The Starting Line Session™

One hour. Real answers. A plan you can actually use.

 

$97 | 60 minutes, 1:1 with Dr. Musu

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Real talk: you don't need a full-day overhaul to feel like you have a handle on things. Sometimes you just need sixty focused minutes with someone who's spent a career inside higher ed, and inside her own journey as a first-gen scholar-athlete, to help you see the situation clearly and know what to do next.

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Every champion knows the race is won before the gun even fires — at the starting line, finding your footing, getting set, knowing exactly what's ahead. That's what this hour is for.

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That's the Starting Line Session.

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Who This Is For

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You're a parent or family member of a college student — maybe heading into their first year, maybe deep into junior year chaos — and something specific is on your mind. A worry you can't shake. A conversation you don't know how to start. A decision you're not sure is yours to make.

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You don't need the full system yet. You need someone in your corner for an hour, with real expertise, real answers, and no guesswork.

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What's Included

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Pre-Session Intake Before we talk, you'll complete a short intake covering your student's year, your specific concerns, and what's keeping you up at night. This means we spend our hour solving, not explaining.

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60-Minute Live Session with Dr. Musu. A focused, one-on-one video conversation built entirely around your student's performance and growth. We'll use the same lens I teach in the College Success Family Playbook™ to sort out what's actually going on: is this academic, emotional, or structural? Who should be handling it — your student, your family, or the institution?

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One Custom Check-In Script Walk away with language you can actually use — what to say, what to avoid, and when to step back versus step in, built for your family's specific dynamic.

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A Simple Next-Step Plan No 90-page binder. Just a clear, written summary of what to focus on for the next 30 days, so the hour doesn't end and the clarity doesn't fade with it.

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What This Isn't

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This isn't therapy, and it isn't a substitute for your student's own relationship with their advisor, counselor, or coach. It's expert guidance for the family side of the equation — the part nobody hands you a manual for.

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How It Works

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1. Book your session and complete the short intake form.

2. Meet with Dr. Musu for a focused 60 minutes, virtual.

3. Receive your written takeaway within 48 hours — your script, your next steps, your clarity.

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Ready When You Are

 

Some families come in with one urgent question. Others come back to the Starting Line Session every term, like a check-up before the next leg of the race. Either way, you leave with more than you came in with.

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Book your Starting Line Session — $97

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Already know you want the full infrastructure — the complete Family Success Map, scripts, decision guide, and 90-day plan? Ask about the Student Success Systems Day™. And if you want ongoing support and community between sessions, The Starting Blocks Community is where families stay connected all year long — the next stop after your Starting Line.

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