For over 20 years, I searched for “my thing.” I bounced between industries and roles. What the world saw was a competent professional; what I felt was burnout, discontent, restless and a nagging sense that I wasn’t living up to my potential. I knew I was meant for more, but I didn’t know what more looked like.
Then the pandemic hit. Like many, I lost my job in the hospitality industry and what could’ve been a setback became a gift: time. Time to pause. To reflect. To finally figure out what I was truly meant to do.
During that season of uncertainty, I stopped chasing roles that didn’t fit and started building the work I was born for. I poured myself into research, reflection, and experimentation and what emerged was a breakthrough: The Career Change Formula. A framework to help others, like me, discover their purpose and pivot toward a fulfilling career.
That discovery changed everything.
I wrote a book, The Thing You Were Meant To Do, and became a full-time career coach. Over the last four years, I’ve helped hundreds of high-achieving but unfulfilled professionals; mid-career folks stuck in soul-sucking jobs, ambitious individuals on the brink of burnout, and talented people playing small because they’ve lost touch with who they really are.
I’ve walked that path myself. I know how it feels to be overlooked, dismissed, and deeply misaligned. But every detour and disappointment led me here, to a calling far greater than I ever imagined.
And now, I’m building The Change Academy which is a coaching and transformation hub designed to help people make meaningful, lasting changes in their lives. What began as a career coaching framework has evolved into something much bigger. The same tools can be applied to other life domains like relationships, health, finances, personal growth because real change is holistic.
Imagine an app or platform where you can go to create the life you really want. You want to improve your health? Access coaching, retreats, peer support, resources, and expert tools. You want to change your relationship or take control of your finances? It’s all there. A one-stop platform to help people live more aligned, purpose-driven lives.
We’re starting with careers because right now, there’s a career crisis. Burnout is rampant. Quiet quitting is normalized. People feel lost, undervalued, and uncertain about their future. The career building approach has been flawed for years. Society influence and parental control have guided generations towards ”safe” career paths. We've been conditioned to chase titles, paychecks, and prestige but not fulfillment. We’ve listened to what society says we “should” do, instead of asking who we really are. ‘They’ want to tell you who you are and what you should be. It’s easy to listen, especially if you don’t really KNOW your true self.
But here's the truth: when people reconnect with their purpose, everything changes. They become more engaged, more resilient, more innovative — at work, at home, and in their communities.
That ripple effect is how we create lasting impact. Whether it’s a young person finding clarity and career direction or an undervalued, underappreciated soul finding their voice, the work we do ripples outward.
In order to solve society’s biggest challenges, we first need individuals who are living authentically, aligned with their strengths, and contributing to the world in their own unique way.
Our mission is clear:
To empower people to design careers and lives rooted in purpose — so they can thrive, and in turn, help solve the larger problems our world faces.
Because the world needs people who are fully alive. Fully expressed. Fully aligned with their gifts.
And that’s what The Change Academy exists to unlock.
