Your brand
How you show up online, in interviews, and in the room. We shape a story that's true to you and clear to the people who hire, promote, and refer.
Career & brand coaching for ages 21–30
Founding client pricing: 10 spots, through Jan 31
Your twenties don't come with a manual. Let's write yours.
You've got the drive. What's missing is direction. I'll help you find your strengths, tell your story with confidence, and build a plan you'll actually follow.
Free, about five minutes, and your results show up instantly.
Sound familiar?
- "I've sent 60 applications and heard back from two."
- "I have a degree, but no idea what I'm actually good at."
- "I'm good at my job. Nobody seems to notice."
- "Everyone on LinkedIn looks like they've got it figured out."
You're not behind. You just haven't had a plan built around you. That's what we do here.
What we'll build together
Three things that separate the people who move up from the people who feel stuck. None of them require you to have it all figured out.
Your plan
A 90-day and one-year roadmap with real milestones: the roles to target, the skills to grow, and the people to meet.
Your strengths
Name what you're naturally good at, then put it to work. Stop guessing which path fits and start building on proof.
Built for your twenties, not your parents' career path.
- Recent gradsstepping into the job market
- Early-career prosready for the next level
- Career changersrethinking the path they're on
- Side-hustlersbuilding something of their own
What clients say
My conversation with Makeda gave me a level of clarity and confidence I needed going into a competitive interview process. She broke down exactly how I should prepare my answers and how to support them with metrics and specific actions.
Beyond interview prep, she gave me honest, practical advice on navigating workplace culture, managing work-life balance, and avoiding the burnout traps that catch new hires off guard. Her insight helped me walk in with realistic expectations, a clear strategy, and ultimately resulted in me receiving a job offer. I can't thank Makeda enough!
Pick your next step
Start free and go at your pace. Every package begins with your Snapshot and a real conversation with me, so we pick what fits your life and your budget.
Step 1
The Next Step
Regular price: $125 Founding price: $100$125 / session
Or 3 sessions for $325 $260Or 3 sessions for $325
1:1 coaching on the situation in front of you right now: an offer to weigh, an interview to prep, a tough conversation, or a decision you're stuck on.
- 60-minute 1:1 session
- Written action steps after each call
Step 2
The Next Level
Regular price: $497 Founding price: $397$497
Or 2 payments of $209Or 2 payments of $259
Your personal brand, rebuilt so recruiters and hiring managers see what you bring.
- Personal-brand strategy session
- LinkedIn profile redesign: headline, About, banner, and featured section
- Résumé polish for applicant tracking systems and real readers
- Two 1:1 coaching sessions
SIGNATURE PROGRAM
Own Your Next
Regular price: $1,297 Founding price: $997$1,297
Or 3 payments of $349Or 3 payments of $449
Ninety days to go from unsure to unstoppable: strengths, brand, plan, and someone in your corner the whole way.
- Everything in The Next Level
- Snapshot deep dive and strengths plan
- Your custom 90-day career roadmap
- Mock interview and salary negotiation prep
- Six 1:1 sessions every other week
- Text and email support between sessions
Coming soon: self-paced guides and templates. Join the waitlist.
How it works
Snapshot
A free 5-minute assessment of your emotional intelligence, skills, and learning style.
Discover
A free call to walk through your results, your goals, and whether we're a fit.
Plan
Build your brand and a roadmap with milestones you can actually hit.
Launch
Put it into action with coaching, check-ins, and real accountability.
Meet Makeda
Makeda Pride is a tech sales executive and the founder of NextGen Consulting. She has spent more than 8 years in sales and sales leadership at two of the world's leading tech companies.
Her career didn't start in tech. It started behind a coffee bar, where she learned to read people and make every customer feel like a regular. As a wedding planner, she learned to manage vendors, budgets, and high-stakes deadlines without losing her calm. Those same skills carried her into tech sales. That's the lesson she teaches: your experience is worth more than your job title says.
- Barista
- Wedding planner
- Tech sales
- Founder, NextGen
- 134%of quota, a Top 10% Sales Champion
- 110%of annual quota in an earlier year
- 150%IoT growth, the largest in her region
- 60%cloud growth in 10 months
That path is the NextGen method in action: know your strengths, build a brand that shows them, and follow a plan. She has also served on the board of advisors for StepUp Ministry, which helps adults and children transform their lives.
Makeda is also building a real estate development portfolio. She coaches from experience, because she's still building her own next, too.
Start your SnapshotQuestions, answered
Who is NextGen for?
You, if you're roughly 21 to 30 and starting or reshaping your career. That includes new grads, people a few years in who feel stuck, career changers, and side-hustlers.
What is the NextGen Snapshot?
A free, 16-question check-in on your emotional intelligence, skills, learning style, and what drives you. It takes about five minutes. You see your results right away, and I use them so our first call gets straight to what matters.
Do I need to know what I want to do?
Not at all. Most people I work with start unsure, and that's exactly why we begin with your strengths instead of a job title.
Is this worth it if I'm early in my career?
That's the best time. Small changes in how you present yourself and what you aim for in your first few years add up for decades. And with payment plans and founding pricing, you can start smaller than you think.
Are sessions virtual or in person?
[Your answer: virtual, in person, and your city.]
What does coaching cost?
The Snapshot and discovery call are free. Packages run from $125 for a single session to $1,297 for the 90-day Own Your Next program, and payment plans are available. Founding clients save about 20% through January 31, 2027.
Five minutes. Zero pressure. Real direction.
Take the free Snapshot and see your strengths in black and white. Then let's talk about where they can take you.