About Geneèn Wright
Decoding the future of work through labor history—via individual coaching, organizational development, and Career Communiqué.
I believe the future of work is written in its past
Most career strategists focus on tactics—resumes, interviews, networking scripts. I focus on context. Because the most powerful career decisions come from understanding how work actually works: the power dynamics, the patterns, the strategies that have proven sustainable across decades of workplace evolution.
I'm Geneèn Wright, and I help professionals build what I call career architecture—intentional, informed career paths designed with clarity about where you are, where you're going, and how to get there.
THE JOURNEY
My career has taken me from the vibrant chaos of food, media, and experiential branding to the C-suite of global organizations. I've produced events with world-renowned chefs, managed rebranding campaigns at top creative agencies, and eventually led global talent strategies as a Chief People Officer.
Along the way, I learned something critical: the most transformative career moments don't happen in performance reviews or org charts. They happen in transitions—when someone is navigating uncertainty, making a difficult decision, or ready to evolve beyond where they've been.
I've been the executive struggling to find my leadership voice. The mid-career professional wondering if it's time to evolve or exit. The person trying to build something meaningful while navigating impossible trade-offs.
And I've been on the other side too—as the CPO making talent decisions, designing development programs, and watching which strategies actually worked (and which were just corporate theater).
That dual perspective—understanding careers from both the individual and organizational side—is what led me to create career architecture coaching.
Here's what most people miss: every "new" workplace challenge has historical precedent.
Wondering how to build power in your role? Labor movements mastered this.
Navigating industry disruption? Workers have been doing this since the Industrial Revolution.
Trying to balance impact with sustainability? This tension isn't new—it's fundamental to how work is structured.
Labor history isn't nostalgia. It's pattern recognition.
When I study how workers built leverage, how industries evolved, where strategies succeeded or failed, I see frameworks that apply directly to modern career decisions. Understanding these patterns helps us move from reacting to opportunities to designing careers with intention.
This lens makes me a different kind of career strategist. I'm not guessing about what might work—I'm drawing on decades of evidence about what has worked, why it worked, and what those lessons mean for you today.
WHY LABOR HISTORY?
What I Know
Careers are designed, not discovered.
You don't stumble into the right path. You build it—with clear assessment of where you are, strategic planning for where you're going, and understanding of the landscape you're navigating.
Context matters more than tactics.
A great resume won't save you if you don't understand the power dynamics of your industry. Networking advice is useless if you're targeting the wrong opportunities. Strategy requires context.
Work is always evolving—and that's navigable.
Change isn't new. What's new is how quickly it's happening. But the fundamentals—how people build careers, how organizations function, what makes work sustainable—these have patterns we can learn from.
The best career moves account for the whole person.
I don't coach people to optimize for titles or compensation alone. Career architecture means building something sustainable, meaningful, and aligned with who you are and what you need.
Individuals have more agency than they think.
Even in constrained circumstances, understanding how work works gives you leverage. You can't control everything, but you can make informed, strategic decisions that shift the odds in your favor.
EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS
Professional Background:
Chief People Officer, leading global talent strategy and organizational development
Talent consultant and advisor for companies ranging from startups to established enterprises
Career coach specializing in executive transitions and mid-career pivots
Producer and project manager in experiential events, food media, and creative branding
Approach: My work draws on organizational psychology, labor history, and two decades of experience on both sides of the table—as the individual navigating career transitions and as the leader making talent decisions.
CAREER COMMUNIQUÉ
In 2024, I founded Career Communiqué—a weekly publication exploring work, worth, and career evolution through the lens of labor history.
It's where I share the insights that inform all my work: how workplace patterns repeat, what strategies have proven sustainable, and how understanding the past helps us navigate the future. Free to subscribe, read by professionals who want substance over platitudes.
Let’s Work Together
I work with individuals navigating major career transitions and organizations building cultures of intentional development.
Whether you're an executive finding your leadership voice, a mid-career professional at a crossroads, or a team that wants to approach growth more strategically—I'd love to explore how career architecture can help.