It’s 2020. Sorry to make you go there—promise it’s just for a sec. After a particularly draining workday at my tech leadership job, I collapsed on the couch and yelled, “I’m trapped!” I wanted to believe that primal, childlike surge of emotion was because of quarantine. But I knew it ran deeper. I just didn’t know what it meant—yet. Today, folks share similar experiences with me during our exploration calls: “I feel trapped, stuck, and unmotivated in my career.” "I feel stuck in my current...
25 days ago • 2 min read
I know you’re not here because you want more emails. You’re here because you’re a passionate powerhouse—a badass who cares deeply, works hard, and wants to live your one precious life intentionally. But something isn’t right in your career. Maybe you’re... Feeling trapped in a role that doesn’t fit Dreaming of something more, but scared to go for it Reeling from a layoff, reorg, or acquisition Treading water or feeling pulled under by work Navigating a life shift that’s changing how you show...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
These are real quotes from folks at real career crossroads. They valiantly tried to DIY their way through it—and eventually came to me to design a career they actually love: “My therapist doesn’t even know what a Google Doc is.” “The stack of self-help books on my nightstand is about to topple over.” “ChatGPT said I should be an astronaut or a veterinarian. But I’m a Product Manager?!” If you can land a dream job, start a business, make your work life sustainable, navigate change, or get...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
“Weird times.” That’s what my CTO friend and I kept saying on one of our classic LA rollerblade catch-ups this weekend. We were talking about AI. That thing that went from niche buzzword to novelty toy to personal assistant to existential threat in just a decade. Yes, we’re living in weird times. But I’m not worried. Not because my head’s buried in analog sand. Because I’m curiously plugged into how this is unfolding and calmly, creatively iterating on how I work and deliver value to my...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hey! Grace Fabian here (formerly Vigeant or Epstein depending on when we met). Same career coach, same obsession with your professional fulfillment. Just a zhuzhed-up sender line. I caught up with a career coaching client recently. She landed a perfect-fit leadership role during our work together and is now renegotiating comp and title (cuz she’s been kicking even more ass than they hired her for). Like most of my clients, she’s a seasoned pro. Not her first rodeo. She’s been the job seeker...
3 months ago • 1 min read
On Monday, I looked at my calendar and blurted out, “Ugh, I’m obsessed with this week!” Far cry from my stress-filled Subway commutes, back when I was a walking bag of cortisol. I coach people to design careers they love. I shouldn’t be in business if I don’t have a career that I love—and continually iterate as I grow and the world shifts. So what made me audibly celebrate my week? Well… My clients are ridiculously cool. Kicked off the week with a creative tech wiz, a comms prof, a...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Anyone else tired of living in unprecedented times? Hey, it’s me. Your friendly neighborhood career coach. The one who helps you get clear on your most fulfilling and bank-filling career, and confidently bring it to life. I’ll be honest: work’s been a little more complex these days. I don’t know if it was the sound of Katy Perry screaming bloody murder as she free-fell toward earth in a tricked-out Jeff Bezos sardine can. Maybe it’s the triple-digit tariffs flying flippantly across the ocean....
4 months ago • 2 min read
This weekend, I learned to make my Grandma Anne’s legendary matzo ball soup. After hanging up with my aunt (“use loooots of dill”), I got to work prepping for Soup Fest—my friend’s annual gathering where 40+ people bring soups, sample and vote on their favorites, and winners walk away with glory and embossed spoons. I almost didn’t go. Work and life have been full, and a solo night—a yoga class, a luxurious bath, finally catching up on Severance (holy shit, that finale!)—felt like the right...
5 months ago • 2 min read
If you're eyeing a big career change, this one's for you. I’ve coached 92 passionate powerhouses through career changes—big and small—that led them to more fulfillment, agency, confidence, freedom, and financial stability. So by now, I know: if you’re considering a big career change—things like switching industries, corporate to entrepreneurship, redefining your role—your biggest concerns are usually: 💰 Will I make enough money?💪 Can I actually pull this off? But if we dig a little deeper, we...
6 months ago • 2 min read