Coaching & Consulting
Unleash Leadership and Organizational Potential & Create Systems that Work for All let's connect nowAbout our TeamCoaching & Consulting
Unleash Leadership and Organizational Potential & Create Systems that Work for All let's connect nowAbout our TeamFor Emerging and Executive Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Changemakers, Teams, & Organizations
We support individuals, teams, and organizations who lead, influence, or perpetuate change on their journeys.
The communities where we live, learn, and lead have so many complexities and systemic challenges that we believe leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers are the solutions to the institutions and cultures we seek to change that adversely impact us.
We need next level leadership that transforms institutions and cultures into communities that celebrates diversity and practices love, equity, inclusivity, well-being, and success for all.
One size fits all type of leadership does not work. Our world needs diverse leaders, equipped and empowered to affect change EVERY DAY IN THEIR CORNER OF THE WORLD in mindful, authentic, and courageous ways.
We teach & coach people on how to BE better, fix disconnections, and lead differently.
We guide teams, businesses and organizations on how to create positively inclusive, effective, and efficient cultures with systems to support the people who serve them, and achieve desired impact.
Executive Coaching & Leadership Program
We provide individual and group coaching for emerging to existing, mid-level managers to senior leaders, entrepreneurs, changemakers, and teams in educational, faith-based, nonprofit, social service, human service, governmental, and business communities.
F.I.T. For PUrpose© executive coaching
A 90-day, personal & group coaching program for mid-level to senior leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers seeking a safe space of goal setting, action, accountability, and support in their life, career, and leadership.
BE What Matters® honors the gifts of coaches and the integrity of our work in transformative coaching. Therefore, we require a minimum 3-month commitment with option for additional sessions, if and when needed.
If not looking for longer commitment, but still need impact, we highly recommend our SOAR TO SUCCESS WITH STRATEGY© INTENSIVES (read below)
Details
COACHING ONLY
90 day coaching program with options to extend, when needed
Bi-monthly (45-min) coaching calls to support you in taking action
Awareness & Action work assigned in between sessions to maximize growth and ability to make lasting change.
Scheduled in a way that supports you best
Outcomes
- Get clear on your purpose, values, vision and legacy
- Gain tools to release negative thoughts and beliefs sabotaging your progress
- identify and work through personal disconnections that silently kill effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity
- Create a purpose plan (roadmap) to advance your journey and achieve concrete goals
- Continually use the plan as a guide in walking out purpose
Benefits
- Access to resources and experts in the field
Our coaches & facilitators have over 20 years of leadership and training experience in implementing practical, evidence-based tools and strategies.
- General Improvement in Personal and Team Effectiveness, Engagement, Efficiency, & Productivity
When a person actively engages in personal and professional development & coaching, the experience is a process of reflection, healing, and growth. The overall goal for both coach/facilitator and the one being coached and trained and the one being coached is to see the results of the work manifest in increase performance and impact for the individual and the teams they lead.
- Awareness and Feedback
Personal and professional development & coaching is a process of reflection, healing, and growth. Both provide an objective perspective and attention to areas of opportunity and offers feedback to help leaders lean into their leadership and walk out purpose.
- Responsibility and Accountability
An effective coach trains, instructs, and holds a leader responsible and accountable to themselves in meeting their objectives. Accountability comes through feedback and supporting the leader as they process and learn from their experience.
- Encouragement
Now more than ever, leaders face many challenges and often wear many faces. For many of us, we’ve learned to suffer in silence. No more. Coaches positively encourage the people they coach to stay the course, we celebrate their wins, provide honest feedback, while helping helping them see greater purpose in every experience. We want you to win!
F.I.T. For PUrpose© leadership cohort
Wherever you are on your unique journey of personal, professional, and yes, even spiritual transformation, learn transformative life & leadership principles, skills, and strategies to clarify what matters, challenge limiting beliefs, fully embrace identity, and leverage gifts, strengths, and opportunities. BE equipped and empowered to mindfully, authentically, and courageously walk in purpose and achieve your greatest impact.
This 12-month, small and focused, hands-on personal & professional development journey is for emerging to executive leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers who want to develop skills & strategies to increase their leadership effectiveness and impact, with particular focus on leadership goals, emotional intelligence, wellness, and leadership skills.
Generally a group coaching program with like-minded individuals or teams. Also perfect for businesses & organizations interested in integrating a leadership program to strengthen leadership pipeline.
BE What Matters® honors the gifts of our facilitators & coaches and the integrity of our work in transformative leadership development. Therefore, we require a 12-month commitment.
Details
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT + COACHING
12-month, intimate and skill focused, experiential group leadership program
Clear goals and milestones for all cohort participants
Supports diverse learning styles
Monthly 2-hour training & development sessions
Topics include transformational leadership, purpose & identity, emotional intelligence, building positive people cultures through a DE&I (diversity, equity, and inclusion) lens, change management, effective communication & presentation, feedback & conflict management, bridging strategy & operations, data-driven decision making & continuous improvement
Monthly group coaching calls (60-min) coaching calls to support you in taking actions
Awareness & Action work assigned in between sessions to maximize growth and ability to make lasting change.
