I was nervous to reach out to people - together we took away the fear.

Noreen was an incredible generalist with skills in project management, business operations and an incredibly brilliant brain. But she was feeling out of touch with what her goals would be: she was trying to decide if she wanted to leave her job, how she would find out what she wants next, how to feel confident in starting something new and asking questions. After working together, she was confident in what she wanted next, and how to ask questions to bridge the gap in her knowledge

“I was looking for somebody who would push me towards my professional goals, while understanding the feelings, too. Rikki was this enthusiastic, supportive person who helped me through all the changes I made this past year: deciding to leave my job, finding what I wanted next, and starting something new.

Before we worked together, I was nervous to reach out to people. Together, we developed a template, questions to ask, things to fall back on. It took away the fear of reaching out to people. Even now, I’m using that mentality in my new job - I’m able to say, “Hey I don’t know this thing - can you tell me about it?”

I didn’t know there could be someone who would help me with my goals, while supporting all the emotions and nerves that come up with them. Even when I didn’t know how to verbalize something, Rikki helped me work through that. And she made it okay for me to say those things in the first place. I just think she’s great!”

-Noreen, Business Development Operations, Palantir