Katharine Halpin, CPA, MCC 

Katharine Halpin is the CEO and founding principal of The Halpin Companies, Inc., a global executive coaching and corporate transformation company that is celebrating its 14^th anniversary. She focuses her work exclusively on CEOs and their Board and management team effectiveness.  In 2003, Katharine established 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 repeatedly profiled in and interviewed in numerous publications, including The Arizona Republic, The Phoenix Business Journal, the 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 14 years she has led more than 275 workshops and seminars with a growing client base throughout the United States and Europe.  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.  She partners with CEOs to build strong connections between the people, the processes and the purpose of the organization.   

Having an educational background as a CPA keeps Katharine grounded in 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 improvements in the level of clarity and focus within their organizations, as well as the elimination of chaos and confusion.   Katharine’s book, Step Up or Step Out: Let Your People Decide™ will be published in 2010.   

Katharine coaches clients individually and in groups. Katharine has been speaking professionally since 1991.  She now presents keynotes, leads seminars and conducts training in corporate environments related to driving results by nurturing connections with your people. A primary benefit The Halpin Companies’ 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 including Coach U, the first coach training school and Columbia University’s Teachers College.