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Inner Quest: Transform Your Career in 5 Weeks
For leaders and professionals at a crossroads—get clarity, build decisive focus, and confidently accelerate your career.
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Course overview
A 5-Week Coaching Experience to Transform Your Career
In today’s rapidly evolving professional landscape, shaped by AI and technological disruption, having a career strategy is no longer optional—it’s essential. Inner Quest is more than just a course—it’s a 5-week interactive coaching experience that equips you with the clarity, strategy, and confidence needed to take control of your professional trajectory.
Led by certified leadership coaches James Gray and Kieve Ducharme—both with C-level experience—this cohort experience helps ambitious professionals pivot, accelerate, and future-proof their careers through a proven, results-driven framework.
This course is highly valuable for people who want more control over their work, brand, and destiny by adopting a portfolio career strategy.
🌟 RECENT TESTIMONIALS: 4.8/5 🌟
📣 This course changed something deep within me. It’s not just a program, it’s a mirror. It made me pause, reflect, and confront parts of myself I had been avoiding for years. But instead of judgment, I found clarity. Instead of fear, I found tools. It taught me how to navigate uncertainty from a place of strength, not control. How to move forward even when things feel unclear. None of this would be possible without James. He was born to hold this space. The love, care, and presence he brings to every session is beyond words."
📣 "A Life-Changing Journey That Reignited My Vision, Voice, and Purpose Enrolling in the Inner Quest was one of the most pivotal decisions of my professional life."
📣 "The Inner Quest journey has been truly transformative for me. James and Kieve have taught me so much throughout this process. As a testament to its impact, I’ve discovered a resilience and capacity for bold decision-making in the face of uncertainty that I hadn’t fully realized before."
WHAT YOU LEARN AND LEAVE WITH:
Inner Quest is built on a simple idea: the key to accelerating your career is to look inward first. By understanding your values, strengths, and purpose (the inner work), you can craft a game-changing strategy for your career (the outward success)
🔷 Week 1: Discover Your Core
Clarify your values, vision, and purpose to establish a strong foundation for your career strategy.
🔷 Week 2: Design Your Competitive Career Strategy
Craft and justify your competitive positioning aligned with the market needs and your unique strengths, aspirations, and experiences.
🔷 Week 3: Embody Your Created Identity
Build your identity, mindset, behaviors, and habits to deliver on your vision and strategy.
🔷 Week 4: Cultivate Self-Leadership
Build emotional resilience and discipline by focusing on what you control to cultivate self-mastery.
🔷 Week 5: Manifest Your Vision
Develop a standout personal brand, expand your influence, and activate your career offerings to maximize your impact and earning potential.
(Bonus: Enjoy lifetime access to course materials, a private Inner Quest community, and continuous updates so you continue adapting and thriving.)
WHY INNER QUEST WORKS (When DIY Fails):
✅ Guidance from Two Expert Coaches
Receive mentorship from James Gray and Kieve Ducharme, both seasoned leadership coaches who have helped professionals at Microsoft, Amazon, GitHub, Google, and more. They will personally guide you each week, keeping you accountable and focused on results.
✅ Proven Frameworks and Examples
Gain clarity, define your vision, and execute a strategic roadmap using structured, step-by-step frameworks. No more second-guessing or stalled progress.
✅ Pre-Session Learning + Live Workshops
Maximize your live coaching time. Complete lessons and exercises before each session so that workshops focus entirely on real-time coaching, feedback, and applying strategies that drive results. (Your preparation = accelerated growth!)
✅ Motivation + Execution
This program pushes you beyond theory. Expect expert guidance, strategic planning, and real-world execution that translates into promotions, career pivots, and a roadmap for long-term success.
✅ Accelerate Your Growth (No More Guesswork)
Think you can figure this out on your own? Our proven frameworks and expert coaching will help you achieve breakthrough results in weeks instead of years. With Inner Quest, you’re following a tested roadmap and receiving insider guidance—so you make rapid, strategic progress with certainty.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM APPLYING THE COURSE CONCEPTS:
By fully engaging with this course, you will achieve outcomes such as:
✓ Increased compensation through a unique value proposition.
✓ Deeper fulfillment and meaning in your work.
✓ Enhanced self-confidence and trust in your abilities.
✓ Improved well-being and emotional intelligence.
✓ A standout personal brand and professional identity.
✓ Heightened motivation and energy to pursue your goals.
✓ Laser-focused productivity to achieve ambitious results.
✓ Reduced anxiety and greater clarity about your career direction.
✓ Breakthrough performance that sets you apart.
🚀 Limited to 12 participants per cohort (small enough for personal attention, ensuring an intimate, workshop-like experience)
This is your opportunity to invest in yourself, gain career clarity, and build a strategy that positions you to compete and thrive.
Change happens when you do. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed – if you’re serious about a new direction, now is the time to act.
COURSE BONUSES.
🌟 Bonus: Access to periodic updates of course materials.
🌟 Bonus: Ongoing support through the Inner Quest Community on LinkedIn and WhatsApp.
This course is for you if...
