How to Build a Tech Career and a Life You Actually Love
With Executive Coach Kathy Devi McFadden
August 27 – November 16 Live Online
10:00–11:30am Pacific Every Other Thursday
Plus Friday, January 22, 2027 In-Person
Tech Life by Design
How to build a career and a life you love
For early-career women in tech
You landed the role. You're doing the work. So why does something still feel off?
HERE'S WHAT NOBODY TELLS YOU.
Pushing yourself harder doesn't change the relentless pace and nagging feeling of uncertainty.
Your experience changes when you get clear on who you are, what you want, and how you choose to show up while things are constantly shifting around you.
Whether you're just starting to feel the pressure or you've been struggling internally for years, you can build clarity about who you are and the contribution you want to make.
That clarity is what opens doors. That clarity is your path to career advancement while living the life you want to live.
August 27 – November 16 Live Online
10:00–11:30am Pacific Every Other Thursday
Plus Friday, January 22, 2027 In-Person
Tech Life by Design
How to build a career and a life you love
For early-career women in tech
You landed the role. You're doing the work. So why does something still feel off?
HERE'S WHAT NOBODY TELLS YOU.
Pushing yourself harder doesn't change the relentless pace and nagging feeling of uncertainty.
Your experience changes when you get clear on who you are, what you want, and how you choose to show up while things are constantly shifting around you.
Whether you're just starting to feel the pressure or you've been struggling internally for years, you can build clarity about who you are and the contribution you want to make.
That clarity is what opens doors. That clarity is your path to career advancement while living the life you want to live.
Tech Life by Design
How to build a career and a life you love
For early-career women in tech
You landed the role. You're doing the work. So why does something still feel off?
HERE'S WHAT NOBODY TELLS YOU.
Pushing yourself harder doesn't change the relentless pace and nagging feeling of uncertainty.
Your experience changes when you get clear on who you are, what you want, and how you choose to show up while things are constantly shifting around you.
Whether you're just starting to feel the pressure or you've been struggling internally for years, you can build clarity about who you are and the contribution you want to make. You can be confident and live a life that feels good.
That clarity is what opens doors. That clarity is your path to career advancement while living the life you want to live.
You don't have to sacrifice who you are to fulfill your career goals.
Focus on your purpose, allow your talents to thrive,
and you will advance.
You don't have to sacrifice
who you are to fulfill
your career goals.
Focus on your purpose,
allow your talents to thrive,
and you will advance.
It is possible to design your career with intention rather than simply surviving it.
This is why I created Tech Life by Design, a mentorship program and a community to help you foster purpose, prosperity, joy and freedom in your life.
After nearly 20 years in the high-tech industry, including at Cisco, a Fortune 100 company, and Xilinx, the pioneer of programmable logic technology, I understand what enables success. I share that with those I coach and mentor.
“I feel more myself in technical spaces. I have never before been in a tech space where I felt so empowered. You genuinely changed me.”
—Founder & Lead Researcher, Linguistic Security Institute
It is possible to design your career with intention rather than simply surviving it.
This is why I created Tech Life by Design, a mentorship program and a community to help you foster purpose, prosperity, joy and freedom in your life.
After nearly 20 years in the high-tech industry, including at Cisco, a Fortune 100 company, and Xilinx, the pioneer of programmable logic technology, I understand what enables success. I share that with those I coach and mentor.
“I feel more myself in technical spaces. I have never before been in a tech space where I felt so empowered. You genuinely changed me.”
—Founder & Lead Researcher, Linguistic Security Institute
It is possible to design your career with intention rather than simply surviving it.
This is why I created Tech Life by Design, a mentorship program and a community to help you foster purpose, prosperity, joy and freedom in your life.
After nearly 20 years in the high-tech industry, including at Cisco, a Fortune 100 company, and Xilinx, the pioneer of programmable logic technology, I understand what enables success. I share that with those I coach and mentor.
“I feel more myself in technical spaces. I have never before been in a tech space where I felt so empowered. You genuinely changed me.”
