Career and Professional Development (CPD) has vetted qualified career and leadership coaches outside of LMU with expertise in various industries, topics, and career/life stages. Coaches can be contacted for a free consult conversation. You will receive discounted rates as LMU alumni for their coaching services. CPD recommends reaching out to these coaches for short or long-term coaching on discernment, exploration, pivots, transitions, upskilling, and specialized support.

LMU alumni have access to CPD for life, including its many resources and services that can be found on our website. The Coaches Network is an additional resource. If you are an LMU alum interested in hiring a coach, please reach out directly to any of our coaches below to learn more about their expertise, process, costs, etc.

For more information on ways to become a coach for our network, please complete an interest form for coaches. Should you have questions, please contact careers@lmu.edu.

Find a Coach

Interested in hiring a professional coach?

LMU alumni have access to Career and Professional Development for life, including its many resources and services that can be found on our website. The Coaches Network is an additional resource. If you are an LMU alum interested in hiring a coach, please reach out directly to any of our coaches below to learn more about their expertise, process, costs, etc. LMU alumni will receive a discounted rate by working with any of these coaches.

List of all the coaches

Scott Asai, MA ’01
Scott Asai is a professional speaker and coach specializing in teaching soft skills. He focuses on improving communication, leadership and emotional intelligence. Scott’s brief, conversational and practical style makes it easy for audiences and clients to implement new strategies. His background and credentials include: a B.A. in Psychology, M.A. in Organizational Leadership, Certified Professional Coach, Certified CliftonStrengths Coach, and TEDx Speaker. 

Email & Website
scott.asai@gmail.com | scottasai.com

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Lindsey Dickson, MS, MPhil, PhD
Lindsey Dickson is an Executive Career Coach who is passionate about empowering people to overcome challenges in their job search. She brings over 15 years of diverse experience in cancer research, education, and mentorship in both higher education and tech. She currently shares her expertise as a Career Coach, focused primarily on university and boot camp alumni. Learn more, read testimonials and sign up for a free 30-minute courtesy call.

Email & Website
coaching@lindseydickson.com | lindseydickson.com

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Susan Drucker Hunsaker, BA ’95, PCC
Susan has spent 25 years leading, building, and growing businesses- both within Fortune 500 companies and as an entrepreneur. At a major retailer, she helped launch a new sales channel and later co-founded multiple hospitality ventures with her husband and business partner, David Hunsaker, ’96. Through these experiences, she learned that success requires more than a great product- it depends on people, mindset, and the systems that allow both to thrive. In 2020, Susan founded Keystone Leadership Advisors to help leaders cultivate the habits that expand their leadership capacity and strengthen their teams and organizations.

Email & Website
susan@susandhunsaker.com | keystone-leadership.com

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Sneha Gandhi, MA ’17
Sneha Gandhi is a professional speaker and coach specializing in career and life coaching. She focuses on empowering others, especially women to live a life both professionally and personally with confidence and on one’s own terms. She believes that life is all about relationships and encourages her clients to be more intentional about their interactions with others and learn to say yes to yourself and set boundaries gracefully as needed.

Sneha’s friendly, conversational style makes it easy for others to connect with her in an authentic capacity, which helps strengthen their own confidence and create the ideal blueprint for their success going forward in life. Her background and credentials include: a B.A. in Sociology, M.A. in Human Development with an emphasis in Ecological Perspectives of Lifespan Development, Certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid, Amazon Best Seller, as well as a member of The National Society of Leadership and Success during her time at LMU.

Email & Website
sneha_gandhi@hotmail.com | empoweryouagency.com

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Tom Gilmartin
Tom is a former Meta Global Director who has led industry-defining organizations in Silicon Valley and at award-winning ad agencies. With over 20 years of experience driving breakthrough ideas and innovation, he’s shaped iconic campaigns for Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Sony PlayStation, Activision, Epic Games, Audi, Lexus, Levi’s, and ESPN.

At Meta/Instagram and throughout his agency career, Tom built and led high-performing teams across brand, creative, marketing, and emerging tech. He’s recruited and developed hundreds of top-tier professionals—launching the careers of rising talent in some of the industry’s most competitive environments.

Today, Tom coaches motivated early-career professionals who are ready to break into the worlds of creative strategy, marketing, and tech—and truly thrive once they’re in the hallways. His clients gain an “inner cheat code” for navigating elite organizations with clarity, confidence, and momentum. Through personal brand development, interview strategies, innovative frameworks, and career mapping, Tom empowers the next generation of thinkers and makers to unlock meaningful opportunities, stand out, and build fulfilling, impactful careers that fuel the soul. Book a complimentary career strategy call here.  

Email & Website
tom@gilmartincoaching.com I gilmartincoaching.com

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Linda Greenfield, MS, MBA
Linda Greenfield is a preferred provider of alumni career counseling at LMU, USC, CLU, Tulane, and Yale Universities. She is the owner of Essential Career Counseling, where she assists clients of all ages and stages with the following; Determining Best Fit Career Options for a Client’s Skills, Interests, Personality and Values, Career Assessments, Career Explorations, Career Pivots, Career Research, Career Decision Strategies, Networking, Elevator Pitches, Job Search Strategies, LinkedIn Use, Marketing Materials Including Personal Branding Statements, Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interview Portfolios, LinkedIn Profile Optimization, Interview Preparation, Mock Interviews, Salary Negotiation, and Career Management Over a Lifetime. Her prior experience includes a variety of corporate positions in finance and management. Please schedule a complimentary introductory chat.