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You are ambitious and eager to unlock your potential but unclear on the next steps to elevate your career and performance.
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You want clarity in your career vision, a strategy to align with who you want to become, and control over your professional destiny.
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You are ready to transition to work that aligns with your purpose, whether advancing in your role or launching an entrepreneurial venture.
What you'll get out of this course
Clarity and Purpose in Your Career
Develop a clear career path vision by discovering your core values, strengths, and purpose. Gain the confidence to make decisions that align with who you are and where you want to go.
A Strategic Career Blueprint
Convert your inner clarity into a concrete action plan for success. You'll set actionable goals and design a competitive strategy—a resilient roadmap to accelerate your growth and stand out in your field.
Resilience and Adaptability
Strengthen your ability to navigate challenges and change. You'll master a resilient mindset to overcome obstacles and embrace risks, so you can seize new opportunities with confidence
Personal Brand & Influence
Learn to build a standout professional identity that opens doors. You'll craft your personal brand and unique value proposition to showcase your expertise, enabling you to monetize your skills and cultivate strategic relationships for sustained career growth.
Expert Coaching & Community Support
Progress through a structured 5-week program with direct coaching from seasoned instructors and a supportive cohort of peers. Each week’s live session offers guidance, feedback, and accountability, ensuring you apply new strategies and steadily build your career plan.
Real-World Application & Competitive Edge
Apply proven frameworks to your own career in real-time. Every module delivers tangible outputs – from a career roadmap to a competitive strategy – so you complete the course with practical tools and a competitive edge to thrive in your field.
What’s included
Live sessions
Learn directly from James Gray & Kieve Ducharme in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
90 lessons • 33 projects
Week 1
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Discover Your Core Overview
Week 1 - Discover Your Core Overview
Module 1: Visualize a compelling vision of what you want and why
Vision is a compelling story of what you want and why, serving as a blueprint for your future. You will craft a clear, compelling vision of your ideal future. Understand how a strong vision provides direction and motivation. By the end, you will have a clear, vivid, and actionable vision of what success looks for you to guide your decisions and inspire action.
Module 2: Define your core values to guide your life and shape your character
Values are the flashlight and compass that guide your life. Identify the values that drive your decisions and actions. Learn why aligning with your core values fosters integrity and fulfillment. By the end, you will leave with a short list of values to guide your career choices.
Module 3: Reframe self-limiting beliefs and cultivate a resilient mindset
Beliefs are what you see as true and are the invisible force that controls your habits and potential.
Uncover and challenge beliefs that hold you back. Understand the importance of a resilient mindset in achieving ambitious goals. By the end, you will have the tools to reframe negative beliefs and build a resilient mindset that supports ambitious goals.
Module 4: Clarify your purpose for long-term direction
Purpose is the driving force behind your goals and the guiding star that shapes your direction.
Discover what drives you and align it with your career goals. Learn how a clear purpose fuels focus and commitment. By the end, you will have a purpose statement that provides clarity and long-term focus for your career and life.
Module 5: Set compelling goals aligned with your purpose
Goals are specific objectives that provide focus, direction, and energy, driving you toward your purpose. Define meaningful goals that align with your vision and purpose. By the end, you will leave with a clarified set of goals to guide your focus and actions.
Week 2
Week 2 - Develop Your Competitive Strategy
Competitive strategy is how you compete in the market. Assess your strengths and identify where to compete for maximum results. Learn how to refine your positioning to differentiate yourself. By the end, you will have a competitive strategy tailored to your unique expertise.
Module 1: Explore Strategy Frameworks & Evaluate Your Competitive Positioning
Module 2: Evaluate & Prioritize Your Next Strategic Career Move
Module 3: Map Out Your Strategic Career Moves
Module 4: Craft and Present Your Strategic Narrative
Week 3
Week 3 - Embody Your Created Identity
Module 1: Create an identity that can deliver on your vision
Identity is the core of who you are, generating patterns of results consistent with how it is structured.
Design a professional identity that reflects your aspirations. Understand the importance of aligning your identity with your goals. By the end, you will have a clear identity visual and statement to reflect who you need to become.
Module 2: Align behaviors and principles to embody your identity
Behaviors are actions and rituals that directly produce outcomes in your life. Principles are recipes for making decisions that drive your behavior to get what you want. Connect your daily actions and principles to your identity and vision. Learn why consistency in behaviors reinforces trust and success. By the end, you will have a set of actionable behaviors and principles to align your life with your identity.
Module 3: Establish boundaries to protect your identity and create independence
Boundaries are limits that define what is yours and what is not. Boundaries are essential for taking responsibility for your life. Clear boundaries help you own your space, reduce conflicts, and protect your energy. In this module, you will learn how to construct and communicate effective boundaries. By the end, you will leave with a clear list of what is okay and not okay, helping you foster greater independence.
Week 4
Week 4 - Cultivate Self-Leadership & Emotional Resilience
Module 1: Evaluate and release attachments that no longer serve you
Attachments are things that hold you back from realizing your full potential. Identify habits, mindsets, and relationships that limit your growth. Understand how letting go creates space for opportunities. By the end, you will leave with a list of attachments you must release to realize your vision.
