Hi, I’m Kristin—
I’m passionate about helping leaders magnify their impact to create a better world—one person, one company, one conversation at a time.
EXECUTIVE & LEADERSHIP COACHING
Mobilizing the ripple effect of feminine leadership across the globe.
When we elevate women in leadership, we uplift the world. This is scientifically proven, y’all. Empowering women has powerful impact across the globe, from stimulating firm profitability & economic growth to creating greater equity & social good.
It’s time for us to write a new story.
More than ever, we are being called to discover a collective paradigm shift in the way we think, work, and live. In the old story, we work harder and harder to make money and feel successful. Things get done, but at what cost? I'm interested in a different way of being, where success is based less on what we achieve, and more on how much we enjoy ourselves in the process. That's why I believe that to build the future of our world, we must invest in a different way of thinking.
Elevating feminine leadership is not just about uplifting women, it’s about designing an energetic shift in how we lead. It's about cultivating ease to balance our drive, and creating a culture of trust at work and at home. It's about taking action for a more equitable world, and emphasizing the experience of the journey over the outcome. It's about giving up the need to keep our home life separate from our work life. Through this perspective, we can build a world where we get to show up as the same person in all our spaces. Integrating and balancing the masculine and feminine energies we all hold will change the world, one person, one business, one conversation at a time.
“Women’s leadership and decision-making has never been more urgent.”
—UN WOMEN
“A person who is a master in the art of living makes little difference between their work and their play, their labor and their leisure, their mind and their body, their education and their recreation, their love and their religion. They hardly know which is which and simply pursue their vision of excellence and grace whatever they do, leaving others to decide whether they are working or playing. To them they are always doing both.”
-Lawrence Pearsall Jacks
“When we have diverse leadership, we make better decisions and we are more aware that we need to be able to put ourselves in each other’s shoes.”
— Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders
Testimonials
Beth Clauss, Big Fry, Small Potatoes Communications.
“Kristin helped me realize my mission on this planet is to transform the way the world communicates.”
After working for a healthcare company for 18 years and building my own staff, in 2019 I left it all behind to start Small Potatoes Communications. While I was struggling with my transition and feelings of failure, Kristin helped me upgrade every area of my life. Since working with Kristin, my team has grown from 3 to 8 people. I went from losing money every month, and using my savings to cover payroll, to being able to pay everyone, pay myself, and have profits left over at the end of the day. By the end of year, I will have billed over half a million dollars.
In addition to the growth of my business, the greatest asset I have gained in this process is shifting the stories I tell myself to operate from the space of my gift. Kristin helps me get out of my own way—she holds up a mirror for me and says, “this is who you really are.” In doing so, she has opened up parts of me I didn’t know were closed. If you feel you are holding yourself back in any area of your life, coaching will pay huge dividends to you. When I first hired Kristin I had a negative income—I would pay her and then somehow someone else would venmo me the exact same amount. It was the craziest, magical thing. The investment is worth it. You are worth it.
Steph Hiltz, Regional Manager, lululemon.
“In the last year coaching with Kristin, my bandwidth expanded.”
In addition to my full time job as a regional manager in retail operations, overseeing 10 stores in the Carolinas (10 direct reports and 250 indirect), I launched my own LLC and worked with 15+ clients, increased my rates within the process, became a founding member of a start-up, and am working on building out an internal coaching program within one of the fastest growing companies in America.
Coaching impacted me to show up for my team as a leader with a creative spirit—I brought the fun back. I shifted the perspective of my responsibilities from the heavy weight of “what I have to do” to “this is what I get to do”. With double the projects and responsibilities, I feel balanced and fulfilled instead of unhappy and exhausted. Working with Kristin was a transformative experience in returning to myself. It saved my life—instead of walking through quicksand, coaching helped me remember who I am, return to my inner child, and experience joy again.
The biggest thing I've learned is that I'm the only thing holding me back—all the over preparing leads to paralysis; and I would wait forever to be fully "ready". Kristin’s faith, belief, and encouragement of what she saw in me helped me dive in head first. If you need to make a change in your life, this person can be the scaffolding to support you in getting there. We all need more support than we ever think we need— when you work with Kristin, you will get what you pay for, and then some.
Tasha Mueller, Owner & Founder, R&R Farm.
“Coaching is a deeply therapeutic uncovering of your soul. It is much more than the surface level benefits. Coaching has helped me gain access to much more than I imagined.”
I started working with Kristin when I was making a career transition from my corporate world cage to freedom farmer. With zero farming experience, I grew 11,000 CBD hemp plants on over 6 acres. Before I knew it, I was running a business with 15 employees, and I had to reframe my role as a farmer, and step into being a leader.
Embedded in our work together is always a conversation of self love—to take care of myself first in order to better take care of everyone else, which inspires me to look at my day differently. I wish there was a different name for coaching; it is a deeply therapeutic uncovering of your soul. Coaching is much more than the surface level benefits, and has helped me gain access to much more than I imagined.
Kristin is the best—she is playful, genuine, and wants what is best for you. Coaching has shifted my life, and I’m excited for other people to work with her.
Jesse Demers, Communications, Dell Technology.
“Every single week, I walked away from coaching with one golden nugget of wisdom that gave me new clarity.”
Within the first month of coaching with Kristin, we knocked out my year-long goal of getting a promotion AND hit the monetary metric I was aiming for. Every single week, I walked away from coaching with one golden nugget of wisdom that gave me new clarity. Although coaching can get uncomfortable and challenging, it is rewarding and moves you to growth. In our coaching process, Kristin took a holistic approach, and looked beyond the little slice of the pie I wanted to improve. The greatest asset I’ve gained in this process is the power of introspection, self-awareness, and self-accountability.
As a leader, I now practice more active listening. I have slowed down from reacting and responding to listening and understanding, which has given me insight in the human dynamics of the team. The past six-months with Kristin have been full of the unexpected; I’ve been learning more about the role I play in my immediate relationships, and how my mindset and my energy show up. Through coaching, there is an intangible, emotional metric that has improved, expanded, and opened on a personal level. Kristin is relatable, easy going, intuitive, empathetic, and hones right in on the real issues.
Meghan Hawkins, Founder + Architect, Evolved Design Workshop.
“Kristin helped me break free from limiting mindsets.”
In the last 3 years with Kristin, I left the job I hated, got an awesome new job, asked for a raise 2 years in a row (and got them), got married, and started my own architectural design practice doing high performance, super energy efficient homes. I went from a scarcity mindset to doing everything I want to do. I select 3-4 sustainable projects per year, and am exceeding the income from my corporate job. Kristin helped me break free from limiting mindsets—I approach problems with confidence and recognize my thought patterns, which has opened my mind to more possibilities. Now, I take action, and go in with BOLDNESS because I have trust it is going to work out.
Even if you’re not sure you can commit to coaching, go for it. Give it a shot. It seems vague, but it’s going to change your life. I was an athlete, and it’s true that everything is better with a coach. You don’t always know what drill you need to work to engage with your strengths & weaknesses. Kristin will provide you an invaluable outside perspective.
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