Hi, I'm Erika Ho - Google Data Scientist turned Financial Coach | CEO | Personal Finance Expert for Techies | Mental Health Advocate
I'm driven by a passion for helping high-achievers break free from the 'golden handcuffs,' redefining financial freedom beyond traditional metrics. I thrive on guiding tech professionals to build lives aligned with their values, crafting strategic roadmaps to escape burnout and achieve true fulfillment.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Worked as a Data Scientist at Google, developing analytical expertise.
Now empowers high-achieving professionals to escape golden handcuffs and build lives aligned with their values as a Financial Coach.
Can help others by guiding tech professionals to break free from 'golden handcuffs' and achieve financial freedom.
🚀 Career trajectory
Data Science Foundations
Gained analytical expertise and practical experience in data science roles, including a significant tenure at Google.
✦ Data Science
✦ Analytics
Personal Awakening
Experienced burnout and mental health challenges, leading to a re-evaluation of career and life priorities.
✦ Burnout
✦ Mental Health
✦ Self-Discovery
Financial Coaching Launch
Transitioned to entrepreneurship, founding a financial coaching business focused on tech professionals seeking freedom.
✦ Entrepreneurship
✦ Financial Coaching
✦ Personal Finance
💪🏻 Superpowers
Navigating the Golden Handcuffs
Helping tech professionals find fulfillment beyond prestige.
✦ Coached individuals feeling stuck despite high salaries.
✦ Applied data-driven approaches to financial planning.
✦ Redefined 'enough' using COAST FIRE principles.
Financial Freedom Architect
Building sustainable wealth and lifestyle alignment.
✦ Develops personalized FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) roadmaps.
✦ Empowers clients to define and achieve their unique financial goals.
✦ Integrates mental well-being with financial strategy.
Resilience Through Adversity
Transforming personal challenges into coaching expertise.
✦ Leverages lived experience with burnout and mental health.
✦ Guides others from surviving to thriving in their careers.
✦ Advocates for holistic well-being alongside financial success.
I'm excited about
✦ Connecting with fellow tech professionals seeking career and financial liberation.
✦ Exploring innovative strategies for achieving financial independence.
✦ Discovering new communities focused on holistic well-being and purpose-driven careers.
I can help with
✦ Guiding tech professionals to break free from 'golden handcuffs'.
✦ Helping individuals define and achieve their personal definition of financial freedom.
✦ Providing data-informed strategies for sustainable wealth building and lifestyle design.
I would love your help on
✦ Finding collaborators for developing mental health integration in financial planning.
✦ Connecting with professionals who have successfully scaled coaching businesses.
✦ Seeking mentors experienced in navigating the transition from corporate to independent consulting.