Communication, emotional intelligence, resilience, and the ability to tell a clear and compelling story. The skills nobody teaches, and everybody needs.
The Problem
They're stuck because nobody ever taught them how to talk about themselves, their ideas, and their achievements.
It shows up everywhere. The interview where you undersold yourself. The review where you couldn't name what you'd actually done. The room where the person who spoke better got the thing you were better at. The sale that never happened. The investor who passed on your idea.
I started this work with young adults, because the gap is most visible at the beginning. It doesn't close on its own.
Meanwhile, employers want more than technical skills and brilliant minds. They need people who can collaborate, adapt, and lead.
The Solution
The experience is real, practical, and built to stick, because these aren't just career skills. They're life skills.
The How
Real-world exercises, breakout groups, and live roleplay. No lectures.
Each participant ties the learning to their own goals and challenges.
Participants walk away with new skills and a stronger sense of self.
Communication frameworks, stress strategies, and real-life tools you'll actually use on Monday.
Interviews, reviews, negotiations, networking. First jobs and fiftieth ones.
The Why
More confident and self-aware
A stronger candidate, whatever the room
A better communicator and teammate
More resilient under stress and change
More connected to yourself and to the people around you
About
30 Years. 20,000 Professionals. Thousands of Students. Four Companies Launched. Two Exits.
In addition to being a founder, I've had the privilege of training more than 20,000 professionals in business planning, growth strategy, storytelling, and leadership. I've also helped thousands of young adults learn to communicate with confidence.
Here's what I know for certain after all that. The people who get hired and promoted, and the people who deserve to be, are two different lists. They overlap less than anyone wants to admit.
I've spent the last few years trying to close that gap. So I wrote a book, Your Resume Is Not Your Story, and built a platform to go with it. Both launch in early 2027, and I'm inviting 15 founding members to join me pre-launch. See below for more.
Native New Yorker. Wash U. grad. Husband of 25 years and father of two amazing humans.
NotYourResume
Applications close 12/1 · Fifteen spots · Applying is free
Eric
Testimonials
One of the best business minds I've ever known. I've also watched him lead training for executives to coaching students. All done with a level of energy and authenticity I have rarely seen paralleled.
Lisa SkyeFounder, Community Builder
He's a great strategist and his training presentations are clear, concise, and memorable.
Jeanne StewartExecutive Coach, HR Professional
He is an outstanding speaker who is not afraid to take you out of your comfort zone and in turn provide you with the tools and resources to achieve the next level of growth. His sessions are truly a unique experience; personable, engaging and superbly interactive.
Maritza LewisAssistant Director of CUNY in the Heights
He motivated our students to move beyond their usual self presentation, to take risks and tell a powerful story about themselves. Wow!
Patricia ImbimboRetired Career Director, Baruch College
Eric not only found engaging ways to connect with our students individually and as a group, but also effectively communicated the value of personal and professional branding. As a result our students are more poised and confident in their abilities as they prepare to enter the workforce.
Cary ManifoldEducator
If you run a company, a team, or work in a school, let's talk.
