Coach Kenji

When I started with Kenji I was totally overwhelmed — now I’m feel more on top of everything and am much more productive in getting things done. What’s more my clients are happier and I have different tools and techniques to use when I hit a wall. Kenji’s coaching helped me find creative ways to externalize, be more productive, and get myself out of being thrown off track.
Ultimately I did what he suggested that I do: fire him. His goal is to get you out of coaching and learn to «fish» for yourself.
Hire him. Stop screwing around.

I have been working with Kenji for the past 5 months and it has been an excellent experience. I started working with him to address several issues: managing my to do list, managing my filing and improving my overall well-​being at work. Newly diagnosed with ADD well into my adult years, he has been a god-​send. I have tried so many different ideas over the years and this is the first time I have stuck to something for longer than a month or two. I (with emphasis) am making choices about my time rather than having everyone dictate my time), and I am finding a system that works best for me rather than for the so-​called experts. Kenji has helped me find that. We set goals and I have to report back. Has it been perfection? No but then it is not expected to be. He has opened my world up to options and I find I am more effective that way. And I am feeling better about myself than I have in a long time.

Kenji is a fantastic coach. He has much skill and knowledge regarding ADHD, and the state-​of-​the-​art perspectives on related issues. Kenji has the highest regard for his clients, has a hugely positive and supportive approach. Flexible, negotiable, compassionate, and… passionate about his work. He has helped me make lots of great positive changes in some well-​entrenched negative patterns.

Kenji worked with our son and really helped him. We had previously worked with psychiatrists and other therapists, with limited success. Kenji’s approach is practical and based on experience. His observations and advice come from the heart. He’s a great role model for young men with ADD. Kenji also has excellent cultural competence and understanding across generations, race/​ethnicity, religion. He is a good listener and communicator. Highly recommended!

My coaching sessions with Kenji have been highly beneficial. I would recommend him to anyone looking to gain higher performance and balance in their lives. He’s easy to work with and adds value in every session.

Kenji is constantly inspiring; his advice is always right on point, and he’s got a great view of the big picture.
In the past few months of working with him, I’ve made sweeping, positive changes to my worldview, and shifted my focus from a reactive to a proactive lifestyle.
Give him a call if you’re reading this.

Kenji is able to take an intelligent and practical approach to helping people figure out how they can best work and achieve their goals. An absolute thrill to talk to, he’s been able to help motivate me to make some difficult but necessary decisions to help steer my life back on the path I’d like to be. I absolutely recommend him! :)

There are plenty of good coaches around the Bay Area who are more than adequately trained. The difference with Kenji is the quality of the man who stands behind the techniques. He is a natural teacher and intuitively knows how to meet you exactly where you are in the moment and gently guide you to where you need to go. If you are needing a coach it typically means that you have reached an impasse in your life and that you need help; it’s a vulnerable position to be in. Kenji has that rare quality of making you feel good about yourself even when you don’t know how to frame your problem or fix it. He steers with kindness and clarity and knows just when to step in and just when to step back so that you feel empowered all along the way. If there were more stars to give, I would give them!!!

Woohoo! Kenji is the real deal. A pleasure to work with, supportive but not a hand holder; he has a way of coaxing you into meeting your goals and growing. I highly recommend him for those that feel lost, overwhelmed and cluttered. He helps to clear the mind and focus on the tasks at hand.
Personally he is a funny, caring and approachable man. If you are looking for a little bit of levity coupled with a go-​get ‘em attitude he is your guy.

Working with Kenji for just 6 weeks has taken me from totally stuck to enthusiastically clear and in motion toward my goals and dreams. He is both blunt and kind, with a sarcastic sense of humor, which helped me be blunt, kind, and amused with myself, too.
Kenji helped me change my perspective. I often get stuck because I have more than one goal and they don’t always seem to be aligned — one of them involves traveling, and another involves staying put, for example. Kenji helped me let go of needing to know exactly how it’s all going to work out, and focus my energy instead on generating opportunities in the right direction. I’ve gotten clearer about what I want, more consistent and bold about taking action in that direction, and more relaxed about how it’s going to turn out.
I couldn’t recommend Kenji more highly!

What started as a call to Kenji’s other professional occupation, as a Mac repair expert, turned into a consult on coaching resources for a young adult with ADD. Kenji was sensitive, sensible, and insightful in a 30 minute conversation on the phone. We will certainly be exploring his ideas, and his coaching, further.

I want you to know what Kenji does that is different from other coaches and why you would choose him for your coach. As a baseline, his coaching skills and techniques are all excellent — he is fully present, understands intuitively what direction to take the coaching. So… what I’m saying is that he has all the «stuff» that you want a coach to have. Where he gets different is that Kenji is able to hear (I mean REALLY hear) what is said (even when I don’t necessarily hear what I said myself) as well as what isn’t said. HE has the courage for and believes in his clients so strongly that he says things that challenges you and makes you think in such bold (yet loving) ways that it’s more impactful, straight-​up and honest than I am with myself. He has the courage to (figuratively) hold my hand and take me where I’m not going alone… he makes a difference!

Kenji is a rare gift and I cannot recommend him highly enough. He walks his talk. He doesn’t just help you because he has a ton of training and education and certifications, but because he’s been on his own personal journey and has come out the other side victoriously with wisdom, insight and deep presence.
With his wicked sense of humor and gentle and profound presence he has a way of getting to the heart of the matter quickly with just a gentle observation and a few simple suggestions. The hour I spent with him has effected me deeply and the results continue to ripple out in everything I do. If you want to understand yourself better and make profound change with someone who can guide you through the storm, call Kenji. You won’t regret it!

In the first session Kenji helped me realize the control we can have on our lives, I am a much more proactive person with the time management skills I have learned from Kenji..
Kenji has gotten me to:
1.) Manage my time both in my professional and personal life to achieve the goals I have had in the back of my mind for years.
2.) He has taught me how to take the pressure and stress out of situations that used to leave me laying awake at night.
3.) He has given me a different prospective on the priories in life so I am able to focus on what’s and not sweat the «little stuff» so much.
I have gained some life long lessons for Kenji that have honestly made me a more productive, happier more well rounded person, Kenji will help bring balance into your life.
Time and money well spent!

Kenji coached me on an minor problem that seemed to be growing. I was nervous that it would continue to grow and really get in the way of my life. I thought Kenji might give me a couple of tips so I could move past it. During our first session, I couldn’t believe how deep he got. He blew right past my surface issue and down to the heart of the matter. He also gave me easy to implement suggestions. His caring, compassion and concern for his clients really came through. I’ve begun to implement his suggestions and things are definitely improving.

In my first session with Kenji I had one of those AHA! moments he talks about. What started as a casual conversation about time management and overcommitting led to some very interesting insights and actions I could take immediately. What a fantastic resource he is – kind, committed, interested and extremely effective. I can only imagine the fantastic results I’d get over time and look forward to finding out!

I’ve been working with Kenji for several months now. This is my experience:
1. He’s good at asking insightful questions that cause me to reflect, maybe look at things from a different angle, and thus gain more information from so as to make more effective decisions.
2. I learned some simple but powerful approaches on time management, and on task prioritization and completion.
3. It’s helpful to just talk to someone outside my usual sphere of relationships, and hear a neutral point of view.
4. He’s committed to his craft/​service — learning from his own coaching practice and also from peers in his field. That’s important to me.
5. Lastly, he has great energy. A nice relaxed and caring vibe about him.