A comprehensive, high-performance group coaching program for high-achieving Women of Color faculty in Academic Medicine and Public Health who are ready to reclaim career control and learn to secure grant funding doing the work they love.
Stop trying to be everything to everybody and get to learning the strategies that will 3x your productivity, hone your passions into grant-funded projects, and create the career you worked so hard to achieve.
You have been to every career development workshop and it all sounds great, but no one is talking about the kind of institutional pressures YOU are dealing with….
You are working hard but somehow STUCK in inefficiency, putting everyone else’s priorities first, and starting to doubt whether you can ever really have control and be successful…
You spent years training and sacrificing to become academic faculty…and here you are still working nights and weekends on the projects you care most about…
This doesn’t feel great at all…and yet your colleagues have insinuated that this unpleasant reality is simply part and parcel of academic life. They tell you to settle, to be grateful because it could be worse, and just do what Johnny over there did…
Every day we help high-achieving women of color faculty in academic medicine and public health, like you, re-frame and re-create their academic life so that they can channel their ideas, passions, and skills into grant-funded work with institutional support.
“GTG showed me I wasn’t ‘the problem.’ Seeing my story echoed across institutions cracked the isolation and replaced self-blame with clarity.” — Dr. Deepika Slawek, MD, MS – Associate Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Without knowing the specific and unique set of skills you bring to the table, you have no compass to guide your decisions and thus your career. The goal is to define your value and then operationalize it right away – aligning your goals and activities, optimizing your mentor relationships, and building your base for navigation in your career.
Being at the mercy of the day’s chaos is over. Cultivate self-care at work habits that protect your time, keep you in good standing with your department, and free you from the tyranny of the never-ending to-do list. Learn task setting and time management so getting your work done is inevitable.
You’ve got ideas and it’s time to bring them to life! You will crystalize your research lane and your structural needs so no effort is wasted, learn my Functional Feedback technique to squeeze every drop out of peer review, and stay in charge of your process while making resilience a tangible habit.
We are 100% committed to helping our faculty get results. In fact, during the first 30 days WE’RE going to be watching you closely. If you aren’t actually doing the work, we’ll politely ask you to leave and you’ll lose your opportunity to transform both your experience of your career and the results you can create.
This was a whole new way to approach the grant writing timeline and support myself through the process, without being crushed every time someone said that they did not understand my idea. Action-wise, I have outlined my grant-writing schedule on the calendar for my deadline, and I feel really capable to take that on. I’m somewhat mind-blown that it is never taught this way, or articulated as such in the countless grant-writing seminars I’ve participated in. I did decide recently, however, that I will no longer complain about what hasn’t been taught to me during PhD and postdoc training about how to be a faculty member, and to move forward with the trust that I am learning it and being taught now by my own resourcefulness.
— PHD, PSYCHOLOGY
I think there is a greater appreciation of my unique personal journey, and muting of a lot of noise that doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things. Imposter syndrome isn’t gone but its way less, there is less comparison. There is also less of an institutional mindset, and more of me doing things that drive me and not because the institution requires it and not because I want to prove myself to an institution. It is empowering to be in the driving seat of my career (where as before, there was a little bit of fear and trepidation there because i did not really know HOW, and also wasn’t part of a community of badasses that is doing exactly that.
— MD, MPH, EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Love the curriculum. It’s organized so well– the mix of watching/hearing material and then personal work activities are so well coordinated. It makes my educator heart so happy… The organizational strategies are like gold. These things take a ton of work but I think it lays the groundwork to actually accomplish things and move the ball forward AND recognizes reality. I loved that so many of the women in the program including Kemi are also mothers with working partners, so just keeping it pragmatic and real validated this so much for me.
— MD, MS PULMONARY MEDICINE
These are not just wins. They are transformations. And yours is next.
There is a qualification process for each faculty member. This program is for those committed to making a difference in their field. It’s very exciting, it produces unprecedented results for you – however, it’s not for everyone.
“When leadership pushed back, GTG helped me turn pain into a plan. I advocated, executed, and kept momentum—no spiral, just strategy.” — Dr. Oluwateniola (Teni) Brown, MD – Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University
It’s not okay because you studied, worked, trained, and toiled for YEARS to get to this position. You probably chose to make LESS money because you believed in the academic mission. You were passionate about making a real difference in your field…and now you are settling for much less. You are still waiting for the time when you actually get to take charge. Meanwhile…time is ticking. And maybe, you are even considering down-sizing your dreams to avoid burning out, and just giving in to the status quo.
