Katie DaCosta

I am an accomplished business leader having spent more than 25 years working in Technology organisations. I’ve led teams across APAC, Europe, Latam, USA, India, and I have leaned into and learnt from those around me. 

My business and Leadership career talks for itself where I have partnered across Technical, product, HR and business functions supporting organizational, cultural and digital transformation through programs, policies and strategies. 

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I’ve learnt that to be truly successful in your heart, soul and mind, you need to get uncomfortable and let the real Authentic you and the real Authentic leader come through.  That's been hard and is still is, as we are trying to be what others wants us to be because we are scared to show the real us in the "look at me" society of today.

I’ve also learnt that, however hard you try, you may not be in the right environment for you, and that’s ok, because you own your own ethics and values, and peace is better than pressure and trying to conform.

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I’ve guessed I spent most of my life living with stress — not the kind that shows on your face, but the kind that reshapes your brain. I thought stress was just part of being ambitious, resilient, strong and for years, I wore stress like a badge of honour.
Now I see it for what it really was: a survival response I never turned off until today!

I’ve worked in challenging environments, had awful bosses, as well as challenging peers.

I’ve struggled with balancing a career and two young children but came out strong.

Having to compete, and work harder to prove my worth because of who I am.

I’ve also suffered from imposter syndrome - who hasn't?

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I measured myself by how much I earned and how much I did, which led to burnout.

I now realise I was not working smarter, just harder.

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I’ve now re-directed my career to what matters most to me.​

Helping people like you and leaders like you manage the overwhelm by tapping into why we do and say the things we do with awareness of the basic awareness of how our brain is in charge, even when we don't realise it.

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Today, I offer a unique blend of education, coaching and mentoring, based on the reality of today leading with the functions of our brain and the impact on our behavior. My work is based on a research-based approach so that we make structural change to make it stick where it matters – in the brain.

I don't lead my work and programs with vague disconnected coaching strategies to the real world.

I focus on combining techniques from business, behavioural brain science and stress psychology grounded in research and the realities of the workplace.

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Certified in Stress management, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Health and Wellbeing, Neuroscience Linguistic Programming (NLP), MBTI and a Certified Brain Coach.​​​​​

My training programs and coaching may be a little uncomfortable and real, but its focused on helping drive permanent change. 

I am an educator, facilitator, coach, strategist and easy/fun to work with.

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• Certified Brain Coach: Brain Academy

• IAFPD Primary Certificate in Stress management: CFSM​​

• IAFPD Primary certificate in Health & Wellbeing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: CFC​​

• NLP Practitioner (associate) ABNLP ACCREDITED

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Coach Practitioner. CTAA Accredited

• Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing (Level B) : BPS

• Certificate of competence in Occupational Testing (Level A) : BPS

• MBTI (Myers Briggs) Psychometric qualified: OPP

• Certificate in Training Practice - Merit: CIPD

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