1:1 Career & Leadership Coaching

Gain clarity. Step into leadership. Build a career that truly fits you.

Life is full of transitions—whether it’s changing careers, stepping into leadership, or finding more alignment in your work. It’s normal to feel uncertain, but you don’t have to navigate it alone.

My 1:1 coaching program is a space for you to reflect, gain clarity, and take intentional action toward the career and life you want. Through deep conversations, structured support, and mindset shifts, we’ll work together to help you step forward with confidence—without the overwhelm.

 

🌿 Who is this coaching for?

Exploring

Exploring what’s next in your career but feeling stuck on where to begin

Unsure

Ready to step into leadership but are struggling with confidence or clarity

Need Support

A high achiever who’s always supported others but wants to prioritize your own growth

Leveling Up

Navigating a transition between industries, roles, or global work environments


How Coaching Works

This is more than just career advice—it’s a space for real transformation. My coaching integrates deep reflection, strategic action, and accountability to help you make meaningful shifts in your career and leadership.

💬 1:1 Coaching Calls – Guided conversations designed to unlock clarity and build a plan that feels right for you

📖 Personalized Career & Leadership Roadmap – A structured, evolving plan tailored to your goals

📲 Ongoing Messaging Support – For check-ins, accountability, and moments when you need extra support

🌿 Mindset & Confidence Coaching – Helping you break through self-doubt and trust your own path

Specialized Support for Expats & Global Professionals

Expats working in Japan & APAC who are navigating professional transitions, cross-cultural leadership, and career development in a foreign country.

Expats returning to their home country after living abroad, helping them realign their career, leadership skills, and personal identity after a significant time away.

Many of my clients have built careers across Japan, the U.S., and APAC—and I understand firsthand the unique challenges that come with reintegrating, finding new opportunities, and building confidence in global work environments.

 

My Coaching Approach: The 3-Step Coaching Method

💡 A blend of deep inner work, mindset shifts, and strategic career alignment to help you step confidently into your next chapter.

1) Self-Awareness: Understanding Your Core Values & Inner Desires

It’s easy to overlook your deeper desires and ignore the voice inside that’s guiding you toward fulfillment. Together, we’ll explore:
🔹 What you truly want vs. what you think you "should" want
🔹 Your core values and how they influence your decisions
🔹 Your strengths & intuition—learning to trust yourself in times of uncertainty

Most of us are so focused on chasing the next achievement that we forget to slow down and reflect on why we’re striving for it in the first place. When you gain clarity on your "what" and "why," the right opportunities and aligned career paths start to appear.

This is your permission to slow down, acknowledge your growth, and trust that you’re already on the right path.

 

2) Acceptance & Self-Forgiveness: Rewriting Old Beliefs & Building Sustainable Habits

We are often our own worst critics. Through my training in Alyssa Nobriga’s Mastery of Coaching Institute, I use a 5-level methodology to:
🔹 Uncover unconscious belief systems that may be keeping you stuck
🔹 Navigate competing inner desires with clarity and confidence
🔹 Separate your own voice from external expectations (society, family, or old conditioning)

By shifting your mindset, you’ll realize:
✔️ You don’t have to prove yourself to be worthy of success
✔️ You’ve already won the game of life—it was never about the destination, but the journey

Self-acceptance isn’t just about feeling better—it’s the foundation for real, lasting transformation.

 

3) Aligned Action & Identity Integration: Stepping Into Your Most Confident Self

Transformation isn’t just about insight—it’s about action. Through this coaching process, we’ll integrate mindset shifts with practical career strategy, including:
📌 Accountability systems – Tools like habit trackers, affirmations, and success journaling
📌 Career alignment strategies – Designing a career path that feels fulfilling and sustainable
📌 Personal identity embodiment – Developing a leadership presence and stepping into your new role

Most clients come in with a specific goal in mind, while others start by simply exploring what’s next. Either way, without a clear plan and support system, progress can feel slow. My coaching helps you shortcut your path to clarity, fulfillment, and success.

