Named Best in Class Manager, 2007

The Dream Team, Yelp 2017

My most important role

Speaking engagement 2022

Yelp President’s Club 2009

Original Opendoor L&D team 2018

Certification with ICF 2021

Women’s leadership retreat, April 2024

I’m Katie & this is my story

I didn’t set out to be a business owner.

As a kid, I wanted to either work for the FBI or I wanted to be a marine biologist.

Somehow, I ended up in early education, running tutoring centers for PK-10th grade. Running the business in the morning, then teaching kids and managing staff in the afternoon.

After 4 years, I thought, “what am I doing? I studied Marketing!”

So I joined Yelp as their first Account Manager, supporting all the site’s advertisers.

Within 3 months, I’d proven the concept of an Account Manager and I was asked to quickly hire, train, and manage a team of AMs.

That started a 10 year journey at Yelp. Scaling Customer Success, leading global training efforts, and being the go-to with product and ad delivery.

I was ready to get back to building and I joined Opendoor, a real estate tech company in San Francisco. As their Head of Learning & Development, my first priority was management and leadership development.

But there was an inner voice calling for a change.

In 2018, I had my son and two things became clear to me:

  • I wanted to be a mom who could pick up their child from school

  • I wanted to focus on truly energizing work

In 2020, I founded Endurance Management Coaching as I began my journey towards coaching certification.

By January 2021, I’d devised my exit from corporate work and doubled down on becoming self-employed so I could be the mom I wanted while maximizing my energizing work.

Now I work with individuals and organizations on what I love most: people development. I couldn’t be more grateful to be able to do this work.

Other fun facts about me:

  • I’ve completed over 30 triathlons, including 12 Ironman 70.3

  • I train and ride a Paint horse named Sierra

  • I have 4 sisters and was born and raised in California

Certifications:

  • Certified Co-Active Professional Coach (CPCC) - 2021

  • Professional Certified Coach (PCC) via International Coaching Federation - 2021

  • Certified Squadify Pro - 2024

What People Are Saying

  • "Katie is a management genius! This course is great for seasoned and new managers. Katie was able to break all of her concepts up into bite sized, digestibility, actionable information. The workbook and concepts learned are something I'll be turning back to again and again. Thanks Katie!"

    Holly K, Regional Lead at Yelp

  • "This class is definitely a winner!! I've been in Management for over 20 years and can never have enough tools in my tool box when it comes to working with people. Katie delivered a solid class that was helpful to all of the different management levels in our company. The discussions resonated with everyone and us all engaged. I would highly recommend."

    Julia S, Director

  • "I can't say enough positive things. Please bring Katie back to continue to train us on everything."

    Manager, eBay

  • "I’ve worked with exec coaches and many feel like they are reading from a manual or working from a textbook. It’s not specific enough to be valuable. Katie moves way beyond that - helping think through specific challenges of my role, my approach, my team. I have grown more working with Katie for 3 months than all of my other executive development work to this point."

    Rob R, Head of City Operations, Opendoor

  • "Katie led us through a 3 day course on delivering feedback. During this time we picked up clear frameworks with obvious and immediate impact, had the opportunity to practice and workshop our own instances. These were invaluable, as they quickly turned theoretical ideas into a playbook that will help me, and I saw multiple versions of the same thing through the other participants -- compounding the learning. Katie herself has a positive energy, engages with everyone in ways that they can participate fully, and brings her own real world examples to bear. I would recommend this course to anyone who is managing folks whether they've been doing that for a long time or are new to it."

    John D, Product & Community Strategy, Reddit

  • “The perspective switching exercises I did with Katie really reset my thinking. Just the first few sessions have already been a game-changer for my career.”

    Kendi B, Program Manager

Enough about me!

I’d love to get to know you, your goals, and how we can partner to reach your next level.