Katrina K.

Leadership Coach & Leadership Trainer

Developing leaders who communicate clearly, build trust, and strengthen culture


Whether you’re building new leadership skills, stepping into a bigger role,
or developing your team, you don’t need to figure it out alone.

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Let’s create a plan that
strengthens your leadership,
your people, and your organization.

You already know something needs to shift.
Maybe it’s your communication.
Maybe it’s your confidence.
Maybe it’s the culture within your team.

I’m Katrina. a leadership coach based in Iowa who cares deeply about helping people grow and creating workplaces where people can thrive.

My nearly 2 decades of being a teacher and an instructional coach taught me that real leadership happens in the everyday moments. It happens in the conversations where we care about people enough to tell the truth with kindness, hold them accountable, and create safety for them to challenge their limits, learn, stumble, and rise.

Today I help leaders build a learner's mindset, become courageous enough to communicate clearly and listen openly, learn to receive feedback and grow from it, and give honest feedback in ways that strengthen relationships. Together, we work on shaping cultures where people feel valued, supported, and trusted to do meaningful work and where accountability feels like partnership, not pressure.

My approach is practical, human, and grounded in the belief that brave leadership isn’t about knowing everything or doing it all perfectly. It’s about showing up with care, clarity, and a willingness to grow alongside your people.



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Meet Katrina

Who I've Worked With

Working with you truly prepared me to transition into the next phase of my life. Not only did I have my best years ever from a business perspective, but it was a blessing to have someone in my corner who truly wanted what was best for me during the rise of my business growth.

Working with you helped me think beyond what I thought was possible. That's the biggest benefit. I feel like you asked hard but honest questions that pushed me to think bigger. I love that. Your encouragement allowed me to jump in various ways that I was putting off. I wouldn't have hosted an event that (I hope) impacted women in rural places. I wouldn't have prepared for a maternity leave or pushed my clients in a way that benefited my business. You gave me support, confidence, and the mindset that I could achieve whatever I want. 

- Lexi Marek Beeler, LMB Consulting

Working with Katrina helped me see that hitting a ceiling is a natural part of career growth, not a sign that something's wrong. She helped me build more of a growth mindset and a realistic plan so I didn’t have to take a big, risky leap overnight. Instead, I started taking consistent action toward my bigger goal of building my own business, learning as I went, and adjusting along the way.

- Andrea N.

I just completed my third month working with Katrina and I am truly surprised and thrilled with the results I’ve felt in a short amount of time. I have experienced the biggest impact in my relationship with myself, followed by my relationships with my family and coworkers. Katrina challenges me in the best ways and has helped me shift my perspective to understand what I really want. I am very grateful for Katrina and look forward to continuing to work together!

- Josie Burgett

My industry is changing fast and I knew I needed to learn how to grow with it and help my team adjust to this faster pace or risk getting left behind. Katrina helped me take stock of my strengths, identify the new skills I needed to develop, and start learning. Coaching taught me how to become a learner again and how to move beyond the fear of being seen doing something new. I'm learning how to receive constructive feedback and not take things personally which is allowing me to give more constructive feedback to my team too.  I've taken the pressure off myself to be seen as perfect which is allowing me to be much more decisive and help my team move projects forward in less time. I'm becoming the go-to person in our company for how to have difficult but needed conversations and problem-solve more quickly. What's been interesting is how much more trust I've been able to build with my team. I feel so proud of myself and my team for how we're changing and growing.

- Michele F.

After 16 years in the same career I felt restless but unsure how to make a change or what else I even wanted to do. Katrina helped me understand the value of my experiences and skills so I could translate those into a variety of career possibilities I couldn't see before. With her coaching, I was able to stop overthinking and feeling confused about what I wanted next and create an action plan so I could make micro moves before taking a bigger leap into something completely new. With Katrina's coaching I was able to move up into a leadership role that challenges me but in a way that has also reenergized me. I used to think this position was reserved for "other people." Now I'm realizing I'm so much more capable than I was giving myself credit for. 


-Amy S.

Working with Katrina has completely changed my mindset. She's taught me how to examine my thoughts of self doubt and self imposed guilt and change the way I think. Because of Katrina’s skillful coaching, I can now identify when those limiting thoughts enter my mind and redirect my mind.

