Testimonials
“Kathleen is a deeply intellectual and effective executive coach.. Our coaching sessions helped me to improve relationships with coworkers, engage in more challenging conversations to help the company, and broadly enhance my impact on our business.”
Kathleen is a deeply intellectual and effective executive coach. As the CSO of a publicly traded biotech, she helped me significantly during a challenging time. Kathleen brings a unique psychology perspective based on years of study and experience improving relationships.
I believe this background is more effective than just having experience in HR at a pharma company. Kathleen prepared extensively for our meetings, well remembered our past conversations and key people at my company, and was willing to challenge me when needed. This along with her psychology knowledge was effective for suggesting impactful strategies for me to employ and ensuring I was following through fully with our plan.
Our coaching sessions helped me to improve relationships with coworkers, engage in more challenging conversations to help the company, and broadly enhance my impact on our business. Overall, Kathleen is a talented and sophisticated coach that will improve the effectiveness of any executive.
B.L., PhD, Chief Science Officer, Biotech Company
“Kathleen is an exceptionally talented and insightful Executive Coach. She has not only helped me embrace the challenges and opportunities in my current role but also demonstrated a deep understanding of our business and the dynamics of my colleagues.”
I had the privilege of working with Kathleen over the past year, and her coaching has been transformative for both my professional growth and my leadership abilities. When I joined a biotech company two years ago, I struggled to feel integrated within the leadership team. Being naturally introverted, I often felt like an outsider in meetings, which led to frustration. Kathleen’s approach—characterized by her genuine kindness, probing questions, and easygoing style—made it incredibly easy for me to open up and reflect on my challenges. Her guidance and practical tactics were instrumental in helping me build mutual trust and rapport with my peers, enabling me more effective in my role.
In addition to addressing my personal development, Kathleen also helped me navigate delicate situations. One example was to how to provide feedback to one of my direct reports. This individual is a high performer but can sometimes come across as overly assertive in interacting with other team members. Kathleen provided me with strategies to give constructive feedback in a way that supported this person’s growth without diminishing this person’s motivation. This was no small feat, and her professional instructions were invaluable.
Overall, Kathleen is an exceptionally talented and insightful Executive Coach. She has not only helped me embrace the challenges and opportunities in my current role but also demonstrated a deep understanding of our business and the dynamics of my colleagues. I am incredibly grateful for her support and highly recommend her to anyone looking to enhance their leadership capabilities.
Cuyue Tang, PhD, Vice President , DMPK (Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics) and Clinical Pharmacology, Morphic Therapeutic
“If I could name Kathleen’s superpowers, they would be the ability to ask powerful questions that serve as triggers of transformation and her incredible capacity to create space full of trust and safety.”
In the middle of the pandemic in 2020, I enrolled in the Emotional Intelligence program - a small group facilitated by two experienced coaches. Kathleen was one of the coaches supporting and guiding the group from the beginning to the end of the program. I was impressed by her coaching style and deep listening skills
For a year now, Kathleen and I had coaching sessions that have been instrumental in my personal and business growth. My self-awareness has expanded even further and allowed me to see myself in a different light. Also, my fear of stepping "in the arena" and speaking proudly about my business significantly decreased over time.
If I could name Kathleen's superpowers, they would be the ability to ask powerful questions that serve as triggers of transformation and her incredible capacity to create space full of trust and safety. I believe these two qualities made every interaction with Kathleen significant, memorable, and life-changing. Creating a safe container where we could explore all the dimensions of my being is something I've never experienced before.
If you're looking for an experienced coach who can help facilitate your personal and business growth in a way that feels realistic and safe, yet transformational - look no further.
Katerina Jackson-Suchkova, Business Owner
“Her easygoing and open style allowed me to quickly extend trust and be vulnerable.”
Kathleen is a talented and insightful Executive Coach and provided me expert coaching on a variety of complex topics. Her easygoing and open style allowed me to quickly extend trust and be vulnerable. She was kind, patient and challenged me to identify new paths for exploration and success.
Laurie Saltzman, Regional VP at Travel + Leisure (parent company of Wyndham Destinations)
“I’m much more productive and so much happier in both my work and personal life.”
My coaching with Kathleen has been phenomenal. The two biggest changes I see in myself is a calmness that I’ve never had. That calmness has impacted my world in so many ways, not the least of which is my time management, which has been a struggle my whole life. The work with Kathleen has allowed me to focus in new ways, make easier decisions around priorities and manage myself better when all the plans go haywire because things are changing and new things flying at me faster than I can keep up. I no longer get frustrated. I’m much more productive and so much happier in both my work and personal life. I highly recommend working with Kathleen! Joy Kacik, CEO, Kasik Consulting Services
“The impact of her coaching work was amazing.”
“As a CEO and a business owner with years of experience I found that it is difficult to recognize that with time also comes a curtain of “confidence” that shrouds fallibility. Things like ‘Judgement’ becomes a defense mechanism against an imagined attack from others and suddenly we realize that we are no longer feeling the fulfillment of personal success but rather frustrated and stuck. Recognizing that these feelings and perceptions are not simply generated from without but rather from within is a valuable lesson. My experience with Kathleen was key in identifying what I was doing to undermine my success and well being. The impact of her coaching work was amazing. She has also provided me invaluable insight and coaching as I plan and execute my corporate plan and transition into retirement. I highly recommend working with Kathleen!”
Erik P/CEO Engineering Company
”The coaching with Kathleen was such a rich experience.”
I had the privilege to participate in the program Positive Intelligence with Kathleen. This opportunity presented itself at a time when I’d become very focused on doing some deeply personal work to better understand what’s holding me back in certain aspects of my work. The coaching with Kathleen was such a rich experience. I found the Mental fitness work is an extremely powerful tool to help reduce the power of my self limiting beliefs and still use that tool regularly. Kathleen is such an approachable, caring person who’s coaching made a great impact in both my work and personal aspects!
Lydia Cole
Learning & Development Specialist
Ultra Global Business Services