Member since May 2021
Katie O’Malley is an Executive Coach and Leadership Educator with twenty (20) years of professional experience serving the nonprofit, education, and corporate sectors. Across these workplaces, Katie noticed her strengths and values consistently steered her toward the support and development of others. In 2012, Katie translated this observation into action, earning a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Board Certification in Coaching.
Since 2018, Katie has deliver nearly 100 talks (GE Vernova, Kirkland & Ellis, SHRM, etc), while working alongside hundreds of individual, team, and organizational clients as the Founder and Principal Coach of (en)Courage Coaching. Established with the noble mission of providing exceptional, financially accessible coaching services to Chicago area professionals, (en)Courage Coaching has grown to support individuals and businesses from around the world.
Coaching clients in the design of authentic career paths, effective leadership practices, and courageous workplace cultures is in the DNA of (en)Courage Coaching. By leveraging a mix of evidence-based practices from the fields of counseling, organizational development, and leadership education, Katie and her team equip clients with customized strategies to meet their unique needs and aspirational goals.
Prior to opening the doors of (en)Courage Coaching, Katie served as a coach and course instructor to MBA and graduate students at Chicago Booth, The University of Texas at Austin, and DePaul University. Recently featured in Fast Company and Thrive Global, Katie’s research and writing supports both sides of the workplace equation, encouraging employers and employees to remember, “We’re all in this work-thing together.”
From 2021 to 2023, Katie served as a member of the Fast Company Executive Board and she is currently a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council. In June 2025, Katie took the TEDx Stage in Boston to deliver her highly anticipated talk, The Attention We Give: Lessons from Listening for a Living.
Connect with Katie today to explore how our work together can move your employees, teams, and company toward its most courageous ways of working and leading.
Testimonial | Jennifer Topinka, General Electric (GE)
"Thank you so much for coming to speak with us! It's such an important topic and you delivered an engaging session. Employees vote with their feet and we overflowed the initially-planned space! Initial feedback is, "we want to hear more from Katie!"
In a world where everyone is talking, what happens when we truly listen?
In this interactive, story-driven workshop, executive coach and TEDx speaker Katie O’Malley invites participants to explore the power of radical, intentional listening as a transformative act of connection, creativity, and courage.
Through the lens of her simple, research-backed AIR Formula—Attention, Intention, and Recognition—Katie blends humor, heartfelt storytelling, and actionable insight to guide attendees in reimagining listening not as a passive act, but as a bold tool for innovation and trust-building.
You’ll leave with:
1. A deeper understanding of how attention shapes relationships, ideas, and outcomes
2. Practical strategies to cut through noise and distraction in a billion-dollar attention economy
3. Tools to strengthen communication, creativity, and collaboration; at work and beyond
This session is for anyone who leads, creates, collaborates, or connects and wants to do it all more powerfully by listening on purpose. Because in a time when being heard feels rare, your attention just might be the most innovative gift you can give.
Testimonial | Jennifer Topinka, General Electric (GE)
"Thank you so much for coming to speak with us! It's such an important topic and you delivered an engaging session. Employees vote with their feet and we overflowed the initially-planned space! Initial feedback is, "we want to hear more from Katie!"
In a world where everyone is talking, what happens when we truly listen?
In this interactive, story-driven workshop, executive coach and TEDx speaker Katie O’Malley invites participants to explore the power of radical, intentional listening as a transformative act of connection, creativity, and courage.
Through the lens of her simple, research-backed AIR Formula—Attention, Intention, and Recognition—Katie blends humor, heartfelt storytelling, and actionable insight to guide attendees in reimagining listening not as a passive act, but as a bold tool for innovation and trust-building.
You’ll leave with:
1. A deeper understanding of how attention shapes relationships, ideas, and outcomes
2. Practical strategies to cut through noise and distraction in a billion-dollar attention economy
3. Tools to strengthen communication, creativity, and collaboration; at work and beyond
This session is for anyone who leads, creates, collaborates, or connects and wants to do it all more powerfully by listening on purpose. Because in a time when being heard feels rare, your attention just might be the most innovative gift you can give.