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Brave New Path

I am Founder & Job Search Coach at Brave New Path, where I help skilled immigrants in Germany get interviews and job offers through structured networking, personalized coaching, and community.

Revenue Isn't Enough: How I'm Building for Client Outcomes, Not Just Sales

“I really hope they got what they came here for. I hope they got what they’ve been saving up their money for.” In Taylor Swift's documentary on the making of The Eras Tour, she reflects on what she thinks about at the end of every show, as

Update for the week ending Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

2026: The Year of Product-Market Fit. Figuring out "job-relevant conversations" as my North Star Metric, my first customer interview snapshot, and the "Time-Ease of Hiring Matrix."

Update for the week ending Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Getting back into work faster than usual after a vacation, and reframing revenue as a signal toward Product–Market Fit, not the goal.

Update for the week ending Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Unexpectedly shortened week due to family loss: traveled to Manila, delivered a eulogy, one client interview win via AI, and three blog posts published.

Thinking Like a Player in a Job Market (Not Just a Job Seeker)

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it really means to be a “player” in a job market — not just someone applying to jobs, optimizing their CV, and hoping for the best, but someone who understands that they’re operating inside a market with supply, demand, competition, and

Letter to Josh Doody: On Building a Luxury Business and Learning the Business and the Craft

Hi Josh, I originally started writing this as an email reply to your email newsletter. But I’ve been enjoying writing public letters lately, so I thought: why not make this one public too. I also want to share your 2025 Year in Review with a few friends who are

Update for the week ending Fri, 9 Jan, 2026

First week back after the holidays: first client interview, onboarding reset, one new client, and outcome goals met despite missed KPIs.

Sorry, you're not Dave 😅

Today, I wrote an email update to Gen Propel's subscribers on what we're up to. I haven't done this in four months. It showed. To make my writing more personal, I always start by addressing it to a hypothetical person, ex – "Hi Dave&

Skillshare course intro v2

Today, I rewrote our Skillshare course's intro [https://www.chiaracokieng.com/gen-propel-skillshare-course-intro/] based on what I learned [https://www.chiaracokieng.com/my-ideal-skillshare-intro-lessons-learned-from-analyzing-three-skillshare-classes/] from studying three Skillshare class intros. Here's the before and after: And here's me practicing the part on "Who am I?

My ideal Skillshare intro, lessons learned from studying three Skillshare classes

I scheduled for us to record our Skillshare class yesterday. While we were setting up, I realized I forgot to buy the lightning to 3.5mm jack connector for the lapel mic, so we had to reschedule. To make use of the time, we decided to practice filming, starting with