Katharine Halpin, CPA, MCC

Katharine Halpin is the CEO and founding principal of Katharine Halpin & Company, LLC, a global executive coaching and corporate transformation company that is celebrating its 12^th anniversary. Katharine focuses her work exclusively on CEOs and their Board and management team effectiveness.  In 2003, Katharine founded The Halpin Companies, Inc. to establish a network of Halpin Leadership Strategists who use her strategic framework for creating quantum-leap results with their own clients around the globe. She has been profiled in The Phoenix Business Journal and interviewed in numerous publications, including The Arizona Republic, Arizona Business Gazette, and The Wall Street Journal. Katharine, certified as a Master Certified Coach in 1998 by the International Coach Federation, is a pioneer in the coaching industry. During the past ten years she has lead more than 200 workshops and seminars with a growing client base throughout the United States.  Katharine is inspiring leaders who influence and shape our communities and economies. 

Katharine, motivated by profession and passion, is a pioneer in the field of integrative thinking.  After 20 years as a practicing CPA in both industry and public accounting, Katharine switched to the “softer side” of business where she gets to see even greater impact on organizations by focusing on the people and the processes an organization uses to get results. She helps CEOs maximize the value of their intangible assets: their people, the corporate culture, and continuous growth and improvement. 

Having an educational background as a CPA keeps Katharine grounded on the “bottom line” of an organization, while her training as a Master Certified Coach gives her the skills to partner with CEOs to develop their abilities to shift people’s attitudes in order to drive the numbers. Her unique experience and broad perspectives have taught her that sustainable change only occurs when everyone in an organization shows up with energy and enthusiasm, and steps up with ownership and initiative. Her clients report marked differences in the level of clarity and focus within their organizations, as well as the elimination of chaos and confusion. 

Katharine coaches clients individually and in groups. She also leads seminars and conducts training in corporate environments related to leadership development, team building, communication skills, and coaching. The benefit KH&Co. clients realize from their work with Katharine is the development of a workplace where everyone steps up and speaks up.  Katharine has been a guest lecturer at coaching schools, colleges and universities worldwide such as Columbia University’s Teachers College. 

Since 1985, Katharine has served continuously as a member of various not-for-profit and professional association boards.  A few examples include the International Coach Federation, Arizona Society of CPAs and Arizona Business Leadership, Inc.  She is currently a member of the prestigious Tocqueville Society of the Valley of the Sun United Way.