Kimberly K.

Kimberly K.

5.0

Executive and Leadership Coach for leaders in high stakes environments

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Studied at Texas Christian University

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Works at INICIO Executive Consulting

Available January 4 at 3:00 PM UTC

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Kimberly’s Leadership Development Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Manager

60+ people coached for Leadership Development

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My coaching style is rooted in my deep curiosity about people and problems, skillful active listening, and an honest yet empathetic conversational style that immediately puts clients at ease. I support the client in setting clear objectives at the outset of an initial engagement and in subsequent individual sessions. I am mindful to ensure that sessions remain effective and precisely targeted to the client's goals, but I also have a flexible approach that allows me to explore deeper issues as they arise. I am adaptable coach who uses strong emotional intelligence to meet clients where they are, whether they need a cheerleader to bolster their self-confidence, a tough partner to challenge their assumptions, or a calm and patient voice to help them hold themself accountable. Clients often cite my ability to help them simplify complex problems into smaller, digestible parts that help illuminate solutions. I apply similar skills when I am working with clients who need to navigate overwhelming situations like a career change or a difficult interpersonal environment in the workplace. In these situations, I work with clients to craft powerful personal narratives or to prepare talking points for high-stakes conversations. Clients often cite how much they value my adeptness in helping them put into words what they have been thinking and feeling but have been unable to say or write for themselves. Finally, after having traveled to or worked on six out of the seven continents, clients often value my ability to empathize with clients of diverse backgrounds and cultures and to approach coaching engagements in a nuanced, non-threatening and authentic manner.

Kimberly can help with:

Conflict Resolution

Change Management

Ethical Leadership

Problem Solving

Emotional Intelligence

Coaching and Mentoring

Time Management

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About Kimberly

I specialize in supporting clients who operate in high risk, high pressure environments. I am a global security professional with a background in fields including intelligence, counterproliferation, counterterrorism, South Asia, East Asia and Europe. Prior to founding INICIO Executive Consulting, I spent 15 years in federal government service while navigating the crisis-filled world of international security and international relations. My public sector career was defined by tackling the most pressing strategic and foreign policy issues facing the United States. After traveling the world - I've traveled or worked on six out of the seven continents - I left government service and put down roots in Silicon Valley (though I will always be a proud Texan at heart). As an ICF-certified executive coach (ACC, CEC), I bring my signature composure, insight, and mission focus to both public sector and private sector clients. I have partnered with clients across the country, from Silicon Valley to Washington, D.C., in diverse industries ranging from mountain-guiding, to technology, to national security. Clients turn to me for unmatched, objective clarity, unflappable calm, and my ability to simplify complex problems. I have a strong track record of partnership development, program management, strategic planning, and risk mitigation in fast-paced and ambiguous environments. I particularly enjoys helping clients build resiliency amid uncertainty, improve communication, and leverage emotional intelligence. I am also a career advisor for the prestigious Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service and a Coaching Program Advisor for the Center for Executive Coaching, a division of Keystone Partners.

Why do I coach?

I coach because I love meeting my clients where they are and partnering with them on transformative journeys that leave them feeling more confident, clear-eyed, and passionate about the way forward. While much of my coaching focuses on working with leaders and executives, I've joined Leland because I'm also passionate about providing access to valuable coaching resources for early-stage professionals to ensure they get an early start on a sustainable leadership path.

Work Experience

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Career Advisor, School of Foreign Service Graduate Students

Georgetown University

October 2024 - Present

Provide 1:1 career coaching and advising services to guide Georgetown SFS graduate students in navigating future careers with the U.S. Federal Government.

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Coaching Program Advisor

Keystone Partners

October 2024 - Present

Coaching advisor for the Center for Executive Coaching, a division of Keystone Partners.

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Founder and Executive Director

INICIO Executive Consulting

January 2024 - Present

ICF ACC certified executive and leadership coach. Executive and career coaching clients have had backgrounds in companies such as Workday, Amazon, Fitbit, Salesforce, Abbott Labs, Western Digital, and the U.S. Federal Government. Based in Silicon Valley. Founder and executive director of INICIO Executive Consulting Delivered in-person and virtual executive coaching and leadership advisory services. Clients reported improved job satisfaction, greater productivity, and higher confidence in resolving complicated interpersonal dynamics in the workplace. Guided clients through career inflection points, to include transitioning into new roles, establishing a leadership identity as first time managers, and navigating career transitions. Provided coaching on high-stakes conversations, challenging interpersonal dynamics, increasing influence, team building, branding, and storytelling.

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Global Security Professional

US Federal Government

July 2011 - September 2024

Pressure-tested global security professional with 15 years of US. Federal Government experience in fields such as intelligence, counterproliferation, counterterrorism, South Asia, East Asia and Europe. Skilled communicator with briefing experience at the senior-most levels of the U.S. government. Expertise in research, trust-building, emotional intelligence, communication, strategic problem-solving, and synthesizing storylines. Strong track record of global-level collaboration managing critical relationships with foreign governments, U.S. policymakers, and private sector partners in fast-paced environments. Top Secret clearance and global perspective after having traveled to or worked on six of the seven continents. Europe Identified opportunities for alignment on policy goals and promoted U.S. economic and security interests with host-country government. Served as a liaison between the host-country government and U.S. government stakeholders, while informing U.S. decision-makers about key regional political and security trends. Re-contextualized local engagement with European and non-European foreign government officials and relevant private sector individuals as traditional diplomatic processes shifted to prioritize health and safety. Full Time Language Student Completed full-time Spanish language training to obtain professional-level proficiency in preparation for onward assignment. East Asia Developed solutions while preserving delicate equilibrium in the complex U.S.-China political and economic policy environment. Briefed congressional delegations and government officials on host-country issues. Authored detailed reports on counterproliferation, democratic stability, and China’s global political and economic influence. Engaged senior foreign diplomats and political leaders from East Asia to advance U.S. foreign policy on transnational topics, political developments, and security issues. Monitored the impact of increasing Chinese pressure in the region to predict and inform U.S. policymakers on the risk of a major regional conflict. Recognized as a rising leader and selected for prestigious leadership training. South Asia Navigated a delicate bilateral relationship while effectively engaging political, military, and civic leaders to build trust, identify mutually compatible goals, map out political landscapes, discuss transnational security issues, and provide security expertise. Identified emerging political, economic, and security trends to inform decision makers and advance democracy abroad. Produced detailed written and oral products to inform key U.S. policymakers' assessments and decision-making at the highest levels of the U.S. government. Worked extensively on democratic stability and regional security issues. Developed, managed relationships with host and third-country senior foreign diplomats and political leaders to obtain ground-truth and achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives. Washington D.C. Developed subject matter expertise on a range of critical policy topics to include counterproliferation, counterterrorism, China, and North Korea. Created written reports, and researched issues of regional, international importance. Temporary assignments involved travel and work in Africa and East Asia.

Education

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Texas Christian University

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science/International Relations

2007 - 2011

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Texas Christian University

Bachelor of Science - BS, Strategic Communication

2007 - 2011

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