Stacy S. Kim, founder of Life Junctions LLC, is a certified career and life coach helping high-achieving, deeply caring women and parents balance their ambitions, passions, and energy for the people they love. Throughindividual coaching services (via phone or in-person), a blog, anewsletter, and workshops, she translates research to concrete strategies in a style that is intellectually stimulating yet fun. She both energizes and reassures her clients, readers, and audiences, enabling them to pursue rewarding careers and live more fulfilling lives.

Dr. Kim loves speaking to parents, schools, employee groups, and professional organizations. She can uplift, calm, and engage even the most weary or discouraged audience. Recent venues and groups include: the New York Times Parent Support Group, the Merrill Lynch Women's Exchange, the Mom Corps 30 Minute Mentor program, the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, Lighthouse International, the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, the Mandell School, Rutgers Church Community Programs, and private homes.

The myth that attending prestigious schools (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.) leads to career/life success continues to be perpetuated amongst the Asian American/Canadian parents.  More important than attending these brand-name schools are finding the right school that best suits the Asian American/Canadian student's personality, interests, and career goals and best helps the student grow and thrive on campus and after graduation.  That is the focus of this topic/program.

Also, connecting with Asian American/Canadian and diverse students, professors, professionals, and administration is important to the student's intellectual, emotional, and social well-being.

The purpose of this topic/presentation is to encourage different viewpoints and provide opportunities for parents and children to better understand each other. Adults and kids have different perspectives of the world. And with these different perspectives come different ways of solving problems. Some times...it takes a kid to see a simple solution to a complex problem. Einstein once said that he was able to come up with his ground-breaking theories discoveries by thinking problems from a kid's perspective. The Disney/Pixar artists use toys, games, playthings, and cartoons to help story and animation development and production. Strategy and brainstorming sessions for business leaders and professionals involve creative thinking and working together to solve challenges...something children are very good and not afraid of doing.

As a SPIN workshop/program...this presentation should incorporate activities for parents and children to work and play together to see the importance of both adult's and children's perspectives.

We are expected to wear different hats and be successful at the workplace and at home. How do we go about being successful at everything? Can be the high-performing leader/professional while still being an awesome parent/spouse? Is a success an end to itself...or is it a reflection of a good life/career moving toward the fullest.

The SPIN topic/program will be a panel featuring successful professionals/parents/spouses from different fields sharing their perspectives on "having it all."

We live and work in global environment that is changing in both economics, technology, health, arts, and cultures.  The modern professional is expected to be able to adapt and thrive in this ever-changing environment.  This expectation also extends to the modern family.  As countries with a proud immigrant heritage...America and Canada is home to Asian families that must be able to combine the best of Asian cultures and the many cultures that all share these two great countries.  How does the Asian American/Canadian family go about preserving the best of their Asian cultures while also being able to work, live, and thrive with other cultures?