Some reflections from my clients

“A deep thinker, attentive, intelligent, and a master of communication, Kara is equal to none. She listens deeply and provides incredible intelligence and insights. With a short session, she pivoted my communication style and cadence. She provides tools that are unique and non-standard, and as a result, builds leaders of a different caliber. I cannot recommend her enough. Thank you, Kara: You have been one of the greatest gifts I received, the leadership lessons and tools you've shared with me will carry me for life.”

-Orna Berryman, Director of Technical Program Management at Meta

“I worked with Kara in 2020 and would strongly recommend her as an executive coach. A few things that stood out for me were, firstly, her ability to distill advice and concepts down to practical tools and techniques one can use easily in their daily life, and secondly, her ability to adapt the program based on your needs and requirements, which evolve from session to session. As someone who had not had a lot of experience being ‘executive coached’ these qualities were extremely important to me. It was a pleasure to work with her and her coaching definitely helped me become more effective as a leader.”

-Manvinder Singh, Director of Technology Partnerships at Google Cloud

“It has been wonderful to work with Kara as my exec coach. She was instrumental in introducing me to many tools and frameworks, which not only benefited me in my growth areas, but also I was able to introduce some of these to the folks who I mentor and coach. Kara's expertise in storytelling and communication skills was unparalleled. I gained so many powerful insights from her. Thank you, Kara, for your continued support. I have learnt so much from you. Highly recommend her.”

-Syamla Bandla, Director of Production Engineering at Meta

“Kara brings an extraordinary combination of insight and knowledge to the table as a communication coach. Her breadth of skills and experience allow her to identify the most pressing strategic and tactical needs quickly and iteratively, making each session enormously productive. I find myself regularly referring to our work together, either while making my own communication choices or when working with my team members on how they communicate. I recommend Kara highly to any individual or organization that wants to improve the quality and impact of their communication processes.”

-Steve Carter, Head of Research, Facebook App Public Connections and Monetization

“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, in how to communicate effectively as a leader. Kara was very good at spotting the root cause of issue and areas to be focused on. The techniques she taught were not complex, 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 paying attention to details. During our conversation, she knew how to lead with the right questions to explore what I need. She provided very thorough yet concise meeting notes after every coaching session to capture learning and techniques that's easy to refer, and I continue to practice today. I would highly recommend Kara to anyone or organization!”

-Hui Liao, Director, Cloud Programs at Google

“Kara is an amazing coach and thoroughly challenged my expectations of what it means to be a leader and my approach to leading. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking leadership coaching and mentoring. In my daily work, I leverage the frameworks and approach we worked on in our sessions and pass on her techniques to my reports.

I can confidently say, I am a better leader having worked with her.”

-Ashoke Chakrabarti, Director of Technical Program Management at Slack

“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, Head of Product for Oculus VR

“My time with Kara dramatically surpassed my expectations. She developed creative ways to help me work on specific areas of improvement, gave me useful tips and feedback and the opportunity to practice until I was able to implement them, and was incredibly supportive throughout the process. I considered myself a strong communicator before working with Kara, and still I noticed real improvements after only a few sessions. Her input has been invaluable and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have worked with her!”

– Alice Hudson, Consumer Strategy and Operations Lead at Uber

“Although I am no writer, I love to write. On a friend’s suggestion I decided to work with a writing coach and serendipitously discovered Kara. I found Kara to be not only highly competent but also very caring. Within two sessions she helped me understand my writing voice, become more effective with its use, and develop a more persuasive writing style. I feel I made more progress with my writing in two months than I did in previous ​two years. I highly recommend Kara to anyone who is serious about taking their writing to the next level.”

–Abhishek Gupta, Engineering Manager at Apple

“I worked with Kara for almost 6 months. Since I started working with her, I have noticed a significant improvement in my English. I minimized the use of filler words, became more concise, and integrated very useful frameworks for impromptu speaking. Working in a competitive field as a new arrival to the US isn’t easy. Kara’s help with my communication and leadership was definitely an important factor in my smooth integration.”

–Fabian Schvartzman, Co-Founder + CEO at Sentient Med

“It has been an incredible pleasure to work with Kara to improve my communication habits. I have had nearly a dozen one-on-one and several group sessions with Kara, and can say that she is incredibly helpful at coming up with great exercises for tackling some of my communication insecurities. She is friendly, conscientious, always prepared, and always follows up with great resources for continuing the learning process. Kara has gone above and beyond to help me improve my impromptu speaking, comfort level with speaking in public, reducing filler words, tone modulation, email communication, and relying on a frame to ensure that I am making effective contributions in meetings. Thanks so much for your support, Kara!”

–Luci Fonseca, Investor at Base10 Partners