A fresh perspective on familiar things
About Us
Experience
Kate has extensive experience as a coach, facilitator, educator, speaker and business consultant. She has 26 years of experience including roles in retail, public education, human resources in a variety of industries, and consulting. She has helped people from executives to students to realize their full potential and to thrive in their work and personal lives. Kate’s genuine passion for serving others, ability to guide clients to uncover the answers they need for success, and her track record of results set her apart as a coach, facilitator and consultant.
Kate created BrightPoint to deliver the truly custom solutions and high-powered results that were often missing when working with consultants in her previous executive roles. BrightPoint is not just a passion project; it is built on research, solid business practices, and Kate's record of superior results.
Kate's qualifications include:
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PCC level coaching certification - ICF
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Master’s Degree - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Virginia
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SPHR HR Certification Institute - HRCI
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Certified Executive Coach - Center for Executive Coaching
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ADKAR Change Management- Proci
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Lominger (now Korn Ferry) tools, competency modeling and assessments
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Synchronous Learning Expert Certification- InSync
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Certified to use various assessments including MBTI, Emergenetics, DiSC, StrenthsFinder, and several 360 tools
Passion
Kate’s passion for life-long learning has created a practice of researching, studying, and sharing the most relevant and recent findings with her clients. She continues to build on her years of study in various fields including:
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psychology
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leadership development
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adult learning
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human relationships
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communication
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emotional intelligence
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culture
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neuroscience/neuroleadership
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change
She combines her deep and broad experience along with the latest research findings to support the aspirations of leaders, teams, and individuals. Kate gets results!
Style
Kate’s encouraging, non-judgmental, authentic, and down-to-earth style elicits trust and accelerates coaching and consulting work for her clients. She naturally energizes clients and opens their minds to the numerous possibilities within their reach, which, in turn, drives personal and organizational results!
Kate is known for her empathy, curiosity and solutions orientation. Her engaging approach and ability to form meaningful partnerships with clients often results in:
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gaining clarity
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identifying practical and meaningful ways forward
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uncovering the real challenges and obstacles to desired outcomes
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being empowered to find their own sustainable solutions
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growing personal gifts and strengths