A shift where you first realize that what got you here, is not going to get you where you want to go. There is no amount of people-pleasing, trainee-mindset-driven work that is going to create the academic career that you want. Being faculty can be great, but not if you have no control over your career. Working nights and weekends now, will not get you to a future of not working nights and weekends. Prioritizing everyone else’s needs now will never get you to a place where you get to come first. The “pay your dues now, so you can have what you want later” is a trainee mindset, and it is not serving you.
“GTG transformed not just my career but my life. By living through my purpose mantra, I’m more present, intentional, and at peace. My migraines have almost disappeared, I shut work down at the end of the day, and I finally feel balance between my professional and personal life.” — Dr. Lisa Carter-Bawa, Ph.D., MPH, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, FSBM – Director of the Cancer Prevention Precision Control Institute at the Center for Discovery & Innovation (CDI), Hackensack Meridian Health
We keep our cohorts small so that every scholar gets the attention, coaching, and support they need to succeed.
Applications are open and being reviewed in May and early June.
The faculty we’ve worked with have experienced radical change in their careers – submitting grants in a matter of weeks, securing institutional support against all prior precedent, 3x’ing their productivity, reclaiming a clarity and joy in their careers that is priceless – they know our methods work.
However (at this stage) you don’t know that they will work for you. To give you some comfort, we are prepared to let you enroll and leave – if it’s not for you. If you enroll in Get That Grant, you implement everything you commit to (as guided by our process), and you don’t see any transformation or progress in the first 30 days, we will refund your investment in full and you get to keep everything you learned, templates and all.
Dr. Kemi is a physician, researcher, and coach who created Get That Grant to transform the academic careers of women of color in research. With a bold voice and a clear vision, she leads KD Coach with purpose, strategy, and heart.
Nikole is the organizational genius behind the scenes. She ensures our programs run smoothly and our community receives the care, clarity, and structure they need to thrive.
LaKaija brings energy, empathy, and excellence to her role. From onboarding to graduation, she is your go-to resource for support, communication, and all things logistics.
Our coaches are accomplished researchers and educators who have walked the grant path themselves. They combine technical insight with real-world experience and a deep commitment to your growth.
Known for her thoughtful guidance and empowering presence, Karlene helps scholars navigate challenges with clarity and confidence.
A systems thinker and expert strategist, Camille supports participants in aligning their work with their vision and values.
Kelly brings a warm, grounded energy to coaching while helping clients get sharp on their message and bold in their plans.
With deep knowledge of health equity and a gift for mentorship, Monique helps scholars claim their voice and power.
Mya combines sharp analysis with joyful encouragement, helping participants stay focused, fired up, and on track.
Tiffany brings fearless clarity and deep expertise to every conversation, helping participants cut through noise, confront inequity, and lead with purpose.
Carrie blends deep expertise in pediatric otolaryngology with a passion for mentorship, guiding participants with clarity, compassion, and a commitment to excellence.
Answer 1We offer a direct institutional payment option, allowing your institution to pay us directly—making the process easier and more streamlined for you.
→ We will complete the following institutional paperwork: vendor registration, service agreements, and/or purchase orders.
→ Institutional payments must be completed via credit card or pay-pal transfer via our online third-party platform, director deposit and/or ACH transfer. We are unable to accept paper checks, no exceptions.
Saturdays, twice a month, 8:30am PST / 9:30am MST / 10:30am CST / 11:30am EST. Calls last 60-75 minutes. You will receive the entire call schedule at the beginning of the program. All calls are recorded and can be reviewed in our secure online platform if you miss one.
Our multi-step process to assess your eligibility is designed to ensure that what we offer matches your needs. Your Career Foundation answers and scores are right in line with our patterns of clients who get great results – learning how to own, protect, and execute on your value. What we know is that if you are ready to commit to the process, our program works.
“In GTG, I learned that I am the CEO of my career. For the first time, I made my own project decisions instead of deferring to mentors — and that was transformational.” — Melisa Wong, MD, MAS
Unlike other coaching programs, we understand power dynamics and what it’s like to be a high-achieving ‘only.’ We are dialed into the needs of those of us juggling clinic, surgery, research, kids, and a million other things.
There is no time wasted – no fluff.
All high-quality, applicable content – week in, week out.
This is not passive learning while you wait for change to happen. We go from theory to action in real time, with me supporting you every step of the way.