—Founder & Lead Researcher, Linguistic Security Institute
In this program, you will discover how to:
Name what drains your energy, confidence, and joy so you can see exactly what needs to shift.
Identify what motivates and drives you so you move with purpose instead of working against yourself.
Build a roadmap for your career and your life that reflects your purpose, your talents, and how you want to live.
Expand your definition of prosperity to include the relationships and freedom that make your career a joyful part of your life.
Let go of uncertainty and commit to at least one real, lasting change that fulfills you.
In this program, you will discover how to:
Name what drains your energy, confidence, and joy so you can see exactly what needs to shift.
Identify what motivates and drives you so you move with purpose instead of working against yourself.
Build a roadmap for your career and your life that reflects your purpose, your talents, and how you want to live.
Expand your definition of prosperity to include the relationships and freedom that make your career a joyful part of your life.
Let go of uncertainty and commit to at least one real, lasting change that fulfills you.
What's Included?
Seven live virtual sessions
Held biweekly with a small group of women working through the same things.
An accountability partner
A relationship built to last well beyond the 14 weeks.
An online community
To connect with the group, share what you're learning, and celebrate wins together.
The Instinctive Drives® assessment
Including a group debrief and an individual debrief, so you get a real, personal read on how you're wired.
An in-person capstone event
Bringing together women from every cohort.
Optional bonus Q&A sessions
With experienced women in tech who've been exactly where you are and can speak to it firsthand.
Women's Mentorship Collective
When the program ends, you're invited to join the Women's Mentorship Collective, an ongoing alumni network that keeps you connected to this community well past the 14 weeks. Members get continued access to the Q&A sessions and additional resources built specifically for this group, plus the ability to return to future in-person capstone events alongside women from other cohorts.
Seven live sessions
Held biweekly with a small group of women working through the same things.
An accountability partner
A relationship built to last well beyond the 14 weeks.
An online community
To connect with the group, share what you're learning, and celebrate wins together.
The Instinctive Drives® assessment
Including a group debrief and an individual debrief, so you get a real, personal read on how you're wired.
An in-person capstone event
Bringing together women from every cohort.
Optional bonus Q&A sessions
With experienced women in tech who've been exactly where you are and can speak to it firsthand.
Seven live sessions
Held biweekly with a small group of women working through the same things.
An accountability partner
A relationship built to last well beyond the 14 weeks.
An online community
To connect with the group, share what you're learning, and celebrate wins together.
The Instinctive Drives® assessment
Including a group debrief and an individual debrief, so you get a real, personal read on how you're wired.
An in-person capstone event
Bringing together women from every cohort.
Optional bonus Q&A sessions
With experienced women in tech who've been exactly where you are and can speak to it firsthand.
For leaders
Support you don’t have to give alone
If someone on your team is quietly overwhelmed or doubting themselves despite doing good work, you already know what that costs in performance, retention, and how much of themselves they bring to the job. Tech Life by Design gives your team member a structured space and a community to work through it with. They become clearer, more confident, and more focused. And you don't have to get them there all on your own.
For leaders
Support you don’t have to give alone
If someone on your team is quietly overwhelmed or doubting themselves despite doing good work, you already know what that costs in performance, retention, and how much of themselves they bring to the job. Tech Life by Design gives your team member a structured space and a community to work through it with. They become clearer, more confident, and more focused. And you don't have to get them there all on your own.
What's Included?
Seven live virtual sessions
Held biweekly with a small group of women working through the same things.
An accountability partner
A relationship built to last well beyond the 14 weeks.
An online community
To connect with the group, share what you're learning, and celebrate wins together.
The Instinctive Drives® assessment
Including a group debrief and an individual debrief with Devi, so you get a real personal read on how you're wired.
An in-person capstone event
Bringing together women from every cohort.
Optional bonus Q&A sessions
With experienced women in tech who've been exactly where you are and can speak to it firsthand.
