Career and Leadership Coaching for High-Achieving Professionals

Kathy is uniquely talented in understanding people and creating a place for growth. She leads you to think about things in new ways and shares perspectives that facilitate introspection and new ideas. Always uplifting and cheerful, discussions with her go deep – to so many places where she applies her wisdom and broad experience. So many times, I have thought to myself “Wow, I would not have thought about it that way, or thought about that at all. I am so glad we talked.” The secret to success is keeping people like Kathy around you, and I highly recommend you consider working with her.

Kathy is phenomenal! I had the pleasure of working with Kathy to focus on my mindset. Kathy is delightful, warm, open, and an absolutely fabulous listener. I felt like she really understood me and could zero in on exactly what I needed help with in each of our sessions. No matter the topic, Kathy was able to provide valuable insight and help me to reframe my thoughts and learn effective new techniques to tackle obstacles. Kathy is wonderful to work with and I highly recommend coaching with her.

Kathy Pearce has been my coach for several years now and I highly recommend her for all of your needs.  Self-Care best describes our recent time together.  The last 3 months proved to be truly life changing. The insights and perspective adjustments have been instrumental in my growth as a human being, both in the natural and spiritual realms. Our time together was a safe environment for open dialogue and was key to my growth.  I was willing to unpack existing resistances (negative emotions, biases, and relationship baggage) and Kathy became a trusted guide in that process. The journey was full of awe, wonder, joy, peace, and love.  Although not easy at times, the joy in the awareness (expansion of my view) has now been established in my very being. Joy is a choice. To view life through the lens of joy has empowered me to pause, to be present, and to allow growth without criticism. I now look forward to the day.  I look forward to the many wonderful, exciting, uplifting, challenging moments and now have the tools to identify and overcome self-defeating thoughts and actions.  I also understand, I cannot over give of myself in any area of my life. My core values align with my thoughts, my heart, and my actions; therefore, joy in the present has become my reality.

Kathy asks the right questions to lead me to very solid decisions. She quickly pinpoints the crux of a situation and through her insightful questions does not fail to leave me with new ideas, awareness, or questions to ponder. I have been better able to look at problems in different ways, helping me to make more meaningful decisions. Kathy’s able to strike a unique balance of careful listening while challenging my existing perspectives and choices. She has helped me to focus and prioritize what’s important to me staying true to myself. Her coaching was the start of my journey into a making myself a priority for my personal growth and success.  Thank you for being a part of my journey!

If you are looking for a coach, who can help dig deep focusing on what truly is meaningful to you, challenge you in an empowering way and bring out the best version of yourself – Kathy is it! I had the privilege to have Kathy as my coach in my early Microsoft days. It was great to have a sounding board who understood the company, the culture and was an advocate for your core values. It’s Kathy’s coaching that helped me give power to my values, guided me in my authentic communication and also provided me a safe place to embrace the human in me. I highly recommend Kathy!

1:1 Coaching and the Positive Intelligence Program (which Kathy introduced me to) have been instrumental in my development over the years. I literally walk, live my life with no regrets and find the goodness even in the midst of chaos. I usually am not an early adopter of anything. Now, as I have cultivated the five stage powers (empathy, exploration, navigation, innovation and activation) and recognize/intercept my saboteurs (my top four: judge, hyper-achiever, hyper-rational and pleaser), every day, every situation I can find a comfortable place to be. I can create that space for myself with the hope of making better decisions that serve me well. I can inspire myself to look at my behaviors and thoughts in a loving way, my role in the situation and make a better choice in how I respond and act. The program has changed my life and, frankly, has helped those around me to find not just common ground but a flourishing relationship that feeds our souls!

I had the privilege of working with Kathy, who has significantly shifted my perspective, enabling me to view challenges and opportunities from new angles. Her guidance in defining clarity and focus has been instrumental in helping me navigate complex decisions with confidence. One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned from Kathy is the importance of prioritizing thoughtfully and silencing my inner critic. She has encouraged me to embrace the process, understanding that growth and success are journeys, not just destinations. Her emphasis on gratitude has taught me to appreciate every step along the way. I highly recommend Kathy to anyone seeking a coach who is not only skilled and knowledgeable but also deeply committed to her clients’ success. Her guidance has been invaluable, and I am grateful for the positive impact she has had on my career.

