Hi, I'm Kat, the founder of the women's vitality and leadership company, Vital Leaders a coaching and development company that has transformed lives around the globe.
I'm also the creator of a voluntary-led empowerment group Thriving After Cancer, supporting men and women as they transition back into life and back into the workplace after their cancer battle.
I combine my personal experiences and corporate background with my coaching and psychotherapy training to design bespoke programmes that inspire and transform. My mission is to make a significant impact on the lives of women around the world, guiding them back to their authentic voices and to embrace their genius, empowering them to be the women they are destined to be.
MY STORY
I began my career in corporate life. I worked incredibly hard for talented directors - only it never seemed to be enough. I learned very quickly that if I wanted to succeed, I had to toughen up, man up, and trust no-one.
Every morning as I walked into my office I would leave myself behind and step into that woman who believed she had to act like someone else to get ahead. I spent over 20 years in corporate life, not understanding my own strengths nor valuing my contributions.
I became stuck in a cycle of people pleasing with a crippling imposter syndrome and a deafening inner critic.
HITTING ROCK BOTTOM
Eventually, I burned out!
And so began my spiral into serious illness. The material trappings of success I’d worked so hard to gain started to disappear. I lost my home and my financial security. My marriage failed.
It was during those years battling graves disease, vasculitis and cancer that I discovered the power of coaching, personal development and modern psychology. Unsurprisingly as I discovered who I was at my core, healed past traumas and let go of fears, I began to come back to life and then thrive.
As my authentic voice became louder and with a renewed sense of purpose, my confidence exploded. It was time to take all that I'd learned and step into the entrepreneurial world and launch my business.
“The final stage of healing is using what happens to you
to help other people. That is healing in itself.” Gloria Steinem
FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS
The moment I realised my story inspired others, I began to teach all I knew. As my expertise grew and my reputation gained momentum, investors appeared.
Life is full of unexpected twists and turns and it can be utterly terrifying to try and navigate your way at times. My wish is that my story will give you hope, wherever you are in life, there is a bold and bright future waiting just for you.