This mindset shift has helped me make a big pivot in my business, improve my communication with my team, my husband and my daughter, and build more sustainable habits. I highly recommend her services; she has a true gift for helping people reach their full potential.

~ Leah Reinert, Pinterest Marketer and Website Designer 

Before working with Katrina I didn't know what to expect. I thought I was going to find out what I needed to do more of at my job.  But the biggest issues I was facing were the unrealistic expectations of myself and others...mainly of myself though. I was used to solving this by working harder but that depleted my energy and sense of self worth quickly. 

Katrina tamed my inner "toddler running with scissors" brain and taught me that seeking the truth behind my thoughts created clarity in my next steps.

These are the changes I've made from working with Katrina: I have not allowed my initial thoughts to dictate my actions. I don't take things so personally. I communicate my expectations.  

I've lied to myself for so long to try & trick myself into working harder and focusing on what SHOULD make me happy. Now, I've learned how to be less judgmental of my personal truths & that has propelled me forward into growing into a role that not only makes me feel more "ME," but also what has served my family & our business more authentically.


~Lindsay Wineinger, Farm Wife, Mom, and entrepreneur

Before working with Katrina I was so lost and had no idea that I even needed found. I knew that I was in a place that I did not want to be, but could not name it. I thought our conversations would mostly consist of business tactics and strategy, but instead were mostly around mindset and personal development.

I had a very fixed mindset. It was hard for me to be anywhere other than in the black or in the white. There was no in between for me. Having this sort of mindset held me back in so many ways.

I knew there was something holding me back but could not name it so it was hard to "solve" a problem I did not really know existed. I was spinning my wheels fast hoping for results but never saw any and didn't know why. This was really frustrating and I began blaming external factors.

After working with Katrina, my mindset had truly changed. I can name feelings, and be ok with feeling them. I am able to work through things in a much better way and be intentional and rational about them. I am still working through blaming external factors for my results or lack of results, but I am aware of them now.

Katrina helped me work through obstacles that I did not even know were standing in my way of being better personally and professionally. I always thought I could separate the two, but she helped me realize that they are so intertwined and how our mindset is in one area, it will be the same in others. I am so grateful for her very judgement-free coaching and the fact she was always focused on me and was fully present as well as helping me work through things as they came up throughout the week through Voxer. That was a game changer.


~Kacee Bohle, Coach, Trainer, Speaker, & CEO of Cornbelt Cadence

Katrina as my coach has been an absolute game-changer for me as a business owner, a mother and a human being in general! I can't even begin to describe the tremendous transformation I've undergone since we first met.

Katrina's mindset work has become the rock-solid foundation of my achievements and all the incredible things I'm set to accomplish in the future. I've truly become an upgraded version of myself since we started working together. I've become much better at managing my time, and setting up challenging yet realistic expectations for myself. I'm more driven than ever before, and taking consistent action is my new way of living!

And what's even more amazing? With Katrina's guidance, I've managed to clear so many of those pesky mental blocks that were holding me back. Oh, and here's a fun bonus: I've also shed 20 pounds along the way! While it's not a direct result of our work together, I can confidently say that our sessions definitely played a part in getting me to a healthier place.

Katrina has armed me with a treasure trove of tools and strategies that I can't wait to incorporate into my own coaching practice.

I'm incredibly grateful for all the positive changes Katrina has helped me achieve. Her unique approach and way of being has made our sessions an absolute joy. I couldn't have asked for a better coach to guide me on this transformative journey.


~Mihaela Mocanu, Mindset coach

Working with Katrina was exactly what I needed. At first, I didn't think I was worth this investment... mainly because there are so many things I had planned to do with that money... but I am so glad I did. Because of it-- I have been able to make so much more and fast forward my kitchen/house remodel and cash flow this rather than taking out a loan to do it! This is truly amazing!!! It was worth every dollar I've spent to have a new and improved perspective of myself without shame, guilt, or the bully who used to live inside me.

Before coaching with Katrina I was overwhelmed all of the time. I felt this constant heaviness that did not want to leave me. I felt like I was coming last in my life. I was doing many thing and my reasons were very unclear. It's like I was at the end of the rope with no time for anything.

