Katie Gage

Working with Katie was fantastic! She helped me modernize my resume and helped me get to the core of what I can offer a new company. She helped me see my experiences and skills in a way I haven't thought of before. She is pleasant to work with and offers a unique perspective. I highly recommend working with her! I really didn't know what to expect when I signed up for her help, but she exceeded my expectations.

Katie was super nice and great listener. Even though the meeting was only 30 minutes, she was cognizant about giving me the best experience with the limited time. She gave me actionables and things to work on and really helped me be more confident about what I want to do.

I am 28 years old and at a phase where I was looking for guidance on how to make my next steps in my career and in my life. The exercises Katie sent me to work on before our meeting helped me pull my jumbled thoughts out of me and get to the facts of what my experiences so far have tangibly provided me with. When we actually met, Katie was friendly and warm and made me feel comfortable right away. She helped me realize that my experiences are not as jumbled as they seemed to me and that there is a through line connecting things. She also helped me feel more confident in putting myself out there online. In addition to helpful pieces of overall advice and bolstering my self confidence, she also had specific resources that I will explore because we happen to have similar interests. I think the most helpful aspect was that speaking with Katie forced me to realize that there's no mystery to success that I am missing, it's just that you have to do the work. It all still feels a little opaque to me if I'm being completely honest and this will be a part of the larger self-discovery journey I'm on but I enjoyed working with Katie and enthusiastically recommend her.

Katie really made me think about my experience and talents. She is friendly and easy to work with. I feel more confident in my job search.

After just one conversation with Katie, I received many pieces of advice to incorporate into my professional life and she recognized that I needed to shift my mindset. In addition to encouragement, she also sent me relevant materials to read, exercises to complete to help me achieve the clarity I was searching for. She is very attentive to things I care about and it has been a pleasure working with her. I highly recommend her services.

Katie listened closely to my situation and provided valuable feedback and helped me figure out my next action steps towards my dream. Thank you Katie!

Before I booked an appointment with Katie, I was stuck in something worse than a rut—a vicious cycle. I'd been out of the writing and editorial field for a year or two, taking on temp jobs while I worked toward getting back into it. But what I'd thought was a proactive measure to fill in the unemployment gap began affecting my résumé; I wasn't getting calls for interviews from the jobs I wanted, and staffing agencies kept approaching me with data entry and customer service positions (none were keen on acknowledging my writing and editorial skills). Taking a step back, I saw that my experience became a jumbled mess beyond any help. Or so I'd imagined. Enter Katie and her expert guidance! From the moment we began our first Skype session, she demonstrated such compassion, friendliness, and professionalism, deconstructing my problem and outlining the individual trouble areas (ones I couldn't see being so close to the situation). Together we worked on tailored solutions; in the days between each session she provided worksheets that put my résumé into sharper focus, highlighting the strengths I want prospective employers to see and bolstering them with specific accomplishments. In the end she gave me what I'd been looking for: career clarity. I finished our work feeling more confident and with a sense of value, as both a talent and an individual (a result of her refreshing philosophy). You owe it to yourself to hire a coach who wants to see you succeed and perform the hard work to get there. And that coach is Katie.

Absolutely fantastic. Katie was a huge help and I'd highly recommend her to anyone looking to find a job or make a career shift.

Katie was so great to work with. She used our time wisely but also made sure we were addressing all the areas and questions I had. She was very understanding and at the same time honest with advice or helpful critiques. I felt I could relate to Katie which made our conversation not only productive but fun too.

Katie was really great at gathering information from me in order to provide me with the best feedback! Most importantly, she provided me with tactics and actionable information that I can implement in my job search.

I was struggling through a confusing time in my career. Katie immediately helped me to identify what I needed to accomplish, how to approach the identified goals, and held me accountable for getting it done. This was my first experience with an external coach and I am 100% satisfied with the process and outcome.

Katie was fantastic! Super helpful and encouraging. Exactly what I was looking for in a coach! Very positive, thoughtful, and insightful.

Very responsive and understanding of my situation and what I needed.Katie was very helpful in crafting and simplifying my story and what is important. Made me feel more confident in my delivery. Great advice on interview tips and how to express your accomplishments and what you learned. I would definitely recommend for anyone that is looking to improve their interview skills.

Katie had a lot of helpful tips, advice and information she shared with me, along with a questionnaire that helped me dive deeper into what direction I really wanted to take next in my career. She cleared up a lot of cloudiness I was feeling about my overall work performance and then went over how I should present myself in future job interviews. By the end of our last session, I felt more confident in my career path and the next steps I should take. Thank you Katie!