Kathy has been such a pleasure to work with. She is very personable and easy to talk to. She helped me look at things from a different perspective and challenged me personally and professionally. I would definitely recommend coaching with Kathy! It was such a delight and a breath of fresh air. Thank you, Kathy!

I wanted to take a moment to share some feedback on my experience working with Kathy, as I was transitioning from another coach. It could have been challenging, but Kathy made it feel seamless from the very beginning. Throughout our time together, Kathy helped me navigate several complex situations in my workplace. Rather than simply telling me what to do, she asked thoughtful questions, challenged my thinking, and helped me work through each situation in a way that felt authentic to me. Those conversations not only helped me address the issues at hand but also strengthened my confidence in my own judgment. As a result of our work, I found myself becoming a better peer, a more effective leader, and more comfortable trusting my instincts. Kathy consistently reinforced the importance of staying true to who I am as a leader instead of trying to emulate someone else’s style. I joked with Kathy that I was going to get a “What Would KP Do?” bracelet to remind me of our coaching conversations. In reality, the bracelet should say, “What Would MS Do?” because that’s exactly what Kathy encouraged me to ask. Her coaching wasn’t about creating a dependence on her advice, it was about helping me trust myself and lead with authenticity. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have worked with Kathy and the positive impact she had on my professional growth.

I highly recommend Kathy Pearce Coaching and invite you to contact Kathy to discover the many benefits that professional coaching has to offer. Kathy Pearce has provided me coaching that made my contributions and interactions at work more mindful, deliberate, and effective. Her coaching has helped me to widen my perspective, focus my efforts, and leverage my core values together which enables me to work, live, and share with authenticity and purpose.

Kathy was a huge factor in helping me figure out priorities in my life, both family and career. She listened through the various challenges I was going through and enabled me to dig deeper and look at things from various angles mainly by guiding me to introspect. I am a better leader and a better parent because of the coaching I received from Kathy.

I highly recommend Kathy! Her authentic and thoughtful coaching style made me feel comfortable enough to discuss my vulnerabilities! Kathy’s coaching knowledge really helped me to grow in confidence which I can leverage. I recommend Kathy Pearce because she shows up as very professional, smart, humble, authentic, helpful and engaging. I also think it is important to share that Kathy highlights your best qualities and drives you to embrace your most authentic self. The coaching experience exceeded my expectations. As a result of our coaching together, I will continue to boldly go after what I want while speaking with intention!

Kathy is a remarkable leadership and mindset coach. Her positive and encouraging attitude is the best way to start my day, and keeps me motivated throughout the week. She listens very attentively and asks the right questions. I look forward to speaking to Kathy every week, not just because she is kind and warm hearted, but also because her coaching style helps me gain clarity and achieve my personal and professional goals.

Coaching with Kathy has been a life changing experience for me. When we started coaching, I did not have specific areas that I was trying to unravel, however soon I realized that the life I was leading was largely driven by outside influencers. Kathy and I worked together to help me become more self-aware and shift my mindset to be authentic to who I am and lead a life from inside out. With Kathy’s guidance, I was able to rewire my mental model and make changes that led me to identify key priorities and focus on achieving them. Kathy is a great listener with a warm and welcoming demeanor. She is insightful and organized; meets you where you are in a kind and supportive manner. She is empathetic while being a great accountability partner at the same time. She has a knack of asking the right questions to help you get to your own aha moments and building upon your inner wisdom.

Coaching with Kathy has been a transformative experience. We began with simple goals of improved decision making, to excel at work, and focused career planning. In coaching with Kathy, I obtained these and so much more. From the very first exercise with the inventory form, through our continued coaching relationship, Kathy supported me to become self-aware and shift my mindset from compartmentalized living to taking an all-encompassing approach in life. Ironically, balance was and is a virtue in my life. Little did I know how off-balance my life was. By coaching with Kathy, I went from the brink of burnout (it would have been the second time in my life) to living in work-life alignment. I can now spend my evenings and weekends doing whatever I choose to do and not feel guilty about saying “no” to work that does not align to my values.

