Find your purpose.

Get hired.

Create change.

Toward a More Meaningful & Fulfilling Career

We’ve been there.
A more meaningful and fulfilling career for us begins with working for something more than a paycheck. But that does little to narrow a broad field of possibilities and is only part of the overall equation. Immersed in the environmental sustainability and social justice and impact movements for more than 20 years, we’ve been reflecting on our own professional journeys, and those of our many colleagues across sectors. We’ve experienced how finding your way can feel overwhelming, confusing and frustrating. We started Foresight Careers to alleviate anxiety and to provide the four elements that we’ve found essential to identifying and developing a purposeful vocation.

Clarity. Direction. Strategy. Support.

  • Students

    For teens starting to build a foundation for professional success and positive impact.

    PREPARE Webinars

  • Recent Graduates

    For recent college alums striving to find their place, secure a fulfilling job, and pay the bills.

    LAUNCH Webinars

  • Transitioners

    For those with some career experience seeking to pivot and pursue a different, more meaningful path.

    PIVOT Webinars

Our Experience

Foresight Careers’ offerings are informed by:

  • More than 45 years of combined experience as consultants and change-makers in the sustainability, social impact, arts, and nonprofit sectors;

  • Over 75 previous career-focused workshops highly rated by over 600 participants;

  • A large network of colleagues working on social and environmental issues in the government, nonprofit, philanthropy, and private sectors;

  • Our personal experience seeking and developing meaningful and fulfilling vocations, making career pivots, and supporting many friends doing the same;

  • Unique, time-tested wisdom and insights shaped by decades of reflection, experience and practice.

Instructors

Experience Matters.
Whether it’s trying to figure out the next step toward a change-making job post-graduation, or pivoting to a more meaningful career, we’ve been in those places, and know the uncertainty and angst that can be involved! The Foresight Careers team brings a unique combination of decades of experience, immediately applicable tools, and a broad, well-informed perspective. We love helping you better understand yourself, your potential career trajectory, and the tangible next steps to head you in that direction.

Janai Gilmore bio forthcoming.

Téa Jones-Yelvington began working on social justice issues as a teen and has gone on to accumulate more than 20 years of experience in the philanthropic, nonprofit and social impact sectors including providing coaching and professional development for numerous students, interns and staff.

Peter Nicholson has more than 30 years of sustainability consulting and leadership experience across the nonprofit and private sectors. Dedicated to the education of the next generation of purpose-focused professionals, he has created and taught programs for participants ranging from high school students to corporate executives.

Taiyo Scanlon-Kimura bio forthcoming.