Three matte navy blocks of increasing height standing in a row like a staircase on a pale studio floor, a red stripe running diagonally behind them.

Coaching and mentorship

The projects end. The people carry on.

Alongside the advisory work, a good share of my week goes to people rather than systems. Some of it is paid. Most of it is the part of the job I would do anyway.

What this looks like

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Executive coachingOne to one work with managers and senior leaders: the move from doing the work to leading the people who do it, decisions taken on incomplete information, difficult conversations held properly, and the habits that keep a team safe enough to disagree. I trained as a coach and as a psychological safety practitioner, and spent a decade running teams across Asia.
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Mentorship in securityStanding sessions for people already in the field and for people trying to get into it. Where the technical landscape is actually heading and what is worth learning next, interview preparation including the live technical rounds, CV and portfolio review, and a career plan with checkpoints rather than encouragement.
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Schools and NGOsWorkshops for classrooms and community groups. Challenging the quiet biases that decide who thinks a technical career belongs to them, what work looks like once AI does part of the job, and the skills worth building for it. In person in Hong Kong or online, sized to the room.
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How it runsCoaching in agreed blocks, with a goal you set at the start and review at the end. Mentorship as a standing slot you can rely on. Workshops as a single session, with the materials left behind so a teacher can run them again.

Who it’s for

Managers stepping into leadership, security professionals planning the next move, graduates and students trying to get in, and schools and non‑profits who want someone from the field in the room.

You leave with

A plan you wrote, with dates you chose
Interview and portfolio preparation, rehearsed
Workshop materials a teacher can run again

Personal work. This is Rishi’s own practice rather than an Ideally Us service line. School and non‑profit sessions are arranged directly.

What changes

What I am actually looking for.

Leaders who stop firefighting

The common shift is from reacting to everything to choosing what matters this quarter, and saying so to the team.

Careers with a direction

People stop collecting certificates at random and start building toward a role they can name.

Students who see a door

A school workshop has worked when one person in the room decides the door is open to them.

You do not need a crystal ball to see what is coming. You need an hour in a room with students.

Book a 30‑minute call.

Tell us where you are. We will tell you honestly whether we can help, what it would take, and what we would do first. No pitch, no pressure.