide the space, resources, and mentoring to discover or rediscover yourself.