Founder and Head Coach

Maria Pentkovski

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Contact Maria

Maria is located in South San Francisco, CA and works with clients mostly across US, Canada and Australia. If you are a resident of any other country, please first check with us to verify we are able to do business in your area.

Maria has over 20 years of experience in design industry, working in companies like Turo, Upwork and Evernote; whatever your situation is, she has likely either been through something similar herself or supported a client in a similar position. Maria is a good listener, and has a unique gift of understanding exactly where you are in your career, where you are heading, and is able to develop a strategy to get you there in the most expedited and profitable way. Whether you know exactly what you want to achieve in your career or completely lost, Maria will work with you to define your journey and support you through it the whole way.

Expertise:

career strategy • interview support • job search strategy • leadership coaching • life coaching • portfolio development • salary/offer negotiations

Experience:

  • Sr. Director, Product Design @ Turo (2021 - present)

  • Sr. Manager, Product Design @ Evernote (2019 - 2021)

  • UX Director, Product & Marketing @ Upwork (2013 - 2019)

  • Faculty @ Academy of Art University (2015 - 2020)

  • Faculty @ SAE Ex’pression College (2010 - 2015)

    and much more

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