For parents of teenagers 13–18
Help them explore more of what is possible before the big decisions begin.
Map Your Horizon helps parents introduce teenagers to more industries, ideas, skills, experiences and ways of living, so they can understand themselves better and make stronger choices about what comes next.
Julia Sherman
Geoscientist · Energy professional · Mother of two
15+ years of international experience across energy, technology and software.
Meet Julia
01 — About
I'm a geoscientist and energy professional, a mother of two, and the founder of Map Your Horizon.
For more than 15 years, I have worked across geology, energy, software and technology in international companies and projects across Europe, the Middle East, India, Australia and other markets. I have led multidisciplinary teams, helped develop geoscience software, worked with AI and machine-learning solutions, and supported major technical and investment decisions.
A big part of my career has been about making sense of complex information, working across different disciplines, and making decisions when there is no perfect answer. I also keep learning myself, from AI and machine learning to energy transition, climate, investing and business.
Outside work, much of my life is about my children. Our family has lived in different countries, we travel a lot, read every day, watch documentaries, work with teachers when it adds something useful, and look for experiences that help them understand more of the world around them.
Both of my children already speak four languages, and for me that is not about collecting achievements. It reflects the kind of environment I try to create for them: exposure to different cultures, people, ideas and ways of seeing the world.
Over the years, I have also shared my knowledge with children, teenagers, university students and colleagues through school activities, camps, lectures and professional knowledge-sharing sessions.
What matters most to me is curiosity. I want my children to keep asking questions, trying unfamiliar things, becoming independent, understanding how the real world works, and gradually discovering what they genuinely care about.
Before children can choose what they want, they need to know what there is to choose from.
That is why I created Map Your Horizon.
Geology, energy, software and technology.
Multidisciplinary teams, complex projects and decisions involving major energy assets and investments.
Software development, digital workflows and AI used in real professional work.
Experience explaining geology, energy, technology and AI to children, students and professional teams.
My children already speak four languages, and our family life includes travel, reading, learning and regular exposure to different cultures and environments.
Map Your Horizon grew from the same questions I am already asking while raising my own children.
02 — Why it matters
A teenager can only choose from the possibilities they know exist.
If their world is mostly school, social media and the professions around their family, asking what they want to become may be asking for an answer before they have enough information.
The goal is to widen the field first: more industries, more people, more places, more ways of working, and more chances to find out what actually catches their attention.
Industries, technologies, problems, companies, places and people they would never discover through school alone.
A workshop. A project. A company visit. A summer job. A conversation. A course. A small business experiment.
What makes them curious? What do they return to? What do they dislike? What kind of problems do they naturally want to solve?
Exposure first. Decisions later.
03 — Start here
Two free ways to start. One for parents, one for teenagers.
For parents
A practical 10–15 minute parent assessment across six areas: curiosity, exposure to the real world, information habits, everyday independence, money, and initiative.
It helps you see where your teenager already feels confident, where their world may still be narrow, and what you can realistically help them experience next.
Take the parent assessment →For teenagers
A set of everyday scenarios that helps teenagers notice how they naturally approach problems, ideas, people, creativity, practical tasks and opportunities.
At the end, they get directions worth exploring, not a profession assigned to them.
Try the Future Explorer →04 — How it works
Show them more of the world than they encounter naturally. Industries. People. Places. Problems. Technologies. Different ways of working and living.
Pay attention to what creates curiosity, energy, resistance or questions. What do they keep coming back to?
Turn curiosity into something real. A project, visit, course, conversation, workshop, job, competition, volunteering experience or small experiment.
Ask what they enjoyed, disliked, learned or found surprising.
Use what they learned to choose the next experiment.
A teenager does not need one perfect decision. They need enough small experiments to start making better decisions themselves.
05 — For parents
Coming soon
Future of work, AI, changing industries and the skills that matter next.
Your teenager may enter the workforce years from now, but decisions about education, skills and experience start much earlier.
This webinar gives parents a practical picture of what is changing, without hype, panic or predictions about exactly which jobs will disappear.
What we cover
06 — Work with Julia
A factory stops being “manufacturing” when you stand inside one. Energy stops being an abstract topic when you see where it comes from. A profession becomes real when you watch someone doing the work.
Sometimes that starts with one conversation about your own child. Sometimes it starts with a room full of teenagers who have never met anyone doing the work.
Personal consultation
A 90-minute online session for parents. You fill in a short form beforehand, we look together at where your teenager is now and what is realistic to explore next, and you receive a written summary with concrete steps afterwards.
Book a consultation →Schools · Universities · Camps · Communities
Talks and workshops for teenagers, students, parents and educators — on AI, careers, future skills, independence and how the world of work is changing. For schools and international schools, universities, camps, youth organisations and parent communities.
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