General FAQ
My Design Coach offers consulting, coaching, and education for designers and creative teams. Services range from one-on-one coaching and team development to strategic consulting, assessments, workshops, and structured online learning designed to support real-world design work.
My Design Coach is built for designers, creative professionals, and organizations that want practical, real-world guidance. Whether you're a student, self-taught designer, freelancer, creative leader, or part of an in-house team, the goal is the same: help you work more effectively, make stronger decisions, and continue growing.
My Design Coach is not a passive learning experience. If you're looking for quick fixes, done-for-you solutions, or purely theoretical instruction without application, this may not be the right fit. The greatest results come from active participation, implementation, and a willingness to learn and improve.
Both. Services are designed to support individual designers as well as organizations with in-house creative teams. Support can be tailored to individual growth, team development, leadership coaching, workflow improvement, and professional skill development.
Consulting focuses on identifying challenges, uncovering opportunities, and providing strategic recommendations.
•••
Coaching focuses on developing skills, strengthening performance, and supporting growth over time.
•••
Education provides structured learning designed to build knowledge, confidence, and practical design ability.
•••
Each service can stand alone or be combined depending on your goals.
Yes. Every engagement is tailored to your goals, challenges, and current level. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions because every designer, team, and organization has different needs.
Choose the membership tier that best fits your goals and level of support. Once enrolled, you'll receive access to your learning portal, educational resources, and membership benefits.
Learning is designed to be flexible and self-paced, allowing you to build practical design skills while learning on your own schedule.
Consulting begins with a discovery conversation to understand your goals, challenges, and opportunities. From there, support may include strategy sessions, team assessments, leadership development, training recommendations, coaching, or ongoing consulting support.
•••
The focus is always on practical application, measurable improvement, and long-term success.
A willingness to engage, apply feedback, and commit to improvement. The process is collaborative and works best when there is active participation, honest communication, and a desire to grow.
The discovery call is a straightforward conversation about your goals, challenges, and current situation. It's an opportunity to ask questions, explore potential solutions, and determine whether working together is the right fit.
Clients often experience greater clarity, stronger decision-making, improved workflows, increased confidence, and more consistent performance. Whether you're building design skills, strengthening a team, improving processes, or preparing for career growth, the goal is meaningful and measurable progress.
That depends on your level of engagement, consistency, and goals. Many clients experience increased clarity and direction early in the process, while deeper skill development and long-term improvements build over time through continued application and practice.
Both options are available. Most services can be delivered remotely through Zoom, while in-person sessions may be available depending on location, availability, and the scope of the engagement.
Both. Some clients come to My Design Coach for a single session focused on a specific challenge, while others choose ongoing coaching, consulting, or education for continued growth and development. The right approach depends on your goals, timeline, and level of support needed.
Pricing varies by service.
•••
Education is offered through membership plans that provide access to training, resources, workshops, and other benefits.
•••
Coaching is available as individual sessions designed to provide personalized guidance, feedback, and support.
•••
Consulting services are customized based on your organization's goals, challenges, and scope of work.
•••
Current pricing and service details are always available on the relevant service pages.
Getting started depends on the type of support you're looking for.
•••
If you're interested in education, simply choose the membership option that best fits your needs and you'll receive immediate access to available resources and training.
•••
If you're interested in coaching or consulting, start with a discovery call. We'll discuss your goals, answer questions, and determine the best path forward.
Your privacy is important. Information shared through My Design Coach is used solely to provide services, communicate with clients, and improve the customer experience.
•••
Personal information is never sold or shared with third parties without consent. Reasonable measures are taken to protect client information and maintain confidentiality throughout all coaching, consulting, and educational engagements.
Consulting FAQ
If projects consistently experience communication challenges, workflow bottlenecks, inconsistent output, unclear expectations, skill gaps, or recurring frustrations, consulting can help identify what's causing the problem and create a plan for improvement.
