Kathryn Kline-Smith
EOS Implementer for entrepreneurial leadership teams
| Hourly rate range | $125 to $300 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Scaling and growthOperations and systemsLeadership and team buildingTeam performanceLeadership development |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Executives |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
| Based in | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States |
| Credentials | Professional EOS Implementer |
Kathryn Kline-Smith is a Professional EOS Implementer who helps entrepreneurial leadership teams get clear on their direction and follow through on it. She uses the Entrepreneurial Operating System to strengthen Vision, People, Data, Issues, Process, and Traction. She has more than 25 years of leadership experience and runs her own business on EOS. Her background in Human Factors and Business Management shapes how she works with team dynamics.
What Kathryn helps with
Kathryn works with leadership teams that are unclear, misaligned, or stuck in patterns that block execution. She also helps them improve communication and team health.
- Getting a leadership team clear on where the business is going
- Aligning a team on how to reach its goals
- Building real accountability without blame or politics
- Breaking through growth ceilings
- Handling people challenges and competing priorities
- Solving issues at the root
- Improving communication on the leadership team
Who Kathryn works with
Kathryn works with entrepreneurial leadership teams. These are the teams that carry the vision, the pressure, and the responsibility for a business. They often face growth ceilings, people challenges, and competing priorities.
How Kathryn works
Kathryn guides teams through the EOS Process. It focuses on six core areas of the business: Vision, People, Data, Issues, Process, and Traction. She adds attention to the human side of teamwork, so that honest conversations happen and accountability sticks. She ran her own business on EOS, so she knows how the tools work in practice.
Background and qualifications
Kathryn has more than 25 years of real-world leadership experience. She implemented EOS in her own business and built and scaled that business while running on it. Her background in Human Factors and Business Management gives her insight into how people think, communicate, and perform under pressure. She now works as a Professional EOS Implementer.
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She built and scaled her own business on EOS before guiding other teams through it.
Best for entrepreneurial leadership teams that want clearer direction, stronger execution, and a healthier team culture.
Common questions
How much does Kathryn Kline-Smith charge?
Coaching with Kathryn runs $125 to $300 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Kathryn Kline-Smith help with?
Kathryn Kline-Smith helps with getting a leadership team clear on where the business is going, aligning a team on how to reach its goals, building real accountability without blame or politics and breaking through growth ceilings.
Is Kathryn Kline-Smith certified?
Kathryn Kline-Smith lists: Professional EOS Implementer.
Has Kathryn used EOS in her own business?
Yes. She implemented EOS in her own business and built and scaled it while running on EOS.
How do I contact Kathryn Kline-Smith?
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