We help you see your value clearly, so you can make it visible.

Kathy Robinson, founder of CXO Directions.

Kathy Robinson has spent 23 years helping C-suite executives see and communicate their value at the highest level.

CXO Directions was founded by Kathy Robinson, President, who coaches senior leaders to build their professional visibility and impact through a full range of career and leadership challenges: job searches, executive transitions, fractional and advisory practice building, executive branding, and leadership coaching inside organizations.

Kathy founded and led multiple coaching organizations, including the first-of-its-kind online career coaching platform, TurningPoint, which has served tens of thousands of individuals looking to redirect their careers, as well as the Executive Career Coaching Associates, a peer association for executive career coaches across the country.

Her background prior to coaching includes Fortune 100 and startup experience across multiple industries, as well as fractional CHRO work, which means she has held a C-suite level role herself and understands from the inside what it takes to lead at that level. She has also founded multiple businesses and associations, giving her a founder's perspective that most coaches don't bring to the work.

Her clients have come from organizations including Amazon, Apple, PayPal, Visa, Airbnb, NBC, WPP, Salesforce, Sony, Harvard University, United Way, Forrester, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, and BCG, as well as startups and private-equity-held organizations across industries.

Kathy has been named a top executive career coach and is a frequent media contributor on executive careers and leadership. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNN, CBS, NPR, Time, Money, AARP, the Boston Globe, and the Boston Business Journal. She is based in Boston and works with executives nationwide.

Kathy works with leaders to develop their unique vision and value proposition to become known as the go-to person for their expertise. She serves as a strategic sounding board for executives looking to lead organizations through key transition points, become more visibly known, elevate their presence, conduct a career pivot, reposition after a company exit, land board roles, and/or start a fractional or consulting practice.

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What executives say it’s like to work with Kathy:

“Kathy has helped me think differently about my own brand and approach, which has meant changes in how I manage my organization and also how I approach my industry and peers. When I initially reached out, I had thought of myself as a successful executive who needed a little “buttoning up” for a job search, but Kathy has shown me that there’s a bigger strategy to presenting yourself in an ongoing way that has opened up so much more opportunity for me. I trust her and rely on her when I’m making any strategic moves as a leader or in my career.”
-Bill W.
“As I reached more "pivotal" points in my career, I wanted to make sure that I was doing everything in my power to position myself for ongoing success and career satisfaction. That's when I decided to reach out to Kathy Robinson. Not only is she an excellent resource for negotiating the ever-changing landscape of the workplace, but she went on to help me transition from employee to business owner—with ease. Her experience as a high-level HR pro, as well as business owner is invaluable to a variety of career situations. I don't know anyone who couldn't benefit from a dose of Kathy Robinson.”
-Kathy D.

Soundbites from referral emails that current/former executive clients have sent to their peers:

“She has been my coach for two years and has been an incredible advisor in elevating my professional growth. She’s helped me across so many areas - executive leadership, strategic thinking, organizational adaptability, team dynamics, and career development.”
“She helped me become a more effective leader.”
“Coaching with her has been transformative and I feel like a much better leader after working with her.”
“Kathy definitely changed my career track for the better. I would not have gotten the job I did without her coaching.”
“She helped me overcome a lot of challenging team dynamics and develop my own leadership style.”

“She helped me get to the point that, most days :-), I can manage pretty calmly and I feel more in control than I used to.”
“She has been a consistent go-to person who has supported me through many tricky but also many positive career moments.”

“She quickly understands culture, organizational dynamics, and always gives me ideas of how to move things forward.”
“I am consistently impressed by her deep understanding of business strategy, culture and organizational dynamics.”

“.She has given me many tools and frameworks to use when I need to think through problems.”
“We have worked together on a mix of immediate and more long-term approaches and I appreciate that she takes the long view and the bigger picture perspective.”
“She is my job search guru who has helped me through multiple job searches over the years.”
“She’s great at helping think through strategy, especially in roles where the strategy hasn’t been particularly clear.”

“She has given me great feedback that really improved my executive presence and presentations.”
“I was new to the CTO role and she helped me build a game plan.”

“She has been incredible at coaching me on dealing with my team.”
“She taught me be much more intentional about how I communicate.”

“She is relentless in a good way because she always pushes me to level up as a leader.”
“Kathy has been transformative in helping me grow both personally and professionally.”
“She believed in me for a role I thought might be just a bit too much to take on, but I took it and I’m so happy I did! She was so great at preparing me for the interviews and negotiations.”

“She helped me realize that I needed to bring more of my personal self to work and ask for what I needed.”
“.Kathy helped me focus on both who I am deep-down and who I want to be professionally.”
“Kathy un-sticks my mental blocks and always has a plan for how to move forward.”
“She helps me understand myself and appreciate what I bring to the table rather than feeling like I need to be somebody else.”

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