Private FB Community for cohort to network, ask questions, share wins and resources
Outcomes
- Get clear on your purpose, values, vision and legacy
- Gain tools to release negative thoughts and beliefs sabotaging your progress
- Gain skills to effectively lead self and others
- Identify and work through personal disconnections that silently kill effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity
- Make better decisions based on strategy and planning vs. reacting to problems
- Create a purpose plan (roadmap) to advance your journey and achieve concrete goals
- Continually use the plan as a guide in walking out purpose
Benefits
- Access to resources and experts in the field
Our coaches & facilitators have over 20 years of leadership and training experience in implementing practical, evidence-based tools and strategies.
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General Improvement in Personal and Team Effectiveness, Efficiency, Engagement, & Productivity
When a person actively engages in personal and professional development & coaching, the experience is a process of reflection, healing, and growth. The overall goal for the coach and the one being coached is to see the results of the work manifest in increase performance and impact.
- Awareness and Feedback
Personal and professional development & coaching is a process of reflection, healing, and growth. Both provide an objective perspective and attention to areas of opportunity and offers feedback to help leaders lean into their leadership and walk out purpose.
- Responsibility and Accountability
An effective coach trains, instructs, and holds a leader responsible and accountable to themselves in meeting their objectives. Accountability comes through feedback and supporting the leader as they process and learn from their experience.
- Encouragement
Now more than ever, leaders face many challenges and often wear many faces. For many of us, we’ve learned to suffer in silence. No more. Facilitators positively encourage cohort members to stay the course, we celebrate their wins, provide honest feedback, while helping helping members see greater purpose in every experience. We want you to win!
Dissertation & Thesis Coaching
We provide coaching for graduate students on a path to earning a doctoral or master’s degree.
THESIS & Dissertation coaching
For graduate level students seeking ongoing structure and support in goal setting, action, progression, and accountability, during their dissertation or thesis process.
Minimum six session commitment with option for additional sessions, if and when needed.
Dissertation Editing Available, Billed Separately
Details
COACHING ONLY
Six (45-min) coaching calls to support you in taking action and continued progress on your doctoral and dissertation writing journey
Scheduled in a way that supports you best
Options to extend, when needed
ADD-ONS:
Editing Services available, billed separately
Outcomes
- Create a structured work plan with realistic short and long-term goals
- Release negative thoughts and beliefs sabotaging your progress
- Identify and work through internal and external disconnections that silently kill effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity
- Learn time management and stress management techniques
- Receive support in preparing for oral proposal and defense meetings
Benefits
- Access to resources and experts in the field
Our coaches successfully completed graduate level work and defended dissertation. They are highly successful in helping people finish their dissertations and theses once and for all.
- General Improvement in Personal and Team Effectiveness, Engagement, Efficiency, & Productivity
When a person actively engages in personal and professional development & coaching, the experience is a process of reflection, healing, and growth. The overall goal for both coach/facilitator and the one being coached and trained and the one being coached is to see the results of the work manifest in increase performance and impact for the individual and the teams they lead.
- Awareness and Feedback
Personal and professional development & coaching is a process of reflection, healing, and growth. Both provide an objective perspective and attention to areas of opportunity and offers feedback to help leaders lean into their leadership and walk out purpose.
- Responsibility and Accountability
An effective coach trains, instructs, and holds the one being coached responsible and accountable to themselves in meeting their objectives. Accountability comes through feedback and supporting the coached individual as they process and learn from their experience.
- Encouragement
Coaches positively encourage the ones being coached to stay the course, we celebrate their wins, provide honest feedback, while helping helping them see greater purpose in every experience. We want you to win!
Strategy Coaching
HOW DO I KNOW IF i Need strategy Coaching?
- Need to get clear on mission & purpose?
- Need assistance solving a pressing challenge?
- Need to map out next moves to achieve goals and need expert mentoring or advice?
- Feel overwhelmed by your ideas or work and want someone to help organize and prioritize?
- Want an unbiased perspective on our project, business idea, or strategy?
- Feel stuck in your business, career, or ministry and want help thinking through options?
If you answered “YES” to any of these questions, this is for you!
SOAR TO SUCCESS WITH STRATEGY© INTENSIVES
A series of hourly strategic thinking and planning intensives for emerging to executive leaders, entrepreneurs, creatives, graduate students, and teams not looking for a long term commitment, but still want major impact and need specialized assistance to work through a challenge, seize the right opportunities, and position you for success.
Generally 2 hour sessions with option for additional sessions, if and when needed
Details
STRATEGIC THINKING + PLANNING
2 hour, laser-focused and hands-on strategic thinking session for clarity & next steps
Follow up support:
Implementation support (Week After Intensive): 1-week access, via Voxer, for quick questions & support
Accountability support (30 days after Intensive): 15 min check-in for accountability & support
ADD-ONS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPPORT:
Implementation support – billed separately as consulting service
Accountability support – billed separately as coaching service
Outcomes
- Get clear on your goals and ideas
- Create action plan for next steps
Benefits
- Access to resources and experts in the field
Our coaches & facilitators have over 20 years of leadership and training experience in implementing practical, evidence-based tools and strategies.
