Refactor Labs

Refactor Labs is a modern leadership advisory firm helping outliers and organizations lead through hard pivots. We specialize in resilience and reinvention, delivering remarkable experiences that thrill participants and build their courage + capacity for change.

Services:

🧢 Executive Coaching: 1:1 + small group sessions that unlock transformational growth through extended partnership.

🛠️ Participatory Workshops: Interactive seminars designed to learn and practice crucial skills for navigating complex transitions—storytelling, emotional intelligence, experimentation and more.

🎤 Keynote Talks: High energy presentations that challenges audiences to dream bigger and act bolder in the pursuit of excellence.

Clients:

Meta
Nielsen
Pinterest
Grubhub
Contenda
Coeus Ventures
Proctor & Gamble
Harmonic Message
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Executive Coach

Lunar Accel

Board Member

Merit

Angel Investor, Mentor

Contenda

Angel Investor

13 Fund

Angel Philanthropist

Jason Shen

Write about business, technology, and culture for publications with numerous bylines in TechCrunch, Fast Company, and Vox. My posts on Medium have a combined 800k+ views.

Speak and teach at conferences and events on topics like gaming & esports, product management, entrepreneurship, talent development, and leadership. Since 2012, I've spoken on four separate continents (North Am, Europe, Asia, Australia) at places like Google, Pinterest, General Assembly, and Empower. My TED talk on the future of hiring has 4M views.

Support ambitious startup founders as an executive coach.

Resilience Expert

Facebook

Led product for public groups which connect 400M+ people everyday to the interests, people, and  communities they care most about, without barriers. Incubated a new product experience in FB Groups to millions of people.

Product Manager

Presidential Innovation Fellows Foundation

The Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program was established by the White House in 2012 to attract top innovators into government, capable of tackling issues at the convergence of technology, policy, and process.

The PIF Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization established to support and advance the PIF program, drive innovation in the US government, and connect our 100+ alumni. Board members are elected by members to 2-year terms.

The Asian American Man Study

The Asian American Man Study a national survey of the experiences and beliefs of American men of East, Southeast, and South Asian descent. Our findings have appeared in The Atlantic, NBC Asian America, Vox, and Quartz, and has reached over 100,000 people on Medium. Over 1000 Asian men have been surveyed since our founding in 2015.

Jason has shared his research and personal experience as a first-generation Asian American at Amazon, Pinterest, Proctor & Gamble, and Nielsen.

Founder

Helping unconventional founders & execs lead through hard pivots · Author: THE PATH TO PIVOT · Uncle Iroh with a side of Genie · 3x venture-backed startup founder · 1st gen immigrant · ADHD · Meta + Etsy alum

Hi, I'm Jason. I'm an executive coach to outliers & organizations facing hard pivots.

But let's talk about you for a sec. I'm guessing you've landed your fair share of funding, promotions, and industry recognition.

But somewhere along that grind, you noticed you saw the world differently than your peers and those ahead of you. You discovered that achieving inside someone else's definition of success isn't a sweet as winning on your own terms.

But at the same time, you've realized that building a company, career, and creative life that's out of the ordinary can be daunting.

I get it.

As an executive coach and the founder of a leadership advisory firm Refactor Labs, I help outliers like you lead through hard pivots in business and life. 

Having built teams, products, and companies in consumer, B2B, and marketplaces from inception to post-IPO—I've probably seen the problems you're facing.

As a three time startup founder with two exits and one very humbling failure under my belt—I know the pressure of having to manage your psychology and lead your team in pressure-cooker moments.

And as an ADHD kid transplanted from Suzhou to Silicon Valley, I've felt the sting of rejection and the struggle to find community when you don't fit in.

That's why I do what I do.

My clients are VC-backed founders, agency owners, and senior executives. Outliers who want to express their unique talents in spite of a system that tells them to just fit in. Leaders who want to transform their organizations to navigate a new reality.

I work with you to power through those hard pivots to land that next big thing.

That's what I did for Kevin.

Kevin had a growing family and a successful career as a marketing leader, but was tired of feeling tired and burned out.

Together we charted a path for him to leave his pre-IPO startup and launch a successful agency that's quickly becoming the go-to messaging agency for B2B SaaS companies while supporting his family and his health.

