Kate F.
Graduate Programs Specialist at McCoy College of Business at Texas State University- Claim this Profile
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Lindsay Roberts
Kate is my coach and mentor, and our relationship is unique to any other I have. She brings value into my life that family, friends, and colleagues are not capable of offering. With compassion and fierceness, Kate fosters an honest and trusting partnership. With Kate’s guidance, I have manifested an inner strength, which has allowed me to tackle limiting beliefs that have held me back personally and professionally. We work together to clarify goals and develop action plans to reach those goals. Kate’s gift of strong intuition serves me well. She knows when I need a challenge and when I need to give myself a break. Since working with Kate, I have dreamed bigger and achieved more than I ever knew to be possible. My communication skills are more effective in and outside of the workplace. Kate is committed to her own continued education and growth and is up on the hot topics in coaching, leadership, neuroscience, and self-development. A true class act and professional – Kate is a leader and was born to do this work.
April Thompson
Working with Kate is rewarding, challenging, fun, liberating, and amazing. I really enjoy her magical ability to show me a different perspective on virtually everything we cover, no matter how trapped, stuck, and utterly out of options I believe I am. If you're going to work with Kate, be ready to have some breakthroughs, because Kate is not interested in sugar-coating things or coasting along. She will challenge your beliefs, ask uncomfortable and illuminating questions, and, somehow, conduct herself with grace, compassion, and common sense through it all. "I don't know" was sometimes my tearful answer to some of her questions, and in such cases, we worked together to get me to a place of clarity and certainty. I receive so much value from every single time I share a moment with Kate. She is truly a talented, gifted, insightful, and intuitive coach, and I don't hesitate to speak the highest praise of her.
Lindsay Roberts
Kate is my coach and mentor, and our relationship is unique to any other I have. She brings value into my life that family, friends, and colleagues are not capable of offering. With compassion and fierceness, Kate fosters an honest and trusting partnership. With Kate’s guidance, I have manifested an inner strength, which has allowed me to tackle limiting beliefs that have held me back personally and professionally. We work together to clarify goals and develop action plans to reach those goals. Kate’s gift of strong intuition serves me well. She knows when I need a challenge and when I need to give myself a break. Since working with Kate, I have dreamed bigger and achieved more than I ever knew to be possible. My communication skills are more effective in and outside of the workplace. Kate is committed to her own continued education and growth and is up on the hot topics in coaching, leadership, neuroscience, and self-development. A true class act and professional – Kate is a leader and was born to do this work.
April Thompson
Working with Kate is rewarding, challenging, fun, liberating, and amazing. I really enjoy her magical ability to show me a different perspective on virtually everything we cover, no matter how trapped, stuck, and utterly out of options I believe I am. If you're going to work with Kate, be ready to have some breakthroughs, because Kate is not interested in sugar-coating things or coasting along. She will challenge your beliefs, ask uncomfortable and illuminating questions, and, somehow, conduct herself with grace, compassion, and common sense through it all. "I don't know" was sometimes my tearful answer to some of her questions, and in such cases, we worked together to get me to a place of clarity and certainty. I receive so much value from every single time I share a moment with Kate. She is truly a talented, gifted, insightful, and intuitive coach, and I don't hesitate to speak the highest praise of her.
Lindsay Roberts
Kate is my coach and mentor, and our relationship is unique to any other I have. She brings value into my life that family, friends, and colleagues are not capable of offering. With compassion and fierceness, Kate fosters an honest and trusting partnership. With Kate’s guidance, I have manifested an inner strength, which has allowed me to tackle limiting beliefs that have held me back personally and professionally. We work together to clarify goals and develop action plans to reach those goals. Kate’s gift of strong intuition serves me well. She knows when I need a challenge and when I need to give myself a break. Since working with Kate, I have dreamed bigger and achieved more than I ever knew to be possible. My communication skills are more effective in and outside of the workplace. Kate is committed to her own continued education and growth and is up on the hot topics in coaching, leadership, neuroscience, and self-development. A true class act and professional – Kate is a leader and was born to do this work.
April Thompson
Working with Kate is rewarding, challenging, fun, liberating, and amazing. I really enjoy her magical ability to show me a different perspective on virtually everything we cover, no matter how trapped, stuck, and utterly out of options I believe I am. If you're going to work with Kate, be ready to have some breakthroughs, because Kate is not interested in sugar-coating things or coasting along. She will challenge your beliefs, ask uncomfortable and illuminating questions, and, somehow, conduct herself with grace, compassion, and common sense through it all. "I don't know" was sometimes my tearful answer to some of her questions, and in such cases, we worked together to get me to a place of clarity and certainty. I receive so much value from every single time I share a moment with Kate. She is truly a talented, gifted, insightful, and intuitive coach, and I don't hesitate to speak the highest praise of her.
