What leaders are saying about our work together

Unblocking skills needed to scale leadership presence across a global business

“Kara was a huge help. She literally unblocked my writers block – helped me write more, write faster, write more clearly and succinctly. She also helped me form communication habits that I use every day, from small meetings to large group speeches. Her style matched my needs: flexible, but also highly prepared and structured to drive retention though simulations and practice. If you can get her, I strongly recommend getting time with her.”

– John Anderson, GM/SVP of Consumer at Paypal

From first-time CEO to acquisition and beyond

“I was a first-time CEO when I met Kara. We were running into a lot of problems: We had culture problems. We had communication problems. I had leadership problems, and Kara was there to partner with me to solve each one. Working with her was the investment that I needed to make in myself, early in my leadership career, to help me become the best version of myself, the best CEO I could possibly be. Working with Kara was a huge accelerator: We talked a lot about culture, about all the different types of conflicts that were emerging and ways to evolve them, and she resourced me with a gamut of skills that I took, developed, and practiced -- things that will last me for the rest of my career.

We achieved what most entrepreneurs consider to be the dream: we sold the business for a big sum of money; all of our tech got integrated; and we also built a great culture at a place where people wanted to work. I attribute so much of that to Kara and her help, not only helping influence myself, but also the rest of the team. I would recommend Kara to anyone who ascribes to be an effective, persuasive, loving leader. The people that you choose to work with, to share problems with, and to go through that building journey with is one of the most important differentiators between success and failure.”

—Justin Ho, cofounder and CEO of Sage Care // CEO of RideOS (acquired by GoPuff)

Getting to the root cause of blockers through real-life, real-time use cases

“Kara is an amazing coach. She used my real life examples to teach me techniques that I was able to apply immediately after each coaching session. Kara was very good at spotting the root cause of issue and areas to be focused on. The techniques she taught were easy to grasp but very effective. Those techniques are beneficial to me not only for work, but life beyond work. Kara is a wonderful person to partner with. She is caring, thoughtful, and pays attention to details. During our conversations, she knew how to lead with the right questions to explore what I need. I would highly recommend Kara to anyone or organization!”

–Hui Liao, Senior Director, Technical Program Managementat Google