Head Coach · Systems Architect · Game Changer
I'mNot here
to hand you a
bubble bath.
ELLYN SCHINKE · MMIXX
From overachieving teen to burned-out biologist to systems strategist for high-achievers — this is how a research scientist became the coach who actually builds the playbook.
GAME ON
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Settle the Score
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Leave it ALL on the Field
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In the Pocket
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For the LOVE of the Game
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If you STAY Ready, You Don't Have to GET Ready
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GAME ON • • • Settle the Score • • • Leave it ALL on the Field • • • In the Pocket • • • For the LOVE of the Game • • • If you STAY Ready, You Don't Have to GET Ready • • •
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The Scorecard
Here's what you need to know
Position
Sustainable Performance Coach & Systems Strategist
Hometown
Pacific Northwest — Tacoma, WA
Background
Research scientist → Educator → Burnout coach
Training
Biology PhD track · ICF Coaching · Notion Ambassador
Strengths
Diagnosing what's broken. Building what actually fits.
Known weakness
Optimizing things that were already fine (ask my Notion setup)
Off the field
Soccer obsessed · Musical theater kid at heart · Coffee snob
Game-day ritual
Iced coffee. Playlist on. Notion open. Let's go.
The Real Talk
Balance? It's Bullshit.
We know that here.
From overachieving teens to overwhelmed solopreneurs to overloaded execs — this community runs on one belief: you don't need less ambition. You need better architecture.
We're all about burnout-proof systems that don't suck, bold goals backed by smarter hustle, and unapologetically building a life where you're doing what you love and loving how you do it.
"If you refuse to slow down — but know you can't keep running on burnout — you're in the right place."
My Story
From Burned-Out Biologist
to Game Changer
The unsexy origin story nobody tells you about — and why it makes all the difference.
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THE ORIGIN
I was that kid with the color-coded calendar and no free time.
Piano lessons. Musical theater. Choir. Varsity soccer. AP classes. If you could sign up for it, I did. And on the outside? I made it look effortless.
But behind the grades and gold stars? I was exhausted. I didn't live my teen years — I performed them. That same pressure followed me into adulthood.
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THE BREAKING POINT
PhD-bound. Lab coat on. Running on empty.
I was running experiments by day, mentoring undergrads, and building a part-time business by night. My schedule was full. My energy was fried. And eventually — I hit a wall.
Burnout didn't hit me out of nowhere. It had been decades in the making. Here’s the realization: "High performers don't fail because they lack ambition or work ethic. They fail because nobody ever helped them build systems that actually fit the human running them."
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THE REBUILD
I walked away from academia with no backup plan.
Just a gut-deep belief that life had to feel better than this. That high-achievers like me deserved more than stress, struggle, and spreadsheets.
I became a coach. Then a strategist. I studied burnout recovery, behavior change, and emotional intelligence. I discovered Notion, automation, and the beautiful magic of AI and systems that actually support you.
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THE PROOF
I left a stable job in October & 3 consecutive $10K months followed.
Not because I hustled harder. Because I stopped staying somewhere that no longer fit — and built systems that did.
Now I help high-achieving students, solopreneurs, and professionals do the same. Because whether you're 16 and stressed over college apps, 36 and scaling a business, or 44 and leading a team — burnout isn't your fault. It's your system.
Fast break facts
The stuff that Doesn't fit in a bio
Forever sport
Varsity soccer → lifelong obsession. Stopped playing cuz old an injured! Miss it!
Plot twist
Former choir/musical theater kid. Now? Just a karaoke-lover and jukebox.
Origin story
Actual research biologist before all this. Lab coat era was real.
Daily ritual
Coffee. Black. Lattee. Love it! Give up coffee? Over my dead body.
Obsession
Notion. I have built more Notion systems than any one person needs.
Hype song
Lose Yourself! My work playlist goes hard. Ask me for the playlist! I'll share!
Home base
Tacoma, WA. Pacific Northwest rain and all — wouldn't trade it.
Personal record
3 consecutive $10K months after quitting my stable job in October.
What I Stand For
What You Need to Know
Before We Work Together
I'm not here to be everything to everyone. If you're going to work with me, here's what you need to know about what I value.
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Belonging
You Don't Have to Filter Here
I'm building a business where I belong — and where people who share my values belong too. A space where collective safety, dignity, and justice matter — not just individual success. Where marginalized people know they're safe. Where hate and bigotry get shut down.
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Fulfillment
Success That Doesn't Require Silence
I refuse to run my business out of integrity. Period. Fulfillment means you don't have to choose between building a successful business and standing for what you believe. If you're here for success that requires you to filter who you are, we're not a fit.
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Freedom
You Get Your Capacity Back
I don't build systems so you can be more productive. I build them so you can have your life back. Freedom means you're not chained to your business. You have the time and energy to be present for your family, support your community, and show up for the causes you believe in.
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Choosing Joy
Joy happens inside my work, not just around it.
This work is about driving directly toward what makes us feel most alive — not as a reward for finishing the work, but as the strategy that makes the work sustainable. We have REAL moments of job and it’s something we actively make space for! Not just something that happens in pockets…
When You Work With Me
Here's What to Expect
No vague inspiration. No generic frameworks. Here's exactly what working with me looks like.
I Don't Just Fix Systems. I Support People.
Burnout is a pressure problem, not a productivity one. You need someone who gets how hard you're pushing — and builds a system that actually holds you.
Structure Meets Strategy (& Sanity)
Strategic brain plus emotional intelligence. Systems built for real humans — not the ideal version of you on a good day.
More Capacity. More Clarity. Less Chaos.
You don't need to slow down — you need support that scales. Clarity and capacity that makes your next level actually sustainable.
Game Film Before Game Plan.
Every engagement starts with honest diagnosis — not assumptions. I read your actual game film and build a playbook only you can run.
How I'm wired
I ran the diagnostics On Myself.
Here's what came back. (Shocking to no one who's worked with me.)
CliftonStrengths
Top 5 Themes
I lead with Strategic Thinking. Big on learning, doing, and fixing what's broken.
High 5 Strengths
Coach · Deliverer · Time Keeper
I develop people, follow through on every commitment, and build structure that actually holds.
Enneagram
Type 3 — The Achiever
Goal-oriented, image-conscious (in the good way), wired to win. I've done the self-work to know when it's a strength vs. a trap.
Human Design
Projector · 6/2 Profile
The Exemplary Human. I'm built to guide, not grind. Strategy is to wait for the invitation — then go all in.
You're in the
right place if…
You're ambitious and driven but keep hitting the same invisible walls
You're tired of productivity advice that doesn't fit how you actually work
You want real systems, not motivation and vibes
You believe high performance and a real life aren't mutually exclusive
You're ready to do the actual diagnostic work — not just buy another course
You want someone in your corner who will tell you the truth
You want someone to hype you up without challenging you
You're looking for a one-size-fits-all template to fill in
You're not willing to look honestly at what's actually not working
You need success to require filtering who you are
You want overnight transformation without any real process
You're not ready to actually play your own game yet
We're probably
not a fitif…
Off the clock
The human Behind the hustle
If I still could play, oh man I would!
Lab coat era — the origin story
Coffee. Non-negotiable.
Always a musician! Always a choir girl...
Ready to Play?
Stop Performing Your Life.
Start playing it.
The diagnostic is free. The playbook is custom. The result is a business — and a life — that actually fits the human running it. Let's figure out your game plan.