Career Coaching in Boulder, CO

Boulder revolves around CU. Linda works with graduate students, postdocs, staff and faculty facing one of the hardest transitions there is: turning deep academic expertise into language the outside world understands. Whether you’re leaving academia for industry, weighing a non-tenure path, or advancing inside the university, she helps you name transferable strengths, rebuild confidence after years of narrow focus, and tell a career story that actually lands.

Boulder is a national hub for federal research — NIST, NOAA, NCAR, and NREL just up the road. Linda has coached scientists and technical researchers through the particular career questions of lab life: limited upward mobility, grant-dependent roles, and the pull between staying in research and moving into industry or leadership. She helps you see the market value of your expertise and chart a path that fits both your ambition and your values.

Boulder’s startup density is legendary, and Google’s Boulder campus anchors a deep tech community. Linda has guided people breaking into tech from other fields, scaling from individual contributor into leadership, and deciding between the stability of a big employer and the upside of an early-stage team. She helps you position transferable skills, prepare for fast-moving interviews, and negotiate offers in a competitive market.

With Ball Aerospace headquartered in Boulder and a dense space-and-defense corridor along the Front Range, Linda has helped engineers, scientists and program managers navigate the field’s realities — clearance considerations, contract-driven roles, and the move from research into industry. She helps you translate technical depth into a clear career narrative and manage the uncertainty that comes with mission-based work.

Boulder is the heart of the natural-and-organic-products world — food, supplements, wellness, and mission-driven consumer brands. Linda works with people moving from conventional corporate roles into values-aligned companies, and with those already in the industry who want to advance without losing what drew them there. She helps you connect your work to your values and position yourself for roles that feel like a genuine fit.

Few places live the outdoor lifestyle like Boulder, and the industry that supports it — gear brands, recreation companies, guiding and adventure businesses — is right here. Linda helps people move from corporate roles into purpose-driven outdoor work, and helps those already in the industry advance without burning out. She understands the culture of companies that value both performance and play, and helps you turn a passion for the outdoors into professional value.