Gina worked as a Spanish professor for seven years before getting tenure and wondering, “Is this all there is to it?’ After years of filling up buckets labeled Teaching, Research, and Service, Gina had no means left to fill her own cup and was feeling unmotivated and burned out.
As a single mom and woman of color, she felt misunderstood and undervalued. Without a community of like-minded academics behind her, she had few resources to combat those feelings or make meaningful change. Leaving academia gave her a chance to spread her wings -first as a freelance writer and then working in public humanities -and develop a sense of confidence and pride in her writing.
Today, Gina’s coaching work is deeply rooted in her mission to turn her experience into powerful lessons that motivate clients to grab the brass ring of tenure and keep going.
