Behind Bespoke Bay C&C LLC
My name is Matthew Kurkjian, M.Ed., Ph.D.C., founder of Bespoke Bay Coaching & Consulting LLC.
A single thread has connected all chapters of my career: helping people and teams grow. The settings have changed, but my purpose has remained the same.
I am a PhD candidate in Industrial–Organizational Psychology and a full-time employee at Culture Amp, where I translate employee data into research-backed actions for clients with hundreds to thousands of employees.
Academically, I focus my studies on experiential learning and moral-centered leadership, with a particular emphasis on how experiential learning styles may influence leadership outcomes for multicultural teams.
Through Bespoke Bay, Coaching & Consulting LLC, I’m piloting the Analog Leadership Institute™, an experiential leadership development program that embraces the tradition of sailing as a living laboratory to shape modern leaders. Sailing creates conditions of uncertainty, responsibility, and embodied decision-making that cannot be replicated by AI or classrooms.
The goal of my work is simple: help individuals and organizations learn more effectively from experiences to lead with calm clarity towards an uncertain future.
Based in the San Francisco 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.
Please check out the blog and my LinkedIn to get to know me more.