The Blue Mesa Group proudly recognizes our coach, Cathy Akiyama, recently featured in The Trailblazer Issue of Hyphen magazine. As Hyphen attests, Cathy is a trailblazer in both the coaching and Asian American communities.
In Hyphen’s story, “A Quarter-Life Crisis: Asian American life coaches help clients to ‘Quit Being Chinese’,” journalist Nichole Wong interviewed Cathy and one of Cathy’s clients. Nichole also participated in a coaching session with Cathy. Nichole, a recent college graduate, describes her plight of finding a job while trying to balance dreams with the need for a steady paycheck. She is torn between her “follow-your-passion, anything-is-possible ethos” while “my family fretfully equates my romantic career visions with a lack of ambition.”
Nichole’s question, “How do I align my values with reality?” is one that challenges many of our clients, regardless of ethnic origin. Download the full story here in The Trailblazer Issue of Hyphen magazine and gain a sense for Cathy’s unique coaching style and her insights into cultural beliefs that mutate into personal beliefs.
About Hyphen
Hyphen readers are typically 20- and 30-something Asian Americans, many of whom are trying to thrive in America in non-traditional professions and lifestyles. They are blazing new trails while constantly being harassed by voices (real or imagined) that disapprove of veering away from traditional cultural values and practices.
About Cathy Akiyama
Cathy Akiyama is a consultant and leadership coach passionate about helping people become personally and professionally aligned. Cathy is known for her creativity and out-of-the-box thinking while simultaneously being practical, data-driven and business focused. She has a lifetime of personal experience living within and across a mix of cultures, and as someone who has made many cultural transitions, Cathy has exceptional insight in helping clients shift through traditional beliefs and models that often stifle them. Our clients value Cathy’s sensitivity and candor, as well as her penetrating experience with multicultural matters and the unique business needs of the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.
Learn more about Cathy and the Blue Mesa Group coaches at http://www.bluemesagroup.com/ourteam.
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