Impact Highlights
I’ve partnered with individuals, foundations, businesses, nonprofits, and corporate teams to:
Audit and redesign equity strategies so values move from statements into everyday practices.
Facilitate leadership retreats that transform how executives collaborate, communicate, and care for their teams.
Create trauma-informed workshops and affinity groups that reduce burnout and improve retention.
Coach leaders and staff to increase confidence, negotiate salaries, and step into purpose-driven leadership.
Through these engagements, organizations have shifted policies, restructured team practices, and cultivated cultures where care and accountability coexist. I’ve also helped clients receive their dream promotions, raise their salary beyond their wildest dreams.
Highlights include:
Helped clients negotiate $30K+ salary increases, obtain their self-described “dream jobs,” and successfully land promotions through equity-centered career coaching.
Supported grassroots nonprofits in building sustainable equity and care practices, improving staff retention and team wellbeing.
Partnered with philanthropic organizations to design multi-year equity strategies that moved values from statements into daily practice.
Facilitated leadership retreats that transformed executive collaboration and decision-making, centering care and accountability.
Coached high-performing leaders in top global tech companies to navigate burnout, reclaim purpose, and align their leadership style with their values.
Founded the Eldest Daughters Collective, now over 100 members strong, creating the only survivor-, BIPOC-, and queer-led community centering eldest daughters of color.
Integrated astrology as an organizational tool, from executive retreats to organizational “birth chart” readings, helping teams reflect, align, and collaborate in new ways.
What people are saying.
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"I loved Yoo-Jin’s presentation and her ability to present and educate through a tough topic with so much grace and generosity."
-Conflict Transformation Workshop Participant
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“Yoo-Jin expertly presented on a subject we all desperately need to prioritize. Her presentation was honest, authentic, and engaging. Many thanks!”
—Training Participant
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"Yoo-Jin is one of my go-to colleagues. The work that Yoo-Jin has done across institutions and organizations have helped advance equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and healing work to countless individuals and with a sense of care that is essential. In the time I have known Yoo-Jin I have been fortunate enough to lean into her expertise and support - and the groups we've worked with together have been better for it."
— Dr. Consuelo Grier, Vice President of DEI for Bellevue College
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"I honestly do not think the English language possesses the capacity to fully express just how incredible Yoo-Jin Kang is when it comes to career coaching! I not only got an amazing first offer, but then successfully negotiated a second offer that was $5k more!! That is all thanks to her unmatched combination of wisdom, knowledge, and passion. Yoo-Jin will be there for you to offer support, advice, and invaluable guidance."
—Christina Floriza
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"Yoo-Jin framed our the process of website development together as an effort to showcase my work in the world, and I felt so seen and validated by her throughout that process. Yoo-Jin has a beautiful eye for detail, aesthetics, and flow, and I'm so grateful we worked together."
—Gert Comfrey, Therapist and Community Organizer
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"I was drawn to book a reading with Yoo-Jin after being laid off from my full-time job of nearly two years. As someone who was looked to astrology as one of many spiritual guides in my life, I was curious how Yoo-Jin's experience with career coaching and transitions could support me. Her reading was so affirming of what my intuition had been slowly communicating. She did a brilliant job of connecting my astro placements with long time patterns and themes I've noticed more over time AND gave me strategies to consider to support my actions forward, especially related to communication and decision making. Yoo-Jin's attunement to energy and her own intuitive spirit created an environment of care and nurturance throughout the entire reading. Much gratitude to her sharing her gifts and helping me feel courageous in my next steps! "
—Wing
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"Yoo-Jin has provided me with invaluable whole-person career support. She always honors my internal wisdom while also providing me with warm, wise, and practical guidance in areas where I'm stuck. She has directed me to amazing, radical peer-learning networks and personal development resources; supported me through important decision-making moments and transitions; helped me in revamp my "brand;" and celebrated wins with me along the way. I'm in an exponentially better place in my life and career now than I was before I knew Yoo-Jin. I attribute a significant part of my evolution to her support!"
— Elizabeth Lazarre Kaplan
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"Yoo-Jin created and led a workshop for our barre instructors after a discussion about our plans to bring back hands-on adjustments for in-studio clients for the first time since 2020. The workshop was engaging, inclusive, and powerful. I highly recommend working with Yoo-Jin and fully intend to have all of our future instructors go through training with her as well."
—Lauren, Owner of OpenBarre
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"Yoo-Jin's training on Healing as Resistance was so informative and I was impressed with how quickly she was able to turn an online Zoom-session into a safe place for me and my colleagues to work through terminology and concepts that speak to our lived experiences. She has an engaging and welcoming presence and I look forward to more opportunities to learn from her."
—Elina, MEF Associates 2023
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"I have been thinking a lot about your birth chart reading with me lately. You really helped to give me reassurance and I finally left my terribe job and am going to a place where I can shape the culture, like I'm meant to!!"
—Astrology Client
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"I learned more from Yoo-Jin’s training than any other DEI-related sessions we've had. She truly understood our direct needs and created an eye-opening experience.”
—Training Participant
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“Yoo-Jin supported me during my career switch with consultation, advice, and interview prep. Her expertise gave me the confidence to negotiate and advocate for my needs professionally.”
— Valerie T.
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"I’ve watched Yoo-Jin grow into an incredible leader in DEI and healing work. Her trauma-informed yoga and keynote at our Women of Color reception were catered perfectly to our community’s needs.”
—Jess M.
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“Yoo-Jin is incredibly talented, warm, and insightful. I had never considered the idea of a synergy astrology reading for both myself and my business. However, after deciding to give it a try with Yoo-Jin, I am so grateful that I did. She has a remarkable ability to explain complex concepts clearly and simply and provided practical strategies to navigate challenging aspects while leveraging my strengths. As someone who struggles with executing ideas, starting my own business has been a significant challenge. But with Yoo-Jin's supportive nature and her ability to translate my feelings into actionable steps, that gave me the confidence to take my next leap. The insights gained from the astrology reading truly came to life when I launched business and led my first community meeting 3 weeks later. I'm very appreciative of this experience with Yoo-Jin and the value it's brought to my purpose work.”
—Khala Smith
I want to hear from you!
If you’ve worked with me, through coaching, astrology, workshops, or organizational consulting, I’d love to hear about your experience. Your reflections not only help me grow, they also guide future clients and organizations in finding the support they need.
Please share what felt most meaningful, what shifted for you, or what you’d want others to know about working together. Whether it’s a sentence or a story, your words matter.