My client Kat Candler: a Sundance filmmaker

My client Kat Candler: a Sundance filmmaker

The New York Times highlighted a client of mine – Kat Candler – who is a filmmaker that got her start at Sundance Film Festival. This feature follows the career paths of three filmmakers and the reality of making it in Hollywood. 2014 A self-taught...
Reboot your job: Assess, Adjust, Advance

Reboot your job: Assess, Adjust, Advance

FORTUNE tackles the question: “What can you do if you’re bored with your job, but you’re kind of stuck with it (at least for now)?” People often have practical reasons for staying put, notes Laura Berman Fortgang, a longtime executive coach best known for...
How to fix high school career counseling

How to fix high school career counseling

Laura has a formula for high school students and adults, alike: Who + Why = What. When it comes to quizzing high schoolers, the questions “don’t go nearly far enough,” Fortgang says. “Counselors — and parents—need to dig deeper. We should be asking, ‘Why?’”...
Dark Days Lead to Unexpected Success

Dark Days Lead to Unexpected Success

This mom didn’t set out to create a business. Rather, she just used her natural talents to get through some really tough times. In doing so, people reached out for help, and she discovered a business waiting to take form. What might emerge for you if you shared your...

Do You Still Care??

One big clue that it’s time for a career switch comes in the form of repetitive thoughts of “I just don’t care…” Odds are at one point in your current job you cared … you may have even cared a lot – about the work, about the goals, about the mission you were on. When...