Passion Coaching was founded by teen life coaches, educators, and mentors, Paul Thiebaut III and Mariamne Borden. We have started 4 passion-based organizations over 17 years that have cultivated intrinsically motivated learning in more than 3,000 young people ages preschool through college.
Organizations Founded
2007-2012 -- Intrinsic Motivation Tutoring, Palo Alto, CA (Passion-based tutoring)
2009 -2017 -- 10 Books A Home, East Palo Alto, CA (Passion-based early education)
2017-2023 -- Thiebaut Method, East Palo Alto, CA (Passion-based community service)
2021-Present -- Passion Coaching, Los Altos, CA (Passion-based teen life coaching)
Above and beyond all else, we enthusiastically and empathetically support young people in exploring their passions, feeling special through their passions, and making connections to their classrooms, schools, cultures, and communities using their passions.
We call what we do Passion Cultivation and are experts at Passion Cultivation for any purpose!