Academic & Career Mentors (ACM) - Fullerton, California

Holly Ur

Working with James during my college application process was a game changer. His motivational spirit, resourcefulness, honesty, and empathetic approach made the whole process surprisingly smooth. Not only did he relieve a lot of the stress associated with college applications, but he also played a role in improving my writing skills. Thanks to his guidance and support, I secured admission to UC Berkeley, Santa Barbara, Davis, Riverside, and Santa Cruz despite the stiff competition for the class of 2024. He looked thoroughly into my academic background, navigated me through supplemental questions, assisted in finding majors that aligned with my skills and passions, and helped organize my extracurriculars to best showcase my accomplishments. James went above and beyond to ensure that my college application reflected the true essence of who I am. I cannot recommend him enough for his dedication, expertise, and commitment to helping others succeed.

Jesse Chang

James is a wonderful career coach and academic mentor. He has an extremely credible background with applying and studying at Columbia Business School. Additionally, his professional experience with working in one of the largest financial institutions in the world provides an exceptional resource into navigating career paths for success.

I reached out to James for guidance on applying to the UC system. James was able to provide not only insight and feedback on my drafts but also support with deep introspection to find my unique story to tell to the admissions committee. I am very grateful for the support I have received and would highly recommend ACM.

Cheney Sung

James at LA Career Coaching has been one of the most helpful mentors in my career journey thus far. Having met him when I had newly entered college, he has provided me countless hours of guidance, coaching, and interview preparation, ranging from behavioral and technical finance questions. He has been the biggest resource in helping me navigate a career on Wall Street, and continues to provide career advice when needed. I highly recommend him and couldn't thank him enough!

Harrison Hong

James is a very passionate and genuine person when it comes to his clients. He's helped me for three years, and he kept me motivated and taught me so many new skills for professional development, even through my rough times. He helped me so much not only with my career path, but my journey as an individual and I cannot thank him enough! He changed my life! Thank you James!

Sofia Nuñez-Morales

Still to this day, years later after I got just a couple of sessions with James I have consistently used all the tools he gave me. This was one of the best investments I could have made in my career thus far and I always feel like I have a foundation to pull from when I’m preparing for interviews. If it wasn’t for James I doubt my career would be where it is today because I was able to secure opportunities and show my best self in the right moment.

Lina Lim

James is your go-to person for everything relating to development, both for your career and education (jack of all trades!!). He pushed/helped me acquire technical and networking skills, and because of it I was able to land a great internship/job. He's a genuine man who deeply cares for the success of his clients. Can't thank him enough!

George Li

James is a great career coach. He will go above and beyond to help you to the best of his abilities, including resume building, interview prep, conducting mock interviews, and giving opinions on the best current moves one can make in their career search endeavors.