Janet Newcomb

Leadership coach · Huntington Beach, CA · in person and virtual

Services

ServiceWhat is includedPrice
Reinvent Your Career
Students starting their careers, mid-career professionals, and retirees
Benziger Thinking Styles Assessment (BTSA) and feedback report · One-on-one coaching · Personalized strategic career plan · Resume guidance · Adapt! book $1,500
Executive Coaching
Business leaders
Confidential coaching · Strategic thinking partnership · Focused inquiry and objective feedback on request
Conflict Coaching Discussing conflict issues with a mediator · Considering options · Designing an approach · Rehearsing a constructive conversation on request
Career Transition Coaching
People beginning their careers, seeking a promotion, exploring workplace possibilities, or preparing for retirement
Assessments · Review of previous experience · Market research · Guidance toward a more fulfilling future on request
Transition Services for Attorneys
Attorneys
Office setup and business-operation assistance · Career-fit exploration · Practice downsizing, right-sizing, or reorientation · Special-project assistance · Practice closeout assistance on request
Leadership Development
Leaders and potential leaders
Identifying developmental assignments · Understanding and avoiding derailing behaviors · Enhancing emotional intelligence · Maximizing ability to get results on request
Building Effective Teams
Organizations and teams
Thinking styles assessments · Other services to support communication, conflict prevention or resolution, and effective teams on request
Onboarding/Executive Assimilation
Executives starting a new job or joining a new company
Support to help executives hit the ground running · Support for early success and leadership credibility on request
Employee Engagement/Retention
Organizations
Assistance with job matching to support employee satisfaction and productivity on request
Starting and Growing a Small Business
Entrepreneurs and small-business owners
Business concept evaluation · Business infrastructure assessment and improvement · Guidance for moving from working for the business to having a business that works for you on request

As published on their website, read Nov 1, 2026.

How they compare

Computed by Callings from the prices and experience coaches publish. Not a rating.

Where they fit

StudentsEarlyMidManagerDirectorVP / C-suite
Resume and LinkedInnonoyesyesyesyes
Interviews and offersnononononono
Job search strategynonoyesyesyesyes
Career direction and changenonoyesyesyesyes
Leadershipnonoyesyesyesyes
Personal brandnononononono

How they work

Process
Listen and clarify the issues · Explore possible solutions and resources as a strategic thinking partner · Provide inspiration to support the client's journey · Clarify the current situation · Explore alternatives · Choose a course of action
Assessments
Benziger Thinking Styles Assessment (BTSA)
Before coaching
Business professional with wide-ranging business experience, Business; worked for Fortune 500 companies and founded for-profit and non-profit corporations (25 years)

Do it yourself, or hire a coach?

Doing it yourselfUsually enough whenA coach earns the fee when
Resume4 to 8 hours for a strong base, then about 30 minutes per posting. Callings can tailor it to each job.You are staying in the same field and level and have recent results to cite.You are changing field or level, coming back after a long break, or many applications brought no interviews.
Job searchA 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 directionWeeks 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.

Times are our estimates. Try Callings.

Questions to ask before hiring

  1. If I land a job partway through, what happens to the sessions I have not used? (multi-session package)
  2. Who do you usually work with, and how long does a typical engagement last? (always worth asking)

What they publish

Similar coaches

Chosen by our matching from coaches who serve the same people with the same kinds of help. Nobody pays to appear here.

Listed in