At the beginning of this program [Positive Intelligence (PQ) program], I did not know what was possible…All I knew was I needed to be intentional about growing my Sage muscles and diminish my saboteurs…I fully embraced and committed myself to do this during a very busy time in my life…Time and time again the videos and audio exercises….reminded me to be patient, understand I was building something within, empathy toward myself and others and, of course, becoming aware of my judge and other saboteurs. I still have work to do and have the resources to continue on this journey of building healthy relationships, bringing my best self to whatever I do and finding peace and harmony..

Kathy has helped me transform my life. Through her Positive Intelligence (PQ) Mental Fitness course and one-to-one coaching sessions, I am gradually learning to pay attention to my inner wisdom, reduce the negative self-talk and have confidence in my choices. I know I still have room for improvement – we all do – and now I am excited to discover new things about myself and others, in a safe, non-judgmental space. Kathy’s coaching has also helped me improve relationships both at work and at home.

I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Kathy Pearce as my coach to explore some limiting beliefs that were holding me back, and to help shift some of my perspectives in order to move my career and relationships forward. After working with Kathy for 9 months I have learned many techniques which have encouraged me to pause, reflect, and view situations, and others, through a new lens. My awareness has now allowed me to have new perspectives and to unlock, and let go of, many of my limiting beliefs. I make time to celebrate my wins, pause, breathe, set boundaries (honoring them myself). Perhaps the most important change has been in the awareness of my own triggers, recognizing how my core values may feel compromised, and verbalizing this to help others understand where I am coming from. Kathy was instrumental in challenging me in a positive and high-trust environment that allowed me a deeper reflection and clear vision of where I am and what I want to achieve.

I would highly encourage other professionals to look into the PQ program and coaching with Kathy. I feel like several of my coworkers and close friends struggle with similar issues (imposter syndrome, struggling to make sense of why we react so viscerally to specific people/actions, how to build better/meaningful relationships etc.) Kathy and the PQ program have helped me work though some of this and I feel more inspired to continue working on myself with the tools learned.

Kathy’s coaching helped me rediscover my strengths in a way that was engaging and motivating. She helped me identify the self-limiting beliefs I was holding and provided me with the tools and techniques to shift my perspective. Kathy created a positive and high-trust environment that enabled me to get clarity and take action.

Kathy is a fantastic coach combining a very human empathic approach with the ability to connect her techniques and faith in better with whatever may be going on for you. I would highly recommend her to professional men and women looking for joy, stability and resilience in their life. She has been invaluable to me and we remain firm friends.

I’ve had the privilege of working with Kathy Pearce for nearly five years, and it’s been an incredible experience witnessing her brilliance as a Positive Intelligence (PQ) coach and transformational leader. Kathy is truly a master of helping leaders and C-suite professionals align their personal and professional lives for greater impact and fulfillment. What sets Kathy apart is her remarkable ability to recognize the unique gifts and strengths in others. She has a way of bringing those talents to light, even when people are being hard on themselves. Her wise and kind approach not only helps individuals become aware of their self-talk but also empowers them to embrace growth with grace and intention. Throughout our collaboration on social media, email marketing, website design, and online business strategy, I’ve seen firsthand how Kathy exemplifies the mindset shifts she teaches. She is solution-oriented, thoughtful, and deeply invested in the success of those she works with. Her kindness and ability to lift others make her an extraordinary coach and leader. Kathy’s simple yet transformative practices create stronger, more productive teams, while also improving individual lives. She is the embodiment of how personal development can drive professional excellence. I cannot recommend her highly enough to anyone looking to elevate their mindset, leadership, or team dynamics.

Partnering with Kathy through transformational coaching was an amazing experience.  Her style radiated compassion while holding me in a sacred space which allowed growth in self-awareness and effective communication with co-workers.

Coaching with Kathy has been so impactful. I now have more confidence in my decision-making, and I’ve been able to really lead with the confidence I felt I was lacking. I’m different from others, more empathic, and I recognize that’s it’s OK to be myself. I’ve also realized that I am a good leader and bring things to the table that some of my other counterparts do not. Thank you for helping me to see past the negatives I was feeling, and lean into the positive perspectives. Coaching with you [Kathy] has been invaluable.