Women's Mentorship Collective
When the program ends, you're invited to join the Women's Mentorship Collective, an ongoing alumni network that keeps you connected to this community well past the 14 weeks. Members get continued access to the Q&A sessions and additional resources built specifically for this group, plus the ability to return to future in-person capstone events alongside women from other cohorts.
For Leaders
Support you don’t have to give alone
If someone on your team is doubting themselves despite doing good work or overwhelmed, you know what that costs in performance, retention, and how much of themselves they bring to the job. Tech Life by Design gives your team member a structured space and a community to work through it with. They become clearer, more confident, and more focused. And you don't have to get them there all on your own.
For Organizations
Invest before they start looking elsewhere
Turnover is expensive, and leadership pipelines don't build themselves. Tech Life by Design gives you a structured, proven way to invest in the early-career women already on your team before they start looking elsewhere.
For EARLY-CAREER WOMEN IN TECH
Stop surviving your career and start designing it.
In Tech Life by Design, you build a career and a life you love.
How To Get Started
1
Schedule a conversation
Book a short call to talk through where you are right now. No pressure, no commitment.
2
Get your personalized recommendations
Walk away with real clarity on your purpose and your path forward, whether or not you join the program.
3
Join the next cohort
Enroll in Tech Life by Design and start the 14-week program alongside a group of women working through the same things you are.
See what it looks like to intentionally build
a tech career and a life you love.
Meet Devi
I bring nearly 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry, including Cisco, a Fortune 100 company, and Xilinx, the pioneer of programmable logic technology. This follows a successful career in healthcare and is combined with over a decade of coaching senior leaders. I understand the complexity, relentless pace, and culture of the tech industry from the inside.
The non-negotiable skill for success is knowing how to navigate these dynamic environments. I have firsthand experience during times of transformation and crisis, and I have been lucky to work with some of the most talented leaders in technology. From my relationships and experiences, I know what enables success and I bring that to those I coach and mentor.
I'm a certified coach (PCC), a team coaching practitioner, and an Instinctive Drives® partner. I also bring a contemplative practice into this work as a meditation instructor and ordained minister. That combination is intentional. Building a career you actually love takes both business rigor and inner clarity.
"She literally changed my life. Not only does she have a special talent for helping you align your personal values with your career goals, but her moral character, empathy, and emotional intelligence is second to none."
—Manager, Security Risk Management, ServiceNow
For Leaders
Support you don’t have to give alone
If someone on your team is doubting themselves despite doing good work or overwhelmed, you know what that costs in performance, retention, and how much of themselves they bring to the job. Tech Life by Design gives your team member a structured space and a community to work through it with. They become clearer, more confident, and more focused. And you don't have to get them there all on your own.
For Organizations
Invest before they start looking elsewhere
Turnover is expensive, and leadership pipelines don't build themselves. Tech Life by Design gives you a structured, proven way to invest in the early-career women already on your team before they start looking elsewhere.
For EARLY-CAREER WOMEN IN TECH
Stop surviving your career and start designing it.
In Tech Life by Design, you build a career and a life you love.
How To Get Started
1. Schedule a conversation
A short call to talk through where you are right now. No pressure, no commitment.
2. Get your personalized recommendations
Walk away with real clarity on your purpose and your path forward, whether or not you join the program.
3. Join the cohort
Enroll in Tech Life by Design and start the 14-week program alongside a group of women working through the same things you are.
See what it looks like to intentionally build a tech career and a life you love.
Meet Devi
I bring nearly 20 years of tech experience including from Fortune 100 companies. This is combined with over a decade of executive coaching in the industry. I understand the pace, the complexity, and the culture of the tech industry from the inside.
Most of what I know about navigating it I learned through trial and error. Also, I have been lucky to work with some of the most talented leaders in technology, and through my relationships with them, I have learned what makes great leaders successful and has formed the foundation of how I coach and mentor today.
