Feeling Stuck in Your Academic Career?
As an early career academic, you’re facing unique challenges.
The pressure to publish frequently, teach effectively, secure funding, and balance work and life can be overwhelming. But what if you had a seasoned guide to help you navigate this complex landscape and fast-track your journey?
Experience a unique blend of academic excellence and coaching expertise.
For a limited and selective number of clients, I offer personal coaching with tailored strategies that bridge the gap between theory and real-world academic success.
Accelerate Your Career with Premium Coaching
Leverage my proven strategies to accelerate your success.
Whether you’re seeking guidance on a specific challenge or wanting a comprehensive approach to elevate your career, you’re in the right place.
There are currently two options to work with me.
1: Breakthrough Thought Leader Strategy Session
Need concise, actionable advice and expert guidance to tackle your biggest challenge?
This focused short-term program is tailored to help you address your most pressing concern and walk away with a clear strategy for moving forward.
Here’s how it works:
Pre-Session Questionnaire: Pinpoint your goals and challenges to maximize our time together
60 Minute Deep Dive: Laser-focused problem-solving and strategy development
Action Plan: Walk away with a tailored strategy for immediate implementation
2 Week Follow-Up: Email check-in to assess progress and refine your approach as you put strategies into action
Your Investment: $299
Please note: Limited availability to ensure personalized attention.
2: Academic Brand Transformation Program
Position yourself as a thought leader and maximize your scholarly impact with this 10-week intensive coaching experience.
If you’ve struggled to balance research productivity with visibility and personal fulfillment, this one-on-one coaching program will give you the clarity, structure, and momentum you need to thrive.
Using my C.A.R.E. framework, you’ll experience transformational shifts in your career by aligning personal growth with actionable professional development.
Transform Your Academic Career with C.A.R.E.
Clarify your academic vision and goals
Accelerate your scholarly focus
Refine your research productivity
Elevate your work-life balance and fulfillment
This program is for academics who are ready to:
Build a compelling academic brand that stands out in your field
Create research systems to increase output without burnout
Establish thought leadership aligned with emerging trends
Cultivate sustainable habits that foster productivity and well-being
How does the program work?
60-minute 1:1 coaching calls for personalized strategy and accountability
Weekly action items and progress check-ins to track your momentum
Weeks 1-3: Clarify—Personal Branding & Visibility
Theme: Who are you now? Articulating your unique academic narrative.
We’ll explore your strengths, values, and academic identity to craft a compelling brand that aligns with your goals and maximizes your visibility.
Session Highlights:
Assess your academic identity and self-perception
Identify your strengths, values, and professional purpose
Craft an academic narrative that captures your unique voice
Optimize your digital presence for increased visibility
Key Deliverable: Comprehensive Personal Brand Package
Polished academic bio for CVs, faculty profiles, and public platforms
Optimized faculty profile and social media accounts
Content calendar for strategic visibility
Personalized networking strategy to expand your influence
Weeks 4-5: Accelerate—Scholarly Focus
Theme: Organizing your mind for peak scholarly performance.
Together, we’ll sharpen your academic niche, align your research with trends, and position you as a thought leader in your field.
Session Highlights:
Overcome limiting beliefs that hold you back
Define your research niche with clarity
Align research goals with emerging trends and opportunities
Develop strategies to establish yourself as a thought leader
Key Deliverable: Scholarly Focus Blueprint
Customized research agenda with clear short-term and long-term goals
Plan to cultivate thought leadership in your area of expertise
Weeks 6-7: Refine—Research Productivity
Theme: Implementing systems for consistent, high-quality research output.
We’ll create a sustainable productivity framework that allows you to manage multiple projects and increase your scholarly output with ease.
Session Highlights:
Implement a high-efficiency writing pipeline
Apply productivity techniques aligned with your personal goals
Develop systems to manage multiple research projects without burnout
Key Deliverable: Research Productivity Acceleration Plan
Daily/weekly writing schedule and productivity tracking system
Project management framework for managing multiple research initiatives
Weeks 8-9: Elevate—Work-Life Harmony
Theme: Connecting to your highest purpose and living it daily.
You’ll align your professional ambitions with your personal values and develop sustainable habits that promote well-being and career fulfillment.
Session Highlights:
Uncover your personal and professional purpose
Develop a long-term career strategy aligned with your life vision
Implement sustainable habits to maintain work-life balance
Key Deliverable: Holistic Academic Success Plan
Long-term career plan aligned with your definition of success
Personalized framework for maintaining work-life harmony
Week 10: Integration & Future Planning
Theme: Consolidating your growth and planning for sustained success.
We’ll reflect on your journey, celebrate your progress, and create a plan to keep the momentum going beyond the program.