Katie was a fantastic coach. I realized quickly that she was actually half career-coach, half life-coach. She has a very empathetic approach, which involves listening well and an uncanny ability to reframe things in a positive way. She was able to see possibilities where I wouldn't have thought to look. I could tell that she was genuinely excited about the potential for my career!

I had been unhappy at my job for over a year and found out they were doing major downsizing. It seemed it was time to leave (and I wanted to leave), I just didn't know where to start. I chose Katie for her experience in helping people make a career change and her background in the sector I wanted to transition into. Her life design approach has been very helpful in getting me to take a step back and get out of my head. She has helped me get on track and formulate a strategy. With her guidance and support in this difficult time, I feel confident that I can make a career change (with hard work and perseverance!) when not too long ago I felt baffled and overwhelmed. I plan to continue with her services.

Katie was extremely helpful in setting me up for success while pursuing a career change. In addition to achieving the goals we laid out for our sessions, Katie gave me a lot of confidence in terms of how to effectively present my skills and experience to prospective employers. I would definitely recommend Katie to anyone looking for support at any phase in their career journey.

This was my second time talking with Katie. She offers great advice and a whole new perspective. It always feels as though I’m talking to a close friend. Highly recommend!

Katie was great to work with! She was a good listener, offered honest feedback, and provided me with a lot of helpful resources. I chose to work with Katie because she has experience with career changers --which is what I am hoping to be!-- and I felt like she understood the limbo in which I have found myself. She was easy to communicate and connect with. A positive experience overall!

Katie was extremely helpful and guided me through different options as a female business owner and entrepeuner looking to make some changes. She was very intuitive to my word choices knowing exactly how I was feeling and actions that I need to take to make a change. She had excellent follow up and I look forward to continue to work with her through this process.

The experience was overall positive but I didn't feel that there was anything that was specific to my experiences. It was general, mildly useful, but not something I feel will be key to determining whether or not I obtain a position in the future. I feel that I could have gained the same knowledge by skimming a book on tips for interviewing.

Katie was a great listener. She then took what she learned and had great suggestions for how to move in successful directions. She helped me to see options. She was kind, encouraging, and flexible - just what I needed to get out of my rut.

Katie was great. She helped me to appreciate what I have and to be thankful for my achievements and look forward to future ones. She helped me to see things in a whole new light and I think she is awesome!

Katie made me feel very comfortable and it was easy to explain what I am looking for in a career with her. The time goes by fast but it was a great starting point to help me understand how I should try to proceed with next steps in my career path.

Katie is great! Looking forward to working with her more!

Insightful experience, I would recommend Katie

Katie was great! She was empathetic yet motivating. She was able to help me identify underlying issues and give practical easy-to-follow steps for solving some interpersonal conflict issues. We touched on many issues including emotional health/self-care questions, how to work inside a negative environment, and how to know when it's time to leave a job versus when to push for change. It was all very useful and I now have a clear path forward. I highly recommend Katie!

I felt super comfortable with Katie from the start- it was as if I was chatting with a close friend. Katie is intelligent and a great listener. She was supportive during our call and offered really great advice. Her follow- up has been awesome and I can't wait to start working on the things we discussed!

Working with Katie was great! I immediately felt comfortable with her the moment we started talking and felt free to ask anything I wanted and was able to get advice on every piece of the job search I was having trouble with. She also followed up with great tangible next steps that I'm looking forward to implement going forward. I would highly recommend Katie to anyone who feels lost in their job search journey and needs some encouragement to get to the next level!

Katie offered refreshingly frank feedback and actionable suggestions. She was easy to talk with and provided a wealth of resources in her follow up. Five minutes after I hung up with her, I was working on my resume.

Katie has been wonderful to work with. If you are here looking at reviews, wondering if it’s worth it, do it! Katie has helped me find direction, given advice on how to achieve the goals I have set for myself, and has been a wonderful sounding board. This has been an amazingly positive experience!

Katie was extremely helpful in digging into my assumptions about the nature of my work and what kinds of topics I can discuss at work. I initially thought I would have to do a complete career change, and she helped me discover that wasn't needed in order to get the kind of work experience I wanted. She is a great listener and knows when to probe to get at the heart of an issue. I'm very grateful for her guidance, and I'd love to work with her again!

