A native Californian who spent time living in Europe, Katie Kelley received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Boston College and her Masters in Social Work from Smith College. After earning her psychotherapy license while working at Cornell Medical School and working as a therapist in Manhattan during her late twenties, Katie embarked upon a major career change and shifted to medical sales, landing a job with Novartis’ Management Development Sales Team.
In order to fuse her clinical training with her business experience, Katie earned certifications from the Organizational Development Program at NYU and the Core Essentials Program at Coach University. Katie’s growing interest in coaching, combined with her desire to help people achieve the life that’s within them, motivated her to launch Legacy Builder Coaching in 2009.
Katie credits her father’s successful international management consulting business with exposing her to management development, the importance of risk taking and an entrepreneurial lifestyle. As a result, Katie was determined to follow her own path and help people, on an individual level, realize their dreams. Katie believes her experience as a psychotherapist is her “special sauce” – an insight that allows her to truly unlock what is holding her clients back, encourage them to leave their comfort zones and gain a fresh perspective.
An accomplished entrepreneur and avid runner, Katie also serves as the Portland Director for Ladies Who Launch. Additionally, she is a Facilitator for The Link for Women‘s ‘A Seat At The Table’ Workshop with her colleague and mentor Cindy Tortorici. She has appeared on CBS KOIN 6 “Keep it Local,” 1190 KEX “Best of Portland” and AM Northwest, Portland’s #1 morning television show. She is on Twitter as @LegacyBCoaching and has a Facebook Fan Page for Legacy Builder Coaching. Katie can also be reached at Katie@legacybuildercoaching.com or (503) 616-6112.
Katie and husband Tom left the Big Apple in 2008 and now reside in Portland with their daughter, Ashlyn Marie.