I had poor time management skills, cycles of binge eating and binge drinking, on and off "diets", exercising only to lose weight or to punish myself for poor eating habits. I also was trapped in feeling sorry for myself quite often. I felt as if I was in my way A LOT. I experienced a lot of sadness and anxiety.

For most of my life, I have been on and off "diets" and "exercise programs." I have also had anxiety at times and have been so overwhelmed I could not get anything done. When I started running a business, I knew I needed to up-level my habits, but it wasn't coming to me very easily. I successfully created small, daily habits that helped me in the right direction, but still had a hard time seeing the big picture. In comes coaching with Katrina. It helped me get a grasp on what some of my unhelpful thoughts and beliefs were that simply were not true and were holding me back. It was so helpful to me in every way possible.

The way I view almost every situation has changed because I have changed. I understand now that I get to choose what I want to believe. I no longer let fear stand in my way of doing what I am good at. I keep striving for excellence daily. The way I see how I fit in with my family has changed also. I am now a compassionate caregiver to my parents when they need it, and welcome my family into my home with open arms.

~NIKI Neisen Nichols, Owner of Boki's Kitchen

Before working with Katrina, I felt overwhelmed and lost. I had ideas but I didn't know how to organize them or express them. My biggest issue was that my online content was all over the place - I had no idea what message I wanted to convey and I didn't know who I was speaking to with my content.

I had tried learning about social media and working with other coaches before. But no other coach could help me organize my thoughts and push me the way Katrina did.

After working with Katrina, my overwhelm is gone. I know what I'm saying and I know who I'm saying it to. My ideas continuously flow and I have already gotten more consult calls and increased engagement as a result.

If you know that you are interested in helping people and building a business through social media, Katrina is the right coach for you! If you are feeling overwhelmed and unsure how to tailor your content to reach more people and sign more clients, Katrina is the right coach for you!

~Ashley Elich, Coach

I started working with Katrina because I was struggling with grief after losing my husband to cancer. So, I had a lot of sadness and trouble adjusting to a new life. I was pretty angry and feeling frustrated that life had taken such a terrible turn. I had tried working with a couple therapists before working with Katrina but it just didn't seem to help. After coaching with Katrina I was able to better process my emotions and change my mindset about everything that had happened. I think mindset was the thing that helped me the most.  If you're ready to make a change in your life then you should work with Katrina. She is very patient and kind. I really appreciate the time and effort she put into working with me.

~Amber Price

When I initially met Katrina, I was at the very start of my coaching and entrepreneurial journey. I hadn't determined my ideal client or what I really even had to offer. At the time I didn't even know if coaching was in the cards for me! Katrina has been such a blessing in my life over the past six months. Katrina helped me work through the chaos that was in my head and gain the clarity I had been so desperately craving. I now know exactly who I am serving both on social media and in the services that I have to offer. Katrina helped me find the confidence to step into the life and business of my dreams. She is so kind-hearted, deeply passionate, incredibly knowledgeable, and a joy to spend time with! 


~Emily Reuschel, coach and speaker 

Katrina has her unique way of making complicated things so easy to understand and apply. This has not just been true in coaching with her to build my business but in balancing my personal and mom life also. I am very thankful for her help and guidance and so excited to see where we are going next!

~ Carla Weiland, health coach  

Before working with Katrina I felt like I was in a rut. I was struggling with time management, lack of motivation, and self limiting thoughts and beliefs. I had tried to set boundaries and goals for myself but wasn't able to make myself obey them.  I now realize I have much more control over my life than I previously thought, and now I question my limiting beliefs; instead of saying, "Oh, I can't do that," I now say, "Why can't I? Why not just try?" and I've discovered I'm capable of much more than I thought I was! 

When I do get off track, I can now recognize exactly what led me there and how to avoid it in the future. Most importantly, I’m not beating myself up about it anymore! 

It’s been about a year since I felt I began to evolve a bit and let go of thoughts, beliefs, and patterns that weren’t serving me well; your training helped me explore what was at the heart of that evolution, and build a framework I could put into practice to actually change my thoughts and actions. I’m eternally grateful to you!

~ Meredith M.  

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