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Executive coaching · Leadership development

Lead with clarity,
confidence and intention.

Confidential, one-on-one coaching for healthcare leaders, grounded in a career spent leading through complexity and change.

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Meet Kansas

I’ll meet you where you are. Then we take the leap.

I began my career as a nurse, moved into leadership, rose to the C-suite, and today serve as both Vice President of Operations and Chief Nursing Officer. Along the way I built deep expertise in operations and organizational turnarounds, guiding teams through complex, high-stakes change.

That path taught me what separates good leaders from great ones: emotional intelligence is the key to lasting success. It is how leaders build trust, navigate difficult conversations and bring people with them through change.

As a certified professional coach, I founded KU Coaching & Consulting in 2022 to help healthcare leaders strengthen it. Working together, I help you:

  • Build the self-awareness and emotional intelligence that earn trust
  • Handle difficult conversations with confidence
  • Lead your team through change with clarity
  • Make stronger decisions under pressure
  • Turn your goals into lasting results
How I work with leaders
“Strong strategy matters, but sustainable change requires leaders who are self-aware, willing to have courageous conversations, and capable of building trust.”
Kansas Underwood

Who I work with

Wherever you are in your leadership

Emerging leaders

New to the role or the next step up. Build confidence, presence and the habits that make the job sustainable.

Experienced executives

Working through a hard season, a transition or a turnaround. A thinking partner who has been in the chair.

Leadership teams

Strengthening trust, accountability and culture so the team performs as well as its people.

Leaders who feel stalled

Capable and ready for more, but not sure what is holding you back. Find clarity, regain momentum and move forward with confidence.

Executive presence and confidence

Courageous conversations

Leadership transitions

Emotional intelligence

Accountability and performance

Culture and team effectiveness

Start a conversation

Let’s connect.Together, we go further.

Tell me about your role and where you are in your leadership. Let’s discover together what’s possible.

Email Kansas kucoachingandconsulting@gmail.com