what people are saying…
IN THEIR OWN WORDS:
“I’ve been working with Kristin for several months now and the best way I can describe it is, “I’m so glad to have found you!” At the time, I was looking for a life coach who could help me figure out some things between career and and family. I was impressed by Kristin’s message on LinkedIn on what she offered and specialized in. It felt genuine and was not a canned response. After meeting with her for the free 1-hour consultation, I cancelled the rest of my other potential coaches. Several things that really stand out about Kristin are that she’s an excellent listener and note taker, she’s structured in a way that I feel like the work we do moves towards something specific and tangible, she uses science to help explain the physiological aspects of human behavior, and she always remembers to tell me why she’s asking me so many in-depth questions. I found have her techniques and recommendations have had a profound and positive effect on me where I feel like I am headed in the right direction. I look forward to continuing my work with her in the future. I wish I found her sooner!”
“Working with Kristin is an enriching and enlightening experience. Kristin’s holistic approach resonated with me, borrowing from neuroscience, psychology and mindfulness practices. While the subject matter can be challenging it is worth it. If you are seeking to accelerate your professional growth along with greater alignment to your strengths, values, and personal wellbeing, I would recommend a conversation with Kristin.”
“I highly recommend Kristin. Her professional warmth combined with her natural talent and years of experience as a coach, researcher, author and trainer for both corporations and individuals makes her exceptional in her field. She is very grounded, a skilled listener and offers well thought out insights. She understands the neuroscience behind decision making and how to create sustainable change, as well as the importance of the mind, body, spirit connection. She taught me concrete tools that were simple, yet powerful change agents and worked to keep me engaged between sessions. She appreciated my journey and helped me restore balance and purpose in my life as I moved through a very difficult time. Thank you, Kristin!
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“I have been working with Kristin for almost two months now. The experience has been rewarding. She has challenged me to be more mindful in my personal and professional life. Our work has had an immediate impact on my life. I’m learning to see things differently and do some of my best thinking. If you’re interested in taking the next step in your life, I would suggest executive coaching with Kristin.
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“Kristin’s guidance has been so valuable as I navigate some major life transitions and make progress towards my goals. With the help of her coaching, I gained new insights, overcame fear and self-doubt, and went from ‘spinning my wheels’ to choosing a direction and gaining momentum with a creative project I’ve been working on for a long time. I highly recommend Kristin as a coach for anyone who is feeling stuck, or ready for a positive change in their lives.
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“Although we only had a couple of sessions, being coached by Kristin Taylor was and remains to be a very powerful and empowering experience. Her coaching style helped me identify my strengths as well as identify areas of growth that needed practice. Til this day, her coaching stays with me in my career as well in my personal life. I really feel that she helped me flourish as an individual to reach my potential and realize through narrative-based coaching that all along I had the power to make decisions, changes in my lifestyle and help others realize that as well. Everything is already in you, sometimes it takes some coaching to see your potential — that there’s power in your story and there will continue to be as you grow and power through obstacles.
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“Kristin is a powerful coach that inspires lasting transformation in her clients through deep listening and presence, intuition and expertise. Kristin enlivens strengths and opens possibility as she coaches clients to realize their potential. She moves from a space of deep connection, care and compassion, coaching for impact. If you have the opportunity to work with Kristin, take it. She’s incredibly talented.
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“When I think about Kristin Taylor I think about words like grit, growth mindset and resilience. In the first five minutes of our conversation, it became clear to me that Kristin had insights about narrative-based coaching that I hadn’t found anywhere else. Because of her unique perspective, education, and experience, she opened my eyes to coaching in a new way – a better way. Without question, she is someone I count on to tell me the truth, provide valuable feedback, and ultimately a new way forward.
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“Kristin is a coach among coaches! Her work with helping people to know themselves differently and apply that mindset in order to grow through challenges has been revolutionary in the coaching world. Kristin expertly delivers the customized tools every coach and organization needs to tackle the most challenging coaching obstacles and drive results from average to excellent!
