- Competes on speed: Ships fast drafts anyone with a prompt can generate.
- Trusts raw output: Misses data quirks that break senior trust.
- Waits for tickets: Executes tasks without framing why they matter.
FOR EARLY & MID-CAREER ICs (1–8 YRS)
AI made output cheap. Judgment gets you promoted.
1:1 professional development coaching to use AI better at work, build AI-proof career skills, and earn promotion-ready scope, taste, and presence.
Max 5 Calls / Mo • 2 Open
Minh Nguyen
13-Yr Tech Leader (SG) • CTI Coach
LinkedIn ↗
5 Promotions
Entry analyst → Regional Head in ~12 yrs
4 Tech Waves
Mobile, Web, Commerce & Agentic AI
CTI Certified
Co-Active Coach (18.75 ICF CCEs)
AI Patent
Published ML author & daily builder
01 / FUTURE-PROOF YOUR ROLE
Same AI tools at work. Different career trajectory.
Tap your stage to see what separates replaceable task executors from promoted AI-Native operators.
- Owns clean math: Verifies primary data before touching slides.
- Builds team workflows: Turns recurring grind into a shared asset.
- Brings the trade-off: Flags the bottleneck before managers ask.
02 / AI-PROOF WORKPLACE SKILLS
Four skills to excel at work in the AI era.
Practiced directly on the live projects, reviews, and career decisions on your desk.
First-Principles Math
Break messy problems into 2–3 real drivers before you touch a prompt or slide.
Prompting fast → Solving the right equation
Anti-Slop Verification
Audit source numbers, cut 50% of filler, and put the decision ask in line two.
Volume producer → Trusted quality bar
Executive & Peer Influence
Hold calm ground under pushback and align cross-functional partners without burnout.
Solo-hero grind → Shared commitment
Agentic Workflows
Turn 10-hour recurring work into reliable, reusable workflows your team adopts.
One-off chats → Team leverage
03 / OPTIONAL 60-SECOND CHECK
Spot your thinnest AI-Native edge.
Pick the behavior closest to your real week across all 5 skills to unlock your map and score.
Select all 5 skills to reveal your score
Your skill map and final score stay hidden until all 5 boxes are selected.
04 / CLIENT IMPACT
Anonymized before & after shifts.
Real IC outcomes—strictly anonymized with zero employer or client details.
Strategy IC (2–4 Yrs)
Executive Pitch
Stage self-doubt → Self-built 3-step executive story
Before: Packed dense slides and doubted her presence next to louder peers.
Outcome: Rebuilt her pitch around one core business bridge and led the regional rollout.
Growth IC (4–6 Yrs)
Peer Influence
Midnight solo-hero → Co-owned launch with partner leads
Before: Worked late doing partner teams' analysis alone ahead of peak season.
Outcome: Aligned cross-functional leads on an early milestone they co-delivered.
Commercial IC (4–7 Yrs)
C-Suite Buy-In
Defending unit cost → 2x growth investment approved
Before: Struggled to justify a new growth bet with higher upfront acquisition cost.
Outcome: Reframed incremental lift as a C-suite risk choice, doubling budget commitment.
Mid-Career IC (3–6 Yrs)
Scope Expansion
Task-list updates → 90-day portfolio thesis for bigger scope
Before: Reported weekly activity checklists while staying stuck in narrow execution.
Outcome: Framed a clear 90-day growth thesis in quarterly planning and earned broader scope.
05 / YOUR COACH
Entry-level IC to Regional Head across four tech shifts.
Active operator in Singapore—not a full-time pundit on the sidelines.
I know early-career uncertainty firsthand. I joined Google Singapore in 2013 out of Lawrence University as an entry-level analyst—and earned 5 promotions in ~12 years to Regional Head by rebuilding my skillset ahead of Mobile, Web, Commerce, and Agentic AI.
Built for the AI era: Today I lead regional performance specialists, author AI/ML patent work, and pair CTI Co-Active coaching (18.75 ICF CCEs) with practical operator judgment so you grow faster on your own feet.
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2013 – Present • Google Singapore
5 promotions (~2.4 yrs/promo): Entry-level IC analyst → Senior Principal IC → Regional Business & People Leader.
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AI Practitioner • Patent & Workflows
Hands-on builder: Published AI/ML defensive patent author (IP.com) and daily multi-agent workflow architect.
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Accredited • Co-Active Training Institute
18.75 ICF CCE hours: Trained in Co-Active coaching in Singapore; mainstage speaker at YouTube Festival & Google Marketing Live.
06 / WORK TOGETHER
Capped at 5 chemistry calls a month.
No public price tiers or funnels—every fit check starts with one real conversation.
4-Line Brief
Share your IC stage, stuck point, and 90-day goal.
Chemistry Call
We coach one real challenge live—zero sales script.
1:1 Sprint
Bi-weekly sessions tailored to your live work and next step.
Ready to build an AI-proof edge?
2 of 5 monthly slots open • Personal reply on LinkedIn within 48h
07 / AI & CAREER FAQ
Common questions on AI, jobs & growth.
AI replaces routine output, not business judgment. You future-proof your role by owning the three things AI cannot automate: isolating the right problem, verifying source truth, and aligning stakeholders in high-stakes rooms.
Stop competing on how many slides or drafts you ship. Use AI to turn recurring busywork into checked team workflows, then invest that freed time into sharper trade-offs, cross-functional ownership, and visible business outcomes.
No. Most ICs I coach work in product, strategy, growth, marketing, analytics, operations, or commercial roles where problem framing, workflow design, and stakeholder presence drive promotions.
No—on-the-job professional development only. I help employed professionals perform at the next level in their current role; I do not offer interview prep, resume reviews, or job-search coaching, and I do not coach employees of Alphabet competitors or partners.
Courses give generic prompt templates that fade by Monday. Together we pressure-test the live projects, executive reviews, and partner dynamics on your desk so better habits stick immediately.
100% confidential under ICF ethical standards (you never need to share proprietary employer data). This is an independent personal coaching practice in my individual capacity, unaffiliated with Google LLC or Alphabet Inc.