Looking for a life coach or mentor in Marina del Rey or Playa Vista? Blackburn Mentoring gives young professionals, and families, one dedicated mentor who meets in person in Los Angeles or by video. You set concrete goals for career, money, health or relationships, work on them in weekly steps and keep in touch with your mentor between sessions.
Where a lot of LA careers start
Playa Vista has filled up with tech and media offices over the last two decades, and the apartments around it and in Marina del Rey are full of people in their twenties and thirties who moved to Los Angeles for work. Many of them are doing well on paper and still unsure about the bigger picture: whether this job is the right one, how to save on Westside rent, how to build a life outside the office.
What young professionals tend to work on
- Career next steps. Getting promoted, switching teams, or deciding whether to leave (how to get promoted)
- Money. A budget that works with high rent, paying off loans and actually saving (budgeting for young adults)
- Work-life balance. Hours that keep creeping, a laptop that never closes (work-life balance for young professionals)
- Health. Getting back to regular exercise, sleep and cooking at home
- Friends and relationships. Building a social circle in a city where you did not grow up (making friends after college)
Our page on life coaching for professionals explains the approach for working adults in more detail.
Why weekly accountability works for busy people
Most high performers already know what they should do. The trouble is that work expands to fill every hour, and personal goals lose every time. A mentor gives those goals a standing slot. You commit to a few specific actions, such as three workouts, one coffee with someone in a field you are curious about and a Sunday budget check, and your mentor follows up. Small, regular wins beat a big resolution every January.
Families near the harbor
Marina del Rey and the neighborhoods around Playa Vista also have families with teenagers and college students. For high school students, a parent or guardian joins the intro call, agrees the goals and gets regular progress updates. For college students home on break, a mentor can help plan internships, part-time work and the next semester (mentoring for college students).
Meeting around the workday
Lincoln Boulevard and the 90 back up at rush hour, so working professionals usually meet by video before work, at lunch or in the evening, and in person in Los Angeles when a longer conversation helps, for example a walk along the water or a coffee. Text and phone check-ins between sessions keep the week on track.
Getting started
- Fill out the assessment. The five-minute assessment covers who the mentoring is for and what you want to change.
- Talk it through. Someone on our team reads it personally, then books a free intro call to cover goals, schedule and rates.
- Get matched. You are paired with one mentor whose background and approach suit you.
- Begin. Sessions run 30 or 60 minutes, weekly or several times a week, by video around the workday or in person in Los Angeles, on a weekly or monthly plan.
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- Life coaching in Los Angeles
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- Career and education
Common questions
Is this career coaching or life coaching?
Both, in practice. Many people start with a career goal and end up working on money, health and routines too, because they all affect each other.
Can sessions happen before work?
Yes. Early-morning and lunchtime video sessions are common for working clients.
Do you help with salary negotiation?
Mentors help you prepare, practice and follow through on a raise or offer conversation. They do not act as an agent or give legal or financial advice.
I just moved to Los Angeles. Is a mentor useful for that?
Yes. Settling in, building routines and meeting people in a new city are common goals in the first few months.
Get started
Looking for a mentor or life coach in Marina del Rey or Playa Vista? Call (888) 305 5422, email contact@blackburnmentoring.com or start with a short assessment. A member of our team reviews every assessment personally and sets up a free intro call.