I'm a certified coach (PCC), a team coaching practitioner, and an Instinctive Drives® partner. I also bring a contemplative practice into this work as a meditation instructor and ordained minister. That combination is intentional. Building a career you actually love takes both business rigor and inner clarity.
If you're on this page...
You're ready to navigate your career with greater clarity and confidence. Or, someone referred you because they believe in you and want to support your development. Whether you're just starting out or you've been in tech for years, I would be honored to support you in building a career and life you love.
Have more questions? Schedule a conversation. I'd be happy to talk through where you are right now and help you take steps towards lasting change that fulfills you. No pressure. No commitment.
I hope to see you in the next Tech Life by Design cohort.
Stop surviving your career and start designing it.
In Tech Life by Design, you build a tech career and a life you actually love.
Name exactly what is costing you in energy, confidence, and joy so you can finally see the real source of your struggle clearly
Decode how you are wired using your Instinctive Drives so you stop working against yourself and start moving with purpose.
Use The Deliberate Path Framework to build a roadmap that reflects your purpose, your strengths, and how you actually want to live.
Expand your definition of prosperity beyond salary to include the relationships, creativity, and freedom that make a career truly worth it.
Release the weight of others' expectations and commit to at least one real, lasting change starting now.
Just for early career women in tech...
How to Build a Tech Career and a Life You Actually Love
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Here's What You'll Discover in Tech Life by Design...
Name exactly what is costing you in energy, confidence, and joy so you can finally see the real source of your struggle clearly
Decode how you are wired using your Instinctive Drives so you stop working against yourself and start moving with purpose
Use The Deliberate Path Framework to build a roadmap that reflects your purpose, your strengths, and how you actually want to live
Expand your definition of prosperity beyond salary to include the relationships, creativity, and freedom that make a career truly worth it
Release the weight of others' expectations and commit to at least one real, lasting change starting now
Who You Become
Who You Become
You get clear on what actually matters to you instead of building a career around what everyone else expects.
You define prosperity on your own terms. Finding ways to make the work more rewarding for you, whatever that means.
You find real joy by building your career around what brings you joy and unlocks your ability to bring others joy through your work.
You stop waiting for someone else to hand you a path forward. You set real boundaries without apologizing for them.
The imposter syndrome doesn't run the show anymore. Neither does the overwhelm. You show up steadier and more sure of yourself. You feel it. Other people notice it too.
"Headline: Best Result from Client Story"
Bailey came to me feeling stuck and overlooked. He hadn't received the promotion he knew he was ready for, and the ambiguous feedback left him frustrated in ways others could see. The decision to join this company came with expectations to advance his career, and not getting promoted left him feeling like he'd made a major mistake. Through our work together, Bailey realized he was showing up with a sense of entitlement about the promotion. That "I deserve this, why haven't you given it to me?" energy was putting decision-makers off. After our very first session, he stopped leading with frustration and started engaging with calm clarity. The following promotion cycle, Bailey received the promotion. Since then, he's stepped into expanded leadership roles and is thriving today. Sometimes the barrier to the next level isn't capability...it's how we're showing up without realizing it.
- Client's Name
"Headline: Best Result from Client Story"
- Client's Name
Stop surviving in your career and start designing it. In Tech Life by Design, get started down your path so you can build a tech career and a life you actually love.
What you get in Tech Life by Design...
2 Zoom Group Sessions / Month
No Private Facebook Group
1 Private Session per Month
Video Recordings
Workbook Available
Zoom Transcripts Provided
If you're on this page...
You're ready to navigate your career with greater clarity and confidence. Or, someone referred you because they believe in you and want to support your development. Whether you're just starting out or you've been in tech for years, I would be honored to support you in building a career and life you love.
Have more questions? Schedule a conversation. I'd be happy to talk through where you are right now and help you take steps towards lasting change that fulfills you. No pressure. No commitment.
I hope to see you in the next Tech Life by Design cohort.
Questions or want to contact us?
If there's anything we can do to support you, please email [email protected] or call
(408) 759-4574
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