Career coaching for ambitious women in tech, immigrant professionals, and burned-out working moms who are ready to stop performing safety—and start building a career aligned with their values, leadership, and season of life.
WHERE MY CLIENTS WORK
Meta
Google
Amazon
AWS
Microsoft
Verizon
T-Mobile
Oracle
Salesforce
University of Washington
Biogen
Walmart
Deloitte
KPMG
EY
Puget Sound Energy
260+
professionals coached through career clarity, leadership growth, and transitions
$45M+
in client offers from women choosing aligned ambition
15+
years across engineering, consulting, transformation, and executive leadership
Former Deloitte consultant, tech executive leader, engineer, entrepreneur, and career transformation coach — helping women navigate the unspoken rules of modern leadership without losing themselves. Karishma Wadhwani is a career and leadership coach for ambitious professionals, with a special focus on women in Big Tech.
The quiet cost
You're not behind
You're exhausted from carrying rules no one ever taught you
You're stuck being in the same place despite doing everything right
You're operating from a personality that you have outgrown
Maybe you’re the South Asian woman in tech translating yourself all day. Maybe you’re the immigrant professional walking on eggshells because the culture changed but no one gave you the playbook. Maybe you’re a mom with ambition, but your old definition of success no longer fits your nervous system, your values, or your life.
The invisible load
Over-explaining your value while others are assumed credible
Code-switching, over-functioning, and calling it professionalism
Wanting leadership, but feeling unsupported by the rules of the room
Saying yes to everyone else while your own ambition waits
Wondering if the next title is worth the cost of getting there
This is not a confidence problem. It is a strategy, identity, and alignment problem — and it deserves a safer space than generic career advice.
Why this work is personal
I grew up in Mumbai, India. Became an engineer, launched an education startup at 24 after working for Deloitte. When I moved to the United States in 2017, I had to rebuild without the familiar network, cultural context, or playbook I once relied on. I learned firsthand what it takes to translate your experience, advocate for your value, and rise in rooms where leadership expectations are rarely explained. Today, I hold that space for ambitious women who are ready to choose themselves, elevate their mindset, and build careers that reflect who they are now — not who they had to be to survive.
Client results
What Changes When a Woman Stops Asking for Permission
The approach
We do not separate your career from your nervous system, identity, culture, values, family responsibilities, or season of life. This work creates a safe space to explore what is next, question outdated beliefs, and build modern leadership skills that most universities and workplaces never teach. You are not here to chase every opportunity. You are here to choose the right ones — and become the woman who can hold them.
Career strategy
Identity and mindset
Modern leadership
Cultural navigation
Boundaries and values
Aligned self-investment
This work is for women who are ready to ascend — not only to the next title, but into the mindset, boundaries, self-trust, and strategy required to hold it. If you are willing to say yes to yourself while saying no to old expectations, this is your next conversation.
For ambitious women ready to do the work, invest in themselves, and lead from alignment. Women are my focus. Ambitious, coachable professionals of any gender are welcome.