Antons Davis.
Cynthia Smalley Photography
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Antons Davis, the 40-year-old founder of Touch of Humane and Osmo, and a former Nvidia employee, based in the Bay Area. It has been edited for length and clarity.I'm a founder, entrepreneur, and life coach. I started Touch of Humane, an in-person life coaching business, and am the CEO of Osmo, an AI-assisted platform designed to help individuals become better coaches.After seeing firsthand how little support coaches often have for themselves, I started Osmo in 2025 to turn coaching from a subjective, time-intensive practice into a measurable, scalable performance system that focuses on coaching mastery.Before transitioning to coaching and entrepreneurship, I worked at Nokia and eBay, then spent more than a decade at Nvidia in Santa Clara, where I served as a product design lead until September 2022.I quit my job at Nvidia to do work that felt much more human and meaningfulI spent more than 15 years in tech across engineering, design, and product development. At Nvidia, I was leading the user experience for one of the company's flagship software products, collaborating with teams across the US and India to build cutting-edge experiences for gamers.On paper, it looked like I had reached a major career milestone, but internally I felt increasingly disconnected from the work I was doing. A big reason for that was realizing I had already achieved the financial goals I set for myself as a kid.I wanted to own my own home, support my parents financially, and give my family the peace of mind that comes from never having to think twice about everyday financial decisions. At Nvidia, I achieved those things.
