Client Testimonials

Our team is proud and appreciative to counsel clients at: Google, IBM, Verizon Media, Adobe, Goldman Sachs, EightBar/Ogilvy, Lyft, LinkedIn, SalesForce, The Kauffman Foundation, Wells Fargo + many more.

“Katrina’s awesome manifests in her devotion to her clients. She got to know my peers, my team, my situation so well that she counseled pure business strategy, on top of personal guidance. Make no mistake: this is hard, meaningful coaching – you will wrestle with the work she gives you; and it is worth it.”— Jeffrey Matisoff, Global President, Media & Tech — “Katrina’s awesome manifests in her devotion to her clients. She got to know my peers, my team, my situation so well that she counseled pure business strategy, on top of personal guidance. Make no mistake: this is hard, meaningful coaching – you will wrestle with the work she gives you; and it is worth it.”
— Jeffrey Matisoff, Global President, Media & Tech

“Leslie’s process is unparalleled. Instead of shying away from the difficulties that arise in my life, Leslie helps me embrace vulnerability and integrate emotional experience to strengthen personal resilience.”— Laura Taylor — “Leslie’s process is unparalleled. Instead of shying away from the difficulties that arise in my life, Leslie helps me embrace vulnerability and integrate emotional experience to strengthen personal resilience.”
— Laura Taylor

“Working with Katrina is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”— David Brunton, Business Partner, Finance — “Working with Katrina is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”
— David Brunton, Business Partner, Finance

““Katrina is your “in the trenches” coach. She’s been there, she can relate, and she is reliably by your side when you need her.”— Catherine Berardi, CEO, Chief of Staff Recruiting — ““Katrina is your “in the trenches” coach. She’s been there, she can relate, and she is reliably by your side when you need her.”
— Catherine Berardi, CEO, Chief of Staff Recruiting

“Leslie clearly has many years of experience teaching and influencing others in her courses. As a result of this class, I have learned more on building stronger relationships, gaining alignment, and empathy. I would literally take anything she is teaching if she came back.”— Matthew McDannel, Senior Program Manager, Media & Tech — “Leslie clearly has many years of experience teaching and influencing others in her courses. As a result of this class, I have learned more on building stronger relationships, gaining alignment, and empathy. I would literally take anything she is teaching if she came back.”
— Matthew McDannel, Senior Program Manager, Media & Tech

“Choosing Katrina as my Executive Coach was a great decision and a relationship I will cherish throughout my career.”— Tracie Redick, Director, Revenue Cycle, Healthcare — “Choosing Katrina as my Executive Coach was a great decision and a relationship I will cherish throughout my career.”
— Tracie Redick, Director, Revenue Cycle, Healthcare

“Katrina is an incredible coach who worked out quickly what was important to me and coached me to lean into that in a way that's been transformative for me in my career.”— Jess Harvie, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategist, Tech — “Katrina is an incredible coach who worked out quickly what was important to me and coached me to lean into that in a way that's been transformative for me in my career.”
— Jess Harvie, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategist, Tech

“The words that come to mind when I think about Katrina: empathetic, smart, caring….mentor…..friend.”— Santi Hernandez, President, Insurance — “The words that come to mind when I think about Katrina: empathetic, smart, caring….mentor…..friend.”
— Santi Hernandez, President, Insurance

“Leslie doesn’t just mentor, she is a shepherd at her very soul. She will challenge you to find your authentic self and move forward with confidence and the skills to be resilient so that you learn to bend with grace and courage.”— Brandy Reece, US Senate, Deputy Director of Training and Development — “Leslie doesn’t just mentor, she is a shepherd at her very soul. She will challenge you to find your authentic self and move forward with confidence and the skills to be resilient so that you learn to bend with grace and courage.”
— Brandy Reece, US Senate, Deputy Director of Training and Development

“When recommending Katrina and her workshop to colleagues, I've stressed the differences between her approach and other workshops…I’ve never covered that material in a way that was so tailored to my immediate challenges, where I’ve come away with new ideas or approaches that I could apply that didn't feel canned, but felt authentic to me.”— Chris Kemp, Director of Exchange Analytics, AdTech — “When recommending Katrina and her workshop to colleagues, I've stressed the differences between her approach and other workshops…I’ve never covered that material in a way that was so tailored to my immediate challenges, where I’ve come away with new ideas or approaches that I could apply that didn't feel canned, but felt authentic to me.”
— Chris Kemp, Director of Exchange Analytics, AdTech

“Katrina is an extremely thoughtful, supportive, and action-oriented coach. We worked together through a challenging period in my personal and professional life, and she helped me identify the most important factors to me in my life and career. Thanks to her guidance, I feel that I know my own strengths, skills, and passions better than I did before, and I was able to identify clear goals. She's also a lovely, warm person who instantly made me feel comfortable and connected to our work together. Needless to say, I would highly recommend her!”— Elizabeth Donovan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Media — “Katrina is an extremely thoughtful, supportive, and action-oriented coach. We worked together through a challenging period in my personal and professional life, and she helped me identify the most important factors to me in my life and career. Thanks to her guidance, I feel that I know my own strengths, skills, and passions better than I did before, and I was able to identify clear goals. She's also a lovely, warm person who instantly made me feel comfortable and connected to our work together. Needless to say, I would highly recommend her!”
— Elizabeth Donovan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Media