Session Highlights:
Review your progress and celebrate wins
Set actionable long-term goals
Create a strategy for maintaining growth and momentum
Key Deliverable: 12-Month Growth Action Plan
A detailed 12-month plan integrating all C.A.R.E. elements
Bonus: Lifetime Access to Tenure Track Accelerator Toolkit
Unlock exclusive access to templates, checklists, and productivity tools used by top-performing academics.
This Program is for You If...
You want to build a recognizable academic brand and increase your visibility
You’re ready to publish consistently and manage multiple projects efficiently
You want to align your academic work with your personal values and life vision
You’re committed to developing sustainable habits for long-term success
Why This Program is Different:
Personalized support: Get hands-on, 1:1 coaching tailored to your specific needs
Actionable deliverables: Walk away with practical tools and strategies you can apply immediately
Proven framework: Use my personal C.A.R.E. method to build sustainable success
Ready to Transform Your Academic Career?
This premium program offers both mindset shifts and tangible deliverables, positioning you for long-term academic success. If you're ready to transform your academic career, apply now and take the first step toward building the career you’ve always envisioned.
Your Investment:
One-Time Payment: $3,000
(Save $600 with the one-time payment option)OR
Monthly Payment Plan: 3 payments of $1,200
Please note: Limited availability to ensure personalized attention. I do not accept all applicants.
Why Partner with Me?
My coaching goes beyond generic career advice or cookie-cutter programs—it’s designed to meet the real challenges of today’s competitive academic landscape.
With a blend of personal academic success and coaching expertise, I provide actionable, customized strategies that help you thrive professionally and personally.
What Sets Me Apart?
1. Proven Excellence with a Social Justice Focus
Award-Winning Educator: Honored with the Junior Great Teacher Award by the Society of American Law Teachers for my commitment to justice, equality, and academic excellence through teaching, scholarship, and advocacy.
Active Scholar & Thought Leader: Selected for prestigious workshops like the Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum, showcasing my leadership within the academic community.
2. Scholarly Productivity That Gets Results
Over 20 Articles, Essays, and Book Chapters published in top-tier journals and law reviews—all within my first seven years on the tenure track.
I know how to navigate academic publishing challenges and can guide you toward publishing in elite journals, securing tenure, and becoming a leader in your field.
3. Tailored Coaching Designed for Your Unique Needs
Every strategy I develop is customized to your personal goals and challenges, ensuring that the approach we take is relevant to your academic journey and helps you achieve your definition of success.
Whether you’re refining your research niche, elevating your visibility, or balancing multiple projects, I offer targeted guidance that fits your circumstances.
4. Practical, Actionable Insights
You’ll walk away from each session with clear, implementable strategies—not vague advice. My coaching is grounded in personal experience and the latest research on academic career development.
5. A Holistic Approach for Sustainable Success
Thriving as an academic requires more than professional accomplishments. Together, we’ll address your well-being, work-life balance, and personal growth to build sustainable habits that support both your career and personal fulfillment.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do I know if coaching is right for me?
If you’re aiming for your first faculty position or working toward tenure and feel stuck, overwhelmed, or eager to accelerate your progress, coaching can give you the clarity, structure, and actionable strategies you need to move forward with confidence. Whether you need to refine your academic focus or optimize your productivity, this program meets you where you are.
2. How is this coaching different from advice from my mentors?
While departmental mentors provide valuable insights based on their experience, this coaching offers a structured, results-driven approach that focuses on your unique goals and keeps you accountable. My coaching draws on proven frameworks from across academia and takes a holistic view of your career and personal growth. It complements traditional mentorship by offering tailored action plans that align with your career vision.
3. What if I’m not satisfied with the first session?
Your success is my top priority. If you feel you didn’t gain valuable, actionable insights after our first session, I’ll provide a 100% refund—no questions asked. I am committed to ensuring every session delivers meaningful progress.
4. How quickly can I expect results?
Each person’s journey is different, but many clients begin to experience greater clarity, improved productivity, and reduced stress within the first few weeks. By implementing the strategies we develop together, you’ll likely notice significant progress in both your academic output and work-life balance within the first month.
Ready to Elevate Your Academic Career?
Don’t let another semester pass without maximizing your potential. Invest in your future today.
Please note: Limited availability to ensure personalized attention. I do not accept all applicants.
About Your Coach
Prof. Etienne Toussaint, M.S.E., J.D., LL.M.
Tenured: Associate Professor of Law
Award-Winning: 40 Under 40 National Bar Association; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Junior Great Teacher Award, Society of American Law Teachers
Productive: 20+ publications in leading journals and law reviews
Balanced: Married to a fellow academic with three school-aged children
Holistic: Training for my first marathon!
Further Questions? I can be reached at ectoussaint@sc.edu.