Hey, I am Yauhan👋
Organizational Psychologist. Career Coach. I spent years behind the scenes at Deloitte, Walmart, Accenture, and RBC. Then I put everything I learned into helping professionals who deserve more finally get it
WHERE IT STARTED
I've Always Been Fascinated By The Human Mind, And Obsessed With How People Think
Not in a clinical way. In a practical one.
Why do capable, intelligent people freeze under pressure?
Why does confidence disappear the moment it matters most?
Why do people with more experience lose out to people who are simply better positioned?
Those questions led me to a degree in Psychology. Then a Master's in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, the study of human behavior in the workplace.
From there, I worked in career centres in universities, helping students navigate some of the most uncertain decisions of their lives. It was the first time I saw how much the right framework, offered at the right moment, could change someone's trajectory entirely.
THE CORPORATE CHAPTER
I worked inside the organizations most people are trying to break into.
As an Organizational Psychologist and Certified Change Management Consultant, I spent years embedded in some of the most complex, high-performing environments in the US and Canada.
Deloitte. Walmart. Accenture. RBC. The University of Toronto.
I saw how hiring decisions actually get made. How people who were objectively more qualified routinely lost to candidates who were better positioned. How performance and promotion don't always reward the hardest workers.
That inside view is something no course or online career advice can replicate. It is the foundation of how I coach.
THE PIVOT
Then 2020 arrived.
As the world shut down, my inbox opened up. Professionals navigating mass layoffs, abrupt role eliminations, and a market that had changed overnight were reaching out in waves. They weren't beginners. They were experienced, capable people who had done everything right and still found themselves stuck.
I had the framework. I had the insider knowledge. And I had lived through enough uncertainty in my own career to understand that the gap between where they were and where they wanted to be was not a competence problem. It was a positioning one.
That influx of inquiries became my calling. Career coaching stopped being something I did on the side. It became the work I was always meant to do.
1,000+ professionals.
One consistent outcome.
1,000 +
Professionals coached
$100K +
Offers secured
< 90 Days
Since 2020, I have personally coached over 1,000 mid-career professionals through one of the most challenging job markets in recent memory. My clients have gone on to land breakthrough roles at Amazon, Microsoft, Deloitte, P&G, Disney, American Express, EY, Marriott, Loblaw, CIBC, RBC, TD, Sobeys, The Hospital for Sick Children, and more.
These aren't just placements. Many of my clients had been searching for months before we worked together. What changed wasn't their experience. What changed was how they were showing up the clarity of their positioning, the strength of their narrative, and the system behind their search.
The 90-day timeline isn't a marketing number.
It reflects what happens when effort is paired with a method built for today's market.
A great logo doesn't guarantee a fulfilling career.
I know because I've lived it. I've worked at companies that look extraordinary on a resume and felt hollow inside. The prestige was real. The fulfillment wasn't always there.
That experience fundamentally changed what I help people optimize for. Landing the role is one outcome.
Landing the right role — one that pays what you're worth, aligns with what you value, and puts you somewhere you can actually thrive — that's the standard I hold for every client.
I also know that job searching isn't just a strategy problem. It's a mindset one.
Imposter syndrome. Self-limiting beliefs. The creeping fear that you're falling behind. I've navigated all of it personally. And I've spent years learning how to move through it faster, with less damage to your confidence and momentum.
My job isn't just to build your strategy. It's to compress the window between where you are and where you're capable of being.
Recognition & community
Work that speaks.
Canada's Top 10 Career Coach
Industry recognition
LinkedIn Top Voice
Job Search & Career Strategy
50,000+ Engaged Followers
Across LinkedIn & newsletter
Recognized Expert Across North America
Recognized career strategy expert across the US and Canada, known for his results-driven approach to mid-career transitions and offer negotiation.
A Commitment to Community
Beyond 1:1 coaching, I mentor new immigrants navigating competitive markets, support young professionals building their first career foundation, and coach emerging leaders to grow with confidence and purpose.
OFF THE CLOCK
The coaching stops. The learning doesn't.
When I'm not working, you'll find me in the pool, working out, or being outsmarted by my three kids.
Myrah, Maliya, and Rayaan have a remarkable gift for asking the kinds of questions that remind me why clarity matters. Every conversation with them is a good reminder that the best coaching goes both ways.
The work I do exists because I believe people deserve careers that feel as good as they look on paper.
That belief started from lived experience. It's what kept me coaching through Covid, through a market that keeps shifting, and through every client who was one strong conversation away from a completely different outcome.
Ready to be positioned for what you're actually worth?
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Career strategy and positioning support for mid-career professionals across the US & Canada.