Hey there! I’m Lauren.
Career clarity coach, personal branding strategist, mom of twins, and former lawyer who walked away from the “right” path when it stopped feeling right.

I spent years doing what I was supposed to do—chasing gold stars, collecting degrees, playing by rules I didn’t write. From the outside, it looked impressive. But inside? I was tired. Tired of being everything to everyone. Tired of hiding the parts of me that didn’t fit neatly into a LinkedIn headline. Tired of wondering if the career I built was actually mine, or just the one I thought I was allowed to have.

So I stopped asking for permission. I started telling the truth. And I built Off the Record as a space for other brilliant, accomplished women to do the same.

I work with people who are sharp, driven, and deeply human—people who know how to succeed, but want to do it without the mask. My job is to help you see what’s already there: the story, the voice, the value. And then help you own it in a way that makes rooms sit up and take notice.

This work isn’t just what I do—it’s personal. I’ve been in the fog. I’ve done the identity unlearning. I’ve stared at the blinking cursor trying to write a résumé that felt like me and came up short. So when I say I get it, I mean it.

When I’m not coaching or working behind the scenes on a bold LinkedIn glow-up, I’m probably managing snack negotiations with my preschoolers, reading something I can’t put down, or wondering how I became the kind of person who has favorite pens and collects notebooks.

If you’re here, I’m guessing you’re ready for something more real. You don’t want a coach who plays it safe—you want one who sees what you’re actually capable of and won’t let you shrink from it.

Welcome. You’re in the right place.

I didn’t build Off The Record because I had it all figured out.
I built it because I got tired of pretending I did.

Before this, I was a lawyer. Not the shiny kind with billboards or bonuses. Just a smart, capable woman doing solid work in roles that didn’t reflect my full potential. I excelled, sure. But I was always contorting myself to fit spaces that rewarded compliance over clarity and invisibility over impact.

Eventually, the mask got too heavy. I wasn’t burnt out from the work. I was burnt out from the performance.

So I stopped asking “What do I need to do to be taken seriously?”
And started asking “Who am I when I stop trying to be what everyone else expects?”

That moment, that identity crisis turned awakening, is where Off The Record was born.

This isn’t a coaching business built on a pedestal. It’s built from lived experience. From knowing what it’s like to feel overqualified and overlooked. From knowing how to write a killer résumé and still feel like it’s not telling the full story. From knowing that the career you have on paper doesn’t always match the one you want in real life.

If you’re asking bigger questions about who you are, what you want, and how to be seen for it,
you’re not behind. You’re right on time.

Welcome to Off The Record. Let’s figure it out together.

Off the Record. Because You’re More Than What You Do.

  • Confidence isn’t something you earn by checking every box. It’s something you reclaim by getting honest about who you are and what you want.

  • You don’t need permission to show up fully. You’ve already done the work. It’s time your brand reflected that.

  • You’re allowed to want out, want better, or want different—and you don’t need to justify it with burnout or breakdown first.

  • We'll build your brand that sounds like you, not your résumé. No jargon. No posturing. Just a brand that matches your voice, your values, and your vision... even if that vision is still unfolding.

This isn’t about titles, job functions, or LinkedIn buzzwords. It’s about who you are when you stop performing and start telling the truth. The work we do together isn’t just strategic—it’s personal. Because showing up fully shouldn’t feel like a risk. It should feel like coming home.