Dr. Kristin helps STEM professionals and leaders navigate their career journeys with more curiosity, clarity, and confidence. Through Next Wave Mindset, you’ll navigate the path from where they are today to where you are meant to be.
Who This Is For
1. Students at a Crossroads
You are finishing your undergraduate, masters, doctorate, or postdoc. You need help translating your scientific training superpower and into a resume, a story, and a strategy that hiring managers understand.
2. Scientists eyeing the Tech Industry
You have heard “AI” in almost every conversation for a few years. You know your scientific background maps to something in the technology space — but you cannot see the exact bridge yet. Dr. Kristin has drawn that map to start up and big enterprise companies.
3. Professionals ready to Up-Level
You have the years, the credentials, the curiosity, and the drive. You need a compelling narrative and how to walk out of every interview as the obvious choice. Dr. Kristin helps you position yourself for the leadership role you deserve.
What People Are Saying
“Kristin’s insights completely changed how I position my experience and communicate my value.” — Pawan N., Research Engineer
“Kristin has that rare mix of deep scientific knowledge and genuine curiosity about the business side.” — Bill M., Director of Life Sciences Growth & Strategy
“Your key takeaways were forward thinking and motivating. I am confident you left an impactful message to students as they embark on their next steps.” — Elaine S., Professor and Associate Dean of External Relations & Student Advancement
What You’ll Walk Away With
Every engagement is custom-designed. But most clients leave with a version of these outcomes — built specifically around their background and goals.
Clarity on Your Strongest Career Paths
✔ Know exactly how your STEM background translates into specific roles, industries, and opportunities in technology and beyond.
A Job Search Strategy That Works
✔ A personalized resume, LinkedIn profile, and interview narrative that communicates your scientific value to tech hiring managers along with tips during job searches, interviews, and salary negotiations from some who has been on both sides of the table.
Your Own Career Story
✔ Learn to tell the career story to translate your credibility into influence, visibility, and progression to land the role you deserve.
Dr. Kristin’s Coaching Style
Dr. Kristin coaches from lived experience. As a first-generation college student and woman in STEM, she started without a map navigating research then pivoted into a career at the intersection of science, technology, and business. Every step forward (or sideways) became an experiment with a lesson. She has stood at every crossroads her clients are standing at now, and she knows what clarity on the other side looks like.
Her approach combines the analytical precision of a scientist, the communication instincts of a storyteller, the curiosity of a technology enthusiast, and the strategic mindset of someone who has operated across research labs and boardrooms, startups and global enterprises. Every engagement starts with understanding you — your strengths, values, the story you have not yet learned to tell — and builds into a personalized strategy designed to move them from uncertainty to momentum. Dr. Kristin’s work helps you translate credibility into influence, visibility and progression.
Our Journey Together
Dr. Kristin can help you plan your job search strategy, land your dream job, and pivot your career forward. Here’s an overview of the coaching process and structure:
✨ Discovery Call (30 mins): A chat to explore where you are today and determine whether working together is the right fit.
🌱 Intake Session (60 mins): A deep dive into your background, strengths, values, and goals — the foundation for everything we build together.
🌊 Coaching Sessions (60 mins each): Working sessions where we build your strategy, sharpen your positioning, guide you through networking, and move you forward with clear actions every week.
You can expect thought-provoking conversations, exercises, and practices that are custom-designed for you.
Are you ready to get started? A complementary 30 min Discovery Call can change your career trajectory!
FAQs
How is career coaching different from career counseling?
Coaching is proactive for “how” to grow, while counseling explores “why” a career is challenging. Dr. Kristin helps you clarify where you want to go, build a strategy to get there, and move with confidence.
Are results guaranteed?
Every client who has worked with Dr. Kristin has brought something different to the table. Testimonials reflect real experiences and real outcomes. Results depend on your background, your goals, and the work you put in. What is guaranteed is that every session is built entirely around you.
How many sessions will I need?
Depends on where you are starting and where you want to go. Some clients get what they need in two or three sessions. Others work with Dr. Kristin across the multiple weeks.
How does pricing work?
Dr. Kristin believes that where you are in your career should not determine whether you can access great coaching. Please reach out to discuss!
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