Start with a free discovery call. We'll discuss your goals, challenges, team structure, and current processes, then determine the most effective next step for your organization.
Consulting is designed for organizations that rely on creative work and want to improve performance, communication, consistency, workflow, or team development. This includes in-house design teams, marketing departments, creative leaders, and growing organizations looking to strengthen their creative operations.
Absolutely. Most creative teams don't struggle because of a lack of talent. Challenges often stem from communication, workflow, alignment, leadership support, unclear expectations, or gaps in development. Consulting helps talented people perform at a higher level by creating the structure and support needed for success.
Every engagement begins with a discovery conversation. Depending on your goals, support may include a strategy consultation, team assessment, coaching, training, workflow recommendations, leadership development, or ongoing consulting support.
•••
The focus is always on practical improvements that help teams perform more effectively.
Most engagements begin with a discovery call followed by either a Design Strategy Consultation or a Design Team Assessment. From there, recommendations may include coaching, training, leadership development, workflow improvements, or ongoing support based on your team's needs.
Yes. One of the goals of consulting is to identify strengths, opportunities, and skill gaps that may be affecting performance. Recommendations often include training, coaching, leadership development, workflow improvements, or other solutions tailored to your team's needs.
Both options are available. Some organizations engage My Design Coach for a specific challenge or assessment, while others choose ongoing coaching, consulting, or training to support long-term growth and development.
That depends on the engagement. Some services involve leadership only, while others include team interviews, coaching sessions, assessments, observations, or training. The level of involvement is determined based on your goals and the type of support needed.
Yes. Training recommendations and skill development are often part of consulting engagements. Support may include design skills training, communication and collaboration workshops, leadership development, workflow improvement, professional development, and skill-gap training.
Both. Some engagements focus primarily on leaders, managers, and decision-makers, while others involve the entire team. The approach depends on your goals, challenges, and the type of support needed.
Scheduling is designed to accommodate your team's needs. Sessions can be scheduled individually, as part of a larger engagement, or on an ongoing basis depending on your goals and availability.
No problem. Consulting, coaching, and training can be delivered remotely through Zoom. In-person visits may also be arranged based on location, scope, and availability.
Coaching FAQ
Coaching is designed for designers and creative teams who want personalized guidance, honest feedback, and practical support. Whether you're a student, self-taught designer, freelancer, working professional, creative lead, or manager, coaching helps you grow faster by providing direction and accountability.
Consulting focuses on identifying challenges, evaluating situations, and providing strategic recommendations.
•••
Coaching focuses on developing people. The goal is to build skills, confidence, communication, leadership, decision-making, and long-term growth through ongoing guidance and support.
If you're feeling stuck, second-guessing your decisions, struggling to improve, preparing for a career move, leading a team, or simply looking for guidance from an experienced professional, coaching may be a good fit.
Every session is personalized to your goals and challenges. Sessions may include portfolio feedback, design critique, career guidance, skill development, project support, leadership coaching, communication strategies, workflow improvement, or action planning.
Not necessarily. Some clients arrive with specific questions, projects, or goals, while others need help identifying where to focus. Either approach is perfectly fine.
That depends on your goals. Some clients book a single session for targeted guidance, while others schedule ongoing coaching for continued development and accountability.
Absolutely. Portfolio development, project selection, presentation, storytelling, and portfolio strategy are common coaching topics.
Yes. Coaching can help you strengthen your portfolio, prepare for interviews, improve presentation skills, clarify career goals, and build confidence throughout the job search process.
Absolutely. Many experienced designers use coaching to strengthen leadership skills, improve communication, solve challenges, refine workflows, develop team members, and continue growing professionally.
Yes. Team coaching focuses on communication, collaboration, leadership development, skill growth, accountability, workflow improvement, and creative performance.
Both options are available. Most sessions can be conducted remotely through Zoom, while in-person sessions may be available depending on location and scheduling.
