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About the studio, and the person who runs it.

A studio is shaped by the hand that runs it. This page is for understanding both.

Eric Nguyen

Eric grew up between Vietnam and South Florida, the kind of upbringing that teaches you early that everyone is carrying a chapter they don't talk about. He spent his twenties in operations at three early-stage companies — two of which failed loudly — before training as a coach under the late Frederic Hudson and the team at New Ventures West.

In 2019, after his own quiet comeback from a season of burnout, he opened Comeback Manifesto in a small studio space in Boca Raton. The work has not really changed since: a room, a notebook, an honest hour, repeated until something shifts.

Eric is a credentialed coach (ICF-PCC), a former endurance athlete, and a deeply patient listener. He lives in Boca Raton with his wife and two children.

ICF-PCC CredentialNew Ventures West, Class of 2017Hudson Institute AlumCertified Enneagram Practitioner

Five quiet convictions that shape every conversation.

01

Rhythm over intensity.

Big swings are seductive. Sustainable rhythm is what actually rebuilds a life. We design for the second year, not the first month.

02

Practice over insight.

Insight without practice is entertainment. Every session ends with one small, repeatable promise — and the next session begins with how it went.

03

The body keeps the score.

We don't separate work life from physical life. Sleep, breath, and movement are part of every program — quietly, never performatively.

04

Writing is thinking.

Weekly written reflections are not homework. They are how the work actually happens between sessions.

05

Privacy is sacred.

What is said in this studio stays here. No case studies are published without explicit, named consent.

06

Slow is honest.

We turn away clients we don't believe we can serve. The studio takes a maximum of 24 active 1-on-1 clients at any time.

Where we meet.

The Boca Raton studio is a small, quiet, north-facing room with two armchairs, a desk, a kettle, and a window that looks out at a row of live oaks. It is intentionally not photographed for the internet.

In person

569 Wyatt Street, Boca Raton, FL 33434. Sessions are 60 to 90 minutes. Parking is on the street. Coffee and water are always brewed.

By video

For clients outside South Florida, all 1-on-1 work happens via secure, end-to-end encrypted video. Sessions are never recorded.

By letter

Manifesto Year clients are invited into ongoing written exchange — usually a long-form letter once every two weeks between sessions.

Curious whether the studio is right for you?

Discovery calls are 30 minutes, by phone, with Eric. No pitch, no follow-up sequence. Just a conversation.

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