How I Got Started
I’ve been financially independent since I was sixteen years old.
I’ve worked at least 30 jobs, many of them at the same time.
I was lucky enough to have a mother that taught me a lot about how to craft a resume, search for a job, and just have an overall well-put-together professional presence.
Along my journey, I’ve worked in many different industries (hospitality, education, tech, media, etc.) and touched multiple functions (operations, customer service, marketing, teaching, general management, engineering, design, etc.).
In the early days, finding work for me was do-or-die, so I created tools and processes along the way to make it easier.
Since then, I’ve worked at the highest levels of multiple organizations, started a couple businesses, and hired/selected hundreds of people along the way.
I believe if we invest in communities with equitable and inclusive access to the resources they need, that there is more than enough brilliance and boldness present to solve humanity’s greatest challenges. Necessarily, my work has concentrated on cultivating leaders from underrepresented communities, and I have designed, launched, and managed entrepreneur fellowships, startup bootcamps, youth programs, and more to this end.
After creating the Reinvent Your Resume Workshop, I started coaching people on not only how to put their best foot forward on their resume, but also how to organize the job search process to make winning easier. I decided to share these tools because I realized how overwhelming this process can be for so many people, most of whom weren’t taught exactly how to search for a job. I also understand from personal experience the stress of needing to make it across the finish line.
The Method Coach is my way of passing on the gems I’ve collected along the way. So, come on. Let me help you add some method to your madness.
More About Me
Lajuanda M. Asemota is an award-winning executive who is passionate about innovation’s ability to affect social change. For nearly two decades, her career has centered on empowering communities with equitable access to resources by helping organizations expand their impact to those who need it most. Currently, she is the CEO of Second Chance Studios, a nonprofit digital media company that trains and employs people who were formerly incarcerated. Previously, Lajuanda served as the Executive Director of /dev/color, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering Black software engineers to grow into industry leaders. She also launched initiatives at Singularity University, including Future of Virtual Reality, Impact Fellows, and their first employee resource group, the Women’s Impact Network. Led by her passion for innovation in emerging markets, she co-organized SingularityU West Africa’s Global Impact Challenge and the SpeedUpAfrica startup bootcamp. Lajuanda has spoken across 5 continents, been featured in publications such as Forbes Austria and Silicon Valley’s 40 Under 40 Tech Diversity, and served on the Board of Trustees for Leadership High School in San Francisco.