Once you fully embody your new, aligned identity, nothing can stop you.

Are you ready to start your journey?

Looking for more of an inner growth program that focuses on mindset transformation and healthier work life habits? Then check out the Mindset & Identity program.

 
 

Meet Your Coach!

Kristy serves North America and the APAC regions as a Career Transition and Mindset Coach. She is a graduate of Alyssa’s Institute of Coaching Mastery Certification program and the CEO Embodied Mastermind. She holds a B.A. from UCLA.

Kristy started her journey in the non profit industry and education, and spent 10 years dedicated to the Asian American community and developing programs for young professionals and students. She lived as an expat in Japan for 4 years, where she acquired Japanese as a second language (JLPT N2). While in Japan, she served bi-lingual candidates in Tokyo as a 360 full cycle agency recruiter and career consultant, and was the president of an NPO chapter that supported expats, Nikkei, TCK, and Japanese returnees. 

She has first hand experience of what it takes to reach full alignment in a career after transitioning through an international job layoff, repatriation, multiple relocations, physical & gut health imbalance, and identity shifts. Kristy is passionately committed to supporting others through their own unique transitions to feel more purposeful & aligned in their career and lead a healthy lifestyle.

“It has been life changing, I have progressed in how I look at myself, and how I think. I’ve noticed more change in myself - mental growth & personal understanding - in the past 6 months than the past 10 years.

— Jeremy T.

Private Coaching

1:1 Private Custom Coaching is a one-of-a-kind experience for people who are committed to living their best life, open to changes and new perspectives, and want to have a purposeful career impact. Each program will be designed and customized for your personal success, as no two programs are the same. After your consult call, if we are both in alignment to work together, you will receive a program proposal. 

Mindset & Career Transition Coaching Package

Each custom program is designed with two phases: 

3 months of inner work & value alignment + moving through personal blocks

3 months of career strategy & aligned action 

*Program timelines vary depending on each person (ie. 2 inner : 4 career, 4 inner : 2 career)


All program packages include the following support services:

- Scheduled bi-weekly 60 min. private 1:1 sessions per month (12 sessions total)

- 2 bonus 60 min. sessions: On-boarding/goal setting & Reflection/Next Steps (2 sessions)

- A Customized Notion Portal with notes from each session, databases, goal trackers, etc.

- Unlimited SNS/Voice messaging with coach between sessions

- Emergency 15-30 min. calls between sessions (ie. for salary negotiations, interview prep, etc.)

- Take home personal assessments and inner work guides for personal coaching toolkit

*This customized program also includes CV & Resume edits, LinkedIn Eval, Interview Prep, LinkedIn Networking Strategies, CEO Playbook templates, Company value brainstorming, etc. as needed throughout the job search or career transition (see below)

 Other services included as needed

 

1-1 Mindset Training Sessions

Experience deep dive questions through SEMBU, a methodology created and tested by the Institute of Coaching Mastery, as new blocks surface during your transition. The 5 layers, Somatic, Emotional, Mental, Behavioral and Unconscious are used to explore old belief systems and create a life that best aligns with your needs and deepest desires.

Resume Revamps

Resumes are like first impressions. Having a resume template that you can adjust for each job application is a time-saving essential. Typically, a resume revamp can be completed in one of your 60 minute sessions.

 

Cover Letter Creation

Storytelling in a cover letter is crucial for job applications. I’ll help you craft a story that ties your past experiences together in a way that is easy for the recruiters and hiring managers to follow - so that they any reading the letter has a clear understanding of why you are a strong candidate for the role.

Linkedin Visibility & Networking Strategies

Whether you are creating your first profile, or updating an existing Linkedin, I’ll teach you how to create a profile that serves as an online version of you so that you can be searchable online, during your job search. I’ll teach you about how to make connections with the right people, and best practices for using all the services LinkedIn provides for free.

 

WHAT WE DON’T DO

Recruiting Agency Support

Kristy Mariko Coaching is not a licensed recruitment agency. Although we assist in the application process, we do not endorse recruiting agencies, and we do not have any contracts with direct hiring for any companies.

