We go for what you really want.
Our work expands your self-awareness. When you are self-aware, you can make decisions based on the information at hand – not on your habitual past, but on your present reality and desired future.
This leads to more successful business outcomes and a more joyful, fascinating life.
Client Results + Testimonials
“The transformation I’ve experienced in the past year of having Kathleen as my coach has been extraordinary in ways I didn’t know were possible, especially in such a relatively short amount of time.
With Kathleen in my corner, I was able to leave a full-time job that didn’t serve me; start my own media business, which is already seeing successes; change literary agents—which resulted in going from zero book projects to three; and, most importantly, develop and strengthen new tools for everything from managing conflict (internally and externally) to significantly reducing the anxiety that had vexed me my whole life. The investment I made, and continue to make, in myself has resulted in personal growth and professional fulfillment—and Kathleen has been paramount to that process.”
Jasmin Singer
Author, podcaster, radio host, activist, public speaker, vegan, lesbian
"I highly recommend Kathleen's Impact Salon to anyone seeking significant personal transformation. I turned to the program during a tumultuous period in my life, marked by intense work burnout and confidence issues that were affecting my relationships and creativity. The group-centered design of the program, along with Kathleen's well-crafted curriculum, gave me a powerful new perspective on complex personal problems and renewed my sense of balance and purpose.
The in-person intensive component was a major highlight, set in the Colorado mountains, bringing all the Salon members together for a weekend of workshops and mindfulness practice—all of which have since become integral to my daily routine. I am immensely thankful to my Salon group, the guest coaches, and especially Kathleen for her unwavering support and guidance."
William Kiendl
Creative Producer at Reality Labs (Meta)
“Kathleen did an extraordinary job guiding a strong group of ambitious, outspoken, strong-minded women with lofty goals and the chops to achieve them. She curated a beautiful experience that I looked forward to every time we met. The connection we all felt to each other had as much to do with her guidance as our natural chemistry from all being like-minded people.
I really appreciated the perspective, encouragement, insights, compassion and joy we shared in this group and will really miss our regular check-ins. Thank you again for EVERYTHING!”
Cristina
Health+Wellness-focused Branding Agency Founder
"Kathleen's Impact Salon has made such an impact for me and I feel so grateful to have taken a big step forward in my professional life with Kathleen's support.
I have known a lot of coaches, and Kathleen you are absolutely amazing. I really appreciate the depth that you wade into with your clients. I love being asked to go deep - it’s not something I normally assume others will lead me to, and it is so beneficial every time you probe, ask a “difficult” question, bring us back to our childhoods, etc. It’s been an absolutely fantastic experience - a lot because of the wonderful cohort and structure of this program, but most definitely because of you. THANK YOU"
Carly Chase
VP, U.S. News
Adjunct Professor of Business, Columbia Business School
"I'm a big fan of coaching, because I learned I have a ton of blindspots (good and bad), and I had baggage from my past that influenced me more than I liked. When I sold my first startup, things were rocky. I took a few months to clear my head and then jumped into the best thing, Soluna. But all was not well. Those issues were still there. When I caught up with Kathleen and learned about her story post-startups and her transition to coaching, I was excited!
It was awesome. I learned how some of the stuff in my past was impacting my future. I also learned specific tools and mechanisms (routines, quickly writing my feelings, starting small for example) that really changed my life. Kathleen's program was fantastic, and truly transformative!!"
Dipul Patel
CTO at Soluna
"Our sessions and the lessons you taught me have continued to remain crucial in helping navigate so much more in life than my career. I feel so lucky to have had our time together before the pandemic because the systems we developed have been so meaningful to help me navigate the complexities, be aware of my own thoughts and emotions, and discover ways to take steps forward that work for me.
Probably most importantly, our systems have helped me digest the injustices happening and think through ways I can improve that feel authentic and tangible.
I am sharing because I just want to reinforce the good you are putting into the world through your coaching."
Marketing Director
Growth-stage tech startup
Kathleen's group "helped me get out of a mental and emotional rut in my career and clarify what my core values are. I came in believing I wanted one specific thing but realized how narrow my thinking become. Over the course of ten weeks, I was able to shift my perspective and focus. Now I have a solid understanding of what kind of work I want to do and why impact matters to me.”
