Janet Newcomb
Career coach · Huntington Beach, CA · in person and virtual
"Focused Solutions is a holistic resource for elegant solutions." (in their words, on their website)
Services
| Service | What is included | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Reinvent Your Career Individuals seeking career reinvention |
Benziger Thinking Styles Assessment (BTSA) with extensive feedback report · One-on-one coaching with a career transition expert · Resume guidance to communicate value · Book: Adapt! How to Survive and Thrive in the Changing World of Work | $1,500 |
| Executive Coaching Business leaders |
Confidential coaching · Trusted adviser and strategic thinking partner · Skilled listening, focused inquiry, objective feedback · Exploring alternatives and creating solutions for leadership issues | on request |
| Conflict Coaching Individuals managing or resolving conflict |
Certified/experienced mediators · Discuss issues · Consider options · Design approach · Rehearse constructive conversation | on request |
| Career Transition Coaching Individuals beginning career, seeking promotion, exploring workplace possibilities, or preparing for retirement |
Assess strengths, weaknesses, competencies · Review previous experience · Market research · Guidance for fulfilling future · Invent or reinvent career | on request |
| Transition Services for Attorneys Attorneys needing office setup, business operation efficiency, career fit exploration, downsizing, right-sizing, reorienting practice, special projects, or practice closing |
Office setup assistance · Business operation fine-tuning · Career fit exploration · Downsizing/right-sizing/reorienting practice · Special project help | on request |
| Leadership Development Leaders and potential leaders |
Determine developmental assignments · Understand and avoid derailing behaviors · Enhance emotional intelligence · Maximize ability to get results | on request |
| Building Effective Teams Organizations |
Thinking styles assessments · Services to build and facilitate effective teams · Promote good communication · Prevent or resolve conflict · Build high performance organizations | on request |
| Onboarding/Executive Assimilation New executives |
Help executives hit the ground running · Demonstrate early success · Achieve credibility to lead effectively · Accelerate ramp-up for company profit | on request |
| Employee Engagement/Retention Employers |
Help achieve good job match · Increase employee satisfaction and productivity · Reduce turnover, conflict, and health care costs | on request |
| Starting and Growing a Small Business Entrepreneurs |
Evaluate business concept · Assess and improve business infrastructure · Move from working in business to having a business | on request |
As published on their website, read Sep 30, 2026.
How they compare
- Their packages start at $1,500. Of the 905 career coaches in our directory who publish a package price, 84% start at the same price or lower.
- 25 years coaching; the median for career coaches in our directory is 14.
Computed by Callings from the prices and experience coaches publish. Not a rating.
Where they fit
| Students | Early | Mid | Manager | Director | VP / C-suite | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resume and LinkedIn | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Interviews and offers | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Job search strategy | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Career direction and change | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Leadership | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Personal brand | no | no | no | no | no | no |
How they work
- Process
- Listen and clarify issues · Act as strategic thinking partner to explore solutions and resources · Provide inspiration to ignite journey to success
- Assessments
- Benziger Thinking Styles Assessment (BTSA)
- Before coaching
- business executive, business leadership and strategy, organizational effectiveness, career transitions (25 years); paralegal/document preparer, Family Law (15 years); CEO, Broker/Owner, International business, real estate, hospitality; hospitality and hotel management expert, hotel development and hospitality management (20 years)
Do it yourself, or hire a coach?
| Doing it yourself | Usually enough when | A coach earns the fee when | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job search | A target list, a weekly plan and steady outreach. Callings builds the weekly plan and tracks every application, free. | Interviews are coming in. | Three months without traction, or a senior search that runs on your network. |
| Career direction | Weeks of reading and conversations about roles that fit. Callings can show your strengths and the pay for each role. | You already have two or three target roles. | You do not know what comes next, or you want structure and a formal assessment. |
| Leadership | Peer groups, feedback from your manager, reading. | You have a mentor who has done the job. | A first management role or a bigger team, often paid for by the employer. |
Times are our estimates. Try Callings.
Questions to ask before hiring
- What are your cancellation and refund terms? (no refund terms on their site)
- Who do you usually work with, and how long does a typical engagement last? (always worth asking)
What they publish
- Prices: yes
- What each service includes: yes
- A free consultation: not found on their website
- Refund or cancellation terms: not found on their website
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