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“Working with Kristin has been one of the most surprisingly delightful experiences of my career. When I first began working with Kristin, I had no idea that I even had a personal narrative, and certainly hadn’t realized the ways in which my personal narrative was shaping my perception of myself. I struggled with mindset issues, like procrastination, which caused me anxiety and stress. I had always thought that was just how my brain was wired, but Kristin helped me learn that I can work towards changing my relationship with Procrastination. Not only is Kristin a joy to work with, but she is also patient and kind. I honestly believe that I am better at my job and in my relationships because of my experience with Kristin.”
“Few people have influenced my ability to impact the lives of others as profoundly as Kristin Taylor has in the nearly 5 years I worked under her leadership. Kristin is uniquely gifted in identifying and then developing a person’s strengths, passions and skills. She artfully capitalizes on growth opportunities that she uncovers by asking poignant questions she crafts by hearing the truth behind our words. There isn’t a person alive that wouldn’t benefit as I have from working with Kristin.”
“ Kristin Taylor is a dynamic, highly-skilled and uniquely brilliant coach, leader, and consultant. Her approach to student success is all about belief: students’ belief in themselves, belief in their support networks and belief in the educational paths they have chosen. As a mentor and trainer of student support staff, Kristin helps a team build unique coaching skills that lead to strong and trusting student-coach relationships that invite real and powerful conversations that impact both short and long-term student success. In my nearly 10 years working with Kristin, I have seen her hands-on coaching development lead many teams to achieve significantly increased student retention, progress and graduation. I have seen her lead teams to feel more connected to the transformational aspect of their roles- inspiring them to go beyond providing advice and information and instead begin to offer collaborative coaching that can truly change lives. Students supported by those trained in Kristin’s coaching methods excel far beyond their time receiving coaching - as they have developed self-awareness, confidence and a willingness to ask for help that will serve them in all future goals. I count myself truly lucky to have been a colleague of Kristin’s for so long - and to have had the opportunity to learn from her and pass on what I have learned to others. Any team looking to improve student success would deeply benefit from working with and learning from her.
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“ Kristin holds a genuine desire to move our culture forward by providing greater access to education and cultivating educational equity. She understands the influence of one’s narrative; where their story empowers them and where they may feel stuck and unable to meet their goals. Having worked alongside Kristin in a variety of capacities within higher education consulting, I have consistently witnessed her ability to understand and transform student and institutional narratives in a unique and impactful way. Her mission is to move our narratives forward by elevating the role non-cognitive development plays in the student and institutional experience. She delivers thoughtful assessment and insightful recommendations to powerfully equip and engage college coaching teams to coach students where it really counts—their mindset, movement, and belonging. Her ability to elevate the potential of teams, transform dialogue into focused action, and deliver results that advance both students and those who serve them is absolutely incredible. Kristin will engage you, support you, and challenge you to better know and develop your students, your institution, and yourselves.
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“ Sometimes professionally we are given the opportunity to work with someone that profoundly affects you and those around you - Kristin is one of those people. In her work, she’s had a reputation that precedes her. There were times I had to help transition coaches to other teams and I would ask what type of manager they felt they best worked with. Often, the response I got was, “I want to work with someone like Kristin Taylor.” People love working with her because she is passionate, caring and effective. I believe people initially were drawn to her because of her intentional presence and reputation. But once they actually work with her, they realize that they gain the ability to help others, and themselves, by understanding the powerful effect our narratives have on our lives and the agency we have in them. Through her coaching, Kristin helps you better understand your past self and gain control of writing your future one.
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“The realization of potential is an ongoing challenge for the human experience. In an academic setting, students achieve more when they own the outcome. The question is how do we facilitate more ownership without unintentionally disempowering students. Coaching is not merely an activity that is performed; rather, it is a natural extension of who you are for others. This is where Kristin Taylor shines. She has the unique ability to create an environment of authentic listening that leads to cultural shifts along with practical/proven strategies to ensure sustainable gains. If time were infinite and Kristin never slept, it would be amazing to have her personally coach every student. That not being the case, being trained by Kristin is one of most the cost effective ways to deliver impactful coaching at scale.
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