Melissa Ryan
CEO, CARD Strategies
Results Snapshot: Entrepreneurial Confidence and Communication at MIT's delta v accelerator
In 2019, MIT's delta v became the first entrepreneurship accelerator to prioritize its entrepreneurs' individual well-being and measure the effects.
Over 12 weeks, 84 entrepreneurs (and subsequently 50+ entrepreneurs in 2020 and 2021), participated in our program, Entrepreneurial Confidence and Communication. They were taught tools for greater self-awareness – meditation and mindfulness – and were provided with an unbiased, confidential environment for venting and peer feedback.
At the end of the program, with their demo day pitches approaching, delta v entrepreneurs had developed greater self-understanding and were making better moment-to-moment choices for themselves.
The data affirms that understanding your thoughts, feelings, and biases is essential to managing stress – and it is a skill that can be taught. Integrating self-awareness into the entrepreneurial experience helps prevent burnout, encourages better mental and physical health, and creates better team dynamics. It's great for entrepreneurs, and it could be great for their startups' bottom line too.
88%
65% of the 84 delta v entrepreneurs had never meditated before ECC. By the end of the summer, 88% had independently established their own regular, weekly meditation or mindfulness practice.
40%
...were more aware of the emotions they were feeling, letting themselves feel them rather than pushing them away.
53%
...were more frequently using a deliberate technique to calm themselves when in the middle of a stressful situation.
MIT entrepreneurs participating in the program said:
"More than anything, this program gave our team a neutral, common language to build our relationships and culture. Just coming from one source or team member would not have gotten people on board."
"Verbalizing issues helped me understand the underlying reasons behind my co-founder's and my behavior."
"I focused more on my well-being and realized how crucial it is in my life."
"Just knowing that there was an unbiased and non-judgmental resource for me was powerful."
"My coach and peer group helped my team look objectively at what we were doing, dig deeper into what we were individually going through, and gain perspective. The entrepreneurial experience is lonely and can be overwhelming, and ECC was the only place where we could touch down in a space apart, and share the hard parts."
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“I want to give a huge thank you to Kathleen, who screwed my head on straight during some big transitions this year. She talked me through all sorts of career planning ideas, offered a fresh perspective and showed me how to look inwards, and even taught me that a break is sometimes exactly what's needed."
Director of an NYU academic center
"I was going through an unusually stressful time at work, having taken on new responsibility for a team and project, and working 100+ hrs/week to meet a deadline. Had this happened even a year ago, I would have been paralyzed with anxiety. Instead, those close to me observed that they'd never seen me calmer. I realized that working with Kathleen was a large part of the reason why.
Working with Kathleen helped me build an even keel — one that embraces all the parts of me, including the parts I thought could or should be different. She approaches her coaching with buckets of empathy, humor, and gentle encouragement to embrace the journey, in addition to bringing to bear a variety of tools to work through tough situations without judgement or fear. My renewed sense of purpose and centeredness is due to our work together. I'm incredibly grateful that I was able to work with Kathleen."
Kavita Baba
Business Development in the Biotech Industry
“Kathleen, I want to thank you for getting me through a massive obstacle, stuck in the trappings of an old story, to reclaim and reinvent a new one. One that has endless positive possibilities. Very grateful for your time and guidance.”
Beauty Industry Founder
"I cannot say enough good things about my experience working with Kathleen. I needed someone to help me figure out what I needed to build into my life in order to keep myself from burning myself out over my goals, projects, etc. Kathleen's coaching has been incredibly valuable in helping me redesign a more mindful approach to my plans and expectations."
Rita
Media Entrepreneur
"I worked with Kathleen during a particularly busy time in my life, which turned out to be a blessing because she helped me re-frame how I understood myself in the context of my own life. We were able to tackle meditation and mindfulness, decision-making, and started work on developing a life philosophy. As an early-career professional, these tools will be vital to how I move forward in the world."
Cynthia
Theater Producer