Empower Together

From Overthinking to Embodiment for First-Gens and BIPOC

A 10-week group coaching journey for first-gens and BIPOC to reset, reclaim, and rise into your next chapter with the tools, confidence, and community to make it last.

Cohort starts the week of September 29, ends week of December 8 

Early-Bird Bonus: Sign up by September 12 and get a 30-minute 1:1 coaching session with Arianna, redeemable anytime during the program.

I’m Arianna (Ari), your coach and guide for Empower Together. I created this program because I know how heavy it can feel to carry family expectations, workplace trauma, and cultural narratives that make us question our power. Empower Together is the space I wish I had - where first-gens and BIPOC can exhale, stop performing, and finally lead from a place that feels true. My role is to walk alongside you as you reset, reclaim, and rise into your next chapter with clarity, confidence, and community at your back.

Have you checked all the boxes — degree, career milestones, doing what you were “supposed to do” yet something still feels off?

  • You might be feeling stuck, burnt out, or like you’re quietly disappearing in rooms you once dreamed of being in.

  • Maybe you’ve been shrinking your voice to keep the peace, or pushing yourself so hard you’ve lost touch with the joy you once had.

  • Or maybe you’ve been carrying the weight of workplace trauma, family pressure, or cultural expectations that have kept you from taking risks and speaking up.

    Whatever your story, you know you’re ready for more. More clarity. More confidence. More of you in every part of your life and leadership.

We carry intergenerational narratives that are decades deep:

Work twice as hard and don’t expect the same rewards.

Be grateful for what you have, even if it’s breaking you.

Don’t rock the boat — it’s not safe to draw attention to yourself.

We feel the loneliness in leadership because there are so few models of leadership that look like us or share our history. And the toll is real: overachieving until burnout, holding our tongue when we should speak, shrinking to fit into systems that weren’t designed for our thriving.

We navigate cultural and societal pressure, the unspoken obligation to succeed for everyone, to send money home, to be the proof that sacrifice was worth it. We become the “first” or the “only” in rooms where we’re expected to represent an entire community, while silently absorbing microaggressions, bias, and the pressure to prove we deserve to be there.

That’s why a culturally aware space isn’t a nice-to-have — it’s the baseline. Empower Together was built so you can drop the performance, stop code-switching, and exhale without fear of being misunderstood or dismissed. Here, your identity is not something you have to overcome — it’s the source of your power.

We work on redefining success so it’s no longer someone else’s checklist, title, or number on a paycheck. It becomes yours: — rooted in your values, your needs, your vision & you practice living it now, not “someday.”

Are you a first-gen or BIPOC carrying burdens we didn’t choose and feeling disempowered and lonely in the workplace?

Inside Empower Together, you’ll step into a guided 10-week journey that blends coaching, teaching, and community support so you can move from thinking about change to living it.

You’ll get:

  • 90 minutes of live group coaching every week — to unpack real struggles, celebrate wins, and see yourself reflected in a room of peers doing the same work.

  • 30 minutes of focused teaching each week — tools you can use immediately in your life and career.

  • Embodiment practices — to regulate your nervous system, quiet your inner critic, and feel safe taking up space again.

  • A supportive community — proof that you’re not alone in this work, and people who will keep reflecting your brilliance long after the 10 weeks end.

By the end of the 10 week journey, you will: 

  • Career & Leadership

    • Speak up in meetings and high-stakes conversations without your voice shaking.

    • Confidently advocate for yourself in salary, promotion, or role negotiations.

    • Navigate career pivots with clarity instead of panic.

    • Lead from your values instead of defaulting to corporate norms.

    • Articulate a leadership mission statement you can share in interviews, pitches, or team settings.

    • Show up in professional spaces without shrinking or over-explaining.

  • Personal & Life

    • Set and hold boundaries without guilt — with family, friends, and colleagues.

    • Release the constant overthinking and make decisions you trust.

    • Manage stress and regulate your nervous system in the moment.

    • Feel safe taking up space in community and personal circles.

    • Reconnect with joy, hobbies, and self-expression outside of work.

    • Strengthen relationships through clearer communication and self-trust.

Programing details

  • Self-Coaching Model — understand how your thoughts create your results

    Inner Critic → Inner Mentor — reframe your self-talk into self-trust

    Nervous System Grounding — learn 3 go-to practices to return to calm and clarity

  • Heal Money Stories — name and shift your money trauma script

    Abundance Mindset — detach from “the number” and define your own financial liberation

    Self-Trust in Action — anchor tools to remember your power even when doubt shows up

  • Somatic Discernment & Risk-Taking — listen to your body and take aligned risks

    Leadership and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome — define how you want to lead yourself and your community

    Integration & Celebration — leave with a clear plan, a deeper sense of self, and a circle that has your back

Testimonials

  • Crystal Nguyen

    "The timing of working with Arianna was divine as it provided me with clarity on how to start advocating for myself, how I want to make an impact in my career, and realizing what no longer serves me. I had the opportunity to partake in the first Empower Together Group, which was a fruitful and incredible experience that I am eternally grateful to Arianna as well as the cohort members. The Empower Together Group coaching showcased how important community is and you are not alone in this journey to find and be your authentic self. Now, I am set up with a plethora of tools, knowledge, and community support for my path forward."

  • Jyn Rose Aguas

    "I am so proud to be part of the first ever cohort for Empower Together! I appreciated the accountability and support system that Ari set up for us, as well. This group held a container and a mirror for one another in our courageous vulnerability to share stories ranging from frustration to uncertainty along with resilience, joy, and trusting we are making a positive impact in our lives and in our communities. I have so much respect and love for this TEAM and it’e only natural that we stay connected. I am so forever grateful to Ari for cultivating this safe and powerful space for us to dream and embody what thriving looks and feels like."

  • Kenneth Huynh

    “If you are thinking about joining Arianna’s group coaching cohort, I think you should do it and put your 100% trust in Arianna. Empower Together Group Coaching was an unique and unforgettable experience because you are connected with individuals that are like-minded, have similar BIPOC backgrounds as you, and who all wanted to help one another, which all in all made it so easy to be vulnerable and authentic. Arianna and the members of the group coaching cohort provided impactful and instrumental perspective and support on my journey. Even after the completion of group coaching, it is also so fruitful and beautiful to connect and see the journeys of the cohort members now and how they have grown too. The group coaching was an amazing experience and I wish to be a part of a group coaching program again.”

FAQ

  • The cohort starts the week of September 29, 2025. Once we hit the minimum of 4 sign-ups, I’ll finalize a date and time that works for the group.

  • Spots are limited to 10 total so everyone gets individual attention. Once we reach 10, registration closes with no exceptions.

  • Registration closes Wednesday, September 24 or as soon as all 10 spots are filled, whichever comes first.

  • Yes! If you join by Thursday, September 19, you’ll get a 45-minute 1:1 coaching session with me, redeemable anytime during the program. This bonus is only for early-bird sign-ups.

You don’t have to keep pushing through burnout, playing small, or waiting for permission to take your next step.

You already have everything you need — you just need the community, tools, and support to embody it.