About Kathy
A trusted thinking partner for the moments that ask more of you.
Kathy Kushinsky is an executive, leadership, and team coach who helps people lead with greater clarity, agency, and impact—especially when the path forward is not obvious.
Experience meets possibility
Practical. Candid.
Deeply human.
Her perspective is grounded in more than 30 years of leadership experience, including her work at MetLife and IBM. She knows firsthand what it means to lead through complexity, navigate change, make consequential decisions, and deliver results without losing sight of the people doing the work. That lived experience shapes a coaching style that is practical, candid, and deeply human.
Kathy works with executives at inflection points, rising leaders stepping into broader responsibility, and teams that need renewed clarity, energy, and traction. She helps clients recognize the patterns influencing their choices, challenge the assumptions keeping them stuck, and turn insight into meaningful action.
Leaders do not need someone to hand them a script. They need a trusted thinking partner who helps them see new possibilities, make deliberate choices, and create progress that lasts.
The Activ8 approach
Four moves that turn insight into action.
- 01SeeSee what is happening.
- 02NameName what is getting in the way.
- 03ChooseChoose what matters most.
- 04MoveMove with intention.
Credentials & perspective
Experience in the room.
Curiosity at the center.
An NYU Certified Executive Coach with PCC-level training, Kathy is also certified in Hogan Assessments and brings a mental-fitness lens to her work. She writes Potholes on the Path to Leading Differently, where she explores the real-world challenges of leadership—from perfectionism and overloaded calendars to decision ambiguity, change, influence, and the growing role of AI.
Your next move