In 2012, Katarina took the major decision to leave her corporate career in Human Resources and start her own business. In that same year, she met Alan Seale for the first time at the International Coach Federation (ICF) Global Conference in London. Alan was leading a workshop for about 500 people in the plenary hall, and Katarina was touched by the energy, the deep messages, and the knowledge and experience she gained through Alan in his workshop.
Returning home from London and busy with building her new company, Cars Consulting Group, Katarina also continued reading Alan’s books, subscribed to his newsletter, and immersed herself in his work as best she could. When Alan came to Sweden to teach in 2017, her true journey of coaching and training with him started in earnest.
Katarina’s first career dream was to become a classical singer. Although her career took a different path, music and singing are both a vital part of her and her family’s life. She met her husband Fredrik through music in 1989, and their three children are all into music in different ways.
Katarina has a degree in Human Resources from the University of Uppsala in Sweden. She has always been very curious about what we as humans bring to the world, and how our relationships to one another matter. During her corporate career, she worked globally in the life-sciences and telecom industries in association with Pharmacia Biotech, Amersham, General Electric Healthcare, and Telenor.
Cars Consulting Group supports teams in their development as well as individuals in their personal growth. When working with management teams, her primary focus is on helping teams build greater trust and learn deeper ways of listening. She invites the kind of dialogue that brings the topics that matter most to the surface. Katarina designs leadership programs for companies as well as personal development programs for anyone who is curious to learn, grow, and develop themselves to their greatest potential.
Katarina was born in Uppsala and still makes that city her home. At the same time, she also has a favorite place on Utö, an island in the Stockholm archipelago. For her, Utö is her “true home.” There, she is close to the sea, the forest, and the silence. It is here that she feels closest to Transformational Presence. She and her colleagues therefore welcome clients and customers to spend time on the island where they can relax in the nature and beauty of their surroundings and do some great work together!
Languages: Swedish, English
Websites: Courageous Leadership and Cars Consulting
LinkedIn: Katarina Cars