Unlock Your Career Sweet Spot…

…the intersect of what you Love Doing, what you are Great At, and what the Market Values

Unleash the potential of your unique talents, passions and career personality to naturally experience superior:

  • Performance and Success

  • Purpose and Motivation

  • Balance and Happiness

Career Coaching for:

  • Professionals and Career Changers

    • Enrich your career

    • Take full advantage of your passions and talents. Do What You Are

    • Assess your passions, strengths, career personality, values and life goals

    • Gain insights from your work history

    • Develop a career strategy that fits You while considering market dynamics

  • High and Middle Schoolers

    • College is a big investment. Explore options and choose wisely

    • Gain self-knowledge: talents, interests, personality, key values

    • Select elective courses to learn what you are passionate about

    • Take advantage of school clubs, volunteering and other extracurricular activities to learn more about yourself and your career sweet spot

  • College Students

    • Choose a major for your unique career sweet spot

    • Protect the college investment. Select courses that you really need

    • Strengthen career self-awareness and clarify life goals

    • Select internships wisely

    • Get work that leads to both career success and satisfaction

Only 51% of workers are highly satisfied with their job

— Pew Research Center (2023)

Only 30% of college graduates work in a field related to their major

— National Center for Education Statistics (2019)

High school students receive only about 45 minutes of career counseling per year on average

— National Center for Education Statistics (2022)

Welcome!

I am Steve Martinez

  • My passion is to help you build a career that fits You, and where you are truly happy and successful.

  • I have a knack for empowering people through authentic curiosity, insightful dialog, trust, getting to the core, seeing the big picture, spotting opportunities, and cocreating solutions.

  • 30+ years of experience in Career Coaching, Counseling, HR, Fortune Global 500, top management consultancy, and university settings

  • M.A. in Educational Psychology with a focus on Career Counseling from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

  • Love Insights, Music and Traveling

  • Soccer Dad

Get in Touch

Please reach out to request a free discovery session or ask questions. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page also provides very useful information.

The free session is a great opportunity to get to know me and assess if my approach and experience is a good fit for you.