Katie exceeded my expectations before, during, and after our Career Q&A session. She was proactive in finding a time that worked for both of us and was very easy to work with right off the bat. She was prepared for our conversation and was a FANTASTIC listener - engaged, thoughtful, and connected throughout the session. I am in a complex professional situation and Katie quickly and effectively asked the right questions to get closer to the root and actually inspire action. She followed up with amazing resources that were selected specifically based on our conversation. I wish I could give Katie 6 stars. Don't miss your opportunity to work with her.

Katie is a fantastic resource for anyone who is feeling stuck in their career. She helped me look around at my life and understand what was out of balance, which in turn was causing my career to stall. Katie's assessment of my situation and advice on how to move forward was spot on. If you're looking for a coach who will help with your outlook on your entire life, not just your career, then she will be a great fit.

Overall Katie made the coaching session very personable. She encouraged me to share examples of my experience in previous interviews, then walked through various scenarios to think about for future interviews. She shared specific strategies to improve my social media presence on profiles such as LinkedIn and overall really remained positive and encouraging about my job search.

Katie was more than willing to spend extra time with me to make sure I had a productive and informative session. I left our call with a few key action items to begin working on immediately, which was exactly my goal with our meeting.

Katie was extremely helpful and made sure that I would end the call feeling confident about what to do regarding my career path/strategy.

Katie immediately put my mind at ease regarding my career goals and job search. Not only is she extremely knowledgeable about the current job market and career changes, but her warm personality makes her easy to talk to and a joy to work with.

Katie was super helpful and shed some light on things that I hadn't considered. She gave me a lot to think about, which is great! I hope to continue working with her in the near future.

Katie was immediately comfortable to me. She set expectations for the meeting, but allowed me to navigate through it with my own questions. When I stalled on questions, she was able to fill in the gap by asking me thought-provoking questions. The follow up email/suggestions was spot-on to what I needed based on my call with her. I look forward to reaching out to her in the future.

Katie is AMAZING! She made me feel like I had control over my career for the first time. I spent years frustrated and now I have a clear path ahead of me. Katie was empathetic, but also gave me the little kick in the butt that I needed.

My situation is a little strange in that I am adjusting my career path significantly but by the time I scheduled my appointment I had already secured a couple of job offers. Katie was extremely flexible and helpful in guiding me through the decision process and helping me align my decision with my goals. She helped me focus on what is important to me.

Katie was awesome! She went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure that I was well prepared for my next interview. I will continue to refer back to her advice time and again. She was easy to talk to, understanding, and very helpful! Thank you, Katie!

Katie was great. Our first meeting was a long discussion where she asked a number of detailed questions which led to the revamping of my resume to make it more concise and targeted for positions I was interested in. She also helped with formatting and styling which resulted in a beautiful new resume. I am very pleased with her coaching and would highly recommend her to anyone looking to update their resume.

Kate is an exceptional interview coach. I was very pleased when I found myself improving substantially my interview skills with the great coaching she provided me to refine my pitch. She helped me tackle even the hardest interview questions, such as greatest failure or overcoming big structural changes, using the START method to better present myself. She was very devoted to ensure that I was satisfied with her support and constantly empowered me to build my confidence. I would totally recommend her to anybody who needs support with career advancement!

Katie helped me to pull together a resume that was all over the place. She also identified the most important skill sets and highlighted them in such a way that gave the resume some personality and zing. I now feel like I can put my best foot forward in my job search!

Working with Katie was in lightning and a pleasure! She helped me craft my rather complicated, problematic C.V. into a cohesive instrument, accurately marketing my skills and services.

Katie has a knack for storytelling. She helped me transform my previously boring cover letter into an articulate and engaging story about where I've been and where I want to go. Working with Katie was a collaborative and creative process; I am very thankful she was able to help me tell my story.

Katie takes a results-oriented approach to career coaching. She identifies the raw talent in her clients, and then helps refine it into the set of marketable skills that employers are looking for. Katie personally helped me transition my past professional experiences into the new career field I'd always wanted. She is an absolute career coach all-star!

I run my own financial operations consulting practice and after a recent relocation I had been struggling to get enough clients to make my finances work. Katie helped me examine my pricing structure and re-evaluate what I should be charging for my services. Before we spoke she sent me great resources on how to calculate and set my rate which helped me determine a new rate (which was 50% more than what I had previously been charging!). It was out of my comfort zone to ask for that rate; even though, I knew I needed it to build a healthy business. We crafted talking points around the value my services bring and we practiced having those conversations with clients. Her encouragement, light heartedness and her ability to empower me helped build my confidence and feel prepared to have a different conversation with new prospective clients. I've already signed 2 clients at the new rate! I couldn't have done it without her.