Design Your Future Information

Design Your Future (DYF) is a career intelligence platform that helps students make more informed decisions about identity, direction, and future careers. Founded by Lisa Pope Westerman and Heather Van Ravenswaay Womac, DYF is built on decades of experience advising Fortune 500 companies and global brands through complex decision-making. Using a process known as strategic visioning, they helped organizations define long-term goals and translate them into clear, actionable plans. They recognized a critical gap: students are asked to make high-impact life decisions without access to the same strategic frameworks widely used in business. DYF was created to bring that level of structure and thinking to individuals. By adapting professional decision-making frameworks into a student-centered model, DYF helps students understand themselves, evaluate opportunities, and take meaningful steps toward a future aligned with their strengths, values, and goals. Rather than prescribing a path, DYF equips students with a repeatable process for making confident decisions. The platform combines guided self-discovery, personalized research, reflection, and step-by-step planning to turn insight into action. DYF is now evolving this proprietary methodology into a scalable, AI-powered platform, expanding access and enabling integration with schools, consulting firms, and organizations seeking a more effective approach to career direction. At its core, DYF applies the same strategic thinking used to guide businesses and leaders to how individuals shape their futures.