Outstanding Women Leaders

This episode is designed to guide leaders and athletes through and individual and team exercise to facilitate more synchronicity and flow state. Slightly longer than the traditional 10 minutes, set aside some extra time and get ready to SOAR into the intelligence of your heart. Interested in bringing Katie's coaching + training to your team or organization? Give a hoot and holler at [email protected] For more episodes of Katie's Classroom, check out https://www.owlprofessionalcoaching.com/podcast

Josy Amann is a savvy strategist and inspirational leader who has spent over 25 years as a trusted advisor to established global marketers and dynamic challenger brands. With co-founding partner Taji Zaminasil, Josy leads female-founded Ars X Machina (AXM), one of the fastest-growing independent media solutions and analytics agencies in the U.S. She also brings a lot of awards, including: 2026 AdAge Best Places to Work, 2025 Inc. Power Partner, 2024 Vega AI Innovation, 2023 Worklife’s Most Committed to Work/Life Balance, 2021 & 2022 AdAge Small Agency of the Year. With 25 years of leadership in a rapidly evolving media landscape, Josy brings sharp insight into how attention is shifting, what brands are missing, and how women leaders are changing the game, not just in business, but in how we show up for each other and the world. Tune in to hear Josy's inspiring story of walking away from marketing agency life and building a sustainable business with a long-term exit strategy. Connect with Josy https://www.linkedin.com/in/josyamann/

Julie Tritch is no stranger to human design and living her best (and worst) 3/5 splenic projector life. Tune in to hear Julie share her experiences and how human design has shifted the way she interacts with life.

Julie first entered the workforce in the male-dominated world of automotive manufacturing, where she led hundreds of people, holding various positions in production management, health and safety, and training. In 2019 Julie had a health crisis which propelled her deep into her journey of spiritual discovery and self-development, ultimately marking her exit from Corporate America. Since 2019 Julie's discovered her passion for helping others navigate their own healing while building a business they love. She takes her corporate knowledge of process, problem-solving and strategy and couples it with the dynamics of healing and spiritual evolution, taking a holistic approach to business. Tune in to hear Julie share her powerful story of growing up in a blue collar family that struggled to make ends meet, working hard to graduate with honors and attend business school at Purdue University, and climbing the corporate ladder before exiting out and creating her own business with human design. Connect with Julie https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-tritch/

The generator experience is like a classic builder, moving methodically, step by step by step. When you add the 4/6 public role into the mix, it looks a lot like experiential learning and trial and error for the first 30 yeras of life. Tune in to hear a first-time human design/gene keys reading with Crystal Cabrae! Book your own Experience with Katie here

Crystal Cabrae is an animation screenwriter, new adult romantasy novelist, and digital entrepreneur for Storyteller Planet. She loves connecting with individuals who are passionate about animation and love to tell meaningful stories. Her biggest goal is to inspire others through fantastical worlds that portray underrepresented myths and cultures, reshaping the industry with inclusivity and love. If you have a story to write and perhaps a book to publish, Storyteller Planet is the ridiculously affordable resource you've been looking for, full of characters to inspire you and provide structure along your journey. Tune in to hear how Crystal has evolved her writing over the years, including pulling her first book off the shelf and putting it right into the trashcan. Connect with Crystal at Storyteller Planet https://www.storytellerplanet.com/

Deahna is a beautiful example of what it looks like to float through life with a 2/4 public role that demands passion and a solid foundation of friends in your network supporting you every step of the way. A natural at playing the game of life and attracting the right resources everywhere she goes, this episode is sure to inspire you and perhaps spark some curiosity on how you can better live your own life in alignment with your natural energy type. Tune in to learn how Deahna uses her natural gifts to help women talk about money and attract the right resources required to grow and scale! Connect with Deahna @budgetsbyjoi Connect with Katie @owlprofessionaltruthteller

