About Us
Based in Northwest Austin, GuideToThrive has worked with students from Vandegrift, Cedar Park, Vista Ridge, Westwood, Round Rock, Mc Neil, Lake Travis, Anderson, Westlake, and private schools as well as with home-schooled students.
Our Founder
Tamra Kerns has blended her passion for working with students and 25+ years of high-tech leadership and service-focused business experience to build Guide To Thrive Consulting. She is passionate about helping students use an intentional discovery approach in their journey to college-from high school course activity planning to career exploration and college list building, and throughout the entire application and decision process. Tamra received her certificate in Independent Educational Consulting from the University of California-Irvine and is a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association.
Tamra partners one-on-one with students and families, delivering expertise and organization to the college prep and search process, while reducing stress and helping maintain family harmony. She and her team are ready to help guide your student to their best-fit college!
Testimonial
As we started to try to help our son with his journey to select a college, we realized very quickly that the process has changed so much, and it is very different from what it was when we went to college. Working with Tamra was like the light at the end of the tunnel. Her help was extremely insightful, and having an outside perspective helped a lot in making the overall process go smoothly. Tamra quickly set up a plan with a clear timeline, milestones, and she kept us on track. With her help, our son was able to select the few universities that really met his criteria, and at the end, he was accepted into several of them, including his top 3 choices. We are very happy with the whole experience and would recommend it to anyone that is considering some help with this journey.
Cesar Gamez, father of student