I help high-achieving professionals leave corporate and build what's next.
Hi, I’m Kieu Vuong.
I'm a PhD-trained, triple-certified coach and former leader at Google, YouTube, and Airbnb. I know what it takes to reach the top of corporate and I know what it costs to walk away (not as much as staying as it turns out).
If you've built an impressive career but keep feeling like there's more to life, keep wondering "is this it?" - You're in the right place! You're not burned out. You're ready for your next chapter.
I help highly accomplished women turn decades of expertise into a business that lets them live on their own terms, without throwing away everything they worked so hard for.
My Story
I didn't make one career pivot. I made five. Each one was terrifying. Each one brought me closer to the work I was actually meant to do.
I left Google / YouTube at the peak of my career. At the time, I managed a great team, was well-valued, earned a high six-figure salary, and worked remotely when that wasn't common for managers at YouTube. A dream job by most standards. I remember my friends and family telling me that I was crazy and reckless to even consider the move. I should be thankful for what I have because apparently I was living the dream.
Growing up, I watched my parents struggle financially for most of their lives. Walking away from a dream job that pays you close to 7 figures simply because I WANTED TO didn’t feel like something I was allowed to do.
But the truth is, I had outgrown that dream. Just like I had outgrown every other dream before it. And reckless would have been ignoring the loud inner voice telling me there was more to life, more to me. I felt drained, confused, and lost. I was watching my life pass by. So indecision felt very costly.
I started working with many coaches who helped me realize I was in control of my own destiny and that I was losing more the longer I waited.
That decision led me here.
Why I'm Qualified to Help You
I hold a PhD in Engineering and Environmental Psychology, an MBA in Finance, and am triple certified in life, career, and health coaching. Before coaching, I held leadership roles at Google / YouTube, Airbnb amongst other companies, and worked with executives in Healthcare and Life Sciences during my time as a senior management consulting at Deloitte.
Am I trying to impress you? Absolutely! But also, if you’re a high achiever yourself, you deserve a coach who has actually operated at your level and made the leap themselves.
As a mom of two young kids, I now make the same or more compared to when I was a leader at Google but I only work about 10-20h/week on the business. I homeschool my kids full-time. I no longer submit a PTO request just to go watch my kids’ games.
My Approach
I don't believe in surface-level fixes. Most coaching scratches the symptom. I work at the level of identity helping you dismantle the beliefs that kept you locked in a role that no longer fits, and rebuild around who you actually are and what you actually want.
I draw on neuroscience, behavioral and cognitive science, psychology, NLP, and life coaching principles not as buzzwords, but as practical tools for lasting change. My philosophy is simple: whatever genuinely serves you, we use.
What My Clients Have Built
The senior professionals I've worked with have left corporate to launch coaching practices and businesses that reflect their real expertise. Others have stepped into roles with significantly better compensation and a quality of life they didn't think was possible. The common thread: they stopped waiting for permission and started building something they own.
If You're Ready
If you've built an impressive career and started feeling like there has to be something more — you're not lost. You're at the beginning of your next chapter.
I'll help you get there with a strategy, not a leap of faith.