Rikki unlocked insights I couldn’t achieve on my own

Peter had an established, impressive stint at a top tier consulting firm. But after departing he wasn’t sure how his past experiences would serve his future goals - and how to not feel “stale” in the market. Feeling unprepared to act as an expert contributor, we worked together to gain clarity on his career transition plans - both long-term and short-term, and, ensured he knew what his non-negotiables were

“Before working with Rikki, I felt uncertain about my career after a prolonged stint with a consulting firm. My biggest concerns were that my experiences, while valuable, didn't align me with any of the roles on the market and that I was 'stale' from having done design work for laggard client organizations – unprepared to be an expert contributor for a more cutting-edge team.

After working with Rikki, I feel more comfortable with both my skillset and my needs and goals for my future roles. The 3 biggest wins were a reality check on my self-doubts, clarity on my firm requirements and nice-to-haves for future roles, and a strategy for networking and organization outreach for roles.

Since working with Rikki I now feel confident about my interests and focus for my next role. I would recommend Rikki to anyone who is looking to make an informed, self-aware next step or transition in their career, especially those who struggle with self-doubt.

Rikki's superpower is her ability to take quite foundational and challenging conversations about your career, self-identity, and job-hunting, and break them down into less-intimidating, even pleasant conversations.

What was most surprising to me was how different my perspectives actually were before and after working with Rikki! Unpacking unspoken and deep-seated assumptions with Rikki led me to re-evaluate many attributes I thought were non-negotiable and find other aspects that were actually more critical to me.

Like qualitative research, it can be easy to dismiss career coaching as 'just talking' and feel like it should be something you can do on your own. But like any qualitative researcher will tell you, that is a grievous mistake. Rikki's skillset doesn't just accelerate a process you could do yourself, it unlocks insights you can't achieve on your own.

As a former designer in consulting herself, Rikki has a uniquely valuable understanding of our experiences and the challenges of re-integrating into the real world. It makes it way easier to make forward progress without having to explain the idiosyncrasies and absurdities of the Management Consulting world.”

-Peter