Deahna Joi is a holistic financial wellness strategist, seasoned accountant, grant writer, author, and 12-year yogi who brings heart and healing to every budget. With 17 years in accounting and a grant-writing journey that began with scholarship applications in high school, she’s helped individuals and organizations unlock funding, rewrite money stories, and build financial legacies. As the founder of Deahna Joi LLC and the joyful & educational brand Budgets by Joi, her mission is deeply personal—her parents gave her the middle name Joi, and she’s made it her purpose to bring that same joy into finances. As former Girl Scout Leader, and AAU girls basketball coach, and seeing majority girls continue to college she aspired to help in the best way she knew how. Through soulful money guidance, she merges numbers and mindfulness to help people feel empowered, not overwhelmed. A third-generation entrepreneur and proud auntie, Deahna Joi builds out financial literacy programs for nonprofits and communities, integrating trauma-informed education, operational clarity, and mindset shifts that heal financial trauma and restore confidence. Whether in workshops, speaking, project budget, curriculum development, or one-on-one coaching, she leads with compassion and clarity—what she calls “mindful money moments.” Her work helps others take stable steps toward sustainable wealth, generational change, and a deeper sense of peace. She believes your finances shouldn’t just be a part of everyday life, it should be a normal part of everyday conversation. Tune in to hear how Deahna leveraged her corporate experience to launch herself into entrepreneurship and a successful business. Connect with Deahna LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/deahnamoore/ Budgets By Joi https://www.budgetsbyjoi.com/

Technically this class is not LIVE, it is an introduction to the LIVE Classroom launching on January 19, 2026 at 10AM. Tune in to hear what you can expect in this Classroom, what materials you might need, and tap into your dreaminess (Fantasy), anticipation, and emanation brought to you by the 41st Key of consciousness to begin the class. Katie's Classroom is designed to follow the Wheel of Consciousness through what Human Design calls the '7 years de-conditioning process.' Our first 7 weeks will explore the 'disintegration keys' starting with Key 3 on January 26 @10AM EDT. Your First Class Is OWLways FREE! Drop in and see what everyone is talking about, more importantly, what they are contemplating this week! Cost is $299 and includes all recordings, 64 classes and a private online community to catch replays and connect with fellow contemplators. https://www.owlprofessionalcoaching.com/event-details-registration/katies-live-classroom-the-64-keys-of-consciousness-2026-01-19-10-00

How does a 'gut authority' make decisions? What should leaders know about working with a sacral generator? More importantly, what should a sacral generator know about their own 'gut intuition'? tune in to hear part II to this witty and wise conversation and head over to listen to part I exclusively on the Emily Adams podcast on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@EmilyAdams_

Inspired by her Gene Keys Star Pearl Community Call, Katie shares her unique insights into her 'Catching the Wave' Star Pearl Experience: what she's learning, what other's are experiencing, and what waves she's been catching along the way! If you're familiar with the Star Pearl, Katie is Catching the Wave between her Brand (17.5) Culture (34.2) and Creativity (9.2). You can learn more about the Gene Keys Star Pearl at genekeys.com

Emily Adams is a familiar face on the OWL podcast, and if you remember her Season 2 Episode on Escaping the Amish, you don't want to miss her latest episode where she shares the impact Human Design has had on her own leadership, her business, her parenting style, and of course how she uses it to coach leaders. Emily uses Human Design + practical operational fixes to align how leaders work with how they were designed. That alignment has saved clients more than $3.5 million. What Emily does for leaders: Rebuild decision flow so intuition leads, not stress. Streamline operations so teams execute with ease. Anchor leadership habits that protect time, energy and expand impact. Quick wins her clients see in weeks: quicker and clearer decision making process, increased team performance, and more time back each month. Tune in to hear Emily's latest A.I. project and how she is bringing the future of Human Design Leadership to a chatbot near you! Connect with Emily https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyadams8/

The universe brought Katie and Monica together through the magic of the Co-Active community and an instant recognition of an energetic connection! Tune in to hear Katie read through Monica's Human Design/Gene Keys energetic map and soak up owl the synchronicities these two owlstanding women leaders have in their charts! It's owlways a hoot when a 3/5 profile 'bumps' into Katie for a witty and wise conversation.