Lindsay Roberts
Kate is my coach and mentor, and our relationship is unique to any other I have. She brings value into my life that family, friends, and colleagues are not capable of offering. With compassion and fierceness, Kate fosters an honest and trusting partnership. With Kate’s guidance, I have manifested an inner strength, which has allowed me to tackle limiting beliefs that have held me back personally and professionally. We work together to clarify goals and develop action plans to reach those goals. Kate’s gift of strong intuition serves me well. She knows when I need a challenge and when I need to give myself a break. Since working with Kate, I have dreamed bigger and achieved more than I ever knew to be possible. My communication skills are more effective in and outside of the workplace. Kate is committed to her own continued education and growth and is up on the hot topics in coaching, leadership, neuroscience, and self-development. A true class act and professional – Kate is a leader and was born to do this work.
April Thompson
Working with Kate is rewarding, challenging, fun, liberating, and amazing. I really enjoy her magical ability to show me a different perspective on virtually everything we cover, no matter how trapped, stuck, and utterly out of options I believe I am. If you're going to work with Kate, be ready to have some breakthroughs, because Kate is not interested in sugar-coating things or coasting along. She will challenge your beliefs, ask uncomfortable and illuminating questions, and, somehow, conduct herself with grace, compassion, and common sense through it all. "I don't know" was sometimes my tearful answer to some of her questions, and in such cases, we worked together to get me to a place of clarity and certainty. I receive so much value from every single time I share a moment with Kate. She is truly a talented, gifted, insightful, and intuitive coach, and I don't hesitate to speak the highest praise of her.
Credentials
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CPCC
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Experience
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McCoy College of Business at Texas State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graduate Programs Specialist
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Mar 2023 - Present
Delivering effective professional development programs and coaching to our esteemed graduate students. Delivering effective professional development programs and coaching to our esteemed graduate students.
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Founder, Coach and Owner
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Jun 2013 - Present
• Certified Coach • Speaker, creator and leader of personal and professional development • Retreat facilitator, organizer and operations consultant • Certified Coach • Speaker, creator and leader of personal and professional development • Retreat facilitator, organizer and operations consultant
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Palo Alto Networks
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United States
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Computer and Network Security
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700 & Above Employee
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Public Relations Manager/Customer Reference Manager
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Oct 2011 - Jun 2013
• Delivered and Produced 100s of customer audio and video material for sales, marketing, partner, reseller, events, and program teams to access customer driven content videos in real time. • Assembled global team of network security experts known as the Ambassador Program, connecting industry innovators to the customer experience. • Conducted more than 100 interviews in less than a year resulting in video and audio testimonials and greater visibility of the customer voice across multiple departments. • Created a direct line of communication between key customers, engineering and development teams, and brought awareness to product issues in real time. This resulted in stronger products overall, increasing customer satisfaction, trust and sales. • Recruited 45 individual speakers for company’s first ever customer focused conference, cementing the success of this event attended by over 1000 customers • Organized and hosted a series of high profile events focused on leadership development for C-Level and senior management clients. Show less
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TippingPoint, acquired by HP
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Austin, Texas Area
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Zero Day Initiative Team Security Liaison
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Aug 2009 - Nov 2011
• Recruited as first non-engineer to join the global, elite ZDI Team, which was tasked with verifying vulnerabilities in global vendor software and ensured disclosures and patches between hackers and software companies were effective and responsible. • Educated vulnerability researchers on vendor experiences which resulted in higher tolerance and greater understanding of resolution challenges. • Streamlined the worldwide software vulnerability patch process yielding a 90% reduction of outstanding cases. • Tripled annual production of published advisories which lead to a stronger, safer, more protected global public. • Established program changes which transcended company reputation as network security leader and garnered attention of Hewlett-Packard. In 2009 HP acquired 3Com/TippingPoint for its prominence as a leading security platform for $2.7 billion. Show less
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TippingPoint
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TippingPoint
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PR and Marcom Specialist
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Dec 2005 - Jul 2008
• Achieved prominent placement on both google and Yahoo! news of the famous Hack a Mac and Hack an iPhone contest, proving the impossible hack was indeed possible. • Achieved thousands of top tier publication coverage and key media positioning including Business Week, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post elevating education and awareness to key security risks. • Presented to Educated Press & Analysts by traveling in various countries where briefings were conducted with industry innovators and spokespeople. This created global news and kept company relevant with press and analysts with influential industry decision makers. • Launched a media program during sensitive times turning intelligent product testers into globally recognized experts which propelled the company forward and garnered its reputation as leading Security Company. • Trained internal teams to be media ready spokespeople resulting in key positioning at the world’s most notable conferences and securing the company’s place as a global leader. Show less
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GSD&M
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United States
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Advertising Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Print Production Coordinator
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Mar 2002 - Dec 2005
• Assistant to VP of Print Production and Print Producer team • Facilitated print dates with publications nationally • Responsible for project management and print production on integral accounts such as Kohler and PGA • Assistant to VP of Print Production and Print Producer team • Facilitated print dates with publications nationally • Responsible for project management and print production on integral accounts such as Kohler and PGA
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Education
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2013 - 2016
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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2013 - 2015
Coaches Training Institute
Coaching & Leadership -
1996 - 2001
Texas A&M University
Bachelor’s Degree, Leadership/Agricultural Development, Public Relations emphasis, Speech Communication minor
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