Katy Rogers is an experienced sales and marketing professional turned executive coach and consultant, with over 14 years of corporate leadership experience. Her journey started as a on a graduate scheme at Black & Decker and she worked through various marketing roles and organisations including Wickes and Johnson Tiles and eventually moved to Kohler Mira where she spent 14 years. Here she worked her way from Senior Channel Manager to Marketing Manager before stepping into the role of National Sales Manager. Always passionate about leadership and growth, she pursued an MBA at Warwick Business School (WBS), where she was first introduced to coaching through her mentor, Linda from C4C.
Linda played a big part in Katy’s career, especially when preparing for her first Executive role. She equipped Katy with valuable tools and frameworks to approach the interview with confidence. That’s when it all clicked, Katy realised just how powerful coaching could be and the real impact it could have. And in 2018 she got a job on the board! Leading the international Rada brand as Business Director.
Katy continued her coaching sessions with Linda, using them as a space to reflect, plan and grow. It helped her navigate career moves and leadership challenges.
Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, a time of reflection for many, including Katy. She realised she wanted to do something more meaningful. A strategic career shift led to redundancy, embracing it as an opportunity. While she initially took another Commercial Director role, it didn’t take long for her to see where her true passion lay: coaching, leadership development and strategic consulting.
Katy joined the C4C Practitioner Coaching course and became fully accredited. This deepened her understanding of coaching and gave her the confidence to take the leap into full-time coaching.
In October 2024, she launched Breathe In Consulting & Coaching, bringing together her corporate knowledge and her passion for leadership development. Now, she helps executives, businesses, and professionals gain clarity, build strong leadership skills and create strategic plans that drive success.
Katy has since joined C4C as an Associate and while she loves the independence of running her own business, she sees C4C as a professional home, a place for collaboration, learning and growth.
One of Katy’s favourite moments as a coach is when she asks just the right question, the one that brings her clients the clarity they need. It’s a reminder of why she does this work, not to give answers, but to help people discover their own.
What makes Katy’s coaching different? She’s been in the trenches. Unlike many coaches who come from HR backgrounds, she knows first-hand what it’s like to deal with boardroom pressures, corporate politics and high-level leadership decisions. This experience helps her ask the right questions, challenge perspectives and guide her clients toward meaningful, lasting change.
With a strong belief in the power of coaching, Katy is on a mission to help leaders gain clarity, rediscover their purpose, and thrive, both in their careers and their personal lives.
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