Monica Phillips, president and founder of Spark Plug Labs, is a certified leadership coach, strategic partner, mentor, advisor, and keynote speaker. For the past eight years, Monica has been coaching and partnering with lawyers, startup founders, executives, and their teams in Fortune 100 companies and private organizations, including some of the best companies to work for in the U.S. In 2019, Monica was named a Silicon Valley Business Journal Woman of Influence. Known for her global perspective and her innovative strategies, she is a fierce advocate and proponent for inclusivity and well-being, supporting her clients to reach higher levels of health and performance. Tune in to hear Monica share her vision behind Spark Plug Labs, an owlstanding story of courage, coaching, and carving her own path in business and life! Connect with Monica https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipsmonica/

If you've tuned in before, you remember Marlene's iconic episode, From Conflict to Courage, and if you haven't, you don't want to miss her latest episode! Join Katie and Marlene for a leadership conversation that will leave you with more clarity and action steps you can take to bring more accountability and personal responsibility to your individual life, team, and organization. Marlene Chism works with organizations that want to build confident leaders, collaborative relationships, and accountable cultures. With a master's in HR development, 500,000+ learners in her LinkedIn courses, and over 25 years as a consultant and trainer, Marlene specializes in helping leaders stop avoiding difficult conversations and start leading with clarity. Books include Stop Workplace Drama, (Wiley 2011); No-Drama Leadership (Bibliomotion 2015); and Stop Drama in Your Healthcare Organization (Greenbranch 2018) and From Conflict to Courage: How to stop avoiding and start leading (Berrett Koelher 2022.) Three truths Marlene has learned and live by: 1. Conflict is not the problem: Mismanagement is. 2. Disagreement doesn’t damage relationships: disrespect does. 3. Every big problem in an organization can be traced back to a conversation that should have happened but didn’t. Connect with Marlene https://marlenechism.com/

Lesley Pyle is the Founder and CEO of HireMyMom.com, a remote job platform connecting Small Businesses with Virtual Professionals across the country since 2007. Pyle began her work from home journey in 1995 after having her first child and started her first online business in 1996. She serves on the Board of Directors for Mighty Oaks Foundation, The Texas Youth Foundation and is a contributing writer to Entrepreneur.com. She and her family reside in Texas. Tune in to hear Lesley share her story of entrepreneurship in the web-based world during the days of dial up, before remote work and women working from a home was even a thing business would hire! Connect with Lesley

Move over murder mysteries, corporate con artists are the new true crime obsession. In this episode, Katie and Marissa dive deep into the seductive world of Silicon Valley scandals and the psychology behind high-stakes deception. Marissa brings rare insider perspective, having worked closely with Elizabeth Holmes, the now-infamous CEO of Theranos whose empire was built on lies. Katie isn’t new to real-life crime either...her past includes owning a business with the infamous 'Family Feud Killer' (google it) and the woman he murdered (they were double partners in college). Together, they unpack what makes us fascinated by fraud, how charisma becomes a weapon, and why tech’s biggest dreamers sometimes turn into its darkest figures. Grab your headphones, pour a drink, and get ready to laugh, cringe, and question everything you thought you knew about ambition, belief, and bullshit. Want to book Katie and Marissa for your next talk? Email [email protected]

Tune in to hear Wendy share her unique insights as a intuitive 3/5 Manifestor whooo spent a lifetime avoiding conflict whenever possible. If you've ever been given feedback around 'being too intimidating', or just personally hate 'drama', this is the episode for you! As an added bonus, Wendy shares insights into her 'profit potential' based on aspects of her BG5 Institute chart. Connect with Wendy