Coaching for the work,
business,
and life you want.
I'm Jim Arnoff. A certified Career, Business, and Life Coach with two decades inside the entertainment industry as a talent agent and entertainment attorney. I partner with creatives and professionals to make courageous changes and move the work forward.
Complimentary 30-minute consultation over Zoom or FaceTime.
Courageous changes,
made on purpose.
I partner with you to create your best professional and personal life. I bring clarity, structure, and accountability. You bring the willingness to move.
Before coaching, I spent twenty plus years inside the entertainment industry, first as a Business Affairs Attorney at the William Morris Agency, then as a talent agent consultant representing television production companies developing and selling series to networks and streamers.
That experience is part of how I work. I know what it takes to pitch, to negotiate, to build a career in creative fields, and to navigate transition without losing yourself in the process.
One coach, three places we can start.
Move the needle on your work.
Stuck, losing momentum, or unsure where the next step comes from. Together we build a long-term plan you can actually execute, keep you moving, and grow what you do.
A partner to founders and operators.
If you own and operate your own business, I work with you to define what winning looks like, then build the plan to get there. Less guessing. More shipping.
Life is the infrastructure under the work.
Relationships, home environment, career-life balance, recovery, dating, identity, transitions. We zoom out, map the whole picture, then work on the parts that most need movement.
A short answer to a long question:
what is coaching?
What is coaching?
Coaching at its core is a true partnership. I am there to give you the safety and the courage to make the big changes you want, hold you accountable to the steps, and make sure whatever you truly want in life happens as quickly and sustainably as it can. You share what you would never share with anyone else, and we build on it.
People Jim has worked with.
Laura Mignott on working with Jim
Judith Balkin on working with Jim
David Bianciardi on working with Jim
“Jim has been leading career coaching and pitching workshops with the Filmshop community for many years. His attentiveness and passion for coaching comes through in every interaction. Words matter, and Jim continually reminds me to honor my accomplishments and to speak with precision and conviction.”
Training the
best in the room.
High-impact career development and pitching workshops for media companies, guilds, universities, and industry organizations in New York, Los Angeles, and beyond.
- Veterans in Media and Entertainment
- NATAS
- WGA
- NYWIFT
- NYU Tisch
- The Actors Fund
- Women in Film
- Film Fatales
- Children's Media Association
- Alliance of Women Directors
- NALIP
- FGI
- FIT
- Financial Women's Association
- Out Professionals
- U.S. Military Academy
- New York Public Library
Skills 101.
Free clips to think with.
Skills 101: Three Step Process
A short walk-through of the three-step process I use with clients to move from stuck to moving. Transcript-based summary coming soon.
Skills 101: Fear Is Your Compass
Fear usually points to the thing that matters most. Used well, it is a compass, not a warning sign. Transcript-based summary coming soon.
Skills 101: Reframing
Reframing is choosing the lens you look at a situation through. Same facts, different frame, different next step. Transcript-based summary coming soon.
The work starts with a conversation.
Fill out a short form and I'll follow up to schedule a complimentary 30-minute consultation over Zoom or FaceTime.