Kathryn C. Mayer

Kathryn Mayer has a proven 20-year track record of coaching business professionals and guiding companies through transformative change, using her trademarked approach, Collaborative Competition.

Known for her special expertise in leadership development, team-building, women in the workplace, and diversity issues, Kathryn helps drive corporate efforts to develop and retain emerging and high-potential business leaders and create an engaging and inclusive work environment.

She designs customized learning systems that are effective, relevant, and strategically aligned with clients’ cultures.

Kathryn’s expertise—delivered in-person or remote—enhance team dynamics, strengthen core competencies, and change behavior.

Kathryn honed her unique approach to leadership in the highly-demanding and competitive industries of investment banking (Goldman Sachs and Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup) and business consulting (Deloitte & Touche).

These experiences led to the development of her Collaborative Competition strategic leadership model. Kathryn’s first book, Collaborative Competition™: A Woman’s Guide to Succeeding by Competing, shares insights gained from her own years in the corporate world. She also interviewed 40 women at the top of fields of medicine, politics, professional sports, marketing, and investment banking and shares their secrets to success.
Kathryn’s worldwide practice spans the United States, Europe, and Asia.

She trains and coaches groups and individuals in highly competitive industries such as financial services, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, engineering, technology, microfinance, and professional services.

Some of her recent clients include: Verizon, Glaxo Smith Kline, Smith College, Society for Women Engineers, Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Prudential, KPMG, Selective Insurance, UBS, and Women Unlimited.

Kathryn earned the Professional Certified Coach Certification (PCC) from the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the Newfield Certified Coach Training Program. Her certifications include:

Myers Briggs
Hogan Assessments (HPI, HDS, and MVPI)
FIRO-B
Personal Profile System
Political Savvy
Voices® 360-degree instrument
The Center for Creative Leadership’s Benchmark Instrument
The Actors Institute Coaching Program
The Birkman Instrument
Citigroup’s 360-degree feedback instrument