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General Improvement in Personal and Team Effectiveness, Efficiency, Engagement, & Productivity
When a person actively engages in personal and professional development & coaching, the experience is a process of reflection, healing, and growth. The overall goal for the coach and the one being coached is to see the results of the work manifest in increase performance and impact.
- Awareness and Feedback
Personal and professional development & coaching is a process of reflection, healing, and growth. Both provide an objective perspective and attention to areas of opportunity and offers feedback to help leaders lean into their leadership and walk out purpose.
- Responsibility and Accountability
An effective coach trains, instructs, and holds a leader responsible and accountable to themselves in meeting their objectives. Accountability comes through feedback and supporting the leader as they process and learn from their experience.
- Encouragement
Now more than ever, leaders face many challenges and often wear many faces. For many of us, we’ve learned to suffer in silence. No more. Facilitators positively encourage cohort members to stay the course, we celebrate their wins, provide honest feedback, while helping helping members see greater purpose in every experience. We want you to win!
FOR TEAMS, BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS
scale & maintain healthy operations & culture
At different stages of leading businesses and organizations, we sometimes experience disconnections between intentions and actualization. Typically, if we’re not seeing the fruit of our labor and we have the right people, we haven’t developed them properly to carry the mission or empowered them appropriately, or we don’t have effective systems and processes in place to support them. Leaders connect with us to help them rebuild or create infrastructure for growth.
What We Can Help You With
What We Can Help You With
Leadership
Communication
Operations
Measurement
Culture
Accountability
ORGanizational development consulting
Using a systems thinking approach, guide teams, businesses and organizations on how to create positively inclusive, effective, and efficient cultures with systems to support the people who serve them, and achieve desired impact.
Depending on need, we offer two service packages that typically require a 3-, 6-, 9-month commitment. Add-on options of coaching are available, if and when needed
Details
STRATEGIC THINKING AND SUPPORT FROM IDEATION TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Two available service packages:
Package 1: ASSESSMENT & ACTION
- Assessment (clarity on needs)
- Strategic Plan for Facilitating Systemic Change (action plan)
Package 2: SUSTAINABILITY (Deeper Dive)
CAN COMBINE WITH PACKAGE 1 OR AS STAND ALONE SERVICE
- External Assessment (assessment of impact and recalibration for sustainable impact)
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Training (mastermind sessions and area-specific training)
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Coaching (for leaders or identified leaders)
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Consultation (develop systems, processes, and procedures)
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ADD-ONS:
Implementation support through project mangement- billed separately as consulting service
Outcomes
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Gain clarity on systemic organizational disconnections that challenge personal motivation and “silently kill” efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity right where you are.
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Develop skills and strategies to successfully reframe mindsets and to successfully “build”, perform “deferred maintenance” on, or “rehab” processes and systems for infrastructures that impact culture, growth, and innovation.
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Strengthen communication, presentation, facilitation, and networking skills to creating diverse, authentic, and inclusive connections, and navigate critical conversations, conflict resolution, and appropriate feedback.
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Strengthen leadership & organizational skills in change management, emotional intelligence, adaptability, problem solving, resiliency, & communication is essential for the viability and sustainability of personal sanity, careers, businesses, and ministries.
Benefits
- Access to resources and experts in the field
Our coaches & facilitators have over 20 years of leadership and training experience in implementing practical, evidence-based tools and strategies.
- Develop skills and strategies to effectively understand change, lead change, and navigate work related stress and trauma that can lead to burnout, turnover, frustration, and anxiety in ever-changing communities.
- Individuals and teams feel supported in becoming effective, confident, and culturally responsive communicators.
Let's Connect Today!
777 N. Jefferson Street
STE 408 PMB 1431
Milwaukee, WI. 53202
(414) 397-9504

A social purpose movement committed to positively transforming lives and spaces as a personal & professional development company providing professional speaking, leadership coaching, training & development, and organizational consulting; and on a larger scale, as a growing community of leaders & everyday changemakers, affectionately called “Social Transformers”, who inspire & connect through leadership, education, advocacy, partnerships, & service.
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LET'S CONNECT TODAY!
COMPLIMENTARY ASSESSMENT & S.O.A.R. TO SUCCESS WITH STRATEGY© INTENSIVE APPLICATION (IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL):
BOOK EVENT SPEAKER OR WORKSHOP TRAININGS (IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL):
GENERAL INQUIRIES
drkatina@bewhatmattersllc.com
777 N. Jefferson Street
STE 408 PMB 1431
Milwaukee, WI. 53202
414-397-9504



A social purpose movement committed to positively transforming lives and spaces as a personal & professional development company providing professional speaking, leadership coaching, training & development, and organizational consulting; and on a larger scale, as a growing community of leaders & everyday changemakers, affectionately called “Social Transformers”, who inspire & connect through leadership, education, advocacy, partnerships, & service..