The Executive Translation Method™
The Executive Leap — 4 weeks, private
Director
→ VP
VP
→ C-suite
$150K+
Where you start
$300K+
Where you land
15 minutes · No pitch · Useful regardless of what you decide
Clients include professionals from
Why careers plateau
Most careers quietly plateau at the $150K–$200K level.
Not due to lack of ambition.
Not due to lack of results.
Due to lack of translation.
The professionals I work with have strong track records.
They’re still being perceived as performers instead of executives.
That’s a positioning problem. And it’s fixable.
If you’re doing everything right but still not breaking through —
you don’t need more effort.
You need a different lens.
This is not coaching
Coaching works on mindset. Repositioning changes how the market sees you. At this level, that’s the only thing that moves the number.
What changes when you reposition
The process
A five-step private system that translates your experience into executive authority — across every surface where it matters.
Identify Your Superpowers
Position You as a Subject Matter Expert
Executive Articulation Training
Networking That Attracts Opportunity
Interview & Salary Strategy
Who this is for
What clients say
The coaching was transformative. I successfully transitioned into an HR advisory role that provides the perfect blend of lifestyle freedom and deep professional meaning.
Kendra is an amazing coach! She helped me sound confident and actually feel confident when I speak. Her coaching was tailored to my work and industry, which made every session extremely useful and practical. She is professional, engaging, and truly inspiring. You can learn so much from her in a short time. I highly recommend Kendra to anyone who wants to build confidence or get professional coaching. Absolutely worth it!
Most people think of editing as a communication skill. Working with Kendra taught me it’s actually a business skill. She didn’t become a coach; she just finally found the right name for what she’d always done.
Work with me
Every engagement is private. I work with a small number of clients at a time — the work is built around your specific situation, your company, and what’s actually standing in the way.
Find out what’s actually in the way
Free
A 15-minute conversation about where you are, where you’re trying to go, and what’s getting in the way. I read your situation and tell you what I see. No pitch at the end. Useful either way.
What you get
Full repositioning — from stuck to breaking through
$6,000
private, 1-on-1
Four weeks of private coaching that answers the question you’ve been sitting with: why aren’t you at the next level yet, and what does it actually take to get there from exactly where you are. By the end, the right people see you differently, the right conversations are happening, and you walk into any room at this level knowing how to own it.
What’s included
Positioning
Executive articulation
Networking strategy
Salary strategy
Support
Payment
For when an offer or promotion conversation is already happening
$600
single session
You have an offer, or a promotion conversation is on the calendar. This 90-minute session is for professionals who know what they want but need to work out how to ask for it without leaving money on the table.
What’s included
“The best candidate doesn’t win. The best-positioned candidate does. If you’re doing everything right but still not breaking through, you don’t need more effort. You need a different lens.”
Book your free audit
Fifteen minutes. I’ll read your situation and tell you what I see — the specific gap between how you’re being perceived and the level you’re going for.
Free resource
Most people hitting the ceiling don’t know which part of their positioning is costing them the most. This scorecard gives you a clear picture in under five minutes.
Free scorecard
10 questions. 5 minutes. A clear read on exactly where your positioning is losing you money.
No sequences. No spam. One useful thing.
About Kendra
I came into this work as a journalist and magazine editor. My job was to identify the story others couldn’t see — and make it clear, compelling, and impossible to ignore.
Today I apply that same process to careers. I sit across from a professional with a strong track record and figure out why the story they’re telling about themselves isn’t the one decision-makers above them are hearing. Then we fix it.
I’ve trained executives across organizations like Toyota and Apple, and built a structured system — The Executive Translation Method™ — to translate experience into executive authority. The professionals I work with aren’t lacking capability. They’re lacking a lens that makes their value legible at the level they’re going for.
If you’re employed, performing well, and stuck — I can tell you what’s in the way. Usually within the first conversation.
FAQ
Completely. Everything we discuss stays between us. The networking strategy we build is specifically designed so you can explore your options — internally and externally — without signaling to your current employer that you’re looking.
That’s one of the most common things clients come in not knowing. Sometimes the ceiling is a company problem. Sometimes it’s a positioning problem you can fix from the inside. Knowing which it is before you make a move is worth a lot.
A focused 15-minute conversation — not a sales call. I spend those 15 minutes reading your specific situation and telling you what I see. You’ll come away with a clear diagnosis and at least one thing you can act on, regardless of whether you work with me.
A client who moves from $180K to $300K picks up $120K in new annual salary. At that return, the program pays for itself in the first few weeks at the new role.
Book a free Translation Audit. Fifteen minutes. I’ll read your situation and tell you what I see — the specific gap between where you are and where you’re trying to go.
Book your free Translation Audit15 minutes · No pitch · Useful regardless of what you decide