“Executive Coach & Former Corporate Leader | Exploring Intersection of Embodied Leadership, Identity, Consciousness and Human Potential”
I'm Kathryn Van Der Steege, an executive coach, facilitator, podcast host and former corporate leader with nearly three decades of experience leading people, navigating organisational transformation and developing high-performing teams.
After 28 years in corporate leadership, I became fascinated by a question that traditional leadership development rarely explores:
Who are we beneath everything we've been taught, conditioned and rewarded to become?
Today, my work sits at the intersection of leadership, human behaviour, identity, neuroscience-informed coaching, somatic awareness and consciousness.
I'm the creator of The Map of You™, an evolving body of work exploring the internal patterns, beliefs, adaptive strategies and identities that shape how we lead, relate, make decisions and experience our lives.
I work with accomplished women, executives, founders and business owners who find themselves at a threshold. They've built successful lives and careers, yet something is shifting. They're questioning what they want, who they're becoming and what else might be possible.
My approach combines practical leadership experience with deep transformational coaching, curiosity about the unconscious mind, embodied self-awareness and explorations of intuition, spirituality and human potential.
I believe transformation isn't always about fixing what's wrong. Sometimes it's about recognising what is ready to emerge.
I'm also the host of The Inner Cartography Show, where we explore the challenges, decisions and turning points that shape our lives through candid conversations, solo explorations and live coaching. Launching October 2026.
As a podcast guest, I bring real-world executive and founder experience, a willingness to explore uncomfortable truths, thought-provoking perspectives and practical insights listeners can apply to their own lives.
I'm particularly drawn to conversations that bridge the known and the unknown, science and spirituality, ambition and authenticity, personal transformation and the extraordinary possibilities of being human.
Because perhaps the most important question isn't what's holding us back, but what becomes possible when we finally learn to trust ourselves.
KathVDS Mindset provides Transformational Executive Identity coaching to help leaders unlock their potential and navigate life’s challenges. With a holistic approach along with shadow work, Kathryn offers tailored strategies for growth, resilience, and empowerment. Discover how deep integration shifts can transform your life.