Clients often experience greater clarity, stronger decision-making, increased confidence, improved skills, better communication, and a clearer path forward. The greatest results come from consistently applying what is learned between sessions.
Yes. Many clients begin coaching because they know they're stuck but aren't sure why. Part of the coaching process is helping you identify challenges, clarify goals, and determine the most effective next steps.
Both options are available.
•••
Some designers book a single session to get feedback on a portfolio, solve a specific challenge, prepare for an interview, or gain clarity on their next steps.
•••
Others choose ongoing coaching because they want continued guidance, accountability, and support as they develop their skills, grow their careers, or strengthen their performance over time.
•••
If you're unsure which approach is right for you, start with one session. Together, we can determine whether additional support would be beneficial based on your goals.
Education FAQ
No. Many members begin with little to no design experience. The training is designed to meet you where you are and help you build skills, confidence, and understanding step by step.
Free tutorials can teach software and techniques. My Design Coach focuses on helping you think like a designer, make stronger decisions, apply what you learn, and grow through guidance, feedback, and structured development. The goal isn't simply to learn tools—it's to become a stronger designer.
Traditional design education often follows a fixed curriculum and timeline. My Design Coach combines structured learning with flexibility, allowing you to learn at your own pace while focusing on practical skills that directly support real-world design work.
•••
Developed by a college professor with extensive industry experience, the curriculum emphasizes design thinking, professional workflows, portfolio development, communication, problem-solving, and the skills required to succeed as a professional designer.
Most training is delivered using Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. If you're new to these programs, don't worry. You'll learn not only how to use the tools, but when and why to use them effectively.
Most online courses provide information. My Design Coach provides direction.
•••
Alongside flexible, self-paced learning, you'll have access to guidance designed to help you apply what you're learning, avoid common mistakes, and continue moving forward with confidence.
•••
Real growth doesn't come from consuming more content. It comes from applying knowledge, solving problems, and learning how to think like a designer.
•••
That's the difference.
Absolutely. Many members start with little or no formal design training.
•••
Founding Membership is designed to help you build skills step by step through structured learning, practical application, and real-world guidance. You don't need to know everything before you begin—you simply need a willingness to learn and grow.
•••
Whether your goal is to build foundational skills, create a portfolio, explore a creative career, or gain confidence with design tools and concepts, you'll find support designed to help you move forward.
Most members spend between 2–5 hours per week, but you can move faster or slower depending on your schedule and goals. Everything is self-paced, allowing you to learn when it's convenient for you.
You're never expected to figure everything out alone. Founding Membership includes monthly live Q&A sessions where you can ask questions, seek guidance, and get support when you're stuck.
•••
Additional coaching, portfolio reviews, and personalized services are also available for members who want deeper support.
Yes. Many of the concepts, exercises, and projects are designed to help you strengthen your portfolio while developing practical design skills. Additional portfolio review services are also available if you'd like personalized feedback.
Absolutely. Many members join to strengthen fundamentals, improve workflows, build confidence, stay current, and continue growing professionally.
YouTube can teach techniques. My Design Coach teaches you how to think.
•••
Instead of piecing together random lessons, you'll learn through structured training designed to help you make stronger decisions, solve problems more effectively, and grow as a designer.
That's okay. The membership is designed to fit around your schedule. Even small, consistent progress can create significant growth over time.
Yes. You can cancel at any time. There are no contracts, commitments, or cancellation fees.
•••
However, if you cancel your Founding Membership, your Founding Member pricing and status cannot be reinstated later.
Founding Membership is designed for students, self-taught designers, freelancers, career changers, early-career professionals, and working designers who want more than tutorials. It's for people who want guidance, structure, and support as they grow.
Founding Membership includes opportunities to ask questions, seek guidance, and receive feedback during monthly live Q&A sessions. Designers looking for more in-depth critique can also book portfolio reviews, coaching sessions, and other personalized services.
Let's figure it out together
Contact form
Required fields are marked with *.