Career coaching
A partner for designers navigating change
This is your time
Design is inherently collaborative, but the day-to-day has become isolating. I offer a design partnership for how you show up in your work and shaping the future of your career. Together we’ll clarify what you want, develop your leadership skills, and craft a personal design practice that reflects who you want to become. I will bring you a warm but direct feedback that helps you move forward with confidence. We cannot control the length of our life, but we can do something about its width and depth.
To get started, book a free session with me. We’ll use it to vibe check and think about how we could work together.
Meet your coach
Nina Mehta designed and led teams at early Stripe, Mailchimp, Twilio, and Pivotal Labs in Silicon Valley, Europe, and Asia. As the founder of Bitteschön Studio, she specializes in building design teams from the ground up and developing talent inside high-growth startups. She is focused on advising founders, coaching designers, and recently worked with Designer Fund, a premier design-first investment firm. Nina lives in Brooklyn where she is training to be a licensed psychoanalyst.
What you get
Together we’ll uncover what kind of work you enjoy and to align with how you want to spend time. We’ll shape a vision and build the pieces you need to get there, starting with what you have today.
For practicing designers and emerging leaders
Career visioning and leadership development
Building influence and cross-functional collaboration skills
Managing up and navigating organizational complexity
Presenting your work with clarity and confidence
Operational practices for sustainable solo work
Work/life balance strategies for long-term success
For designers navigating career transitions
Career planning and growth strategy
Portfolio critique and product storytelling
Interview preparation and mock interviews
Clear, compelling career storytelling that highlights your strengths
Non-icky networking and ways to build real connections
My work offers guidance for folks who typically work in the Design Org, especially emerging leaders and new managers. If you were recently laid off and underrepresented in tech, please write to me for a free session
Designers embedded in a company
Freelance designers
Founding designers
Folks looking for their next role
Who it’s for
Ready to get started?
Book a free 25-minute session for a chemistry vibe check and time to outline our focus areas. Or write to me at nina@bitteschon.co.