Founder's Journey: Inherent's Motivation
Karen Tay is an international coach and start-up founder based in Silicon Valley and Singapore. She has coached and advised CEOs, CTOs and Cabinet Ministers worldwide on personal growth, company and talent strategy.
She is currently Founder of Inherent, whose goal is to help leaders navigate transitions and adversities in their work/life journeys. Inherent has served clients from Google, AirBnB, LinkLaters, Goldman Sachs and OpenAI with approaches that are validated by research with Princeton University.
OUR VISION
No one goes through life’s transitions and challenges alone.

"If it's hard, try harder." Hard work and endurance are often our engines of success, but they can't be our only tools when we face the transitions and challenges of real life.
Grounded in research with Princeton University and the psychology of high performance, our programs provide language, practical skills and new tools for navigating transitions and challenges in your work & life journey.
You'll be refreshed, equipped and empowered.
Navigating and Thriving in Your Mid-Career
Craft your chapter with confidence and support
If you’re contemplating a change in your career or life priorities and don't know where to start, this program delivers power-packed insights and practical exercises.
You’ll take away new mental models for planning your work/life journey, and map out meaningful yet manageable steps.
Unstuck: Keys to Unlock Challenges at Work
Practical research and tools to get unstuck and move forward in your purpose
No surprises: at some point, we all encounter challenges in the workplace, ranging from stress and burn-out to navigating workplace conflict or tension, to unexpected unemployment.
In this highly practical workshop, you will situate your challenge in light of what hundreds of others have been through. You will work on a concrete action plan for yourself, using evidence-based tools.
1:1 Pivotal Moments Coaching
Our pivotal coaching program is an 8-week, 1:1 intentional journey for individuals who seek significant shifts towards their professional and personal goals.
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Work with a trusted executive coach in three 1:1 sessions
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Structured preparation and homework in between sessions
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48 hour email/whatsapp turn-around time for brainstorming and feedback as you execute your strategies

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