Speaking
Kathleen helps women leaders move up without the guilt. A crisis communicator, entrepreneur, and transformational leadership coach, she shows audiences how the stories they tell themselves shape how they lead, how they connect, and what they believe they're allowed to want.
Kathleen has spent more than 25 years leading in high-stakes moments, from daily crises in a 46,000-student district to guiding a community through tragedy. She knows that how we lead is inseparable from the stories we tell ourselves, and she helps audiences uncover the beliefs holding them back and replace them with ones rooted in purpose and power.
Her candor, personal story, and warmth move audiences to communicate with more courage, lead with more conviction, and show up more fully in the relationships that matter most. And yes, they laugh along the way.
SIGNATURE TALKS
Dancing on the Skinny Branches: Creating a Life Worth Living
Owning the Narrative: Using Storytelling to Build Support
Get to Know My Type: Understanding Our Communication Preferences (workshop)
Women's Leadership Intensive
For women who are ready to stop playing small.
You've done the work, earned the title, and still feel something holding you back. Maybe it's guilt about wanting more. Maybe it's an old story about what you're allowed to ask for, or a voice that gets quieter in certain rooms. The Women's Leadership Intensive is where you find out what's underneath and decide what comes next.
Over eight months, a small cohort of women work alongside Kathleen to uncover the narratives that have kept them stuck and replace them with ones rooted in purpose and power. The result shows up in the roles they pursue, the pay they ask for, and the way they lead at work and at home.
What's included:
In-person and virtual sessions make up the cohort
A small, confidential community of women leaders
Tools for communicating with confidence and leading with conviction
Want to invest in the women leaders on your team? Kathleen partners with organizations to design and facilitate their own Women's Leadership Intensive.
Leadership
Why Do I Need Legacy Leadership Training for Educators
There is not enough time in the day to provide all of the training your employees need and it is essential to grow your leadership pipeline. Our training helps districts develop a high-quality executive leadership pipeline who will continue to build the education legacy in their communities. We can customize the training to meet your needs or we can provide four (4) days of two (2) hour training virtually or in-person.
Training is open to any educator (including teachers) wanting to grow their leadership capacity.
Content:
Leadership and Communication Operating Style
Community and Family Engagement
Communication Strategy and Planning
Crisis Communication Management
Growing Your Leadership Resume
Coaching
Your WHY is the passion behind your purpose!
Without a WHY, we are just humans busy at being busy; there is no real focus.
Sometimes, our why gets buried in politics, feelings of being overwhelmed or not being good enough, smart enough, not enough time or money, or whatever limiting belief we have, and we lose sight of our purpose. Or maybe you haven't lost your why, but the spark has faded?
My why is helping educators like you reconnect with their spark, uncovering their limiting beliefs, and replacing them with strategies so you can continue showing up for the students who are counting on you!
Unlike other transformational leadership coaches, I have 25 years of experience related specifically to education communication. My vast experience in crisis communication, passing over $1.315 billion in school bonds/referendums, and transformational leadership coaching help me provide an unparalleled exclusive coaching program for educators who feel called to serve in a higher capacity.
Whether you want to remain in the classroom, move into a building administrator role, be the next superintendent or be a leader at heart but need clarification on what is next, I can help you unlock what is holding you back and level up your leadership.
If you have been putting this nudge off, it will only continue to get louder! Go for it, take the plunge,
You can always start with a complimentary coaching call. Schedule your free coaching call below.
What do I get with a coaching package?
One — 30 minute coaching call with Kathleen every other week of your 3 or 6 month package
Create stretchy, yet attainable, weekly goals
Accountability project
Review of current events impacting education related to educational leadership (crisis communication, media training, branding, community engagement, authentic storytelling, group facilitation)
RESULTS Matter!
"The first time I heard Kathleen speak, she moved me, and honestly, she scared me, because I knew she was right about what I'd been avoiding. Three years later, I'm now ready to dive below the surface, and I am looking forward to see what's next."
— Shauna, Principal
The result: Three years after first hearing Kathleen speak, Shauna joined the latest cohort of the Women's Leadership Intensive, ready to face what’s been holding her back.
"I stood up in a room full of strangers and faced what I'd been carrying for decades. Kathleen's work helped me repair my relationship with my son and with myself."
— David, Assistant Principal
The result: David volunteered to go below the surface during a Dancing on the Skinny Branches session. Years later, he found Kathleen again to tell her that the work had changed his relationship with his son.
"Kathleen's coaching provides me with a safe space to reflect and process through events that are challenging my personal and professional practices. She is supporting me in identifying and working through areas in need of growth. I feel more confident in my practice and those around me have commented on my leadership ability."
— Andrea, Assistant Principal
The result: Andrea uncovered her limitations and faced them head on. She passed her Superintendent's test and landed her first Principal position.
"Kathleen asks probing questions at just the right moment, challenges your thinking and provides tools that help you identify and overcome your hang-ups, clarify your goals, and take consistent, meaningful action toward meeting those goals. In our time working together, I have grown personally and professionally into a person ready to face any challenge that comes my way."
— Sherrie, Instructional Coach and PD Coordinator
The result: While working together, Sherrie set up her LLC, developed her brand, applied to speak at conferences, and began building a community so her business is ready when she retires.