And for Edmar.

Edmar was the founder and former CEO one of Brazil's most successful tech companies, but when we met, he was stuck in first gear without much momentum in any direction.

Together we helped him find joy in coding again, develop genuine relationships and a community of Bay Area technologists, and shaped his vision to launch an AI venture studio.

So that's what I do. Here are some ways I can help you:

1. The Outlier Advantage Email Course (free)
2. The Path to Pivot book ($)
3. 1:1 or Group Executive Coaching ($$)
4. Keynote presentation ($$$)

Shoot me a DM to learn more and explore further.

🌱 Jason Shen

You built the thing.

You wrote the first lines of code, made the first sale, hired the first employee. You were the company.

But now you're scaling. You have a team of 5, 25, 50.

The skills that got you here, the relentless doing, the hands-on control... they are becoming the bottleneck. You feel you "should" be more strategic, but you're uneasy letting go.

You look at your title:

CEO
CTO
COO

And you wonder if you're still the right person for the job.

Your challenge isn't to become a different person. It's to find your new point of leverage.

It's to graduate from being the best "doer" to being the most effective "enabler."

What's one task you're still holding onto that you know you need to hand off to scale your impact?

Jason 🧠 Shen

The Outlier Coach · Helping venture-backed founders build conviction and win *their* game. Author of 'The Path to Pivot' & 'Weirdly Brilliant' · Retired NCAA 🏆 gymnast

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- Where courageous leaders and founders come together in small groups to sharpen their skills, improve their lives, and unleash their best work into the world.

Leadership Facilitator

Derek Alan Coaching

- Help leaders and teams sustainably increase their performance while significantly improving their mental health, physical health, and relationships. 
- Tailored coaching programs that yield measurable outcomes and accelerate progress in the areas that matter most.

Executive Performance Coach

ESET North America

- Designed and delivered end-to-end leadership development coaching programs for cross-functional senior leaders in person, virtual, and hybrid settings.
- Created and regularly delivered a multiple-day new hire onboarding experience.
- Carried out all stages of the 360 feedback review process using qualitative and quantitative methods
- Created and facilitated company-wide programs to measurably improve employee performance and engagement

Corporate Trainer

Cuyamaca College

Designed, developed, and taught the following communication programs:
 - Intercultural Communication
 - Public Speaking
 - Interpersonal Communication

Communication Instructor

Grossmont College

Designed and delivered courses covering:
 - Theories and principles of interpersonal communication
 - Verbal and nonverbal communication strategies.
 - Interpersonal Communication in various contexts, including personal and professional
 - The effects of communication on perceptions and personal identities
 - Conflict management and resolution  
 - Active Listening
 - Oral communication and effective public speaking skills, including delivery, organization, and rhetorical principles

CourseKey, Inc.

- Designed and facilitated training programs to increase employee engagement and performance while scaling from 5 to 40 employees
-Trained university instructors and Professors across the country on how to use technology to improve learning outcomes

Training Specialist

San Diego State University

Communication Instructor for 75 students divided into three smaller sections. 
Led 50-minute presentations/lectures/discussions 6 times a week.

Isagenix

•	Built a high performing sales team from 0 to 50 reps who consistently exceeded quarterly quotas.
•	Trained new and existing team members to be fully engaged with  the company’s global vision.
•	Created a culture of high performing remote sales teams to consistently hit quarterly revenue targets.

Sales Manager

ConsciousBuild

- Created and designed monthly newsletters.
- Copywriting for customer facing proposals, contracts, websites, etc.
- Designed, presented and implemented new marketing campaigns
- Maintained and expanded Social Media exposure 
- Presented proposals to clients and potential partnerships

Marketing and Development Internship

I help leaders and teams unlock their potential to perform at their best, find their flow, and show up in congruence with the best of who they are.

With over 10 years of experience in corporate training, leadership program facilitation, and performance coaching, I have a proven track record of helping leaders and teams measurably improve their performance, well-being, and relationships. 

If you’re ready to discover and unleash the best version of YOU to experience your next levels of success and performance…shoot me a DM to schedule a free strategy call.

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