Kathy helped me to find my positivity again after circumstances made it hard for me to lead with positivity. Through her coaching I was able to find my values and purpose again and make an important career move. We worked through a program that helped me to step back from situations and identify how I was self-sabotaging. This gave me a far deeper understanding of myself and has set me up for future success. I now take a slightly different view on almost all situations and try to find a new win-win answer in almost every situation. As a result, I’m significantly less stressed, more focused and I believe I have evolved again as a leader. This is all due to Kathy’s coaching. I recommend Kathy’s coaching for anyone who’s struggling with finding positivity and who’s looking to take their career and life to the next step.

What I enjoy most about working with Kathy on the ICF Washington State Coaches Create Series is the way she shows her support in our team’s decision making process! She has one of the most respectful ways of sharing her opinions and perspective because she’s such a genuine listener. You’ll see, discover and achieve more with her talents and leadership in the room just like we have!

I connected with Kathy after starting a new role at a new company. After many years of career growth and advancement, I was still facing challenges with leadership and positivity. I was looking for a coach to help navigate these challenges. Her coaching using the PQ principles has been transformative for me. Providing perspective and tools that enable me to be a better leader, person and more fulfilled with work and life.

Kathy was a great executive coach at a time when the environment with COVID and remote working was taking the world to new places. Managing a team remotely brought about new challenges and the strategies and tools that Kathy shared helped me to best support my team, clients and business overall!

Today I noticed myself stopping to enjoy moments that I’d normally have rushed through. Before starting PQ, I often found myself wishing for the next thing, whatever that was. The next meal, the next party, the next meeting, the next deadline. I never felt satisfied. Today, I truly felt happiness in small moments with my family…I am patiently looking forward to seeing the results at the end of our 8 weeks, but I’m in no hurry to get there.

I’m leaving with a deeper trust in my own judgment. I now see that I can take on bigger challenges and lead at a higher level when I approach situations with intention, clarity, and confidence. I plan to continue using the frameworks and tools we discussed when navigating difficult conversations, influencing cross-functional partners, and making leadership decisions. The mindset work we did will help me show up as the VP I want to be. I’ve seen a noticeable shift in my confidence and clarity. I’m more deliberate in how I communicate, more grounded in high-pressure situations, and more proactive in addressing challenges. These shifts played a meaningful role in my ability to step into a VP position. Nothing felt unclear — the sessions were consistently productive and grounded. Your [Kathy’s] support made a real difference during a pivotal period in my career, and I felt truly championed along the way.

I am excited about what I learned about myself when I worked with Kathy. I thought I was showing up as ONE person, but what came up from me what that I held myself and presented myself differently depending on the environment I was in instead of being myself as the “whole” person. For example, when I was out in networking groups I brought professional Nina and left the fun Nina at home instead of integrating her with professional Nina. Kathy is very professional when she pointed out that there were a couple of voices that seemed to come out with me. She did a session of voice dialogue and it was amazing. I felt my body energy shift when she asked certain questions. I would definitely do more voice dialogue with Kathy and I encourage others to as well. It has made a huge difference for me in my business relationship building of new clients. Not to mention that I am more relaxed when I attend networking meetings because I am bringing all of me to the plate. I don’t feel like I am “hiding” anymore.

I had the opportunity to work with Kathy at Microsoft many years ago. Since that time, I was fortunate to have Kathy as an executive coach for myself and some of the members of my team. She is a very talented, positive and uplifting person who has given me some excellent guidance and advice to navigate some challenging situations. Working with Kathy was my first time working with an executive coach and this was an amazing experience. I highly recommend Kathy.

I’ve worked with Kathy in several capacities and she’s a great person to work with. She’s one of those people I looked to to bring order from chaos, and a friendly ear to help navigate any situation. I am thrilled she’s now offering her dynamic career and business coaching to everyone! She did a great presentation for our #WomenITPros group about self care. Everyone loved it!

I had the pleasure of working with Kathy Pearce when I was a brand-new business administrator at Microsoft. As a manager, she has all the essential characteristics: responsive, positive, analytical, organized, and inspiring. Kathy’s facilitation skills are second to none. She doesn’t just direct, she guides, coaches, and encourages. I consider myself lucky to have learned from Kathy. If you’re looking for an exceptional leader and coach who can help you achieve your full potential, look no further.