Unconventional career coaching designed to break you free from your well-worn grooves.
We call it becoming an Un-Professional.
Traditional professional development isn’t working.
So we redesigned it.
Wave goodbye to:
Pricey sit-listen(-and zone out) conferences and webinars.
Training courses you forget in a week.
A nagging desire to grow even when there’s no promotion in sight.
Multi-month coaching programs that don’t move the needle on real-time issues.
Un-Professional makes your career development actually about you.
Give us 6 weeks, and one of our Un-Conventional Coaches will help you turn professional pain points into transformational opportunities in your work life.
“This was by far the best thing I’ve done in 10 years. This could be a game-changing experience for so many people in my organization. I was learning within 5 minutes of getting started. To be honest, I am the crustiest person I know, and I am sold.”
Offerings
Our radical approach to professional development.
Un-Professional isn't just another training program. This is some mindset shifting, thought challenging, make-work-exactly-what-you-want-it-to-be coaching. No conference will ever give you that. And we know you aren’t getting it on the job. Most other coaches will slap your name on a waitlist, then charge you thousands of dollars before you see any tangible change. We won’t stand for it.
Here’s what we do instead.
Un-Learning Challenge Tracks
Choose a Challenge Track to start breaking down what’s been holding you back.
Each experience includes a starter kit, a dedicated Coach, and access to the Un-Learning Library full of tools to help you un-leash your potential.
Coaching in Action
Here’s how an Un-Learning Experience unfolds.
We'll question the norms in your life that you’ve been accepting as un-changeable realities. Then we'll form a new routine of personal curiosity and experimentation that rewrites your professional narrative.
Mindsets > Skillsets
Why developing new mindsets—not just skillsets—is the key to long-term growth.
No doubt up-to-date skills are essential to job performance. Unfortunately, the “latest and greatest” become obsolete in no time. Mindsets, on the other hand, are evergreen. Un-Professional challenges you to embrace new mindsets—like creative confidence, curiosity over expertise, and professional bravery—that only grow more effective over time, not less.
Testimonials
We asked our clients about their experience with Un-Professional.
Get Un-Stuck
“Words cannot express the impact of Un-Professional coaching program on my life. My bold action was around boundaries and saying yes to what I truly love by saying no to other stuff. I have learned so much about myself and continue to experiment everyday with transforming fear to faith, perspiration to inspiration and stressed & selfless to joy & play.”
Embracing Differences
“I absolutely loved this experience. My Coach was so easy to talk to and helped me address a challenge I have been uncomfortable with for a while. I now feel confident to name the awkwardness instead of avoid it.”
Build a Scrappy Prototype
“This was by far the best thing I’ve done in 10 years. This could be a game changing experience for so many people in my organization. I was learning within 5 minutes of getting started. To be honest, I am the crustiest person I know and I am sold.”
Challenge the Status Quo
“I finally spoke up about how I felt my boss was treating me in meetings. We were able to break down our individual narratives and challenge each other. I am now experiencing not only a positive change in our relationship, but I am also witnessing a change in his behavior with others.”
Reimagine your stale definition of professional development.
Stories of Un-Learning from Our Creators
How do you create a practice of personal disruption? That’s the question Un-Professional creators Barbara Patchen, Meg Young, and Emily Callaghan set out to answer. Here’s what they un-learned.
I’m Not An Actor, So Why Am I Performing at Work?
Professionalism often shows up as inauthentic performance. Barbara shares how working remotely has taught her to ditch the performance and challenge her roles instead.
By: Barbara Patchen
You’ll Leave With Just What You Need
This is a case against comfort. Inserting quick, disruptive practices into your daily life is uncomfortable AND terribly necessary. How else do you awaken the most brilliant parts of you that may lie dormant?
By: Meg Young
Break the Rules Early and Often
Our path toward professionalism teaches us rigor, structure, and roles around our expertise and how to navigate and succeed. This is an argument for letting the reigns loose before retirement.
By: Emily Callaghan