What People are Saying
“I’m incredibly grateful for the journey I’ve had working with Katie as my Executive Coach. Her support has been a game-changer in both my professional and personal growth.
Through our work together, I’ve built stronger confidence, refined my leadership presence, and gained clarity around my personal brand. Katie has helped me develop better personal branding, time management, self-discipline, and—most importantly—discernment in decision-making and leadership.
Her coaching style is insightful, grounded, and deeply empowering. She knows how to challenge you in just the right way, always with the intention of helping you rise to your highest potential.
If you’re looking for someone to help you lead with purpose, clarity, and confidence—Katie is the one. I couldn’t recommend her more highly.”
— Patrica Romo, Business Partner, Claroty
“As an ever growing professional, I have had my fair share of coaches, both intentional coaches, and mentors that I emulate from afar. Katie is both, and has elevated me into a stronger professional.
I am always blown away by her ability to break down convoluted situations into clear, bite sized next steps, and the direction she provides has time and time proven to be safe wisdom. I can easily and confidently say that I am a better employee, time manager, and value added colleague because of the coaching Katie has given me. She is a superstar.”
— Leibel Greenberg, Sr. Demand Planning
Manager, Combe
“I had the opportunity to work with Katie during a pivotal time in my career. And I can confidently say her guidance, questions and general advice was instrumental in fulfilling my goals. She was very clear and took the time to listen to my goals and help draw out my strengths and how I should play into them. She has a great ability to ask the right questions that directed me to think strategically about my path. She tremendously help me with rediscovering my confidence and clarifying my motivations.”
— Gautam Rajan, Operational Leader,
Red Sparrow Transportation
“I would enthusiastically recommend Katie Leimkuehler as a coach. Katie is an exceptional listener who takes the time to understand your goals and challenges. Through her thoughtful and probing questions, Katie helped me more clearly define my plan for the next stage of my career. Her approach is both insightful and supportive, allowing you to see perspectives and possibilities you may not have otherwise considered.
— Jen Pannell, Senior Product
Manager, Avery Dennis
“Working with Katie has been a truly transformative experience. From the start, Katie brought a calm, grounded presence that made it easy to open up and reflect. She helped me clarify my career goals and gave me practical strategies to manage my time more effectively. What stood out most was her ability to gently guide me toward my own insights while also offering her own professional wisdom in a way that felt both inspiring and highly actionable.
Whether I was navigating career decisions, planning a volunteer gathering, or simply trying to stay organized amidst competing priorities, she offered thoughtful, personalized support that made a real difference. Thanks to our sessions, I feel more focused, empowered, and equipped to move forward and look forward to our weekly sessions. Her professionalism, listening skills, and wealth of knowledge, professional experience and insight shine through in everything she does. I cannot recommend Katie highly enough!”
— Lynn Yang, Academic Recruitment,
UC Davis Health
"Working with Katie Leimkuehler across several coaching sessions gave me practical, immediately useful guidance that reshaped how I lead my team and plan for the year.
What changed for me
Clearer expectations and a stronger leadership presence across the team—making priorities, ownership, and decision‑making more visible.
Improved meeting flow, using rotating facilitators, tighter agendas, and short skill‑building segments so we use everyone’s time more intentionally.
More intentional delegation, matching project leads to strengths and doing short, focused debriefs after delivery to reinforce learning.
Cleaner, more strategic AOP headcount conversations, including:
Identifying flight risks, why they’re at risk, and what retention levers we actually control.
Using PTO usage trends as an indicator of burnout risk, workflow bottlenecks, and load balancing.
Framing staffing needs through profitability, retention impact, and sustainable work‑life balance, not just volume of work.
Highlighting the growing demand for cross‑functional and expert‑level technicians to support more complex customer needs.
Smarter use of tools (e.g., Canva for clear visuals and Gamma AI for fast, well‑structured decks) to speed preparation and improve communication.
Bottom line
Katie’s coaching turned ideas into clear, sustainable actions that improved how my team operates day‑to‑day and how I approach quarterly planning. I recommend her to peers who want practical, immediately actionable leadership support."
— Derek Wagner, Technical Support Manager,
Stratasys
“Working with Katie was an amazing experience. Doing something for the first time felt like something natural. Her guidance, approach and structure are simply perfect.”
— Rok Bavčar, Founder, Mostec AI
“I cannot recommend Katie highly enough. She is truly a master of her craft. With her extensive experience as a seasoned interviewer within HR departments, Katie brings a rare and invaluable perspective—she knows exactly what the other side of the table is thinking.
During our coaching sessions, she dedicated every moment to helping me prepare for interviews in a deeply personalized and effective way. From dissecting common interview questions to role-playing real-life scenarios, Katie pushed me to refine my responses until they were clear, authentic, and compelling. She assigns meaningful "homework," ensuring that every answer reflects your unique experience and voice.
Thanks to Katie’s guidance, my interview skills—and more importantly, my confidence—improved tremendously. Within five interviews, I landed a new job. Even in the interviews that didn’t lead to offers, I walked away knowing I had performed at my best.
Katie’s coaching is transformative. If you’re serious about leveling up your interview game, she’s the one to work with.”
— Jennifer Bechill, Technical Writer,
Orion Measurement Solutions
