Career Practitioner & Visual Storyteller
Naishadh (Naish) Gadani has spent 15+ years helping people think differently about their careers — through doodles, metaphors, coaching, speaking, and a book packed with 150+ visual ideas.
The doodles
Each doodle is a metaphor — a door into a conversation that words alone rarely open. Used in career coaching, workshops, classrooms, and one-on-one sessions around the world.
The idea
Career decisions are emotional — but most career tools are built entirely from words. Words force linear thinking. Images open up possibility.
Naish has spent 15+ years watching what happens when a doodle enters a room. People who had nothing to say suddenly have something to point to. The conversation starts. The real work begins.
"The doodle isn't the answer. It is a door."
The brain processes images far faster than text. Visual information activates both verbal and non-verbal channels simultaneously — creating richer, more durable memory.
Inkson & Amundson (2002) show that metaphors liberate career thinking — opening possibilities clients couldn't see before. Barner (2011) confirms visuals help clients say truer things than direct questioning ever does.
Doodles reach the clients who fall through the cracks — neurodiverse learners, multilingual and CALD communities, disengaged clients who shut down with formal tools. A different entry point changes everything.
The book
87 visual ideas to inspire a great career — co-created with 50 career practitioners, coaches and professionals from around the world. Covering job search, career development, personal branding, self-discovery and more.
ISBN 978-0-6455685-0-9 · © 2023 Naishadh Gadani · Printed in Australia Get the book on Amazon →A breath of fresh air in a world of information overload. It takes complex career management concepts and turns them into actionable insights anyone can apply. It will be within easy reach in my resource library for years to come.
A truly creative masterpiece that will resonate with people around the world. These doodles with concise advice have everything you need to look at a situation with new eyes — capturing career development from the head and the heart.
Who this is for
Career Doodles is for anyone who believes that seeing something differently is the first step to changing it.
People at any stage — exploring options, navigating change, or stuck and looking for a new lens.
Career counsellors, coaches, and consultants looking to add visual tools to their practice.
Schools, universities, and organisations bringing visual career learning to their programmes.
Get in touch
Whether you want to collaborate, bring visual career tools to your organisation, enquire about speaking or workshops, or simply connect — Naish would love to hear from you.
Tell him what you're working on, what you're interested in, or just say hello. Takes less than a minute.
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