leadership
transition
CONFLICT
career
AN OUTCOMES-FOCUSED APPROACH
I love partnering with inspired individuals ready to explore, develop, reach for, and live their best lives. From C-Suite executives to nonprofit leaders, government employees to artists and creatives, small businesses to Fortune 100s—there's nothing I like more than collaborating to uncover and explore each person's unique potential to thrive.
I also work closely with teams who want to align purpose and goals, strengthen communication and trust, and unlock both individual and collective capacity. Whether a team is navigating growth, transition, or long-standing challenges, coaching offers a structured and generative space to build shared clarity and momentum.
My background includes a BA and MS in Psychology, more than two decades of leadership in the arts and culture sector, and an entrepreneurial path that led to successful consulting and coaching practices. As a long-time evaluation professional, I bring a strong commitment to clear, measurable outcomes and data-informed decision-making, paired with deep respect for human complexity and lived experience.
Coaching is a transformative partnership. Together, we will clarify where you are now, define what matters most, and design a practical path toward the future you want to create. There is no better time to begin than now.
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Click below to learn more about my background or explore the services I offer, including one-on-one coaching, conflict coaching, team coaching, retreats, facilitation, and workshops. Still curious? You can also listen to me discuss my coaching approach on the Bits of Gold podcast or sign up for a free 45-minute consultation.​​
DREAM
We begin by envisioning your inspired future—your best life. What do you most want to achieve or change?
PLAN
Next, we'll co-create your plan. What will it take to get you there? What strengths and obstacles abound?
EXECUTE
Time to make it happen! What habits need to be built or broken? We'll celebrate milestones and track progress along the way.
EVALUATE
As we close, we'll examine effectiveness, plan for sustainability, and measure outcomes. How can your growth and development be maintained and nurtured?
Alicia
I came to Kate to learn about my leadership style, expand my leadership skills, and plan for career transitions. Despite wanting to discuss leadership, I'd internalized a lot of fear of the word "leader" and struggled to believe I could lead in a way that was authentic and anti-oppressive. Kate helped me explore my fear and trust my instincts, my values and experience. I learned that I could embody leadership in my own unique way. Kate gave me practical guides and tips, and at every turn, she helped me measure my progress and reflect on goals and accomplishments. Kate was supportive, empathetic, curious, and creative in her problem solving approach. My leadership has transformed, and I am more confident and self-actualized as a result of our work together. I have recommended her to several friends and colleagues!
Dan
I simply wanted to send you a note thanking you for everything you've done with me and for me this year and for being such an incredible coach to lean on, to learn from, and to grow with. One of the things I appreciate so much from you is your ability to listen to what I am saying, how I am feeling, and why I am doing the things that I am doing.... to question, to challenge, and make me really get intentional behind what I am doing. From working with you I've grown... and from listening and watching you, I've grown as a person and a businessman.
Masum
As a woman of color, it was important for me to work with a coach that understands internalized oppression and has an approach beyond the commonplace "pull yourself up by your bootstraps." It sounds cliche, but in just 7 months of working with Kate, I am a different person inside. I've transformed my relationship to shame and pain that has harmed me for decades, and I feel happier and more empowered overall. Kate brings to coaching qualities she embodies as a human - compassion, empathy, playfulness and a brilliant ability to identify strengths and harness patterns. When I look back on this period in my life, I credit her with being the partner I needed to help me move past hurtful mindsets and live the fulfilling life I want to live.