Inkstand
Leadership Development | Change Strategy | Executive Coaching
Inkstand helps organizations navigate complex transitions, build resilient teams, and drive sustainable growth. Through tailored coaching, strategic change initiatives, and leadership development services, leaders and teams gain the clarity and tools needed to thrive through change.
Approach
At the core of every engagement is a focus on aligning vision, strategy, and talent to create high-performing, cohesive teams. Using neuroscience-based methods and research-backed frameworks, each solution is designed to build trust, deepen leadership capacity, and deliver measurable results.
Clients range from government agencies and global companies to mission-driven nonprofits. No matter the sector, Inkstand delivers insight-driven support to help organizations lead with confidence, resilience, and lasting impact.
Kate Carman
Leadership Strategist, Certified Coach, Founder of Inkstand
Based in Portland, Oregon,
serving clients across the U.S. and internationally.
Kate Carman helps leaders navigate change, align with what matters, and build organizations that actually work for people and purpose. With nearly two decades of experience across sectors including Fortune 500s and federal agencies, she brings a rare blend of systems thinking, neuroscience-backed coaching, and real-world strategy.
Kate has held leadership development and organizational strategy roles at Korn Ferry and Sapere Consulting. She holds certifications in Brain-Based Coaching and Prosci Change Management and earned her master’s from Yale with a focus on green business and innovation. Through her practice, Inkstand, she works at the quiet high-stakes edges of transformation where clarity becomes action.