Trusted by leaders in healthcare, HR, education, and mission-driven organizations.
20+ Years of leadership development experience
1,000s of leaders coached across industries
100% Custom, no off-the-shelf programs
Love Is the Strategy
This isn't leadership as usual. It's the intersection where strategy meets soul and science meets heart, where we skip the corporate jargon and go straight to what makes leaders magnetic and teams unstoppable: trust, courage, connection.
Ask what kind of room I work best in, and the honest answer is all of them. I've built frontline leadership cohorts from the ground up and coached leaders all the way to the C-suite, holding the same standard in every room: brave and kind, no exceptions. I've stood in front of 350 people at an all-staff keynote and sat across the table for a two-day executive retreat, with equal command of both.
Sixteen years inside a regional health system taught me how culture actually behaves under real pressure, not the tidy version in a case study. That's the range. One speaker, one facilitator, one coach, built to meet whatever the room actually needs.
What I Do Best
I partner with leaders and organizations navigating complexity, pressure, and change to strengthen leadership capacity, build trust, and create cultures where people and performance can thrive together.
My work is human-first, research-informed, and deeply practical. Designed to create real shifts in how leaders show up and how teams work together.
Executive Coaching
I support leaders in building clarity, confidence, and presence, especially in high-stakes roles. Coaching focuses on trust, decision-making, communication, and sustainable leadership that doesn’t cost leaders their well-being.
Speaking
Keynotes, workshops, and retreats grounded in leadership research and built for the realities leaders actually face. Ninety minutes or multiple days, one voice, one standard: brave and kind.
Workshops & Dare to Lead
Dare to Lead Trained facilitation and custom leadership development programs, built from the ground up for your team. Frontline cohorts to full-day intensives, designed for real behavior change your people actually use.
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In Good Company
"She is truly a gem of a human. Radiant, wise, and wildly impactful. If your team is craving deeper connection, stronger leadership, or a culture that truly reflects your values, Kristi is your person."
— Stephanie Seitz
