Career advisory for designers

Experienced designers often have plenty of advice and no clearer decision. I offer a straight conversation about the choice in front of you, shaped by 29 years across agencies, startups, product teams, independent work, and a few decisions I would handle differently now.

Bring one real decision. We’ll spend sixty minutes examining the options, the trade-offs, and the next step you can live with.

Career advisory

This is a one-hour career advisory session for designers.

We focus on a real decision you're facing, direction, positioning, pricing, or whether to keep doing what you're doing at all, and work through it together.

It's not coaching, therapy, or general advice. It's a focused working conversation, grounded in how design careers actually play out in the real world.

When this tends to be useful

This is usually a good fit if you're asking things like:

  • Should I keep freelancing, or is it time to look for something else?
  • Why do I keep getting the wrong kind of clients?
  • Am I underpricing, or just in the wrong market?
  • Should I specialize, or am I about to box myself in?
  • What's the realistic next step from where I am now?

You don't need to have a polished question. Part of the work is figuring out what the real problem actually is.

What we work on

A session is a working conversation. We typically focus on:

  • Clarifying what you're actually optimizing for (money, autonomy, stability, growth)
  • Making sense of recurring patterns in clients, roles, or income
  • Pressure-testing decisions before you commit to them
  • Reframing your positioning without pretending there's a silver bullet
  • Identifying what to stop doing, not just what to do next

I'll share how I see it. Sometimes that includes disagreeing with your assumptions.

How this is different from most coaching

I have a point of view, and I will share it. It comes from building products, leading design teams, hiring designers, and watching a lot of career decisions work and fail over time.

You still make the decision, but you leave knowing what you are choosing and what it costs.

Career advisory session

The session is $250. I know that is meaningful money for many designers, so there are no packages or subscriptions attached. Bring one decision that matters, and we will use the hour well.

If it makes sense to talk again later, we’ll decide that then.

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