Behind Bespoke Bay Coaching & Consulting LLC
I’m Matthew Kurkjian, the passion behind Bespoke Bay Coaching & Consulting LLC.
A single thread has connected every chapter of my career: helping people and teams grow. The settings have changed, but my purpose has remained the same.
With Bespoke Bay, I combine these experiences with research-backed insight to help individuals and organizations navigate change with clarity and integrity. My approach is grounded in cultural intelligence, experiential learning, and values-based leadership, built into solutions that are practical, scalable, creative, and supported by the best research available.
Whether coaching one-on-one or working with leadership teams, I focus on action. Each engagement ends with concrete steps you can apply immediately.
Based in the Bay Area, I’m committed to helping people thrive in culturally diverse, high-growth environments. If you’re looking for honest insight and real progress, let’s connect.
Guiding Principles
Our Values
Moral Leadership: We believe leadership begins with character. Every decision should reflect integrity, accountability, and service to others.
Experiential Learning: We believe people learn best through real experiences, not lectures. Growth comes from doing, reflecting, and applying.
Cultural Intelligence: We believe leaders must navigate the wide world of cultures with skill and humility. Curiosity and adaptability are essential in a global society.
Our Methods
Hands-On Learning: We design programs that enable participants to practice leadership in action.
Sailing as a Classroom: We utilize the immediacy of sailing vessels, where collaboration, logic, and trust are key to success, as a training ground for leadership.
Coaching & Consulting: We combine personalized coaching with organizational consulting, ensuring leaders and teams embed new practices into their daily work.
Our Promise
To Participants: We will transform the way you and your people lead, helping you grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose with programs defined by expert design, experiential learning, and structured reflective coaching.
To Our Partners: We will bring new opportunities and prestige to your organization through collaborative, low-lift partnerships and a new value proposition to expand your customer base.
To Our Team: We will cultivate an environment where you can grow as a professional and leverage your experiences with us to thrive beyond our organization, make a meaningful impact here now, and authentically embody our values.