Module 2: Build emotional intelligence and manage emotions effectively
Emotions are feelings that influence everything you do in life. In this module, you will name and measure your emotions to understand their influence. Discover how emotional intelligence enhances leadership and collaboration. By the end, you will leave with a better understanding of your emotional landscape and strategies to manage your emotions and deepen career relationships.
Module 3: Build self-leadership to focus on what you can control
Focus and attention are your ability to concentrate on what is important to you. Learn how to manage your priorities and energy for sustainable success. Discover techniques to maintain alignment with your goals. By the end, you will have tools to sustain impact and avoid burnout.
Week 5
Week 5 - Manifest Your Vision
Module 1: Craft a memorable brand to establish authority and influence
A personal brand is the unique combination of skills, experiences, and personality you present to the world, shaping how others perceive and interact with you. Develop a personal brand that amplifies your visibility and credibility. Learn how branding aligns with your vision and career goals. By the end, you will have a personal brand strategy to position yourself as an authority and stand out.
Module 2: Monetize your value proposition to maximize your impact
Define strategies to monetize your skills and expertise across channels. Learn how to create income streams that align with your goals. By the end, you will have a monetization plan tailored to your career goals and value proposition.
Module 3: Build your professional network strategically
A network is a strategic web of relationships that provide support, opportunities, and resources to advance your career. Cultivate relationships that support your career vision. Learn how to expand your network to unlock opportunities strategically. By the end, you will have a networking strategy to unlock new opportunities.
Module 4: Present your career strategy for feedback and support
Self-Awareness is the conscious knowledge of your character, feelings, motives, and desires.
Building self-awareness is a critical step in personal and professional growth. Presenting your insights not only reinforces your understanding but also helps in convincing yourself and driving transformation. In this module, you will compile the insights you’ve discovered and share them with the cohort. This solidifies your commitment to transformation.
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Data and AI Leader | Berkeley Haas B-School Instructor | Certified Coach
James Gray
James Gray
Data and AI Executive | Certified Coach | Berkeley B-School Instructor
James Gray is a Data and AI Leader who empowers organizations and leaders to accelerate innovation through data and AI.
In addition to his work with organizations, James teaches data and artificial intelligence strategy at the prestigious Berkeley Haas School of Business.
Over the past 30+ years, he has held CIO, CPO, data science, and product management roles at leading organizations like Microsoft. James has a long track record for developing talent in organizations and coaching leaders and professionals in the tech sector.
Why I started this course
My purpose is to help you deepen your self-awareness in a safe and confidential space to:
- discover your best self
- craft a competitive strategy, and
- catalyze a direction that brings out your full potential.
You can learn more about my experience on LinkedIn and JamesGray.AI.
Subscribe to receive my career strategy ideas at DailyInnerQuest.com.
Kieve Ducharme
Kieve Ducharme
Business Innovation Consultant | Executive Leadership Coach
Kieve Ducharme is a Business Innovation Consultant and Executive Leadership Coach with a focus on organizational transformation, AI scaling strategies, and leadership development. She works with organizations and leaders to accelerate transformation through innovation and authentic leadership.
Kieve certified through the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute and Henley Business School in 2024. Her expertise spans 25 years across communications, digital industries and working across 4 continents. Kieve partners with founders, executives, and emerging leaders develop their authentic leadership style - fostering individual growth, authentic communication, and positive leadership practices in both professional and personal worlds.
Connect with Kieve on LinkedIn.
Course schedule
3-6 hours/week
Cohort 10 - Career Transition and Reinvention
Wednesdays 1-3 PM US ET
Reinventing your career is about more than just updating a resume, it is about redefining your vision, leveraging your experience, and finding meaningful new opportunities. This cohort is designed for professionals in transition.
Cohort 11 - Tech Career Reinvention
Saturdays noon - 2 pm US ET
The technology industry is evolving and experienced professionals must adapt to stay competitive. This cohort is designed specifically for professionals looking to transition into or remain relevant in technology roles.
Learning is way better with cohorts, with personalized guidance from an expert coach
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A private, intimate experience
This course is limited to just 7 people so that my instruction and our discussions are personal, private, and memorable.
Active hands-on learning, not passive watching
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects to create an environment that produces deliverables and reflection. I'll teach a concept, show you an example, give you an exercise, and then you'll do it. You'll learn by doing, not watching. The intent is to create drafts of your content that you can then refine outside the live session as needed.
I will spend 7+ hours with you during live sessions and an optional 6 hours for office hours.
Learn with a cohort of peers
Connect and engage with like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you. Collaborating and helping each other through exercise will answer common questions and ensure each person makes progress.
Personalized guidance and feedback
The deliverables you create and internalize are key to enabling your transformation. I will hold a one-hour office hour weekly to provide personalized feedback and answer questions. My role as a coach is to pose questions that help you gain deeper awareness and not offer advice as you know yourself best.
Cohort collaboration
We'll have a private Slack channel for our cohort to post questions and answers, small wins, and provide the support that helps us build consciousness and energy.