Richard Lopag
Career transition and accountability coach for people feeling stuck
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Career changeCareer clarity and purposePromotions and advancementLife transitionsGoal setting and accountabilityAthletes and sports |
| Works with | Professionals |
| Also coaches | Life coach and Performance coach |
Richard Lopag is a career transition and accountability coach. He helps people who feel stuck, unsure or ready for a change to find direction and move forward. He is a former professional rugby player who later worked in education and learning and development. He knows first hand how hard it is to leave sport and rebuild an identity. His coaching uses the Kaizen principle of small, steady changes and includes accountability for the plan you set.
What Richard helps with
Richard works with people who feel stuck or unsure about what comes next in their work and life. He helps them get clear and take steady action.
- Getting clear on what you actually want from your career
- Understanding what keeps you stuck
- Building a realistic plan to move forward
- Taking consistent action without overthinking
- Career transition and progression
- Feeling a lack of direction despite a stable job
- Rebuilding identity after a big life change
Who Richard works with
Richard works with people who feel stuck, uncertain or ready for something different. Some have a stable job and steady progress on paper but feel frustration or a lack of direction underneath. He also understands people going through a major change in their path.
How Richard works
Richard's coaching is built on Kaizen, the idea of continuous improvement through small, consistent and meaningful changes. He helps clients work out what they really want, find what keeps them stuck, and build a realistic plan. He holds clients accountable to that plan so they take steady action. He offers a free first conversation so you can see how he works and if it fits.
Background and qualifications
Richard has a background in professional sport, education, and learning and development. He played professional rugby and knows high-performance environments well. Leaving the sport and moving into a career outside it was hard, because his identity was tied to being a rugby player. He had to rebuild and refocus, both in work and in who he was. That experience shapes how he coaches career transition today.
Richard Lopag pricing
Programs and services
- Free initial conversation
- One-on-one career transition coaching
- Accountability coaching
Richard Lopag reviews
The CoachVouch take
A former professional rugby player who coaches career transition from his own experience of leaving sport.
Best for people who feel stuck in their career or facing a change and want a practical plan with accountability.
Common questions
How much does Richard Lopag charge?
Coaching with Richard runs $90 to $175 an hour. Message Richard from this page for an exact quote.
What does Richard Lopag help with?
Richard Lopag helps with getting clear on what you actually want from your career, understanding what keeps you stuck, building a realistic plan to move forward and taking consistent action without overthinking.
Does Richard offer a free first session?
Yes. He offers a free initial conversation so you can see how he works and whether it is a good fit.
What method does Richard use?
His coaching is based on Kaizen, which means continuous improvement through small, consistent changes. He also holds clients accountable to their plan.
How do I contact Richard Lopag?
Send Richard a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
Similar coaches to compare
Tick "Compare" to message several coaches at once.
Alejandro Fernandez
Alejandro Fernandez is a product management coach who helps people break into product, prepare for business school, and move into startups or start their own. He has close to 10 years in product, with a focus on ML and AI. He worked at Square and Adobe, and he bootstrapped his last startup to six figure revenue in 6 months. He has coached over 50 people.
Aleksandr Perederei
Aleksandr Perederei is an engineering mentor for Senior and Staff engineers. He works one on one with engineers on promotion, system design, and technical leadership. He is a Principal Engineer and former CTO with 15+ years in engineering. He has mentored more than 120 engineers. His background includes Tesla and Delivery Hero. Sessions focus on real work, such as design docs, promotion drafts, and hard decisions.
Alexia P.
Alexia P. is a career coach for product managers, marketing managers, account executives and program managers. She has 16+ years of experience scaling marketing teams across 45 markets. She was GM of Global Integrated Marketing, Strategy & Operations at PlayStation for four years. She now works as a fractional CMO for startups. She has coached 300+ professionals, including 200+ hours on AI.
Alison Mitchell
Alison Mitchell is a strengths-based career and leadership coach in the Netherlands. She works with educators, school leaders, middle managers and teams. She spent over 30 years in international education and leadership. She was Headteacher of the British School of Amsterdam, where she led the senior school through a multi-million Euro building project and the Covid pandemic. She then changed careers and became a certified coach using the Gallup CliftonStrengths approach.
Browse related
Last updated September 2026. Request a correction.