Blind Network Introductions

We do not directly send any e-mail introductions. Clients much be proactive in reaching out to leads. All connections made through networking must be organically initiated by the client.

Help You Find “Any” Job

We do not support people who don’t care about having impact in their careers. These programs are designed specifically for people who have a desire to change to an aligned career or industry, or design a career that supports their dream lifestyle.

1:1 Private Coaching Program Testimonials

Ready to work together?

Are you ready to level up in life, challenge your old belief patterns, and change the trajectory of your life?

Are you 100% ready to invest in a life-changing experience?

If your answer is a full body YES, then I invite you to a complimentary 30 minute session to discuss your goals.

After our session, I will send you a coaching proposal for you to confirm, and we will get started.

I am currently accepting new clients.

 FAQs

+ I've never worked with a coach before. Is that okay?

Yes, I've coached clients who have never experienced coaching support before and they all love it! Finding a good coach is similar to finding a therapist in that certian people will connect with you better than others. I work with people who have a vision or something they want to achieve within the next 6-12 months. If your vision is unclear, but you know that you desire change, we can do a breakthrough session first to clarify your goals before starting a full time program.

+ What is the difference between your style of coaching and therapy?

My coaching style is a mixture of collective positive influence, positive self talk correction, and empowered accountability. Every session begins with a grounding practice and ends with aligned action. My coaching has been described as reflective, self affirming, motivational clarity sessions. Coaching is not a replacement for therapy. Please consult a therapist if you are seeking professional help.

The curriculum designed for you in this program, is supported by the training I received in Alyssa Nobriga's Institue of Coaching Mastery (12 month) program. I've been professionally trained for 12 months to practice 25 transformational modules (ie. shadow work, Byron Katie's The Work, positive + negative projections, nourishment barriers + dozens more), that support you as you transition through relocations, job loss, relationships, career transitions, etc. In addition to the mindset modules, you will experiment with personal development tasks like the 360 Leadership Interview, Time detox + Energy management, and other leadership tools learned from Kristin Constable's Activate Business Accelerator (6 Months).

+ What is the on-boarding process like for new clients?

Everything is digital. We use Docusign, Stripe, Notion, and LinkedIn for all of our communications, contracts, and payments. You'll receive an on-boarding packet, a notion portal, and a calendly link to schedule your first call. During the on-boarding call, we will co-design your custom private coaching program, set a session schedule, and detail your top priorities and goals.

+ Do you work with people in Japan or the US?

Both! As long as we can secure a time on the calendar, and you have dependable wi-fi, we can work with you from wherever you are calling in from.

+ Can I work with a coach and a therapist at the same time?

Yes. Some of my past clients have worked with therapists or physical trainers, while enrolled in my coaching programs. We encourage you to get the professional help that you need to support your through whatever life or career transition we are guiding you through with KMC.

+ I'm ready to invest. How much is the coaching program?

Private 60-Minute Session $250 USD (1 Mindset Module)

Private 90-Minute Breakthrough Session - $495 (2 Mindset Modules)

3-Month Coaching Package – $3,500 USD (Includes 4 × 50 minute sessions per month + unlimited support between sessions + 6 or more Mindset Modules)

6-Month Coaching Package – $7,000 USD (Includes 4 × 50 minute sessions per month + unlimited support between sessions + 12 or more Mindset Modules)

Interested in 1:1 coaching, but want to experience a coaching session firsthand?

Before enrolling in a full time coaching program, I offer opportunities to schedule a 90 min. breakthrough coaching session. This session is designed to help you identify any limiting beliefs, clarify gray areas, strategize immediate next steps, and determine whether working together for a full program is something you are ready to invest in.

What to expect:

  • A safe space to share anything

  • New perspectives and outlooks on your current situation

  • Positive Language reframe

  • Take away affirmation(s)

  • One new task + follow up

What People Say About Breakthrough Sessions