Email & Website
linda@essentialcareercounseling.com | essentialcareercounseling.com

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Kevin Medina, MPP, MSW
Kevin Medina is a Los Angeles-based queer Latino first-generation professional who has worked at the nexus of education and social change since 2010. In addition to offering traditional career development support, he provides culturally responsive, trauma-informed and strengths-focused career coaching services to enhance various factors that may be impacting clients’ career development success. He possesses expertise supporting clients who are seeking careers within government, schools and universities, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and social impact consulting firms.

In his full-time role, Medina is UCLA Luskin’s Director of the Office of Student Affairs & Alumni Relations, where he manages their career services, student support and wellness initiatives, employer and alumni relations, fellowship administration and organization partnerships, and civic engagement programs. In his spare time, he performs with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles and provides data analysis consulting for L.A. County Board of Supervisors on hate crimes in Los Angeles.

Email & Website
kmed@ucla.edu | medinaconsulting.my.canva.site

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Matt Mills, MA ’14, PCC
Matt Mills is a professional leadership and career coach, facilitator, and speaker with 12 years of experience guiding individuals and teams from top companies including Meta, Google, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, NASA, USC, and Salesforce. He is currently the Leadership Coach for goodr Sunglasses, heading leadership coaching and development initiatives for their executive and leadership team. Based in Los Angeles, he’s an ICF Professional Certified Coach, and holds an MA in Guidance and Counseling from Loyola Marymount University. Matt’s mission is to guide individuals towards a more meaningful, balanced, and thriving life and career, empowering them to unlock their full leadership potential and achieve lasting success in both their personal and professional journeys.

Email
Matt@MattCMills.com

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Cynthia Orduña, BA ’19
Cynthia Orduña is a career and business coach who helps multi-passionate individuals design a career that allows them to explore all their diverse interests so they can live a happy and fulfilling life doing what they love. As a creative and multi-passionate herself, Cynthia has worked in a variety of different industries such as tech, public relations, entertainment, travel, advertising, and consulting. She has coached over 300 people, from entry to senior levels, in developing their one-of-a-kind career paths and has been featured in publications such as Business Insider, The Balance Careers, The Zoe Report, and more.

LMU alumni will receive 30% off all of her career coaching services. You can book a career coaching call here.

Email & Website
cynthia@cynthiaorduna.com | cynthiaorduna.com

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Talal Sadeh, MBA (Update: Talal is working on a part-time basis as a coach for CPD in spring 2026; you can contact him directly at talal.sadeh@lmu.edu)
Talal Sadeh is an Executive Coach dedicated to inspiring leaders through real-world knowledge and practical insights. He has over 20 years of experience leading high-performing teams and building world-class brands at the intersection of business and creativity. As a marketing executive, he has held leadership roles at iconic companies like Mattel, MGM Studios, Spin Master, and Careismatic Brands, where he shaped brand strategies, collaborated closely with designers and engineers to develop innovative, award-winning products, and crafted global creative campaigns that collectively drove billions in revenue.

A lifelong learner and advocate for professional growth, he holds dual undergraduate degrees from New York University, including a BFA in Photography from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and a BA in Economics from NYU’s College of Arts and Sciences. He also earned his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and has received his Coach Training from the world-class Hudson Institute of Coaching.

Outside of work, Talal is passionate about surfing and yoga, drawing inspiration from his time in the ocean and on the mat. He also volunteers as a surf instructor with a nonprofit serving underserved youth in Los Angeles and is a devoted father and husband.

Email
talal@sadehcoaching.com

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Emily Scherberth, MA, BA ’97
Emily serves as a realignment partner and strategist for executives, teams and organizations that are ready to transform their cultures and lead with purpose. With nearly 30 years of experience in corporate strategy, communications, leadership, qualitative research and facilitation, Emily created Turas Leadership to realign more intentionally with her own purpose: to help actualize the potential in others. As the creator of the Leader-First Transformation™ model and a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths® coach, Emily synthesizes decades of direct leadership experience with forward-thinking research and evidence-based methods to help clients increase performance and find meaning in their work. Turas Leadership provides leadership development, team building, organizational consulting and executive coaching services that result in deeper engagement, increased productivity, and higher profitability. With its leadership-centered approach to organizational transformation that develops the inner capacities leaders need to catalyze lasting change, Turas helps create healthier, more resilient organizational cultures.

Email & Website
emily@turasleadership.com | www.turasleadership.com 

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Ethan Smith, BS ’14, MS ’16
Ethan is a personal and professional development coach who works with creative entrepreneurs to help them strengthen their business operations and bonds of community. He serves the bold, the curious, and the committed. Those who crave deeper connection, higher standards, and intentional growth. His work is rooted in co-creation with clients to develop actionable strategies, cultivate clarity, and unlock the unique greatness within you. He believes that your life, your vision, and your voice were meant to make an impact. You bring the desire to do the work. He’ll help you navigate the path. Schedule a free “connection call” today!

Email & Website
ethan@entervene.co | www.entervene.co

Become a Coach

Interested in supporting LMU alumni?

We are always open to speaking with professional coaches who want to coach alumni in their professional and leadership development. Please complete a brief interest form for coaches. Should you have questions, please contact Marcy Hess at marcy.hess@lmu.edu.