Faranak Firozan is an executive life coach who works with immigrant tech professionals to help them navigate cultural challenges, elevate their confidence, and land higher-paying jobs in Silicon Valley and beyond. Based in California, Firozan’s coaching focuses on career growth, communication strategies, and personal fulfillment for professionals who have relocated to the United States from countries like India, China, and Brazil—many of whom are on H-1B visas.

Her clients are engineers, developers, and product managers who are technically excellent but often struggle with confidence, leadership presence, and cultural expectations in the American workplace. Through one-on-one coaching sessions, Faranak Firozan helps these individuals develop the clarity, emotional intelligence, and communication skills needed to thrive—not just survive—in fast-paced tech companies.

When Ravi (name changed), a mid-level software engineer from Hyderabad, first met with Firozan, he had been stuck in the same role for nearly three years. He was consistently praised for his work but repeatedly passed over for promotions. “I thought my work should speak for itself,” he later shared. “I didn’t know how to advocate for myself in performance reviews or job interviews.” After several coaching sessions focused on storytelling, body language, and leadership framing, Ravi not only earned a promotion—he was later recruited by a major tech company at a 30% salary increase.

Stories like Ravi’s are common. Immigrant professionals often face silent barriers: self-doubt, cultural misalignment, and lack of community support. Many were raised to value humility, deference to authority, and quiet achievement. But in competitive U.S. workplaces, self-promotion, confidence in communication, and interpersonal influence often play just as big a role as technical performance.

Faranak Firozan understands this conflict on a personal level. She grew up watching her own community wrestle with the tension between cultural values and professional aspirations. Her coaching approach blends structured strategy with emotional insight. She doesn’t just train clients to perform better in interviews—she helps them build the internal mindset to believe they belong at the table.

“When someone tells me, ‘I’m not good at selling myself,’ I know we’re working with more than just resume formatting,” Firozan explains. “We’re working on years of conditioning that says, ‘Don’t speak too loudly. Don’t draw too much attention. Don’t be arrogant.’ But the American job market rewards clarity and confidence, not just technical brilliance.”

For many H-1B visa holders, the pressure to succeed is enormous. They’re working under time-bound visa statuses, far from extended family, and often supporting relatives back home. The emotional cost of isolation and burnout is high. That’s why Firozan’s coaching includes more than just job prep—it includes emotional regulation, relationship coaching, and long-term goal planning.

Her clients often start with career-focused sessions but end up transforming how they show up in all aspects of their lives. One client, a data analyst originally from São Paulo, began coaching to prepare for a leadership interview. After two months, he reported deeper friendships, better communication with his spouse, and a newfound willingness to advocate for himself at work. “I thought I was coming to learn how to talk in meetings,” he said. “But I’ve learned how to own my value.”

Faranak Firozan’s coaching process includes:

• Building a strong leadership narrative for job interviews and performance reviews
• Identifying and reframing limiting beliefs rooted in cultural programming
• Practicing high-stakes conversations in a safe, structured environment
• Developing routines to reduce anxiety and improve focus during career transitions
• Enhancing interpersonal communication, especially for remote and hybrid roles

Firozan also offers group workshops that teach immigrant tech workers how to prepare for U.S.-style job interviews, negotiate salaries with confidence, and build peer networks. In recent months, her sessions have filled quickly as demand rises among professionals facing policy changes and economic uncertainty.

In an industry obsessed with technical upskilling, Faranak Firozan offers something different: a people-first, culturally fluent approach to coaching that builds long-term confidence. Her work highlights a truth often ignored in Silicon Valley: the most impactful skill isn’t coding—it’s knowing how to speak for yourself in a system that wasn’t designed for you.

For immigrant professionals trying to climb the next rung on the career ladder, coaching with someone who understands both their technical world and cultural background can make all the difference.